Justin Monjo

Writing · Acting

Born January 1, 1963, New York City, New York, USA

Justin Monjo (born 1963) is an American screenwriter, producer and actor, known for Dark City (1998), Jungle (2017) and Farscape (1999). Monjo graduated from NIDA in 1985, alongside actresses Catherine McClements and Sonia Todd, and director Baz Luhrmann. Monjo left his acting career behind to work as a writer. He has adapted multiple novels and biographies for stage and screen, including Winton’s Cloudstreet, the recent Channel Seven INXS miniseries and 2019 film remake Storm Boy.

Filmography

• The Claremont Murders — Writer
• Bali 2002 — Writer
• 2019Storm Boy — Screenplay
• Underbelly Files: Chopper — Writer
• 2017Jungle — Screenplay
• Brock — Writer
• 2016Spear — Writer
• The Secret Daughter — Writer, Creator
• Peter Allen: Not the Boy Next Door — Writer
• INXS : Never Tear Us Apart — Writer
• Paper Giants: Magazine Wars — Writer
• 2013The Turning — Writer
• Rush — Writer
• The Strip — Writer
• 2004The Alice — Writer
• 2000Cement — Writer
• Farscape — Writer
• 1998Dark City — Taxi Driver
• 1998In the Winter Dark — Circus Man
• 1998Never Tell Me Never — Marty Hall
• Big Sky — Dave Brock
• Roar — Julian
• Wildside — Writer
• The Beast
• 1995Babe — Other Character Voices (voice)
• 1995In Pursuit of Honor — Capt. Geoffrey Overton
• 1994No Escape — Technician #1
• 1993Desperate Journey: The Allison Wilcox Story — Bill Darden
• 1993Official Denial — Franklin Kolbe
• 1989The Blood of Heroes — Dog Boy
• 1988Badlands 2005 — Braggs
• 1988The Rainbow Warrior Conspiracy
• Alien Sleeper Cell — Screenplay
• Killer 10 — Screenplay
• The Haunting of Mary Todd — Screenplay