
Justin Timberlake
Acting
1981-01-31 - Present
Justin Randall Timberlake (born January 31, 1981) is an American singer, songwriter, and actor. He is one of the world's best-selling music artists, with sales of over 88 million records. Timberlake is the recipient of numerous awards and accolades, including ten Grammy Awards, four Primetime Emmy Awards, three Brit Awards, nine Billboard Music Awards, the Contemporary Icon Award by the Songwriters Hall of Fame, and the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award. According to Billboard, he is the best performing male soloist in the history of the Mainstream Top 40.
Born and raised in Memphis, Tennessee, as a child he appeared on the television shows Star Search and The All-New Mickey Mouse Club. In the late 1990s, Timberlake rose to prominence as one of the two lead vocalists and youngest member of NSYNC, which eventually became one of the best-selling boy bands of all time. Timberlake won two Grammy Awards for his R&B-focused debut solo album Justified (2002) and its single "Cry Me a River". Another single from the album, "Rock Your Body", was also successful.
His critically acclaimed second album FutureSex/LoveSounds (2006), characterized by its diversity in music genres, debuted atop the U.S. Billboard 200 and spawned the Hot 100 consecutive number-one singles with "SexyBack" (featuring Timbaland), "My Love" (featuring T.I.), and "What Goes Around... Comes Around". Established as a solo artist worldwide, his first two albums both exceeded sales of 10 million copies, as he continued producing records and collaborating with other artists.
From 2008 through 2012, Timberlake focused on his acting career, effectively putting his music career on hiatus. He held starring roles in the films The Social Network, Bad Teacher, Friends with Benefits, and In Time.
Timberlake resumed his music career in 2013 with his third and fourth albums The 20/20 Experience and The 20/20 Experience – 2 of 2, exploring neo soul styles, partly inspired by the expansive song structures of 1960s and 1970s rock. The former became the best-selling album of the year and spawned the top three singles "Suit & Tie" (featuring Jay-Z) and "Mirrors". Timberlake voiced Branch in DreamWorks Animation's Trolls (2016), whose soundtrack includes his fifth Billboard Hot 100 chart-topping single, "Can't Stop the Feeling!", which earned him an Academy Award nomination. His fifth studio album Man of the Woods (2018) became his fourth number-one album in the US. Supported by the two top ten singles, "Filthy" and "Say Something" (featuring Chris Stapleton), it concluded 2018 as the sixth best-selling album of the year.
Credits

PalmerasEddie Palmer

Shrek the ThirdasPrince Artie (voice)

In TimeasWill Salas

The Social NetworkasSean Parker

Trolls Band TogetherasBranch (voice)

TrollsasBranch (voice)

Friends with BenefitsasDylan Harper

Trolls World TourasBranch (voice)

Bad TeacherasScott Delacorte

Trouble with the CurveasJohnny Flanagan

The Love GuruasJacques "Le Coq" Grandé

Runner RunnerasRichie Furst

Piece by PieceasJustin Timberlake (voice)

Alpha DogasFrankie Ballenbacher

ReptileasWill Grady

Trolls HolidayasBranch (voice)

Inside Llewyn DavisasJim

Popstar: Never Stop Never StoppingasTyrus Quash (uncredited)

Trolls Holiday in HarmonyasBranch (voice)

Black Snake MoanasRonnie Morgan

Southland TalesasPrivate Pilot Abilene

Yogi BearasBoo-Boo Bear (voice)

Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL MusicasSelf

Wonder WheelasMickey Rubin

EdisonasPollack

Taylor Swift: The 1989 World Tour - LiveasSelf

Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and RageasSelf (archive footage)

The Open RoadasCarlton Garrett

Live 8asSelf

Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary CelebrationasSelf

On the LineasMake-Up Artist

Mickey’s 90th SpectacularasSelf

The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken HeartasSelf

Malfunction: The Dressing Down of Janet JacksonasSelf (archive footage)

Saturday Night Live: The Best of Amy PoehlerasSelf (archive footage)

SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmasas

Dear Class of 2020asSelf

Toronto RocksasSelf

'N Sync: Bigger Than LiveasSelf

Justin Timberlake + The Tennessee KidsasSelf

How Did They Ever Make a Movie of Facebook?asSelf / Sean Parker

MTV ReloadedasJustin Timberlake

Justin Timberlake: Suited UpasSelf

Jimmy Fallon's Holiday Seasoning SpectacularasSelf

The Power of One: The Pokémon 2000 Movie SpecialasSelf

David Blaine: The Magic WayasSelf

JerryasJerry

Madonna: Sticky & Sweet TourasSelf (segment "4 Minutes") (archive footage) (uncredited)

NSYNC: PopOdyssey LiveasSelf

Ryan Gosling: Hollywood's DemigodasSelf (archive footage)

Model BehaviorasJason

Lady Gaga: On the EdgeasSelf

LongshotasValet

*NSYNC: Disney in ConcertasSelf

The A-Z of EurovisionasSelf - Presenter (archive footage)
Hope for Haiti NowasSelf

USIDent TV: Surveilling the SouthlandasSelf

All the Way... A Decade of Song and VideoasSelf (archive footage)

Justin Timberlake: FutureSex/LoveShow (Live from Madison Square Garden)asSelf

Inside 'Inside Llewyn Davis'asSelf

The Reel NSYNCasSelf
The Beatles RevolutionasSelf
*NSYNC - Making The Video: Bye Bye ByeasSelf

Celebrating AmericaasSelf

Steve Irwin: He Changed Our WorldasSelf

Die 90er - Popwunder & PopsündenasSelf

MTV Icon: Janet JacksonasSelf
Mistarello Presents: Hard Body Blends Volume 4asSelf (archive footage)

'N Sync: Live from Madison Square GardenasSelf

Justin Timberlake: Rock in RioasSelf

*NSYNC: Making The TourasSelf
Summit on the SummitasSelf
*N Sync: *Ntimate Holiday SpecialasSelf

The Man of the Woods TourasSelf

*NSYNC: Rock in RioasSelf
'N Sync 'N ConcertasSelf

Walt Disney World Summer Jam Concert 1999as

*NSYNC: *N the MixasSelf

Boybands ForeverasSelf (archive footage)

Dave Matthews Band - Concert for CharlottesvilleasSelf

Mickey Mouse Club: The Best Of Britney, Justin & Christinaas

JT: ReflectionsasSelf
Justin Timberlake: [2013] Rock in RioasSelf

Saturday Night Live: The Best of Jimmy Fallonas
Celine in Las Vegas... Opening Night Live!asSelf - Host

E! Entertainment Special: Christina AguileraasSelf

Trolls: Trolla-Palooza TourasBranch (voice)

'N Sync: Most Requested Hit VideosasSelf

Justin Timberlake: Live From LondonasSelf

Justin Timberlake: Live at iTunes FestivalasSelf
Justin Timberlake: Yahoo! Live Nation Concerts - Live In IcelandasSelf

Justin Timberlake: Lollapalooza Brasil 2025asSelf