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name: "Justin Monjo"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/justin-monjo"
roles: ["Writer"]
born: "1 January 1963"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_as: "writer"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-17T17:05:36.251145+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Justin Monjo

Writer. Born 1 January 1963 in New York City, New York, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer
- **Born:** 1 January 1963, New York City, New York, USA
- **Active:** 1995–1999
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 3: 2 acting, 1 writing
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justin_Monjo, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16195217, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0542493/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/152463

## Streaming the US now

- **Peacock:** [*Farscape*](https://film.one/tv/farscape.md) (82)

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## Biography

Justin Monjo (born 1963) is an American screenwriter, television producer and former actor. He graduated from the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) in Sydney in 1985, alongside Catherine McClements, Sonia Todd and Baz Luhrmann, and worked as an actor for a decade before focusing on writing.

Monjo is best known for his work on the science-fiction series *Farscape* (1999), for which he wrote 14 episodes and served as creative consultant and co-executive producer. His screenplays include *Jungle* (2017) and the 2019 remake of *Storm Boy*. He has also adapted works for stage and screen, including Tim Winton’s *Cloudstreet* (with Nick Enright) and the INXS miniseries *Never Tear Us Apart* (2014).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, austlit.edu.au, rgm.com.au.*

## On Fi1m (3)

### Performed in (2)

- *Dark City* (1998), Fi1m 76, as Taxi Driver — [page](https://film.one/film/dark-city.md)
- *Babe* (1995), Fi1m 88, as Other Character Voices (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/babe.md)

### Wrote (1) — the average rests on these

- *Farscape* (1999), Fi1m 82, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/farscape.md)

## Complete filmography (35)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *The Claremont Murders* (2023), series, Writer
- *Bali 2002* (2022), series, Writer
- *Storm Boy* (2019), Screenplay
- *Underbelly Files: Chopper* (2018), series, Writer
- *Jungle* (2017), Screenplay
- *Brock* (2016), series, Writer
- *The Secret Daughter* (2016), series, Writer, Creator
- *Spear* (2016), Writer
- *Peter Allen: Not the Boy Next Door* (2015), series, Writer
- *INXS : Never Tear Us Apart* (2014), series, Writer
- *The Turning* (2013), Writer
- *Paper Giants: Magazine Wars* (2013), series, Writer
- *The Strip* (2008), series, Writer
- *Rush* (2008), series, Writer
- *The Alice* (2004), Writer
- *Cement* (2000), Writer
- *Farscape* (1999), series, Writer — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/farscape.md)
- *In the Winter Dark* (1998), as Circus Man
- *Never Tell Me Never* (1998), as Marty Hall
- *Dark City* (1998), as Taxi Driver — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/film/dark-city.md)
- *Wildside* (1997), series, Writer
- *Roar* (1997), series, as Julian
- *Big Sky* (1997), series, as Dave Brock
- *The Beast* (1996), series, Acting
- *Babe* (1995), as Other Character Voices (voice) — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/film/babe.md)
- *In Pursuit of Honor* (1995), as Capt. Geoffrey Overton
- *No Escape* (1994), as Technician #1
- *Desperate Journey: The Allison Wilcox Story* (1993), as Bill Darden
- *Official Denial* (1993), as Franklin Kolbe
- *The Blood of Heroes* (1989), as Dog Boy
- *The Rainbow Warrior Conspiracy* (1988), Acting
- *Badlands 2005* (1988), as Braggs
- *Alien Sleeper Cell*, Screenplay
- *Killer 10*, Screenplay
- *The Haunting of Mary Todd*, Screenplay

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