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Justice Elio Smith (born August 9, 1995) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as Franklin Webb in Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, Tim Goodman in Pokémon Detective Pikachu and Theodore Finch in All the Bright Places.

He voiced and motion captured the role of Ryan Erzahler in the game The Quarry.

Early Life[]

Smith was born on August 9, 1995, in California, and is the fifth of nine children in his family. His father is African American and his mother is Italian with French and Canadian roots. In 2013, Smith graduated from the Orange County School of the Arts.

Career[]

In 2014, Smith appeared on Nickelodeon's superhero comedy series The Thundermans, playing Angus in two episodes. He also appeared in HBO's documentary series Masterclass and some VlogBrothers videos. In 2015, Smith had a supporting role as Marcus Lincoln in Paper Towns. In 2016, Smith broke out in the lead role of Ezekiel Figuero in Netflix's musical drama series The Get Down, during which Smith employed the technique known as method acting.

In 2017, Smith was on Forbes 30 under 30 list. Smith also appeared in New York, opposite Lucas Hedges, in the Off-Broadway stage production of Yen by playwright Anna Jordan. The production ran at the Lucille Lortel Theater in January-March 2017. In February 2018, Smith co-starred in Every Day as Justin, the boyfriend of lead character Rhiannon. A couple of months later, in June 2018, he had a major role in the sequel to the sci-fi blockbuster Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom.

In 2022, Smith starred in the horror video game The Quarry, where he voiced and motion captured the character Ryan.

Filmography[]

Film[]

Year Title Role Notes
2014 Trigger Finger Boy at school
2015 Paper Towns Marcus "Radar" Lincoln
2018 Every Day Justin
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom Franklin Webb
2019 Pokémon Detective Pikachu Tim Goodman
2020 All the Bright Places Theodore Finch
2021 The Voyeurs Thomas
Ron's Gone Wrong Marc Wydell Voice
2022 Jurassic World Dominion Franklin Webb
2023 Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves Post-production
TBA Sharper Tom Post-production

Television[]

Year Title Role Notes
2014 Masterclass Himself 1 episode
2014–2015 The Thundermans Angus 2 episodes
2016–2017 The Get Down Ezekiel "Zeke" Figuero Lead role; 11 episodes
2019 Drunk History Ptolemy XIII Episode: "Bad Blood"
2021 Generation Chester Main cast; 16 episodes

Theatre[]

Year Title Role Venue
2017 Yen Bobbie Lucille Lortel Theatre
2019 The Mother Nicolas Atlantic Theater Company

Video games[]

Year Title Role Notes
2022 The Quarry Ryan
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