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{{shortShort description|Canadian actor|bot=PearBOT 5(born 1982)}}
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| caption = Chatwin at the 2022 [[2008 Toronto InternationalDances FilmWith FestivalFilms]]
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1982|10|31}}
| birth_place = [[Nanaimo]], [[British Columbia]], Canada
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| occupation = Actor
| years_active = 2001–present
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=== 2001–2004: Early work ===
Chatwin made his debut in the musical comedy ''[[Josie and the Pussycats (film)|Josie and the Pussycats]]'' (2001), in which he played an enthusiastic fan. The film, based on the [[Josie and the Pussycats (comics)|Archie Comics series]] and the [[Josie and the Pussycats (TV series)|Hanna-Barbera cartoon]] of the same name, was a commercial failure upon its initial release, but has enjoyed later success as a [[cult film]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vulture.com/2021/04/watch-josie-and-the-pussycats-20th-anniversary-cast-reunion.html|title=Check Out This Josie and the Pussycats (Is the Best Movie Ever) Cast Reunion|website=Vulture|date=April 10, 2021|access-date=August 5, 2021|first=Rebecca|last=Alter|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210410202843/https://www.vulture.com/2021/04/watch-josie-and-the-pussycats-20th-anniversary-cast-reunion.html|archive-date=April 10, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/ehisosifo1/josie-and-the-pussycast-best-movie-2000s|title="Josie And The Pussycats" Is The Best Movie Of The 2000s And It's Time We Give It Some Damn Respect|website=BuzzFeed|date=July 9, 2020|access-date=August 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200709152054/https://www.buzzfeed.com/ehisosifo1/josie-and-the-pussycast-best-movie-2000s|archive-date=July 9, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref>
 
Soon after, Chatwin starred as John Spencer in the two-part [[miniseries]] ''[[Christy, Choices of the Heart]]''. He went on to guest-star in several television series including ''[[Smallville]]'', ''[[Mysterious Ways (TV series)|Mysterious Ways]]'', ''[[Night Visions (TV series)|Night Visions]]'', ''[[Just Cause (TV series)|Just Cause]]'', ''[[Glory Days (2002 TV series)|Glory Days]]'', ''[[Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction]]'' and ''[[Taken (TV miniseries)|Taken]]'', playing also a [[Juvenile delinquency|juvenile delinquent]] in the [[television film]] ''[[The Incredible Mrs. Ritchie]]'' (2003), directed by [[Paul Johansson]]. One year later, Chatwin played an aspiring guitarist murdered by a [[serial killer]] who takes on the identities of his victims in [[D. J. Caruso]]'s [[psychological thriller]] ''[[Taking Lives (film)|Taking Lives]]'', based on the [[Taking Lives (novel)|novel of the same name]] by Michael Pye.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://whatculture.com/film/angelina-jolie-5-awesome-performances-5-sucked?page=10|title=Angelina Jolie: 5 Awesome Performances And 5 That Sucked|website=WhatCulture|date=May 30, 2014|access-date=August 5, 2021|first=Daniel|last=Mumby|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210805150005/https://whatculture.com/film/angelina-jolie-5-awesome-performances-5-sucked?page=10|archive-date=August 5, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref> He was also a helper and friend of the title characters in the family-oriented comedy ''[[Superbabies: Baby Geniuses 2]]'', a [[sequel]] to the 1999 film ''[[Baby Geniuses]]''. The feature is considered one of [[List of worst films|the worst films of all time]], receiving an [[List of films with a 0% rating on Rotten Tomatoes|approval rating of 0%]] on [[Rotten Tomatoes]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/super_babies_baby_geniuses_2|title=Superbabies: Baby Geniuses 2|website=Rotten Tomatoes|access-date=September 10, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230920145126/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/super_babies_baby_geniuses_2|archive-date=September 20, 2023|url-status=live}}</ref> Ellen Fox of the ''[[Chicago Tribune]]'' called Chatwin "the only bright spot" of the film.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2004-08-27-0408270392-story.html|title='Superbabies' toddles toward inanity|website=Chicago Tribune|date=August 27, 2004|access-date=September 10, 2021|first=Ellen|last=Fox|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181007164916/https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2004-08-27-0408270392-story.html|archive-date=October 7, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
 
In 2004, ''[[Newsweek]]'' magazine labeled Chatwin an "Actor to Watch" based on his performance as Tyler McKay in the three-part miniseries ''[[Traffic (miniseries)|Traffic]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmovie.com/artist/justin-chatwin-p303042|title=Justin Chatwin movies, photos, movie reviews, filmography and biography|website=[[Allmovie|AllMovie]]|access-date=September 27, 2022}}</ref> He also starred opposite [[Kate Mara]] in [[The WB]] pilot ''Prodigy'', about a [[child prodigy]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2004/scene/markets-festivals/kat-call-add-thesps-to-pilots-1117901612/|title='Kat,' 'Call' add thesps to pilots|website=Variety|date=March 11, 2004|access-date=June 30, 2020|first=Michael|last=Schneider|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200630173157/https://variety.com/2004/scene/markets-festivals/kat-call-add-thesps-to-pilots-1117901612/|archive-date=June 30, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref>
 
=== 2005–2010: Breakthrough ===
Chatwin was chosen out of several young actors to play [[Tom Cruise]]'s rebellious adolescent son in the [[alien invasion]] film ''[[War of the Worlds (2005 film)|War of the Worlds]]'' (2005), directed by [[Steven Spielberg]], based on the 1898 [[The War of the Worlds|novel]] by [[H. G. Wells]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://movieweb.com/justin-chatwin-takes-coveted-role-in-spielbergs-war-of-the-worlds-remake/|title=Justin Chatwin takes coveted role in Spielberg's War of the Worlds remake|website=[[MovieWeb]]|date=October 6, 2004|access-date=November 22, 2016|first=Brian|last=B.|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161122230156/https://movieweb.com/justin-chatwin-takes-coveted-role-in-spielbergs-war-of-the-worlds-remake/|archive-date=November 22, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> It was a commercial success, grossing $603 million worldwide against a $132 million budget,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt0407304/?ref_=bo_se_r_1|title=War of the Worlds (2005)|website=Box Office Mojo|access-date=June 30, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200630183018/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt0407304/?ref_=bo_se_r_1|archive-date=June 30, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> and garnered generally favorable reviews.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/war_of_the_worlds|title=War of the Worlds|website=Rotten Tomatoes|access-date=June 30, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220610185145/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/war_of_the_worlds|archive-date=June 10, 2022|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Mick LaSalle]] of the ''[[San Francisco Chronicle]]'' considered the film "meticulously detailed and expertly paced and photographed",<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sfgate.com/movies/article/Close-encounters-of-the-thrilling-kind-nothing-2624953.php|title=Close encounters of the thrilling kind -- nothing cuddly about 'War of the Worlds'|website=SFGate.com|date=June 29, 2005|access-date=July 12, 2020|first=Mick|last=LaSalle|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160419211640/https://www.sfgate.com/movies/article/Close-encounters-of-the-thrilling-kind-nothing-2624953.php|archive-date=April 19, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Roger Ebert]] however called it "just a big, clunky movie containing some sensational sights but lacking the zest and joyous energy we expect from Spielberg". Ebert also found the human characters "one-dimensional".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/war-of-the-worlds-2005|title=Creaking Havoc|website=Roger Ebert.com|date=June 28, 2005|access-date=July 12, 2020|first=Roger|last=Ebert|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130602085623/https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/war-of-the-worlds-2005|archive-date=June 2, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> Chatwin's performance in ''War of the Worlds'' earned him the 'Breakthrough of the Year' award from Hollywood Life Magazine.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://movieweb.com/hollywood-beat-moms-reign-supreme-on-the-hollywood-beat/|title=HOLLYWOOD BEAT: Moms Reign Supreme on The Hollywood Beat|website=[[MovieWeb]]|date=December 21, 2005|access-date=January 25, 2020}}</ref> In 2005, he also starred as teenage drug dealer Billy Peck in the black comedy ''[[The Chumscrubber]]'', alongside [[Camilla Belle]] and [[Jamie Bell]]. [[Arie Posin]]'s directorial debut about a group of superficial parents and young adults living a seemingly perfect life, had the world premiere at the [[Sundance Film Festival]] on January 25,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2005/feb/20/festivals.sundancefilmfestival2005|title=The sundance kids|website=The Guardian|date=February 20, 2005|access-date=June 30, 2020|first=David|last=Keeps}}</ref> and was released theatrically on August 5, earning $351,401 on a production budget of $10 million.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl2336982529/weekend/|title=The Chumscrubber|website=Box Office Mojo|access-date=July 30, 2021}}</ref><ref name=freak>{{cite web | title = The Chumscrubber Interview (Part 2) | publisher = MovieFreak.com | url = http://www.moviefreak.com/artman/publish/int_chumscrubber2.shtml | last = Fetters | first = Sara M. | date = August 5, 2005 | accessdate = July 30, 2021 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/2011071412213720200125151118/httphttps://www.moviefreakmovieweb.com/artman/publish/int_chumscrubber2.shtml | archivehollywood-beat-moms-reign-supreme-date = July 14, 2011 }}</ref> The film was poorly received by critics; writing for ''[[Rolling Stone]]'', [[Peter Travers]] opined that it was "an appallingly clumsy and stupid take on drugs, kidnapping and suicide in suburbia".<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/movie-reviews/the-chumscrubberhollywood-117752beat/|title=The Chumscrubber|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=August 5, 2005|accessarchive-date=JulyJanuary 1225, 2020|first=Peter|last=Travers}}</ref> That same month, Chatwin played the troubled [[Homosexuality|homosexual]] son of [[Kevin Nealon]]'s character in the [[Showtime (TV channel)|Showtime]] series ''[[Weeds (TV series)|Weeds]]'', appearing in the pilot episode. He reprised his role seven years later for the series finale.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2012/09/18/weeds-its-time-review|titlestatus=Weeds: "It's Time" Review|website=IGN|date=September 18, 2012|access-date=September 10, 2022|first=Eric|last=Goldmanlive}}</ref>
 
