Justin Bartha Biography

Fast Facts

• Graduated from the New York University's Tisch School of the Arts film school
• Auditioned for "A Midsummer Night's Dream" in high school because he needed something to do after breaking his wrist playing tennis and he noticed all of the girls in the drama department
• Made his screen acting debut in the 1998 film "54" after entering Hollywood as a production assistant
• Quote: "[on his very first role] "Right when I got on stage I kind of fell in love with it and I never looked back․""
• Quote: "[on performing "Lend Me a Tenor" after a bomb was discovered only a block from the theater] "But if you're going to die, you might as well die on stage․ And we died on stage that day․""
• Best known for his role as Doug in the "The Hangover" series and as Riley Poole in the "National Treasure" series
• Is also a stage actor and has appeared on Broadway in "Lend Me a Tenor" and off-Broadway in "All New People" and "Asuncion․"