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File No. 240264 · Adjudicated
Justin Chatwin
Actor — War of the Worlds, Shameless, The 4400
Born
1982
Birthplace
NANAIMO, BRITISH COLUMBIA
Citizenships
CA
Canadianness Score
🍁🍁🍁🍁🍁
5.0/ 5
Weighted across 2 scored criteria
Designation
Bleeds Maple Syrup 🍁Born, raised, and still says “out for a rip” unironically.
Scorecard
Path A — born on Canadian soilI. Origin
Born on Canadian soil — yes
NANAIMO, BRITISH COLUMBIA
Canadian parentage — not scored
No Canadian parents on record
Citizenship on record — not scored
Automatic by birth
II. Residency
Formative years spent in Canada — yes
Raised — British Columbia
Lived in Canada by choice — not scored
Residency on record as an adult
Worked or filmed in Canada — not scored
Credits filed north of the 49th
III. Cultural evidence — not scored
Section III is recorded for the file only. Birth on Canadian soil already settles the matter.
Publicly claims to be Canadian — not scored
Says so, out loud
Canada claims them back — not scored
No claim lodged
Fun fact
He landed the role of Robbie Ferrier opposite Tom Cruise in War of the Worlds after beating out a wide field of young actors for the part.
The verdict
Born and raised in Nanaimo, BC, and Spielberg's co-lead opposite Tom Cruise in War of the Worlds before he'd turned twenty-five. Born, raised, five points.
Adjudicated by
The Standings Committee
Status
Final — appealable
Related files
More from the files: Actor · British Columbia
References — en.wikipedia.org