Justin Chatwin

Justin Chatwin
Chatwin at the 2008 Toronto International Film Festival
Born	(1982-10-31) October 31, 1982 (age 34) Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada
Nationality	Canadian
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2001–present
Website	The Adventures of Charlie Crowe

Justin Chatwin (born October 31, 1982) is a Canadian actor. Chatwin is best known for playing Tom Cruise's son in War of the Worlds, starring roles in The Invisible, Dragonball: Evolution, Urge and No Stranger Than Love, and supporting roles in Taking Lives, SuperBabies: Baby Geniuses 2, and the Canadian film Funkytown. He is also a TV actor known for his work on Shameless, a Showtime dramedy, for four seasons. Prior to that, he had guest appearances on several television shows including Taken, Lost, and Orphan Black.

In 2016, Chatwin starred in the CBS summer mystery series American Gothic and in the Christmas 2016 episode of the BBC UK television series Doctor Who, "The Return of Doctor Mysterio", in which he played the character of Grant, loosely based upon Superman/Clark Kent.

Justin Chatwin was born in Nanaimo, British Columbia to Suzanne, an artist, and Brian, an engineer. He was raised Catholic. He did not initially want to be an actor, but a friend invited Chatwin to audition as an extra for the movie Josie and the Pussycats. He enjoyed the experience and ended up playing a fan. After that, his parents encouraged him to give up college and pursue an acting career. Chatwin found an agent immediately, and in 2001 began appearing in Canadian TV shows. He studied commerce at the University of British Columbia and took acting lessons in his spare time.