Justin Smith (actor)

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Justin Smith is an Australian actor, best known for his AFI nominated performance as barrister Josh Bornstein in the ABC mini-series Bastard Boys. He is also known in Australia for his TV, film, theatre and television commercial work.

Career

Smith's first professional role was at the age of 16 in the Australian tour of Jesus Christ Superstar starring John Farnham.{{cite web |title=Jesus Christ Superstar |url=https://www.ausstage.edu.au/pages/event/16420 |website=ausstage.edu.au |accessdate=24 March 2019}}

Smith played the role of Mark in the original Australian production of RENT, which garnered him a 1999 Green Room nomination for Best Actor in a musical, and starred in the movie Angst. Smith has also appeared in The Cherry Orchard and Ruby Moon for the Sydney Theatre Company and the productions, Shakespeare's R & J, Servant of Two Masters, and Just Macbeth (at the Sydney Opera House and Edinburgh Fringe Festival seasons), for the Bell Shakespeare Co. Aust.

In 2007 Smith was nominated for an AFI award for his role in Bastard Boys.{{cite web|url=http://afcarchive.screenaustralia.gov.au/newsandevents/afcnews/fest_awards/afinoms07/newspage_425.aspx |title=AFI Nominations – 2007 |publisher=Afcarchive.screenaustralia.gov.au |date=20 May 2010 |accessdate=30 October 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110811050843/http://afcarchive.screenaustralia.gov.au/newsandevents/afcnews/fest_awards/afinoms07/newspage_425.aspx |archivedate=11 August 2011 }} In 2008, Smith played the role of Tony (Billy's older brother) in Billy Elliot the Musical,{{cite news |last1=Merhi |first1=Krisinda |title=Cast announced for Australian production of Billy Elliot the Musical |url=https://www.smooth.com.au/stage/cast-announced-australian-production-billy-elliot-musical |accessdate=24 March 2019 |work=smooth |date=19 December 2018 }} for which he was nominated for Best Actor in a Musical at the Sydney Theatre Awards 2008. In 2009, he was in The Sydney Theatre Company's successful production of Anthony Neilson's play, The Wonderful World of Dissocia.{{cite news |last1=Blake |first1=Jason |title=The Wonderful World of Dissocia |url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/the-wonderful-world-of-dissocia-20090420-ac7e.html |accessdate=24 March 2019 |work=The Sydney Morning Herald |date=20 April 2009 }}

In 2011, Smith appeared in Julia Leigh's Sleeping Beauty (official selection Cannes Film Festival); Jonathan Teplitzky's Burning Man; and the Fred Schepisi directed The Eye of the Storm. In 2012 Smith appeared as Muzz in Underbelly: Badness and, David Hill in Howzat! Kerry Packer's War.{{cite news |last1=Fenton |first1=Andrew |title=Australian David Hill on producing the Oscars 2016 |url=https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/awards/oscars/david-hill-the-australian-who-changed-the-face-of-sports-tv-is-doing-the-same-for-the-oscars/news-story/a157194b1e0d641723ae1f0c4cdd66cd |accessdate=24 March 2019 |work=news.com.au |date=27 February 2016}} He toured Australia throughout 2012 and 2013 as Detective Sergeant Trotter in the first professional Australian production of Agatha Christie's The Mousetrap.{{Cite web |url=http://www.rgmvoices.com.au/portfolios/justin-smith |title=Justin Smith |access-date=6 November 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304041329/http://www.rgmvoices.com.au/portfolios/justin-smith |archive-date=4 March 2016 |url-status=dead }}

In 2013, Smith performed in the Griffin Theatre Company's September 2013 production of John Romeril's "The Floating World"{{cite web |title=A Forgotten Soldier: Review of Griffin Theatre's The Floating World |url=https://dinnerandshowblog.wordpress.com/2013/10/10/a-forgotten-soldier-review-of-griffin-theatres-the-floating-world/ |website=Dinner and a Show |accessdate=24 March 2019 |date=9 October 2013}} for which he won a Glugg Award for best supporting actor, and in early January 2014 in The Winter's Tale for Bell Shakespeare. He appeared in the Foxtel mini-series Devil's Playground in 2014, Deadline Gallipoli in 2015 and Secret City in 2016.

