Justin Lee Bartha (born July 21, 1978) is an American actor, known for
his roles as Riley Poole in the National Treasure film series, Doug
Billings in The Hangover trilogy, and David Sawyer in the NBC comedy
series The New Normal. He starred as Colin Morrello in the CBS All
Access legal and political drama The Good Fight.Bartha was born in
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and moved to West Bloomfield, Michigan when
he was eight. His father, Stephen, is a real estate developer, while
his mother, Betty, is a school teacher. He has one older brother,
Jeffrey. Bartha was raised in a Reform Jewish family. After he
graduated from West Bloomfield High School in 1996, he moved to New
York City and studied filmmaking and theatre at New York University's
Tisch School of Arts.Bartha began his film career behind the camera as
a production assistant on the film Analyze This. His acting debut came
with his first film, 54, as a clubgoer. He wrote and directed a short
film, Highs and Lows with Darrell M. Smith as co-producer, which was
shown at the South by Southwest Film Festival in 2003. Additionally,
he wrote, produced, and starred in an MTV pilot called The Dustin and
Justin Show.
his roles as Riley Poole in the National Treasure film series, Doug
Billings in The Hangover trilogy, and David Sawyer in the NBC comedy
series The New Normal. He starred as Colin Morrello in the CBS All
Access legal and political drama The Good Fight.Bartha was born in
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and moved to West Bloomfield, Michigan when
he was eight. His father, Stephen, is a real estate developer, while
his mother, Betty, is a school teacher. He has one older brother,
Jeffrey. Bartha was raised in a Reform Jewish family. After he
graduated from West Bloomfield High School in 1996, he moved to New
York City and studied filmmaking and theatre at New York University's
Tisch School of Arts.Bartha began his film career behind the camera as
a production assistant on the film Analyze This. His acting debut came
with his first film, 54, as a clubgoer. He wrote and directed a short
film, Highs and Lows with Darrell M. Smith as co-producer, which was
shown at the South by Southwest Film Festival in 2003. Additionally,
he wrote, produced, and starred in an MTV pilot called The Dustin and
Justin Show.
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