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).
In 2017, Smith was on the Forbes 30 Under 30 list. Smith also appeared opposite Lucas Hedges in the Off-Broadway stage production of Yen by playwright Anna Jordan. 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 Elle Fanning 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 Oscar Wilde and Dennis Ziegler in This Is Our Youth by Kenneth Lonergan. The reading raised funds for nonprofit organization including Mount Sinai Medical Center.
| 2014 | Trigger Finger | Boy at school | |
| 2015 | Paper Towns | Marcus "Radar" Lincoln | |
| 2018 | Every Day | Justin | |
| Franklin Webb | |||
| 2019 | 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 | Sharper | Tom | |
| Simon Aumar | |||
| 2024 | I Saw the TV Glow | Owen | |
| The American Society of Magical Negroes | Aren | ||
| 2025 | Charlie Vanderberg | ||
| 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 |
| 2017 | Yen | Bobbie | Lucille Lortel Theatre | Off-Broadway |
| 2019 | The Mother | Nicolas | Atlantic Theater Company | |
| 2025 | Creditors | Adi | Minetta Lane Theatre | |
| 2022 | The Quarry | Ryan Erzahler | Voice, motion capture, and likeness |
| Drama Desk Award | Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play | Yen | |||
| Lucille Lortel Awards | Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play | ||||
| 2019 | Golden Raspberry Awards | Worst Supporting Actor | |||
| 2021 | Black Reel Awards | Outstanding Supporting Actor, Comedy Series | Generation | ||
| Pena de Prata | Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series | ||||
| 2022 | Queerty | Favorite TV Performance | |||
| 2023 | New York Game Awards | Great White Way Award for Best Acting in a Game | The Quarry | ||
| 2024 | Variety & Golden Globe's Breakthrough Artist Awards | Breakthrough Award | I Saw the TV Glow / The American Society of Magical Negroes | ||
| Astra Midseason Movie Awards | Best Actor | I Saw the TV Glow | |||
| Gotham Awards | Outstanding Lead Performance | ||||
| Film Independent Spirit Awards | Best Lead Performance | ||||
| Indiana Film Journalists Association Awards | Best Lead Performance | ||||
| 2025 | Dorian Awards | Film Performance of the Year | |||
| Queerty | Favorite Film Performance |
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