In 2005, he also starred as teenage drug dealer Billy Peck in the black comedy ''[[The Chumscrubber]]'', alongside [[Camilla Belle]] and [[Jamie Bell]]. [[Arie Posin]]'s directorial debut about a group of superficial parents and young adults living a seemingly perfect life, had the world premiere at the [[Sundance Film Festival]] on January 25,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2005/feb/20/festivals.sundancefilmfestival2005|title=The sundance kids|website=The Guardian|date=February 20, 2005|access-date=June 30, 2020|first=David|last=Keeps|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140917185156/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2005/feb/20/festivals.sundancefilmfestival2005|archive-date=September 17, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> and was released theatrically on August 5, earning $351,401 on a production budget of $10 million.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl2336982529/weekend/|title=The Chumscrubber|website=Box Office Mojo|access-date=July 30, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200517073504/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl2336982529/weekend/|archive-date=May 17, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=freak>{{cite web | title = The Chumscrubber Interview (Part 2) | publisher = MovieFreak.com | url = http://www.moviefreak.com/artman/publish/int_chumscrubber2.shtml | last = Fetters | first = Sara M. | date = August 5, 2005 | accessdate = July 30, 2021 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110714122137/http://www.moviefreak.com/artman/publish/int_chumscrubber2.shtml | archive-date = July 14, 2011 }}</ref> The film was poorly received by critics; writing for ''[[Rolling Stone]]'', [[Peter Travers]] opined that it was "an appallingly clumsy and stupid take on drugs, kidnapping and suicide in suburbia".<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/movie-reviews/the-chumscrubber-117752/|title=The Chumscrubber|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=August 5, 2005|access-date=July 12, 2020|first=Peter|last=Travers|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231006195335/https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-reviews/the-chumscrubber-117752/|archive-date=October 6, 2023|url-status=live}}</ref> That same month, Chatwin appeared in the [[Showtime (TV channel)|Showtime]] series pilot ''[[Weeds (TV series)|Weeds]]'' as the troubled [[Homosexuality|homosexual]] son of [[Kevin Nealon]]'s character. He reprised his role seven years later for the series finale.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2012/09/18/weeds-its-time-review|title=Weeds: "It's Time" Review|website=IGN|date=September 18, 2012|access-date=September 10, 2022|first=Eric|last=Goldman|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150429163419/https://www.ign.com/articles/2012/09/18/weeds-its-time-review|archive-date=April 29, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>
In 2006, Chatwin guest-starred as the undercover cop Eddie Colburn on the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] drama series ''[[Lost (2004 TV series)|Lost]]''. Around that time, he was attached to produce and star in a film adaptation of [[Michael Turner (musician)|Michael Turner]]'s novel ''The Pornographer's Poem'' (1999), with [[Jeremiah S. Chechik]] on board to direct.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://movieweb.com/chatwin-in-pornographer-talks/|title=Chatwin in Pornographer Talks|website=MovieWeb|date=August 3, 2005|access-date=August 28, 2020|first=Evan|last=Jacobs}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.empireonline.com/movies/news/reading-pornographer-poem/|title=Reading The Pornographer's Poem|website=[[Empire (magazine)|Empire]]|date=September 13, 2006|access-date=August 28, 2020|first=Willow|last=Green}}</ref> That same year, Chatwin made his [[off-Broadway]] debut in Trip Cullman's play ''Dark Matters'' at the [[Rattlestick Playwrights Theater]]. Following a dysfunctional family whose mother goes missing then suddenly reappears claiming that she was abducted by aliens, Chatwin stars as Jeremy Cleary, the eccentric, but intelligent 16-year-old son of Michael ([[Reed Birney]]) and Bridget ([[Elizabeth Marvel]]).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rattlestick.org/20062007-mainstage-productions/2006/11/8/dark-matters|title=Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa: DARK MATTERS|website=Rattlestick.org|access-date=May 8, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.playbill.com/article/full-cast-set-for-aguirre-sacasas-dark-matters-at-rattlestick-com-135697|title=Full Cast Set for Aguirre-Sacasa's Dark Matters at Rattlestick|website=Playbill.com|date=October 19, 2006|access-date=November 25, 2016|first=Ernio|last=Hernandez}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.curtainup.com/darkmatters.html|title=Dark Matters|website=CurtainUp.com|access-date=November 22, 2016}}</ref>
 
In 2006, Chatwin guest-starred as the undercover cop Eddie Colburn on the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] drama series ''[[Lost (2004 TV series)|Lost]]''. Around that time, he was attached to produce and star in a film adaptation of [[Michael Turner (musician)|Michael Turner]]'s novel ''The Pornographer's Poem'' (1999), with [[Jeremiah S. Chechik]] on board to direct.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://movieweb.com/chatwin-in-pornographer-talks/|title=Chatwin in Pornographer Talks|website=MovieWeb|date=August 3, 2005|access-date=August 28, 2020|first=Evan|last=Jacobs|archive-date=May 6, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210506122723/https://movieweb.com/chatwin-in-pornographer-talks/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.empireonline.com/movies/news/reading-pornographer-poem/|title=Reading The Pornographer's Poem|website=[[Empire (magazine)|Empire]]|date=September 13, 2006|access-date=August 28, 2020|first=Willow|last=Green|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220325064340/https://www.empireonline.com/movies/news/reading-pornographer-poem/|archive-date=March 25, 2022|url-status=live}}</ref> That same year, Chatwin made his [[off-Broadway]] debut in Trip Cullman's play ''Dark Matters'' at the [[Rattlestick Playwrights Theater]]. Following a dysfunctional family whose mother goes missing then suddenly reappears claiming that she was abducted by aliens, Chatwin stars as Jeremy Cleary, the eccentric, but intelligent 16-year-old son of Michael ([[Reed Birney]]) and Bridget ([[Elizabeth Marvel]]).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rattlestick.org/20062007-mainstage-productions/2006/11/8/dark-matters|title=Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa: DARK MATTERS|website=Rattlestick.org|access-date=May 8, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.playbill.com/article/full-cast-set-for-aguirre-sacasas-dark-matters-at-rattlestick-com-135697|title=Full Cast Set for Aguirre-Sacasa's Dark Matters at Rattlestick|website=Playbill.com|date=October 19, 2006|access-date=November 25, 2016|first=Ernio|last=Hernandez|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107013113/https://www.playbill.com/article/full-cast-set-for-aguirre-sacasas-dark-matters-at-rattlestick-com-135697|archive-date=November 7, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.curtainup.com/darkmatters.html|title=A CurtainUp Review - Dark Matters|website=CurtainUp.com|access-date=November 22, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061201110840/http://www.curtainup.com/darkmatters.html|archive-date=December 1, 2006|url-status=live}}</ref>
Chatwin landed his first leading role in ''[[The Invisible (2007 film)|The Invisible]]'' (2007), a [[remake]] of the [[Sweden|Swedish]] film ''[[Den Osynlige]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.empireonline.com/movies/news/justin-chatwin-invisible/|title=Justin Chatwin Is Invisible|website=[[Empire (magazine)|Empire]]|date=August 26, 2005|access-date=November 22, 2016|first=Willow|last=Green}}</ref> [[David S. Goyer]]'s [[supernatural thriller]] centers on high school senior Nick Powell, who is brutally beaten and left in an [[Intermediate state (Christianity)|intermediate state]]. Chatwin liked the script because "it's about all these polar opposites – life and death, love and hate – and also about the idea that when you think something is black or white, you might suddenly find that there's gray to it".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.philstar.com/cebu-entertainment/2007/06/01/3587/justin-chatwin-fromnbsp-ldquowar-worldsrdquo-ldquothe-invisiblerdquo|title=Justin Chatwin, from "War Of The Worlds" to "The Invisible"|website=Philstar.com|date=June 1, 2007|access-date=September 22, 2020}}</ref> The film underperformed at the box office, grossing $26 million worldwide on a $30 million budget,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt0435670/?ref_=bo_se_r_1|title=The Invisible (2007)|website=Box Office Mojo|access-date=June 30, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://bombreport.com/yearly-breakdowns/2007-2/the-invisible/|title=The Invisible|website=Bomb Report|access-date=July 30, 2021}}</ref> and was also poorly received by critics;<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1169203_invisible|title=The Invisible|website=Rotten Tomatoes|access-date=June 30, 2020}}</ref> [[John Campea]] noticed a "subtle strength" in Chatwin's performance, writing, "nothing really ever went over the top, nor did he ever come off as forced", but criticized the feature for its "lack of depth" and "dramatic tension".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.themovieblog.com/2007/04/john-reviews-the-invisible/|title=John Reviews The Invisible|website=The Movie Blog|date=April 29, 2007|access-date=December 31, 2020|first=John|last=Campea}}</ref> Also in 2007, he returned to the stage to act in Jamie Wollrab's ''The Mistakes Madeline Made'' at the Dairy Arts Center in [[Boulder, Colorado]]. The story revolves around Edna ([[Shannon Woodward]]), a young woman who develops ablutophobia, a fear of bathing.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.denverpost.com/2007/07/26/moore-assassins-madeline/|title=Moore: "Assassins," "Madeline"|website=The Denver Post|date=July 27, 2007|access-date=May 8, 2020|first=John|last=Moore}}</ref> Chatwin plays Wilson, the protagonist's co-worker, "with lots of nervous energy, and generates laughs along the way" according to one critic.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailycamera.com/ci_13085062|title=Review: 'The Mistakes Madeline Made'|website=DailyCamera.com|date=August 14, 2009|access-date=November 25, 2016|first=Mark|last=Collins}}</ref> Chatwin starred opposite [[Anton Yelchin]] and [[Eva Amurri]] in the [[Coming-of-age story|coming-of-age]] drama ''[[Middle of Nowhere (2008 film)|Middle of Nowhere]]'' directed by [[John Stockwell (actor)|John Stockwell]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://movieweb.com/three-join-middle-of-nowhere/|title=Three Join Middle of Nowhere
|website=MovieWeb|date=July 10, 2007|access-date=September 14, 2021|first=B. Alan|last=Orange}}</ref> which premiered at the 2008 [[Toronto International Film Festival]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2008/scene/markets-festivals/toronto-film-festival-lineup-2008-1117991493/|title=Toronto Film Festival lineup 2008|website=Variety|access-date=June 30, 2020}}</ref> followed by a [[direct-to-video|straight-to-DVD]] release two years later.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nola.com/entertainment_life/movies_tv/article_9bc0cd99-ecb1-509e-8c36-0087e84d0d15.html|title=Baton Rouge-shot 'Middle of Nowhere' stars Susan Sarandon -- but it's Anton Yelchin's movie|website=Nola.com|date=July 13, 2010|access-date=June 30, 2020|first=Mike|last=Scott}}</ref>
 
[[File:JustinChatwin08TIFF.jpg|thumb|upright|Chatwin at the [[2008 Toronto International Film Festival]]]]
In 2009, Chatwin portrayed [[Goku]] in ''[[Dragonball Evolution]]'', the first big-screen adaptation of the popular Japanese ''[[Dragon Ball]]'' manga by [[Akira Toriyama]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/521824-chatwin_and_marsters_join_dragon_ball_z|title=Chatwin and Marsters join 'Dragonball Z'|website=ComingSoon.net|date=November 14, 2007|access-date=November 22, 2016|first=Brad|last=Brevet}}</ref> He described the role as the most physically demanding he had ever played, as he had to train in [[martial arts]] and adopt a strict diet with no sugar and [[carbohydrate]]s.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://parade.com/117793/jeannewolf/justin-chatwin-dragonball-evolution/|title=Justin Chatwin's On-Screen Hair Drama|website=Parade|date=April 7, 2009|access-date=September 22, 2020|first=Jeanne|last=Wolf}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indielondon.co.uk/Film-Review/dragonball-evolution-justin-chatwin-interview|title=Dragonball: Evolution – Justin Chatwin interview|website=IndieLondon|access-date=September 22, 2020}}</ref> The feature was critically panned upon release, Ross Miller of the ''[[Screen Rant]]'' calling it "a badly written film with horrible dialogue, lackluster action and a sense of fun that's nowhere to be found". Miller also felt that Chatwin was "completely miscast" as Goku.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://screenrant.com/dragonball-evolution-reviews/|title=Dragonball: Evolution Review
 
