Background and career
Justice Elio Smith (born August 9, 1995) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles in Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018), Pokémon: Detective Pikachu (2019), All the Bright Places (2020), Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (2023), I Saw the TV Glow (2024), Now You See Me: Now You Don't (2025) and Heated Rivalry (2027).
Smith was born in Los Angeles, California, and grew up in Anaheim, California. He graduated from the Orange County School of the Arts in 2013 and performed in theatre around Orange County.
In 2014, Smith appeared in Nickelodeon's superhero comedy series The Thundermans, playing Angus in two episodes. He also appeared in the HBO documentary series Masterclass and some Vlogbrothers videos. In 2015, Smith had a supporting role as Marcus "Radar" Lincoln in Paper Towns. In 2016, Smith had a lead role in Netflix's musical drama series The Get Down, playing Ezekiel Figuero, during which Smith employed method acting and took up residence in a dilapidated Bronx 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 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 Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom. 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. On August 7, 2026, it was announced that he had been cast as Harris Drover in the second season of Heated Rivalry.
Smith came out as queer in an Instagram post on June 5, 2020. He was in a relationship with actor Nicholas L. Ashe. They shot a Calvin Klein 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.
Sources
Net-worth figure: Celebrity Net Worth (October 2026), in USD. Biography and career facts: the person's Wikipedia article and linked reporting. Snapshot date for all StarWorth figures: 28 October 2026.
