Justin Chathwin: Biography and Filmography

33-year-old Canadian actor Justin Chathwin for 16 years of his career on television and cinema has already played in 21 films and series. Among them, "War of the Worlds", where he acted as the obstinate son of the hero Tom Cruise, and the psychological thriller "Taking the Life" directed by DJ Caruso, in which he worked on the same set with Angelina Jolie and Eaton Hawke.

Biography: early years

Justin Chathwin was born in Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada. His mother, Suzanne, was an artist, and Father Brian was an engineer.

He was an excellent student at the school and easily entered the University of British Columbia to become a sales representative in the future.

Once classmates called him to classes in the acting studio, and then the young man decided to radically change his plans. Justin began to dream about movies and, with the permission of his parents, dropped out of school to become an actor.

Carier start

The debut work of the actor was a small role for Jeremy Creek in the fantastic series "Smallville's Secrets". Justin Chathwin at that time had not yet celebrated his 19th birthday, and the invitation to set a successful enough project about the youth of the cult hero of America - Superman - was a great event in his life.

Almost at the same time, the actor played his first episodic role in the full-length musical picture "Josie and the Cat", in which famous actresses Tara Reed and Rosario Dawson were involved . The film did not have box office success, but the young man was remembered by the directors.

Moving to the USA

In 2005, Justin Chathwin went to conquer Hollywood. There he was lucky, and he was taken to the full role of the son of the protagonist in a fantastic picture of Steven Spielberg based on the novel by Herbert Wells "War of the Worlds." Although the actor was already over 20, he coped well with the role of a teenager who seeks to protect the planet from the aliens against the wishes of his father.

In the same year 2005, Justin Chathwin was invited to the comedy "Chamscrubber", in which he played a classmate of the main character (Jamie Bell). In the picture, Glenn Close and Rafe Fiennes were also involved .

Career in the last decade

Of the notable paintings and series in which Justin Chathwin starred in the period from 2006 to 2016 (see photo below), the following can be noted:

• "American Gothic" (2016).
• "Shameless" (2011-2015).
• "The Dark Child" (2015).
• "Dragonball: Evolution" (2009).
• The Invisible (2007).
• "Shoals" (2005-2008).
• "War of the Worlds" (2005).
• Chamscrubber (2005).
• "Staying Alive" (2006).

"Dragonball: Evolution"

This film is one of the most notable works of Justin Chathwin. In it, he played the role of the protagonist Goku.

The picture tells about the adventures of this young man, who gives the floor to his adopted grandfather that he will fulfill his last will. Before dying, the old man asks him to collect the Seven Pearls of the Dragon so that they do not fall into the hands of the villain of Lord Piccolo, and also find the master of Rosh. Although Goku goes in search of one, soon he joins a team of young heroes, ready to devote themselves to saving the world.

"American Gothic"

The performance of one of the main roles in this series is the last work of Chathwin on television.

The series tells of a rich Boston family who learns that their recently deceased father is involved in a string of brutal murders and other crimes. Moreover, it turns out that one of them knew about what was going on, and was going to follow in the footsteps of the deceased. In the series, Justin Chathwin plays the role of one of the sons of the main villain, who, like all other heroes, is under suspicion.

Now you know who Justin Chathwin is. The filmography of the actor you are also known, and, perhaps, among the listed paintings you will find one that will allow you to pass away free evenings.