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Justice Elio Smith (born August 9, 1995) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles in (2018), Detective Pikachu (2019), All the Bright Places (2020), (2023), I Saw the TV Glow (2024), and (2025).


Early life
Smith was born in Los Angeles, California. Smith graduated from the Orange County School of the Arts in 2013 and performed in theatre around Orange County. His father is Black and his mother is White.


Career
In 2014, Smith appeared in 's superhero comedy series , playing Angus in two episodes. He also appeared in the documentary series Masterclass and some videos. In 2015, Smith had a supporting role as Marcus "Radar" Lincoln in Paper Towns. In 2016, Smith had a lead role in 's musical drama series The Get Down, playing Ezekiel Figuero, during which Smith employed and took up residence in a dilapidated apartment. The Get Down premiered in August 2016 and concluded in April 2017.

In 2017, Smith was on the Forbes 30 Under 30 list. Smith also appeared opposite in the stage production of Yen by playwright . The production ran at the Lucille Lortel Theatre starting January 2017 and closed on March 4, 2017. In February 2018, Smith co-starred in Every Day as Justin. In June 2018, he portrayed Franklin Webb in .

In 2019, Smith starred in the film Detective Pikachu. He starred alongside in All the Bright Places, for which filming commenced in the fall of 2018.

In 2020, Justice Smith participated in Acting for a Cause, a live play and screenplay reading series. Smith played Jack in The Importance of Being Earnest by and Dennis Ziegler in This Is Our Youth by . The reading raised funds for nonprofit organization including Mount Sinai Medical Center.


Personal life
Smith as in an post on June 5, 2020. He is in a relationship with actor Nicholas L. Ashe. They shot a campaign ad together in mid-2022. In 2025, Smith said that he had no plans to date women ever again, though he clarified that he was still attracted to women as well as men. He explained that he found heterosexual relationships to be restrictive, as he felt the pressure to be "the man in the relationship", while he found same-sex relationships to be freeing.

Smith is an avid Pokémon fan.


Filmography

Film
2014Trigger FingerBoy at school
2015Paper TownsMarcus "Radar" Lincoln
2018Every DayJustin
Franklin Webb
2019Detective PikachuTim Goodman
2020All the Bright PlacesTheodore Finch
2021Thomas
Ron's Gone WrongMarc Wydell (voice)
2022Jurassic World DominionFranklin Webb
2023SharperTom
Simon Aumar
2024I Saw the TV GlowOwen
The American Society of Magical NegroesAren
2025Charlie Vanderberg


Television
2014MasterclassHimself1 episode
2014–2015Angus2 episodes
2016–2017The Get DownEzekiel "Zeke" FigueroLead role; 11 episodes
2019Episode: "Bad Blood"
2021GenerationChesterMain cast; 16 episodes


Theater
2017YenBobbieLucille Lortel Theatre
2019The MotherNicolasAtlantic Theater Company
2025CreditorsAdiMinetta Lane Theatre


Video games
2022The QuarryRyan ErzahlerVoice, motion capture, and likeness


Awards and nominations
2017
Drama Desk AwardOutstanding Featured Actor in a PlayYen
Lucille Lortel AwardsOutstanding Featured Actor in a Play
2019Golden Raspberry AwardsWorst Supporting Actor
2021Black Reel AwardsOutstanding Supporting Actor, Comedy SeriesGeneration
Pena de PrataBest Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
2022Favorite TV Performance
2023New York Game AwardsGreat White Way Award for Best Acting in a GameThe Quarry
2024Variety & 's Breakthrough Artist AwardsBreakthrough AwardI Saw the TV Glow / The American Society of Magical Negroes
Astra Midseason Movie AwardsBest ActorI Saw the TV Glow
Outstanding Lead Performance
Film Independent Spirit AwardsBest Lead Performance
Indiana Film Journalists Association AwardsBest Lead Performance
2025Film Performance of the Year
Favorite Film Performance


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