|website=Screen Rant|date=April 8, 2009|access-date=July 12, 2020|first=Ross|last=Miller}}</ref> In the aftermath of grossing only $56 million worldwide against a budget of $30 million,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Dragonball-Evolution#tab=summary|title=Dragonball Evolution (2009)|website=The Numbers|access-date=July 30, 2021}}</ref> all the plans for a potential franchise were canceled.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://screenrant.com/dragonball-sequel-already-has-a-script/|title=Dragonball Sequel Already Has A Script|website=Screen Rant|date=April 5, 2009|access-date=April 27, 2020|first=Ross|last=Miller}}</ref> In the same year, Chatwin teamed up again with Jamie Wollrab for John Markland's three-person play ''[[Red Light Winter]]'' at the Dairy Arts Center, during Boulder International Fringe Festival. Written by [[Adam Rapp]], the story sees Wollrab and Chatwin as two friends caught up in a love triangle with a young prostitute they encounter in [[Amsterdam]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.coloradodaily.com/2009/08/12/boulder-international-fringe-festival-in-your-dreams/|title=Boulder International Fringe Festival: In your dreams|website=Colorado Daily|date=August 12, 2009|access-date=May 8, 2020|first=Mark|last=Collins}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailycamera.com/ci_13129620|title=Boulder International Fringe Festival: Native returns in dream-fueled play|website=DailyCamera.com|date=August 15, 2009|access-date=October 22, 2018|first=Mark|last=Collins}}</ref>
Chatwin landed his first leading role in ''[[The Invisible (2007 film)|The Invisible]]'' (2007), a [[remake]] of the [[Sweden|Swedish]] film ''[[Den Osynlige]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.empireonline.com/movies/news/justin-chatwin-invisible/|title=Justin Chatwin Is Invisible|website=[[Empire (magazine)|Empire]]|date=August 26, 2005|access-date=November 22, 2016|first=Willow|last=Green|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161122230331/https://www.empireonline.com/movies/news/justin-chatwin-invisible/|archive-date=November 22, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> [[David S. Goyer]]'s [[supernatural thriller]] centers on high school senior Nick Powell, who is brutally beaten and left in an [[Intermediate state (Christianity)|intermediate state]]. Chatwin liked the script because "it's about all these polar opposites – life and death, love and hate – and also about the idea that when you think something is black or white, you might suddenly find that there's gray to it".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.philstar.com/cebu-entertainment/2007/06/01/3587/justin-chatwin-fromnbsp-ldquowar-worldsrdquo-ldquothe-invisiblerdquo|title=Justin Chatwin, from "War Of The Worlds" to "The Invisible"|website=Philstar.com|date=June 1, 2007|access-date=September 22, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201001230753/https://www.philstar.com/cebu-entertainment/2007/06/01/3587/justin-chatwin-fromnbsp-ldquowar-worldsrdquo-ldquothe-invisiblerdquo|archive-date=October 1, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> The film underperformed at the box office, grossing $26 million worldwide on a $30 million budget,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt0435670/?ref_=bo_se_r_1|title=The Invisible (2007)|website=Box Office Mojo|access-date=June 30, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200702145820/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt0435670/?ref_=bo_se_r_1|archive-date=July 2, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://bombreport.com/yearly-breakdowns/2007-2/the-invisible/|title=The Invisible|website=Bomb Report|access-date=July 30, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210118135010/https://bombreport.com/yearly-breakdowns/2007-2/the-invisible/|archive-date=January 18, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref> and was also poorly received by critics;<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1169203_invisible|title=The Invisible|website=Rotten Tomatoes|access-date=June 30, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231002222744/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1169203-invisible|archive-date=October 2, 2023|url-status=live}}</ref> [[John Campea]] noticed a "subtle strength" in Chatwin's performance, writing, "nothing really ever went over the top, nor did he ever come off as forced", but criticized the feature for its "lack of depth" and "dramatic tension".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.themovieblog.com/2007/04/john-reviews-the-invisible/|title=John Reviews The Invisible|website=The Movie Blog|date=April 29, 2007|access-date=December 31, 2020|first=John|last=Campea|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071214194052/https://www.themovieblog.com/2007/04/john-reviews-the-invisible/|archive-date=December 14, 2007|url-status=live}}</ref> Also in 2007, he returned to the stage to act in Jamie Wollrab's ''The Mistakes Madeline Made'' at the Dairy Arts Center in [[Boulder, Colorado]]. The story revolves around Edna ([[Shannon Woodward]]), a young woman who develops ablutophobia, a fear of bathing.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.denverpost.com/2007/07/26/moore-assassins-madeline/|title=Moore: "Assassins," "Madeline"|website=The Denver Post|date=July 27, 2007|access-date=May 8, 2020|first=John|last=Moore|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220325064353/https://www.denverpost.com/2007/07/26/moore-assassins-madeline/|archive-date=March 25, 2022|url-status=live}}</ref> Chatwin plays Wilson, the protagonist's co-worker, "with lots of nervous energy, and generates laughs along the way" according to one critic.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailycamera.com/ci_13085062|title=Review: 'The Mistakes Madeline Made'|website=DailyCamera.com|date=August 14, 2009|access-date=November 25, 2016|first=Mark|last=Collins|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210928151742/https://www.dailycamera.com/2009/08/14/review-the-mistakes-madeline-made/|archive-date=September 28, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref> Chatwin starred opposite [[Anton Yelchin]] and [[Eva Amurri]] in the [[Coming-of-age story|coming-of-age]] drama ''[[Middle of Nowhere (2008 film)|Middle of Nowhere]]'' directed by [[John Stockwell (actor)|John Stockwell]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://movieweb.com/three-join-middle-of-nowhere/|title=Three Join Middle of Nowhere
|website=MovieWeb|date=July 10, 2007|access-date=September 14, 2021|first=B. Alan|last=Orange|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200928022101/https://movieweb.com/three-join-middle-of-nowhere/|archive-date=September 28, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> which premiered at the 2008 [[Toronto International Film Festival]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2008/scene/markets-festivals/toronto-film-festival-lineup-2008-1117991493/|title=Toronto Film Festival lineup 2008|website=Variety|access-date=June 30, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160911054852/https://variety.com/2008/scene/markets-festivals/toronto-film-festival-lineup-2008-1117991493/|archive-date=September 11, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> followed by a [[direct-to-video|straight-to-DVD]] release two years later.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nola.com/entertainment_life/movies_tv/article_9bc0cd99-ecb1-509e-8c36-0087e84d0d15.html|title=Baton Rouge-shot 'Middle of Nowhere' stars Susan Sarandon -- but it's Anton Yelchin's movie|website=Nola.com|date=July 13, 2010|access-date=June 30, 2020|first=Mike|last=Scott|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200703065332/https://www.nola.com/entertainment_life/movies_tv/article_9bc0cd99-ecb1-509e-8c36-0087e84d0d15.html|archive-date=July 3, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref>
 
In 2009, Chatwin portrayed [[Goku]] in ''[[Dragonball Evolution]]'', the first big-screen adaptation of the popular Japanese ''[[Dragon Ball]]'' manga by [[Akira Toriyama]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/521824-chatwin_and_marsters_join_dragon_ball_z|title=Chatwin and Marsters join 'Dragonball Z'|website=ComingSoon.net|date=November 14, 2007|access-date=November 22, 2016|first=Brad|last=Brevet|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161122230649/https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/521824-chatwin_and_marsters_join_dragon_ball_z|archive-date=November 22, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> He described the role as the most physically demanding he had ever played, as he had to train in [[martial arts]] and adopt a strict diet with no sugar and [[carbohydrate]]s.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://parade.com/117793/jeannewolf/justin-chatwin-dragonball-evolution/|title=Justin Chatwin's On-Screen Hair Drama|website=Parade|date=April 7, 2009|access-date=September 22, 2020|first=Jeanne|last=Wolf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220125205455/https://parade.com/117793/jeannewolf/justin-chatwin-dragonball-evolution/|archive-date=January 25, 2022|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indielondon.co.uk/Film-Review/dragonball-evolution-justin-chatwin-interview|title=Dragonball: Evolution – Justin Chatwin interview|website=IndieLondon|access-date=September 22, 2020|archive-date=April 11, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090411180812/https://www.indielondon.co.uk/Film-Review/dragonball-evolution-justin-chatwin-interview/|url-status=dead}}</ref> The feature was critically panned upon release, Ross Miller of the ''[[Screen Rant]]'' calling it "a badly written film with horrible dialogue, lackluster action and a sense of fun that's nowhere to be found". Miller also felt that Chatwin was "completely miscast" as Goku.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://screenrant.com/dragonball-evolution-reviews/|title=Dragonball: Evolution Review
|website=Screen Rant|date=April 8, 2009|access-date=July 12, 2020|first=Ross|last=Miller|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220325073319/https://screenrant.com/dragonball-evolution-reviews/|archive-date=March 25, 2022|url-status=live}}</ref> In the aftermath of grossing only $56 million worldwide against a budget of $30 million,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Dragonball-Evolution#tab=summary|title=Dragonball Evolution (2009)|website=The Numbers|access-date=July 30, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170204061747/https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Dragonball-Evolution#tab=summary|archive-date=February 4, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> all the plans for a potential franchise were canceled.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://screenrant.com/dragonball-sequel-already-has-a-script/|title=Dragonball Sequel Already Has A Script|website=Screen Rant|date=April 5, 2009|access-date=April 27, 2020|first=Ross|last=Miller|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220325073444/https://screenrant.com/dragonball-sequel-already-has-a-script/|archive-date=March 25, 2022|url-status=live}}</ref> In the same year, Chatwin teamed up again with Jamie Wollrab for John Markland's three-person play ''[[Red Light Winter]]'' at the Dairy Arts Center, during Boulder International Fringe Festival. Written by [[Adam Rapp]], the story sees Wollrab and Chatwin as two friends caught up in a love triangle with a young prostitute they encounter in [[Amsterdam]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.coloradodaily.com/2009/08/12/boulder-international-fringe-festival-in-your-dreams/|title=Boulder International Fringe Festival: In your dreams|website=Colorado Daily|date=August 12, 2009|access-date=May 8, 2020|first=Mark|last=Collins|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210928150905/https://www.coloradodaily.com/2009/08/12/boulder-international-fringe-festival-in-your-dreams/|archive-date=September 28, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailycamera.com/ci_13129620|title=Boulder International Fringe Festival: Native returns in dream-fueled play|website=DailyCamera.com|date=August 15, 2009|access-date=October 22, 2018|first=Mark|last=Collins|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220118153909/https://www.dailycamera.com/2009/08/15/boulder-international-fringe-festival-native-returns-in-dream-fueled-play/|archive-date=January 18, 2022|url-status=live}}</ref>
 
