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 |
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2022 | The Quarry | Ryan |