Justin Smith is an Australian actor, best known for his AFI nominated performance as barrister Josh Bornstein in the ABC mini-series Bastard Boys.
In 2011, Justin appeared in Julia Leigh's Sleeping Beauty (official selection Cannes Film Festival); Jonathan Teplitzky's Burning Man; and the Fred Schepisi directed Eye Of The Storm.
Smith has recently concluded work playing role of Tony (Billy's older brother) in Billy Elliot the Musical, Australia, for which he was nominated for Best Actor in a Musical at the Sydney Theatre Awards 2008, and The Sydney Theatre Company's highly successful production of Anthony Neilson's play, The Wonderful World Of Dissocia.
Smith's first professional role was at the age of 16 in the Australian tour of Jesus Christ Superstar starring John Farnham.
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. Justin has also appeared in the Cherry Orchard and Ruby Moon Sydney Theatre Company and the productions, Shakespeare's R & J, Servant Of Two Masters, and, most recently, Just Macbeth (Sydney Opera House and Edinburgh Fringe Festival seasons), for the Bell Shakespeare Co. Aust, amongst many other plays. His TV credits include, the ABC TV mini-series, Queen Kat, Carmel and St Jude, Stingers for Channel 9 and Channel 10's White Collar Blue.
In 2007 Smith was nominated for an AFI award for his role in Bastard Boys.
Justin is married to Australian actress Sophie Gregg, and they have two children.
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.
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“The notion of making money by popular work, and then retiring to do good work, is the most familiar of all the devil’s traps for artists.”
—Logan Pearsall Smith (1865–1946)