=== 2011–2020: Television and films balance ===
[[File:William H. Macy (5982932955).jpg|thumb|Chatwin alongside [[William H. Macy]] at the 2011 [[San Diego Comic-Con]] to promote ''Shameless'']]
In December 2009, Chatwin was filming the Showtime pilot ''[[Shameless (American TV series)|Shameless]]'', an [[Adaptation (arts)|adaptation]] of [[Paul Abbott|Paul Abbott's]] [[Shameless (British TV series)|British series of the same name]], starring alongside [[William H. Macy]] and [[Emmy Rossum]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/emmy-rossum-star-showtime-pilot-92435|title=Emmy Rossum to star in Showtime pilot|website=The Hollywood Reporter|date=December 16, 2009|access-date=November 22, 2016|first=Nellie|last=Andreeva|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220127105502/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/emmy-rossum-star-showtime-pilot-92435/|archive-date=January 27, 2022|url-status=live}}</ref> The 12-episode first season began airing in January 2011,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/ustv/a213083/showtime-picks-up-shameless-remake/|title=Showtime picks up 'Shameless' remake|website=Digital Spy|date=April 8, 2010|access-date=May 29, 2020|first=Mike|last=Moody|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210121021621/https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/ustv/a213083/showtime-picks-up-shameless-remake/|archive-date=January 21, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2010/07/january-premiere-dates-for-showtimes-shameless-episodes-53232/|title=January Premiere Dates For Showtime's 'Shameless', 'Episodes' & 'Californication'|website=Deadline|date=July 12, 2010|access-date=September 5, 2021|first=Nellie|last=Andreeva|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140902025352/https://deadline.com/2010/07/january-premiere-dates-for-showtimes-shameless-episodes-53232/|archive-date=September 2, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> and over the course of three years, Chatwin portrayed Jimmy Lishman / Steve Wilton, Rossum's love interest, a car thief who comes from a wealthy family. Chatwin made a brief appearance in the fourth season finale,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/shameless-justin-chatwin-returns-694077|title='Shameless' Surprise: Former Series Regular Returns (Video)|website=The Hollywood Reporter|date=April 7, 2014|access-date=March 10, 2020|first=Lesley|last=Goldberg|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210918205009/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/shameless-justin-chatwin-returns-694077/|archive-date=September 18, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref> and returned in the fifth season as a special guest star.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2015/tv/news/shameless-premiere-justin-chatwin-return-emmy-rossum-interview-1201394503/|title='Shameless': Emmy Rossum Teases Justin Chatwin's Return & New Love Interest|website=Variety|date=January 11, 2015|access-date=November 22, 2016|first=Elizabeth|last=Wagmeister|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150114035703/https://variety.com/2015/tv/news/shameless-premiere-justin-chatwin-return-emmy-rossum-interview-1201394503/|archive-date=January 14, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> The show received mostly positive reviews; Eric Goldman of [[IGN]] opined that Chatwin brings "the right vibe of scruffy determination" to his role,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2011/01/08/shameless-pilot-review|title=Shameless: "Pilot" Review|website=IGN.com|date=January 9, 2011|access-date=June 30, 2020|first=Eric|last=Goldman|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150214024202/https://www.ign.com/articles/2011/01/08/shameless-pilot-review|archive-date=February 14, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> while another critic noticed his "very intense and intimate chemistry" with Rossum.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theyoungfolks.com/television/50136/tv-review-shameless-5x06-crazy-love/|title=TV Review: Shameless (5×06) "Crazy Love"|website=The Young Folks|date=February 16, 2015|access-date=June 30, 2020|first=Allyson|last=Johnson|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200630162418/https://www.theyoungfolks.com/television/50136/tv-review-shameless-5x06-crazy-love/|archive-date=June 30, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref>
During an interview, when asked about one of the most controversial aspects of the series, the significant amount of nudity and sex scenes, Chatwin said:
 
{{blockquote|One of the things that attracted me to the project in the first place was getting past my own psychological barriers of being naked in front of people. We all have it. We're all afraid ... I think that we come out of such a [[Calvinism|Calvinistic]], religious, [[Repression (psychology)|repression]] era, and I think there's a lot to be said in ''exploiting'' our bodies in healthy ways, so that we can towards more liberal, healthy sexual practices. I think this show walks the line with that, and I don't think it's gratuitous".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://collider.com/justin-chatwin-shameless-season-2-interview/|title=Justin Chatwin Talks SHAMELESS Season 2|website=Collider|date=February 12, 2012|access-date=September 22, 2020|first=Christina|last=Radish|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131011055617/https://collider.com/justin-chatwin-shameless-season-2-interview/|archive-date=October 11, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref>}}
 
Chatwin's film career in the 2010s consists primarily in independent features. Those usually premiered first at various [[film festivals]], before being released simultaneously in select theaters and through [[video-on-demand]] or [[streaming media|streaming services]]. In 2011, Chatwin starred alongside [[Patrick Huard]] and [[Paul Doucet]] in the canadian film ''[[Funkytown (film)|Funkytown]]''. Directed by [[Daniel Roby]], the feature set in [[Montreal]] follows a group of characters and the events that changed their lives during the [[disco]] era.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/movies/2011/03/04/funkytown_montreals_last_days_of_disco.html|title=Funkytown: Montreal's last days of disco|website=The Star|date=March 4, 2011|access-date=September 22, 2020|first=Linda|last=Barnard|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231006195331/https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/movies/funkytown-montreal-s-last-days-of-disco/article_02c788f5-5d78-596d-8e39-545f3802cc50.html|archive-date=October 6, 2023|url-status=live}}</ref> He plays Tino DeiFiori, a young [[Italians|italian]] dancer who is hiding a secret. Chatwin was drawn to the part because he "haven't danced a day" in his life: "I'm the guy who sits in the corner at the club and doesn't move".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.straight.com/article-377382/vancouver/justin-chatwin-takes-himself-funkytown|title=B.C.'s Justin Chatwin takes himself to Funkytown|website=Straight.com|date=March 2, 2011|access-date=November 22, 2016|first=Mike|last=Usinger|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110307134035/https://www.straight.com/article-377382/vancouver/justin-chatwin-takes-himself-funkytown|archive-date=March 7, 2011|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2011, he also acted in [[Shawn Christensen]]'s short film ''Brink'', which earned a nomination for "Best Narrative Short" at the [[Tribeca Film Festival]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tribecafilm.com/filmguide/archive/512ce0a81c7d76e04600077a-brink|title=Brink|website=Tribeca Film|access-date=November 22, 2016|archive-date=November 22, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161122221533/https://tribecafilm.com/filmguide/archive/512ce0a81c7d76e04600077a-brink|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2011/03/2011-tribeca-film-festival-announces-short-film-selections-243292/|title=2011 Tribeca Film Festival Announces Short Film Selections|website=IndieWire|date=March 16, 2011|access-date=June 30, 2020|first=Peter|last=Knegt|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231109114548/https://www.indiewire.com/news/general-news/2011-tribeca-film-festival-announces-short-film-selections-243292/|archive-date=November 9, 2023|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2013, Chatwin guest-starred in the fourth season of ''[[The Listener (TV series)|The Listener]]'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2013/05/28/the-listener-season-4_n_3348106.html|title='The Listener' Season 4: Mind Games And Familiar Faces|website=HuffPost|date=May 28, 2013|access-date=November 22, 2016|first=Bryan|last=Cairns|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230606023547/https://www.huffpost.com/archive/ca/entry/the-listener-season-4-mind-games-and-familiar-faces_n_3348106|archive-date=June 6, 2023|url-status=live}}</ref> and appeared in ''Isolated'', a documentary narrated and executive produced by [[Ryan Phillippe]] about a group of surfers in search of untouched waves.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2014/film/news/ryan-phillippes-human-rights-doc-to-hit-theaters-this-summer-1201255203/|title=Ryan Phillippe's Human Rights Doc to Hit Theaters This Summer|website=Variety|date=June 30, 2014|access-date=March 10, 2020|first=Jordyn|last=Holman|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140820194352/https://variety.com/2014/film/news/ryan-phillippes-human-rights-doc-to-hit-theaters-this-summer-1201255203/|archive-date=August 20, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref>
 
Alongside [[Jane Levy]] and [[Peter Stormare]], Chatwin subsequently appeared as [[rock and roll]] star Bobby Shore in the [[Jeffrey St. Jules]]-directed sci-fi musical set in the '60s ''[[Bang Bang Baby]]'' (2014).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thewrap.com/jane-levy-justin-chatwin-peter-stormare-star-bang-bang-baby-exclusive/|title=Jane Levy, Justin Chatwin, Peter Stormare to Star in 'Bang Bang Baby' (Exclusive)|website=TheWrap|date=March 14, 2014|access-date=November 22, 2016|first=Jeff|last=Sneider|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140316174806/https://www.thewrap.com/jane-levy-justin-chatwin-peter-stormare-star-bang-bang-baby-exclusive/|archive-date=March 16, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> His character was based on [[Vanilla Ice]], [[Justin Bieber]] and [[Elvis Presley]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thatshelf.com/bang-bang-baby-justin-chatwin-interview/|title=Bang Bang Baby: Justin Chatwin Interview|website=That Shelf|date=August 21, 2015|access-date=September 22, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210918173932/https://thatshelf.com/bang-bang-baby-justin-chatwin-interview/|archive-date=September 18, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref> ''Bang Bang Baby'' won the award for [[Toronto International Film Festival Award for Best Canadian First Feature Film|Best Canadian First Feature Film]] at the [[2014 Toronto International Film Festival]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thewrap.com/the-imitation-game-wins-toronto-audience-award/|title='The Imitation Game' Wins Toronto Audience Award|website=The Wrap|date=September 14, 2014|access-date=June 30, 2020|first=Steve|last=Pond|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140914223802/https://www.thewrap.com/the-imitation-game-wins-toronto-audience-award/|archive-date=September 14, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> and garnered also two nominations at the third edition of [[Canadian Screen Awards]], for [[Canadian Screen Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]] (Chatwin) and [[Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television Award for Best Achievement in Overall Sound|Best Overall Sound]].<ref name=CSA2015>{{cite web|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2015/01/13/canadian-screen-awards-2015-nominees_n_6458262.html|title=Canadian Screen Awards Nominees 2015: 'Orphan Black,' Xavier Dolan's 'Mommy' Lead The Pack|website=HuffPost|date=January 13, 2015|access-date=March 10, 2020|first=Chris|last=Jancelewicz|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231016153427/https://www.huffpost.com/archive/ca/entry/canadian-screen-awards-nominees-2015-orphan-black-xavier-dol_n_6458262|archive-date=October 16, 2023|url-status=live}}</ref> ''The Young Folks'' critic Josh Cabrita thought Chatwin "perfectly balances celebrity charm, self-absorption, and wooden caricature".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theyoungfolks.com/film/62130/movie-review-bang-bang-baby/|title=Movie Review: 'Bang Bang Baby'|website=The Young Folks|date=August 19, 2015|access-date=July 12, 2020|first=Josh|last=Cabrita|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170410035031/https://www.theyoungfolks.com/film/62130/movie-review-bang-bang-baby/|archive-date=April 10, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> In the romantic comedy ''[[No Stranger Than Love]]'' (2015), which was the closing night film of the 16th annual [[Newport Beach Film Festival]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/socal/daily-pilot/entertainment/tn-dpt-et-0430-no-stranger-than-love-newport-beach-film-festival-20150429-story.html|title='No Stranger Than Love' to close film festival|website=Los Angeles Times|date=April 29, 2015|access-date=March 10, 2020|first=Michael|last=Miller|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220325064337/https://www.latimes.com/socal/daily-pilot/entertainment/tn-dpt-et-0430-no-stranger-than-love-newport-beach-film-festival-20150429-story.html|archive-date=March 25, 2022|url-status=live}}</ref> Chatwin plays a sensitive poet teaming up with a woman ([[Alison Brie]]) in order to rescue an unfaithful man ([[Colin Hanks]]) trapped in a [[black hole]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2013/film/news/alison-brie-justin-chatwin-colin-hanks-in-no-stranger-than-love-exclusive-1200498213/|title=Alison Brie, Justin Chatwin, Colin Hanks In 'No Stranger Than Love' (EXCLUSIVE)|website=Variety|date=June 18, 2013|access-date=November 22, 2016|first=Dave|last=McNary|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231006195329/https://variety.com/2013/film/news/alison-brie-justin-chatwin-colin-hanks-in-no-stranger-than-love-exclusive-1200498213/|archive-date=October 6, 2023|url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]''{{'s}} Leslie Felperin gave the film a negative review, describing it as "disappointingly bland", lacking any "[[metaphor]], playfulness" and "enigmatic, [[Magic realism|magical-realism]]" necessary to sustain the offbeat premise.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/no-stranger-love-newport-beach-793225|title='No Stranger Than Love': Newport Beach Review|website=The Hollywood Reporter|date=May 4, 2015|access-date=September 13, 2020|first=Leslie|last=Felperin|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220223091545/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/no-stranger-love-newport-beach-793225/|archive-date=February 23, 2022|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2015, Chatwin also portrayed a troubled man desperate to retrieve his bike in the short film ''The Cycle'',<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.garrettleight.com/blogs/stories/the-cycle|title=The Cycle. Spring/Summer 2015|website=GarrettLeight.com|date=August 20, 2019|access-date=March 10, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200929002924/https://www.garrettleight.com/blogs/stories/the-cycle|archive-date=September 29, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> and recorded the audio version of Celeritas, a screenplay who featured on 2014 [[Black List (survey)|Black List]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.earwolf.com/episode/202-celeritas/|title=Celeritas|website=Earwolf.com|date=December 3, 2015|access-date=March 10, 2020|archive-date=October 12, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161012071033/https://www.earwolf.com/episode/202-celeritas/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
 