In 2024, Smith appeared in ABC series Return To Paradise.{{Cite web |last=Knox |first=David |date=2024-10-03 |title=Return to Paradise: Oct 6 {{!}} TV Tonight |url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2024/10/return-to-paradise-oct-6.html |access-date=2025-01-21 |website=tvtonight.com.au |language=en-AU}}

Personal

Smith is married to Australian actress Sophie Gregg,{{cite news |title=Not waiting for Godot |url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/art-and-design/not-waiting-for-godot-20040818-gdjkht.html |accessdate=24 March 2019 |work=The Sydney Morning Herald |date=18 August 2004 }} and they have two children.{{Citation needed|date=September 2010}}

Smith's brother, Michael Howard Smith, made his London West End debut in the 2006 production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Whistle Down the Wind in the role of Boon. He also appeared at Edinburgh Festival in Seriously: Pet Shop Boys Reinterpreted.

Filmography

= Television appearances =

class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 90%;" \|+ !Year!!Title!!Role!!Notes !Ref
1994	Home and Away	Porno Freak No. 1	TV series, 1 episode \|
rowspan="2" \|1999	Stingers	Lawrence Fisher	TV series, 1 episode \|
\|Queen Kat, Carmel & St Jude	Anton	TV mini-series, 3 episodes \|
2001	South Pacific	Forklift Operator	(TV movie) \|
2003	White Collar Blue	Wayne Dobson	TV series, 1 episode \|
2007	Bastard Boys	Josh Bornstein	TV mini-series, 1 episode \|
2009	My Place	Joe Blake	TV series, 1 episode \|
2011	Spirited	Mitchell	TV series, 1 episode \|
rowspan="5" \|2012	Underbelly	Muzz	TV series, 2 episodes \|
\|Howzat! Kerry Packer's War	David Hill	TV mini-series, 2 episodes \|{{cite web \|last1=Boon \|first1=Cameron \|date=21 June 2013 \|title=Printer Guru stars in new Reflex ad \|url=https://mumbrella.com.au/printer-guru-stars-in-new-reflex-ad-163236 \|accessdate=24 March 2019 \|website=Mumbrella}}
\|Tricky Business	Colin Hendricks	TV series, 1 episode \|
\|Monday Bites		TV series, 1 episode \|
\|The Straits	Puffs	TV series, 3 episodes \|
rowspan="3" \|2014	Devil's Playground	Detective Blacket	TV mini-series, 2 episodes \|
Corn Cobs	Patrick	TV series, 1 episode \|
The Moodys	Bratty Kid's Dad	TV mini-series, 1 episode \|
2015	Deadline Gallipoli	Lester Lawrence	TV mini-series, 2 episodes \|
2016	Home and Away	Aaron Walsh	TV series, 4 episodes \|
2016–2019	Secret City	William Vaughn	TV series, 12 episodes \|{{Cite web \|last=Knox \|first=David \|date=2018-04-04 \|title=Secret City 2 wraps Canberra filming {{!}} TV Tonight \|url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2018/04/secret-city-2-wraps-canberra-filming.html \|access-date=2025-01-21 \|website=tvtonight.com.au \|language=en-AU}}
rowspan="2" \|2017	The Other Guy	Damon	TV series, 1 episode \|
Blue Murder: Killer Cop	Glen McNamara	TV mini-series, 2 episodes \|
2019 \|The Letdown \|Angus \|1 episode \|
2020-21 \|Fear the Walking Dead \|Marcus \|5 episodes \|
2021 \|Wentworth \|Alex Maher \|2 episodes \|
2022 \|Heartbreak High \|Jim \|3 episodes \|
2023 \|The Messenger \|Hal Kanie \|8 episodes \|{{Cite web \|last=Knox \|first=David \|date=2022-05-29 \|title=Production to begin on The Messenger {{!}} TV Tonight \|url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2022/05/production-to-begin-on-the-messenger.html \|access-date=2025-01-21 \|website=tvtonight.com.au \|language=en-AU}}
2021-23 \|RFDS \|Archie \|2 episodes \|
rowspan="2" \|2023 \|The Artful Dodger \|Tinkler Duckett \|3 episodes \|
Strife \|Panel Host \|1 episode \|
rowspan="3" \|2024 \|Return To Paradise \|Mal \|1 episode \|
Last Days of the Space Age \|George \|2 episodes \|
The Newsreader	Dr Gibbs	TV series, 1 episode \|
2025 \|The Narrow Road to the Deep North \|Steve Hirst \|2 episodes \|
2025 \|The Last Anniversary \|Mr. Finch \|3 episodes \|