Justin Bartha Grew Up: Outside of Detroit, Michigan
Role That Kind of Got Him Noticed:
Starring with Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez in the ill-fated "Gigli."
Starring with Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez in the ill-fated "Gigli."
Justin Bartha Biography (Courtesy of Touchstone and "National Treasure"): November 18, 2004 - Justin Bartha (Riley Poole in "National Treasure") previously starred in Sidney
Lumet’s “Thought Crimes” opposite Maggie Gyllenhaal and Glenn
Close for HBO Films. The film follows three intertwined stories,
each exploring crime and punishment in the wake of the September
11th attacks. “Thought Crimes” was written by Tom Fontana and
was produced by Fontana and Barry Levinson. Justin also garnered
critical acclaim for his portrayal of the psychologically challenged
younger brother of a powerful federal prosecutor in Martin Brest’s
“Gigli” opposite Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez.
As a filmmaker, Bartha wrote and directed a short film, “Highs and Lows,” which premiered at the South By Southwest Film Festival in March 2003. Additionally, he wrote, produced, and starred in the MTV pilot, “The Dustin and Justin Show,” a satirical take on an entertainment magazine program, executive produced by Todd Phillips. Justin trained at New York University’s Meisner Extension and currently resides in New York.