Chatwin starred as a detective tracking down a mysterious race of creatures in the [[TNT (American TV network)|TNT]] pilot ''Breed'' (2015),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/justin-chatwin-star-tnt-supernatural-763418|title=Justin Chatwin to Star in TNT Supernatural Drama 'Breed' (Exclusive)|website=The Hollywood Reporter|date=January 13, 2015|access-date=March 10, 2020|first=Lesley|last=Goldberg|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210727190245/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/justin-chatwin-star-tnt-supernatural-763418/|archive-date=July 27, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/tnt-passes-justin-chatwin-drama-791117|title=TNT Passes on Justin Chatwin Drama Pilot 'Breed'|website=The Hollywood Reporter|date=April 23, 2015|access-date=March 10, 2020|first=Lesley|last=Goldberg|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220325065157/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/tnt-passes-justin-chatwin-drama-791117/|archive-date=March 25, 2022|url-status=live}}</ref> and also that year, he secured a recurring role in the third season of ''[[Orphan Black]]'', playing opposite [[Tatiana Maslany]] and [[Kristian Bruun]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2014/tv/news/oprhan-black-justin-chatwin-james-frain-season-3-1201364651/
|title='Orphan Black' Adds 'Shameless' Alum Justin Chatwin, James Frain For Season 3|website=Variety.com|date=November 25, 2014|access-date=April 30, 2018|first=Marianne|last=Zumberge|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141128071127/https://variety.com/2014/tv/news/oprhan-black-justin-chatwin-james-frain-season-3-1201364651/|archive-date=November 28, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> The following year, Chatwin landed the role of cartoonist Cameron Hawthorne in the [[CBS]] summer series ''[[American Gothic (2016 TV series)|American Gothic]]'', which centers upon a [[white-collar worker|white-collar]] family dealing with a serial killer.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2015/12/justin-chatwin-megan-ketch-cast-american-gothic-cbs-1201657921/|title=Justin Chatwin & Megan Ketch To Star In CBS Summer Series 'American Gothic'|website=[[Deadline.com Hollywood]]|date=December 7, 2015|access-date=November 22, 2016|first=Nellie|last=Andreeva|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208104401/https://deadline.com/2015/12/justin-chatwin-megan-ketch-cast-american-gothic-cbs-1201657921/|archive-date=December 8, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> As a result of the mixed reviews from critics<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2016/jun/22/american-gothic-cbs-serial-killer-drama|title=American Gothic: Boston serial killer drama is a case of slash 'n' slow burn|website=The Guardian|date=June 22, 2016|access-date=June 30, 2020|first=Brian|last=Moylan|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160623140235/https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2016/jun/22/american-gothic-cbs-serial-killer-drama|archive-date=June 23, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2016/tv/reviews/american-gothic-tv-cbs-antony-starr-1201794915/|title=TV Review: 'American Gothic'|website=Variety|date=June 20, 2016|access-date=June 30, 2020|first=Melanie|last=McFarland|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160621121458/https://variety.com/2016/tv/reviews/american-gothic-tv-cbs-antony-starr-1201794915/|archive-date=June 21, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> and low ratings, CBS cancelled the show after one season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2016/10/braindead-american-gothic-canceled-cbs-one-season-summer-series-1201838081/|title=Summer Series 'BrainDead' & 'American Gothic' Canceled By CBS After 1 Season|website=Deadline|date=October 17, 2016|access-date=June 30, 2020|first=Nellie|last=Andreeva|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161018031303/https://deadline.com/2016/10/braindead-american-gothic-canceled-cbs-one-season-summer-series-1201838081/|archive-date=October 18, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> Chatwin then guest-starred on [[BBC]]'s ''[[Doctor Who]]'' as [[superhero]] The Ghost and his [[alter ego]] Grant Gordon in the show's 2016 Christmas special "[[The Return of Doctor Mysterio]]".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2016/10/doctor-who-christmas-special-justin-chatwin-1201734552/|title='Doctor Who' Christmas Special Sneak Peek Reveals First Look At Justin Chatwin's New Hero|website=IndieWire|date=October 7, 2016|access-date=November 22, 2016|first=Kate|last=Erbland|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231006195332/https://www.indiewire.com/features/general/doctor-who-christmas-special-justin-chatwin-1201734552/|archive-date=October 6, 2023|url-status=live}}</ref> The episode pays homage to the [[comic book]] films, [[Christopher Reeve]]'s [[Superman]] and [[Tobey Maguire]]'s [[Spider-Man]] serving as inspiration for his character.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/justin-chatwin-talks-suiting-up-as-a-superhero-in-doctor-who-the-return-of-doctor-mysterio-141525088.html|title=Justin Chatwin Talks Suiting Up as a Superhero in 'Doctor Who: The Return of Doctor Mysterio'|website=Yahoo.com|date=December 23, 2016|access-date=September 16, 2020|first=Ethan|last=Alter|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200916224346/https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/justin-chatwin-talks-suiting-up-as-a-superhero-in-doctor-who-the-return-of-doctor-mysterio-141525088.html|archive-date=September 16, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[New York (magazine)#Digital expansion and destination sites|Vulture]]'' critic Ross Ruediger praised Chatwin's "splendid" performance.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vulture.com/2016/12/doctor-who-recap-season-10-episode-0.html|title=Doctor Who Christmas Special Recap: Man of Feel|website=Vulture|date=December 26, 2016|access-date=June 30, 2020|first=Russ|last=Ruediger|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161227073051/https://www.vulture.com/2016/12/doctor-who-recap-season-10-episode-0.html|archive-date=December 27, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>
 
2016 saw Chatwin appear in four independent films. The western drama ''[[Poor Boy (film)|Poor Boy]]'' premiered as part of the Viewpoints section at the Tribeca Film Festival,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2016/film/news/tribeca-film-festival-2016-slate-competition-viewpoints-1201719788/|title=Tribeca Film Festival Unveils 2016 Competition Slate|website=Variety|date=March 2, 2016|access-date=June 30, 2020|first=Gordon|last=Cox|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303102334/https://variety.com/2016/film/news/tribeca-film-festival-2016-slate-competition-viewpoints-1201719788/|archive-date=March 3, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> followed by a [[limited release]] two years later.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2018/05/poor-boy-trailer-release-date-indican-pictures-cannes-michael-shannon-1202392729/
|title='Poor Boy' Acquired For Theatrical Release By Indican Pictures; Watch The First Trailer – Cannes|website=[[Deadline.com Hollywood]]|date=May 17, 2018|access-date=March 10, 2020|first=Anita|last=Busch|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180517181415/https://deadline.com/2018/05/poor-boy-trailer-release-date-indican-pictures-cannes-michael-shannon-1202392729/|archive-date=May 17, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> Chatwin was then cast opposite [[Pierce Brosnan]] in the [[Allegory|allegorical]] thriller ''[[Urge (film)|Urge]]'', where he starred as an artist unaffected by the title drug which is said to remove your inhibitions.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/shameless-actor-justin-chatwin-joins-743531|title='Shameless' Actor Justin Chatwin Joins 'Urge' (Exclusive)|website=The Hollywood Reporter|date=October 24, 2014|access-date=November 22, 2016|first=Rebecca|last=Ford|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211117180933/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/shameless-actor-justin-chatwin-joins-743531/|archive-date=November 17, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref> In her 1-star review, [[Christy Lemire]] from [[RogerEbert.com]] called [[Aaron Kaufman (producer)|Aaron Kaufman]]'s film "empty and unlikable as the characters themselves".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/urge-2016|title=Urge|website=Roger Ebert.com|date=June 3, 2016|access-date=June 30, 2020|first=Christy|last=Lemire|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160604111540/https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/urge-2016|archive-date=June 4, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> The romantic comedy ''[[Unleashed (2016 film)|Unleashed]]'', written and directed by [[Finn Taylor]], stars [[Kate Micucci]] as a woman whose cat and dog are transformed into men (Chatwin and [[Steve Howey (actor)|Steve Howey]]).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/kate-micucci-steve-howey-justin-799685|title=Kate Micucci, Steve Howey, Justin Chatwin Join Indie 'Unleashed' (Exclusive)|website=The Hollywood Reporter|date=June 4, 2015|access-date=November 22, 2016|first=Rebecca|last=Ford|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210803184640/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/kate-micucci-steve-howey-justin-799685/|archive-date=August 3, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref> In preparation for his role, Chatwin studied animal movement with [[Jean-Louis Rodrigue]] and [[Kristof Konrad]], in order to embody the specific mannerisms and behavior.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://alexandertechworks.com/justin-chatwin-uses-animal-studies-embody-ajax-cat-unleashed/|title=Justin Chatwin uses animal studies to embody Ajax the cat in "Unleashed"|website=Alexander Techworks|access-date=July 12, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220325082046/https://alexandertechworks.com/justin-chatwin-uses-animal-studies-embody-ajax-cat-unleashed/|archive-date=March 25, 2022|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://stylemaniac.com/blog//interview-unleashed-director-finn-taylor|title=Men & Women, Cats & Dogs: An interview with "Unleashed" director Finn Taylor|website=Style Maniac|access-date=July 12, 2020|archive-date=August 20, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180820124046/https://stylemaniac.com/blog//interview-unleashed-director-finn-taylor|url-status=dead}}</ref> As the Audience Award winner at the 39th [[Mill Valley Film Festival]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://awardswatch.com/lion-and-moonlight-win-39th-mill-valley-film-festival-audience-awards/|title='Lion' and 'Moonlight' Win 39th Mill Valley Film Festival Audience Awards|website=AwardsWatch|date=October 18, 2016|access-date=March 10, 2020|first=Erik|last=Anderson|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201027154816/https://awardswatch.com/lion-and-moonlight-win-39th-mill-valley-film-festival-audience-awards/|archive-date=October 27, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> the film was met with generally positive reviews; [[Frank Scheck]] of ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'' opined that ''Unleashed'' works "thanks to its engaging female lead and the exuberantly physical performances of her co-stars".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/unleashed-1032113|title='Unleashed': Film Review|website=The Hollywood Reporter|date=August 23, 2017|access-date=June 30, 2020|first=Frank|last=Scheck|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210513025528/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/unleashed-1032113/|archive-date=May 13, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref> Lastly, Chatwin and [[Anna Camp]] played a couple trying to save their marriage in the [[time travel]] drama ''[[One Night (2016 film)|One Night]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2016/film/news/afm-anna-camp-justin-chatwins-1-night-level-33-1201911720/|title=AFM: Anna Camp-Justin Chatwin Romance '1 Night' Sells to Level 33 (EXCLUSIVE)|website=Variety|date=November 7, 2016|access-date=November 22, 2016|first=Dave|last=McNary|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161108170658/https://variety.com/2016/film/news/afm-anna-camp-justin-chatwins-1-night-level-33-1201911720/|archive-date=November 8, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> Following its world premiere at the [[Austin Film Festival]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://soundandpicture.com/2016/09/austin-film-festival-announces-marquee-titles-full-2016-lineup/|title=Austin Film Festival Announces Marquee Titles & Full 2016 Lineup|website=Sound & Picture|date=September 14, 2016|access-date=June 30, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200630173158/https://soundandpicture.com/2016/09/austin-film-festival-announces-marquee-titles-full-2016-lineup/|archive-date=June 30, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Minhal Baig]]'s directorial debut was released nationwide early next year, with a mixed-to-negative response; despite noting the film's flawed script, Kimber Myers of the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' praised the "solid" performances of the cast.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-1-night-review-20170209-story.html|title=Review: Potential goes unfulfilled in romantic drama '1 Night,' but Anna Camp is worth a watch|website=Los Angeles Times|date=February 9, 2017|access-date=September 13, 2020|first=Kimber|last=Myers|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170209210953/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-1-night-review-20170209-story.html|archive-date=February 9, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>
 
