NetflixMovies
Justin Long

Biography

An American actor, comedian, writer, and producer, Justin Long is known for comedy and horror films. Born in Fairfield, Connecticut, he studied at Vassar College, where he performed with the sketch group Laughingstock. He played Warren Cheswick on the NBC series Ed from 2000 to 2004. On film, he became recognized as a scream king for his horror work. His credits include Galaxy Quest (1999), Jeepers Creepers (2001), Dodgeball (2004), Accepted (2006), Idiocracy (2006), Live Free or Die Hard (2007), Zack and Miri Make a Porno (2008), Drag Me to Hell (2009), Tusk (2014), and Barbarian (2022). He voiced Alvin in the Alvin and the Chipmunks films and appeared in Apple's Get a Mac campaign. His television work also includes F Is for Family (2015 to 2021) and Goosebumps (2023), the latter earning him a Children's and Family Emmy nomination. He hosts the podcast Life Is Short and directed a segment for V/H/S/Beyond.

48years old

Turns 49 on June 2in 233 days

  • Born Fairfield
  • Star sign: GeminiThe sign runs May 21 to June 20
  • Justin Jacob Long (birth name)Also credited as Justin Jake Long

Movie Career

Films
63
Career span
27 years1999 to 2026

Genres

Photos

  • Justin Long, photo 1 of 3
  • Justin Long, photo 2 of 3
  • Justin Long, photo 3 of 3

Share

Did you know?!

  1. A role that slipped away

    Long was offered the chance to take over as host of Blue's Clues after Steve Burns left the show, but he turned the job down.

  2. Early training

    Long went to Vassar College, where he acted in several plays, among them Butterflies Are Free, and was part of the sketch comedy group Laughingstock.

  3. Behind the camera

    Long starred in Comet in 2014, an independent love drama. He and his co-star Emmy Rossum both produced the film.

Justin Long movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

Top of the page, the section list
  1. Live Free or Die Hard2007 Action, Adventure, Thrilleras Matthew 'Matt' Farrell

    IMDb rating 7.1438K votes

  2. Barbarian2022 Horror, Thrilleras AJ

    IMDb rating 7.0271K votes

  3. Drag Me to Hell2009as Clay Dalton

    IMDb rating 6.6233K votes

  4. Accepted2006as Bartleby Gaines

    IMDb rating 6.4150K votes

  5. Jeepers Creepers2001as Darry

    IMDb rating 6.3159K votes

  6. Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story2004as Justin

    IMDb rating 6.7289K votes

  7. Waiting...2005as Dean

    IMDb rating 6.7114K votes

  8. Planet 512009as Lemvoice

    IMDb rating 6.063K votes

Most often with

Kevin Smith directed five of these films, Victor Salva two and Walt Becker two. Two actors appear in six of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

Top of the page, the section list

Films together

Box office

What Justin Long's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

Top of the page, the section list

Combined worldwide box office

$3.3 billion

42 of the 63 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 63 films: 42 worldwide figure; 6 us gross only; 4 never in cinemas; 10 figure not found; 1 too new to count.

  • 42Worldwide figure
  • 6US gross only
  • 4Never in cinemas
  • 10Figure not found
  • 1Too new to count

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 70% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    $443M13.5% of the total
  2. 2
    Live Free or Die Hard2007as Matthew 'Matt' Farrell
    $384M11.7% of the total
  3. 3
    Alvin and the Chipmunks2007as Alvin (voice)
    $361M11.0% of the total
  4. 4
    $343M10.5% of the total
  5. 5
    $234M7.1% of the total
  6. 6
    The Break-Up2006as Christopher
    $206M6.3% of the total
  7. 7
    $168M5.1% of the total
  8. 8
    $144M4.4% of the total
Walking with Dinosaurs 3D (2013), $127 millionPlanet 51 (2009), $105 millionOld Dogs (2009), $96.8 millionDrag Me to Hell (2009), $91.4 millionGalaxy Quest (1999), $90.7 millionJeepers Creepers II (2003), $63.1 millionCrossroads (2002), $61.1 millionJeepers Creepers (2001), $59.2 millionAlpha and Omega (2010), $50.5 millionBarbarian (2022), $45.4 millionZack and Miri Make a Porno (2008), $42.1 millionGoing the Distance (2010), $42.0 millionAccepted (2006), $38.5 millionYouth in Revolt (2009), $19.7 millionWaiting... (2005), $18.6 millionThe Conspirator (2010), $15.5 million

$993 millionfrom the other 34 films with a worldwide figure, 30% of the total