Chatwin starred in the [[Joachim Rønning]]-directed pilot for [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] ''The Doomsday Project'' (2017) as [[United States Navy SEALs|Navy SEAL]] instructor Chris Wyatt.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/doomsday-apocalyptic-pilot-lands-at-sony-tv-after-dumped-by-abc/|title=Doomsday: Apocalyptic Pilot Lands at Sony TV after Dumped by ABC|website=Den of Geek|date=June 27, 2017|access-date=March 10, 2020|first=Joseph|last=Baxter|archive-date=October 26, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201026124635/https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/doomsday-apocalyptic-pilot-lands-at-sony-tv-after-dumped-by-abc/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Also that year, he appeared in three films, starting with a [[Cameo appearance|cameo]] as [[Vincent D'Onofrio]]'s drug-addicted son in the action-comedy ''[[CHiPs (film)|CHiPs]]'', directed by [[Dax Shepard]], based on the [[CHiPs|television series of the same name]]. Chatwin then portrayed modern-day [[cowboy]] Hugh Jay Linder in [[Blake Robbins]]' [[Western (genre)|western]] [[film noir|noir]] ''[[The Scent of Rain and Lightning (film)|The Scent of Rain and Lightning]]'', based on the 2010 novel of the same name by [[Nancy Pickard]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thewrap.com/logan-miller-mark-webber-justin-chatwin-join-the-scent-of-rain-and-lightning/|title=Logan Miller, Mark Webber, Justin Chatwin Join 'The Scent of Rain and Lightning'|website=TheWrap|date=November 5, 2015|access-date=November 22, 2016|first=Jeff|last=Sneider|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151107040805/https://www.thewrap.com/logan-miller-mark-webber-justin-chatwin-join-the-scent-of-rain-and-lightning/|archive-date=November 7, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> Led by [[Maika Monroe]], the film follows a young woman's attempt to uncover the truth behind the death of her parents (Chatwin and [[Maggie Grace]] in the flashback sequences). After making its debut at the [[Atlanta Film Festival]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.atlantafilmfestival.com/atlff-news/2017/2/24/atlanta-film-festival-announces-2017-lineup-of-features-and-short-films|title=Atlanta Film Festival Announces 2017 Lineup of Features and Short Films|website=Atlanta Film Festival.com|date=March 13, 2017|access-date=September 6, 2021|first=Cameron|last=McAllister|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180615151444/https://www.atlantafilmfestival.com/atlff-news/2017/2/24/atlanta-film-festival-announces-2017-lineup-of-features-and-short-films|archive-date=June 15, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> the critically acclaimed film was released to a general audience one year later,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2018/02/sp-releasing-gets-us-rights-to-the-scent-of-rain-lightning-1202277572/|title=SP Releasing Grabs US Rights To Thriller 'The Scent Of Rain & Lightning'|website=Deadline|date=February 2, 2018|access-date=September 6, 2021|first=Bruce|last=Haring|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180203051849/https://deadline.com/2018/02/sp-releasing-gets-us-rights-to-the-scent-of-rain-lightning-1202277572/|archive-date=February 3, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> Frank Scheck deeming it "a well-acted, intelligent thriller",<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/scent-rain-lightning-1085158|title='The Scent of Rain and Lightning': Film Review|website=The Hollywood Reporter|date=February 15, 2018|access-date=July 12, 2020|first=Frank|last=Scheck|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210507122023/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/scent-rain-lightning-1085158/|archive-date=May 7, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref> while another critic praised Chatwin's "subtle and strong" performance.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://suindependent.com/movie-review-the-scent-of-rain-and-lightning/|title=Movie Review: "The Scent of Rain and Lightning" is a murder mystery to watch for|website=Suindependent.com|date=June 9, 2017|access-date=September 6, 2021|first=Adam|last=Mast|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170609160252/https://suindependent.com/movie-review-the-scent-of-rain-and-lightning/|archive-date=June 9, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> He also had a role in the independent drama [[We Don't Belong Here (film)|''We Don’t Belong Here'']], sharing the screen with [[Riley Keough]] and Anton Yelchin.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2017/01/we-dont-belong-here-trailer-anton-yelchin-catherine-keener-riley-keough-peer-pederson-1201772330/|title='We Don't Belong Here' Exclusive Trailer: Anton Yelchin and Catherine Keener Star In Dysfunctional Family Thriller|website=IndieWire|date=January 24, 2017|access-date=March 10, 2020|first=Vikram|last=Murthi|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240112125216/https://www.indiewire.com/features/general/we-dont-belong-here-trailer-anton-yelchin-catherine-keener-riley-keough-peer-pederson-1201772330/|archive-date=January 12, 2024|url-status=live}}</ref>
 
Chatwin later headlined [[Crackle (company)|Crackle]]'s original sci-fi movie ''[[In the Cloud]]'' (2018), in which he plays a [[computer scientist]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2017/digital/news/gabriel-byrne-justin-chatwin-crackle-in-the-cloud-1202564408/|title=Gabriel Byrne, Justin Chatwin Star in Crackle's VR-Themed Movie 'In the Cloud'|website=Variety|date=September 20, 2017|access-date=December 18, 2017|first=Todd|last=Spangler|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170925081055/https://variety.com/2017/digital/news/gabriel-byrne-justin-chatwin-crackle-in-the-cloud-1202564408/|archive-date=September 25, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> That same year, he starred as a rookie detective working on his first major case in the dramatic thriller ''[[Legacy (2017 film)|The Assassin's Code]]'',<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/shameless-fargo-actors-star-indie-940231|title='Shameless,' 'Fargo' Actors to Star in Indie 'Legacy' (Exclusive)|website=The Hollywood Reporter|date=October 20, 2016|access-date=December 18, 2017|first=Rebecca|last=Ford|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211026190433/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/shameless-fargo-actors-star-indie-940231/|archive-date=October 26, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref> which was screened at the 42nd [[Cleveland International Film Festival]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2018/04/producer_director_talk_of_clev.html|title=Cleveland International Film Festival: Inside "Assassin's Code," a Cleveland-centric crime thriller|website=Cleveland.com|date=April 12, 2018|access-date=June 30, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200630160918/https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2018/04/producer_director_talk_of_clev.html|archive-date=June 30, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> Chatwin also featured as a [[Hedonism|hedonistic]] bartender named Andy in the [[Ensemble cast|ensemble]] coming-of-age drama ''[[Summer Night (2019 film)|Summer Night]]'' (2019), directed by [[Joseph Cross (actor)|Joseph Cross]] in his directorial debut.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2017/film/news/joseph-cross-james-ponsoldt-summer-night-1202613541/|title=Joseph Cross Teams With James Ponsoldt on Directorial Debut 'Summer Night' (EXCLUSIVE)|website=Variety|date=November 13, 2017|access-date=December 18, 2017|first=Justin|last=Kroll|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171114040926/https://variety.com/2017/film/news/joseph-cross-james-ponsoldt-summer-night-1202613541/|archive-date=November 14, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> Following its premiere at the Atlanta Film Festival in the spring,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.atlantafilmfestival.com/atlff-news/2019/3/1/43rd-annual-atlanta-film-festival-announces-lineup-of-feature-length-and-short-films|title=43rd Annual Atlanta Film Festival Announces Complete Lineup|website=Atlanta Film Festival.com|date=March 1, 2019|access-date=September 6, 2021|first=Kevon|last=Pryce|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200322045606/https://www.atlantafilmfestival.com/atlff-news/2019/3/1/43rd-annual-atlanta-film-festival-announces-lineup-of-feature-length-and-short-films|archive-date=March 22, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> the film opened in theaters that summer to mixed reviews; ''Los Angeles Times'' critic [[Carlos Aguilar (writer)|Carlos Aguilar]] called it "mediocre and forgettable",<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-mini-summer-night-review-20190711-story.html|title=Review: 'Summer Night' renders young adulthood as tiresome|website=Los Angeles Times|date=July 11, 2019|access-date=June 30, 2020|first=Carlos|last=Aguilar|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190712011849/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-mini-summer-night-review-20190711-story.html|archive-date=July 12, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> however, ''The Hollywood Reporter''{{'s}} critic found Chatwin "very funny" providing the [[comic relief]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/summer-night-1223897|title='Summer Night': Film Review|website=The Hollywood Reporter|date=July 11, 2019|access-date=June 30, 2020|first=Frank|last=Scheck|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210928150943/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/summer-night-1223897/|archive-date=September 28, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref>
 
From 2019 to 2021, over the course of two seasons, Chatwin played scientist Erik Wallace in the [[Netflix]] television series ''[[Another Life (2019 TV series)|Another Life]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/netflixs-life-adds-tyler-hoechlin-3-others-cast-1137974/|title=Netflix's 'Another Life' Adds 4 to Cast, Finds Director|website=The Hollywood Reporter|date=August 28, 2018|access-date=February 21, 2022|first=Rick|last=Porter|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220221212421/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/netflixs-life-adds-tyler-hoechlin-3-others-cast-1137974/|archive-date=February 21, 2022|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Swift |first=Andy |title=Another Life Cancelled at Netflix - Read Katee Sackhoff's Statement |url=https://tvline.com/2022/02/21/another-life-cancelled-season-3-netflix-kate-sackhoff-statement/ |website=TVLine |access-date=February 21, 2022 |date=February 21, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230725052902/https://tvline.com/news/another-life-cancelled-season-3-netflix-kate-sackhoff-statement-1234790984/|archive-date=July 25, 2023|url-status=live}}</ref>
 
=== 2021–present: Subsequent career ===
Chatwin co-starred opposite [[Diego Boneta]], [[Alexandra Daddario]] and [[Travis Fimmel]] in the [[romance film|romantic]] [[crime film]] ''[[Die in a Gunfight]]'' (2021), which has been described as a modern-day version of [[William Shakespeare]]'s ''[[Romeo and Juliet]]''. He plays an unscrupulous stalker loosely based on [[Tybalt]] and [[Count Paris]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2021/04/lionsgate-acquires-north-american-rights-die-in-a-gunfight-alexandra-daddario-diego-boneta-thriller-1234747229/|title=Lionsgate Acquires North American Rights To Thriller 'Die In A Gunfight,' Starring Alexandra Daddario And Diego Boneta|website=Deadline|date=April 30, 2021|access-date=September 10, 2021|first=Matt|last=Grobar|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210430170143/https://deadline.com/2021/04/lionsgate-acquires-north-american-rights-die-in-a-gunfight-alexandra-daddario-diego-boneta-thriller-1234747229/|archive-date=April 30, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://collider.com/die-in-a-gunfight-trailer-alexandra-daddario-diego-boneta/|title=Exclusive: 'Die in a Gunfight' Trailer Reveals a Star-Crossed and Stylized Love Story Starring Alexandra Daddario and Diego Boneta|website=Collider|date=June 14, 2021|access-date=September 10, 2021|first=Carly|last=Lane|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210614190146/https://collider.com/die-in-a-gunfight-trailer-alexandra-daddario-diego-boneta/|archive-date=June 14, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref> Although it garnered a negative response, Mae Abdulbaki of ''[[Screen Rant]]'' opined that Chatwin is "chewing up scenery with gusto and a glint in his eyes" as the film's [[villain]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://screenrant.com/die-in-a-gunfight-2021-movie-reviews/|title=Die In A Gunfight Review: A Contrived, Tonally Inconsistent Melodrama|website=Screen Rant|date=July 18, 2021|access-date=September 10, 2021|first=Mae|last=Abdulbaki|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210718224658/https://screenrant.com/die-in-a-gunfight-2021-movie-reviews/|archive-date=July 18, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref>
 
In 2022, Chatwin starred as a conflicted police officer in the [[period film|period]] [[Drama (film and television)|drama film]] ''[[The Walk (2022 film)|The Walk]]''. Directed by [[Daniel Adams (director)|Daniel Adams]], it centers upon the [[Desegregation busing|forced busing]] in 1974 [[Boston]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.screendaily.com/news/cmg-launches-cannes-sales-on-justin-chatwin-terrence-howard-jeremy-piven-race-drama-the-walk-exclusive/5161379.article|title=CMG launches Cannes sales on Justin Chatwin, Terrence Howard, Jeremy Piven race drama 'The Walk' (exclusive)|website=Screen Daily|date=July 9, 2021|access-date=September 10, 2021|first=Jeremy|last=Kay|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709202122/https://www.screendaily.com/news/cmg-launches-cannes-sales-on-justin-chatwin-terrence-howard-jeremy-piven-race-drama-the-walk-exclusive/5161379.article|archive-date=July 9, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref> Lisa Kennedy of ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' praised the film's performances but criticized its [[After school special|after-school-special]] vibe, clichéd script and melodramatic tone.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2022/film/reviews/the-walk-review-justin-chatwin-terrence-howard-1235288102/|title=‘The Walk’ Review: This Well-Intentioned Civil Rights Drama Simpflies Boston’s Struggle for Integration|website=Variety|date=June 8, 2022|access-date=May 13, 2023|first=Lisa|last=Kennedy|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220608123119/https://variety.com/2022/film/reviews/the-walk-review-justin-chatwin-terrence-howard-1235288102/|archive-date=June 8, 2022|url-status=live}}</ref> Chatwin will portrayportrayed [[Jack Reagan]], the father of [[United States President]] [[Ronald Reagan]] in [[Sean McNamara (filmmaker)|Sean McNamara]]'s [[biographical film|biopic]] ''[[Reagan (20232024 film)|Reagan]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/amanda-righetti-justin-chatwin-dennis-quaid-ronald-reagan-biopic-exclusive-1235006761/|title=Amanda Righetti, Justin Chatwin Join Dennis Quaid in Ronald Reagan Biopic (Exclusive)|website=The Hollywood Reporter|date=September 1, 2021|access-date=September 10, 2021|first=Etan|last=Vlessing|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210901164535/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/amanda-righetti-justin-chatwin-dennis-quaid-ronald-reagan-biopic-exclusive-1235006761/|archive-date=September 1, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref>
 
==Other ventures==
===Motorcycles===
Chatwin said many times that his biggest passion is motorcycles. He owns a [[Harley-Davidson]] Night Train which he named Charlie Crowe.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.timescolonist.com/entertainment/movies/big-picture-addict-role-a-point-of-pride-for-nanaimo-s-justin-chatwin-1.2335829|title=Big Picture: Addict role a point of pride for Nanaimo's Justin Chatwin|website=Times Colonist.com|date=September 1, 2016|access-date=May 1, 2020|first=Michael|last=D. Reid|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220325073712/https://www.timescolonist.com/entertainment/big-picture-addict-role-a-point-of-pride-for-nanaimos-justin-chatwin-4640452|archive-date=March 25, 2022|url-status=live}}</ref> Talking about the beginnings, he said: "I had bought my first motorcycle after riding a scooter on the [[Amalfi Coast]] in 2009. Five years later, and a full blown obsession under my belt, I'm back in [[Italy]] standing at the epic [[Ducati (company)|Ducati]] factory", adding, "A perfect day for me is when I wake up and know that all I have to do is ride my motorcycle for the next ten hours in a particular direction".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theadventuresofcharliecrowe.com/new-blog-1/2016/2/18/nitro-and-glycerine-by-justin-chatwin|title=Nitro and Glycerine by Justin Chatwin|website=The Adventures of Charlie Crowe.com|date=September 18, 2014|access-date=April 30, 2020|archive-date=July 15, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180715170100/https://www.theadventuresofcharliecrowe.com/new-blog-1/2016/2/18/nitro-and-glycerine-by-justin-chatwin|url-status=dead}}</ref>
 
{{quote box|width=25%|align=right|quote="Some people like scenery. For me it's the road. I just look for two-lane roads. Highways will put you to sleep. The other thing I do is ship my bike to wherever my job is. Then my reward after we wrap is that I get to ride home and camp along the way. It's how I motivate myself to get work."|source=—Chatwin on motorcycles, 2019<ref>{{cite web |url=http://blog.imrgmember.eu/en/rider-profile-justin-chatwin-2/ |title=Rider Profile: Justin Chatwin |access-date=October 14, 2020 |work=Blog.imrgmember.eu |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200810033006/https://blog.imrgmember.eu/en/rider-profile-justin-chatwin-2/|archive-date=August 10, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref>}} Chatwin has been in many trips with his former ''Shameless'' co-stars, William H. Macy and Steve Howey. They have been riding from Los Angeles to [[Colorado]], [[San Francisco]] and [[Aspen, Colorado|Aspen]], sponsored by Harley-Davidson.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://abilitymagazine.com/william-h-macy-enjoying-this-stage-of-his-life/|title=William H Macy - Enjoying This Stage of His Life|website=ABILITY Magazine.com|access-date=April 30, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210421110756/https://abilitymagazine.com/william-h-macy-enjoying-this-stage-of-his-life/|archive-date=April 21, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://cbswatchmagazine.com/stars/getting-to-know-steve-howey/howey-orange-sweater|title=Getting To Know Steve Howey Of Shameless|website=CBS Watch Magazine|access-date=April 30, 2020|archive-date=May 12, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210512120055/https://cbswatchmagazine.com/stars/getting-to-know-steve-howey/howey-orange-sweater|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2014, Chatwin embarked on a trip across [[Europe]] with producer Ford Smith and actor [[Martin Henderson]], testing the new Ducati motorcycles.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/Justingchatwin/status/497094283527462912|title=Justin Chatwin in Europe|website=Twitter|access-date=May 1, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221211202712/https://twitter.com/Justingchatwin/status/497094283527462912|archive-date=December 11, 2022|url-status=live}}</ref>
 
In order to learn more and improve his skills, in November 2016, over the course of one weekend, Chatwin attended the [[Keith Code]]'s California Superbike School, alongside actor [[Nicholas Hoult]], motorcycle journalist Sean MacDonald, singer and music producer [[Albert Hammond, Jr.|Albert Hammond Jr.]] and entrepreneur Jesse Waits. From there, he was invited to test the new [[AGV (helmet manufacturer)|AGV]] Corsa R [[Motorcycle helmet|helmets]] at [[Buttonwillow Raceway Park]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cycleworld.com/california-superbike-school-levels-3-and-4-review/|title=California Superbike School Levels 3 And 4 Review|website=Cycle World|date=December 5, 2016|access-date=April 30, 2020|first=Sean|last=MacDonald|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220325064413/https://www.cycleworld.com/california-superbike-school-levels-3-and-4-review/|archive-date=March 25, 2022|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cycleworld.com/recap-california-superbike-school-one-year-later/|title=Reaping The Rewards-How California Superbike School Pays Off Later|website=Cycle World|date=November 29, 2017|access-date=April 30, 2020|first=Sean|last=MacDonald|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220325073643/https://www.cycleworld.com/recap-california-superbike-school-one-year-later/|archive-date=March 25, 2022|url-status=live}}</ref>
 
In 2017, Chatwin was invited at the inaugural edition of Moto Beach Classic Festival in [[Southern California]]. The one-day event was established to promote the moto culture, bringing together artists, bike builders and fans. Chatwin took part at the [[BMX]] Boxer Cup challenge against former professional [[freestyle motocross]] racer [[Andy Bell (freestyle motocross rider)|Andy Bell]], custom builder Maxwell Hazan and seasoned photographer Preston Burroughs.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://rolandsands.com/2017-moto-beach-classic|title=2017 Moto Beach Classic|website=Roland Sands.com|date=March 25, 2020|access-date=April 30, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231006195330/https://rolandsands.com/2017-moto-beach-classic|archive-date=October 6, 2023|url-status=live}}</ref>
 
Chatwin is also part of WLF [[Enduro]], a community of people from different backgrounds of work, such as teachers, salesmen or construction workers, brought together to ride {{Convert|200|mi|km}} in two days every year, throughout Southern California. Their mission is "Unifying riders around the globe with the common passion of two wheels and a throttle".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wlfenduro.com|title=Home|website=WLF Enduro|access-date=April 30, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160423140520/http://www.wlfenduro.com/|archive-date=April 23, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> About his decision to join the crew, he said, "This is my hobby. This is my community. This is how I stay happy in a work oriented world. These things are important to me. Because when we die these will be the memories that remain".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/B5Ijx38HKk_/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/B5Ijx38HKk_ |archive-date=2021-12-26 |url-access=registration|title=Justin Chatwin on Instagram: "This is my hobby. This is my community. This is how I stay happy in a work oriented world..."|website=Instagram|access-date=April 30, 2020}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
 
==== ''No Good Reason'' (2020) ====
The seven-episode documentary was released on the internet on July 29, 2020.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://stockyardstudios.com/projects|title=Our Projects|website=Stockyard Studios|access-date=August 27, 2020|archive-date=September 21, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200921131421/https://stockyardstudios.com/projects|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://vimeo.com/226194197|title="No Good Reason" - Trailer|website=Vimeo|access-date=August 27, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210928150904/https://vimeo.com/226194197|archive-date=September 28, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://nogoodreason.com|title=Home|website=No Good Reason|access-date=November 16, 2020|archive-date=March 25, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220325064354/https://nogoodreason.com/|url-status=dead}}</ref> It stars Chatwin (who also serves as executive producer) and Nik Markovina (credited Nik Dean), a fellow actor and former model, now the co-founder of Lords of Gastown, a Vancouver-based company specialized on clothing and accessories for motorcycles.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vancourier.com/news/harley-ride-a-reality-for-cancer-survivor-1.1394534|title=Harley ride a reality for cancer survivor|website=Vancouver Courier|date=September 26, 2014|access-date=November 16, 2020|first=Cheryl|last=Rossi|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220325065205/https://www.vancouverisawesome.com/courier-archive/news/harley-ride-a-reality-for-cancer-survivor-2985966|archive-date=March 25, 2022|url-status=live}}</ref> After a couple of long rides, they decide to embark on the ultimate journey from [[Vancouver]] to [[Patagonia]] on their motorcycles named Charlie Crowe and Bobby Valentine. From [[Santiago]] to [[Ecuador]] and [[Bariloche]], Chatwin and Markovina visit sacred places and meet interesting people, including [[indigenous rights]] activist [[Nina Gualinga]]. Chatwin stated that he has always been inspired by [[Bruce Chatwin]], his favorite travel writer.<ref name=":2">{{cite web|url=https://www.truckcampermagazine.com/camper-lifestyle/justin-chatwin-the-balance-of-acting-and-adventure/|title=Justin Chatwin: The Balance of Acting and Adventure|website=Truck Camper Magazine|first=Gordon|last=White|date=April 5, 2021|access-date=September 14, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210406125544/https://www.truckcampermagazine.com/camper-lifestyle/justin-chatwin-the-balance-of-acting-and-adventure/|archive-date=April 6, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref> Even though the series was released in 2020, the events depicted in it took place in 2016.
 
===Activism and charity===
In 2011, Chatwin took part on a charitable motorcycle ride for [[amfAR]], an American foundation for [[AIDS]] research,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20110806/lower-east-side-east-village/motorcycles-roar-up-third-avenue-for-aids-charity-event/|title=Motorcycles to Roar Up Third Avenue For AIDS Charity Event|website=DNAinfo.com|access-date=January 9, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171110131753/https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20110806/lower-east-side-east-village/motorcycles-roar-up-third-avenue-for-aids-charity-event|archive-date=November 10, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> and was one of the celebrities who attended "Stand Up To Cancer", a special event and auction established in order to raise money in the fight against cancer, hosted by [[Jaime King]] and [[Nicky Hilton Rothschild]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://guestofaguest.com/los-angeles/events/last-nights-parties-jaime-king-nicky-hilton-emma-roberts-support-the-fight-against-cancer-annalynne-mccord-helps-end-human-trafficking-more|title=Last Night's Parties: Jaime King, Nicky Hilton, Emma Roberts Support The Fight Against Cancer, AnnaLynne McCord Helps End Human Trafficking & More!|website=Guest of a Guest|date=July 25, 2011|access-date=April 23, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120531125941/https://guestofaguest.com/los-angeles/events/last-nights-parties-jaime-king-nicky-hilton-emma-roberts-support-the-fight-against-cancer-annalynne-mccord-helps-end-human-trafficking-more|archive-date=May 31, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref>
 
In 2013, Chatwin joined [[Beau Garrett]], [[Mark Foster (singer)|Mark Foster]] and [[Kenna]] on the new edition of Summit on the Summit project, climbing [[Mount Kilimanjaro|Kilimanjaro]]. The purpose was to bring attention on the global water crisis and raise money for the people in need. Regarding the cause, he said, "We just need government will to change these things. It's something I really responded to... everyone in the world should have access to water".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywood.com/general/beau-garrett-and-justin-chatwin-join-kilimanjaro-trek-59571111/|title=Beau Garrett and Justin Chatwin join Kilimanjaro trek|website=Hollywood.com|date=January 415, 2013|access-date=March 31, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220325080546/https://www.hollywood.com/general/beau-garrett-and-justin-chatwin-join-kilimanjaro-trek-47496457-59571111|archive-date=March 25, 2022|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://etcanada.com/news/4037/justin-chatwins-nerves-tears-laughs-on-summit/|title=Justin Chatwin's Nerves, Tears, Laughs On Summit|website=ET Canada|date=January 25, 2013|access-date=March 31, 2020|first=Chandra|last=Price|archive-date=March 25, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220325064222/https://etcanada.com/news/4037/justin-chatwins-nerves-tears-laughs-on-summit/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
 
Chatwin was also one of the celebrities who protested against the controversial [[Keystone Pipeline|Keystone XL]] pipeline. In order to show how the future could look for the environment, he starred alongside [[Amy Smart]] in ''Keystone Horror'' trailer.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/keystone-xl-spoof-pipeline_n_4228109|title=Keystone XL Spoof Features Celebrities Against Controversial Pipeline (VIDEO)|website=HuffPost|date=November 6, 2013|access-date=March 31, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220325073802/https://www.huffpost.com/entry/keystone-xl-spoof-pipeline_n_4228109|archive-date=March 25, 2022|url-status=live}}</ref>
 
In 2017, Chatwin teamed up for a special ride with Vancouver-based motorcycle company "Lords of Gastown", and charitable organization "Waves for Water", which is dedicated to provide clean water for everyone who needs it. Riding across [[Central America]], the goal was raising money in order to purchase and install clean-water filters for the communities living in [[Honduras]], [[Guatemala]], [[El Salvador]] and [[Nicaragua]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/vancouver-motorcycle-company-getting-international-recognition-central-america-ride?auto=true|title=Vancouver Motorcycle Company getting international recognition for Central America ride|website=Daily Hive|date=December 19, 2017|access-date=April 12, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200412163856/https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/vancouver-motorcycle-company-getting-international-recognition-central-america-ride%3Fauto%3Dtrue?auto=true|archive-date=April 12, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> Chatwin is also one of the Canadian ambassadors for [[Operation Smile#Ambassadors|Operation Smile]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.findit.com/news/17891/molly-sims-justin-chatwin-and-benj-gershman-join-operation-smile-as-25th|title=Molly Sims, Justin Chatwin, and Benj Gershman join Operation Smile as 25th Anniversary Smile Ambassadors|website=Findit.com|date=June 22, 2007|access-date=May 3, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180503180910/https://news.findit.com/news/17891/molly-sims-justin-chatwin-and-benj-gershman-join-operation-smile-as-25th|archive-date=May 3, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
 
==Personal life==
Chatwin currently resides in [[Baja California]], [[Mexico]].<ref name=":2" />
 
Chatwin is an advocate of the [[nomad]]ic lifestyle. When not working on a film or a television show, he is always on the road, stating, "The anatomy of restlessness is what my fascination is. The nomadic instinct I will call it. And the need of constant movement".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lordsofgastown.com/blogs/news/81450499-pre-trip-by-justin-chatwin|title=Pre Trip by Justin Chatwin|website=Lords of Gastown|date=December 11, 2015|access-date=September 14, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210914082626/https://www.lordsofgastown.com/blogs/news/81450499-pre-trip-by-justin-chatwin|archive-date=September 14, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref> In these trips, he is joined usually by Ombú, a Uruguayan street dog which he adopted in 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/BHTLqfEDmXN/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/BHTLqfEDmXN |archive-date=2021-12-26 |url-access=registration|title=Justin Chatwin on Instagram: "Thank you @iamrhonamitra for bringing me my best bud."|website=Instagram|access-date=April 23, 2020}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
 
Having a passion for extreme sports, Chatwin used to snowboard when he lived in Canada, during his high school years.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cinema.com/articles/6348/dragonball-evolution-justin-chatwin-interview.phtml|title=Dragonball Evolution : Justin Chatwin Interview|website=Cinema.com|access-date=May 3, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140908044301/https://cinema.com/articles/6348/dragonball-evolution-justin-chatwin-interview.phtml|archive-date=September 8, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> He enjoys [[spearfishing]] and film photography.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.artofawareness.ca/journal/2016/7/11/justin-chatwin|title=Justin Chatwin|website=Art of Awareness.ca|date=July 18, 2017|access-date=April 23, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201008053126/https://www.artofawareness.ca/journal/2016/7/11/justin-chatwin|archive-date=October 8, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.filmweb.pl/video/Relacja+wideo/TRANSATLANTYK+2014%3A+Rozmawiamy+z+Justinem+Chatwinem-34212|title=Transatlantyk 2014: Rozmawiamy z Justinem Chatwinem|website=Filmweb|access-date=May 3, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140814234243/https://www.filmweb.pl/video/Relacja+wideo/TRANSATLANTYK+2014%3A+Rozmawiamy+z+Justinem+Chatwinem-34212|archive-date=August 14, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> More recently, Chatwin has developed a passion for [[Truck camper|truck camping]] and [[mountain biking]].<ref name=":2" />
 
Chatwin had been in a relationship with [[Molly Sims]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.eonline.com/news/1344/sightings-fergie-pink-and-some-radio-city-sex|title=Sightings: Fergie, Pink and Some Radio City Sex|website=E! Online|date=May 27, 2008|access-date=January 18, 2021|first=Marc|last=Malkin|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120722234425/https://www.eonline.com/news/1344/sightings-fergie-pink-and-some-radio-city-sex|archive-date=July 22, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-celebrity-idUSN0333573120070503|title=That's Showbuzz! Highlights of U.S. celebrity mags|website=Reuters|date=May 3, 2007|access-date=January 18, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210516071640/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-celebrity-idUSN0333573120070503/|archive-date=May 16, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref> He dated ''[[Fallen (2015 film)|Fallen]]'' actress [[Addison Timlin]] in 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.garrettleight.com/stories/features/modern-bicycle-thief/|title=The Cycle|website=GarrettLeight.com|date=AugustFebruary 202, 20192015|access-date=November 25, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220325075332/https://www.garrettleight.com/blogs/stories/modern-bicycle-thief|archive-date=March 25, 2022|url-status=live}}</ref>
 
==Filmography==
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! scope="row" | [[Canadian Screen Awards]]
| 2015
| [[Canadian Screen Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Actor in a Supporting Role]]
| ''[[Bang Bang Baby]]''
| {{nom}}
| style="text-align: center;" | <ref name=CSA2015 />
|-
! scope="row" | Florence Film Awards
| 2022
| Best Actor
| ''[[The Walk (2022 film)|The Walk]]''
| {{won}}
| style="text-align: center;" | <ref>{{cite web|url=https://florencefilmawards.com/january-2022-1|title=Winners - January 2022|website=Florence Film Awards|access-date=February 20, 2022}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | London Movie Awards
| 2022
| Best Actor
| ''The Walk''
| {{won}}
| style="text-align: center;" | <ref>{{cite web|url=https://londonmovieawards.com/april-2022-1|title=Winners - April 2022|website=London Movie Awards|access-date=July 7, 2022}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | Moscow Indie Film Festival
| 2022
| Best Actor
| ''The Walk''
| {{won}}
| style="text-align: center;" | <ref>{{cite web|url=https://moscowindiefilmfestival.weebly.com/2022.html|title=Winners 2022|website=Moscow Indie Film Festival|access-date=March 5, 2022}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | New York Movie Awards
| 2022
| Best Actor
| ''The Walk''
| {{won}}
| style="text-align: center;" | <ref>{{cite web|url=https://newyorkmovieawards.com/january-2022-1|title=Winners - January 2022|website=New York Movie Awards|access-date=February 20, 2022}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | Palm Springs Awards
| 2022
| Best Actor
| ''The Walk''
| {{won}}
| style="text-align: center;" | <ref>{{cite web|url=http://palmspringsaward.com/winners-may-2022/|title=Winners - May 2022|website=Palm Springs Awards|access-date=July 7, 2022}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | Paris Film Awards
| 2022
| Best Actor
| ''The Walk''
| {{won}}
| style="text-align: center;" | <ref>{{cite web|url=https://parisfilmawards.net/january-2022-1|title=Winners - January 2022|website=Paris Film Awards|access-date=February 20, 2022}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | Rome International Movie Awards
| 2022
| Best Actor
| ''The Walk''
| {{won}}
| style="text-align: center;" | <ref>{{cite web|url=https://romeinternationalmovieaward.blogspot.com/2022/03/february-2022-winners.html|title=February 2022 - Winners|website=Rome International Movie Awards|access-date=July 7, 2022}}</ref>
|}
 
==See also==
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==References==
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*[https://www.instagram.com/justingchatwin/ Justin Chatwin] on [[Instagram]]
 
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