Quick Facts
Born:
1978-07-21
Birthplace:
Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA
Credits:
82 Total Roles
Josh Hartnett
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Biography
Joshua Daniel "Josh" Hartnett (born July 21, 1978) is an American actor and producer.
He first came to audiences' attention in 1997 as "Michael Fitzgerald" in the crime television series Cracker. He made his feature film debut in 1998, co-starring with Jamie Lee Curtis in Halloween H20: 20 Years Later. That same year, he received an MTV Movie Award nomination for Best Breakthrough Male Performance. Hartnett gained fame for his role as Cpt Danny Walker in Pearl Harbor, and has starred since then for a variety of well-known directors such as Ridley Scott, Brian De Palma, Robert Rodriguez, Tran Anh Hung and Michael Bay.
He first came to audiences' attention in 1997 as "Michael Fitzgerald" in the crime television series Cracker. He made his feature film debut in 1998, co-starring with Jamie Lee Curtis in Halloween H20: 20 Years Later. That same year, he received an MTV Movie Award nomination for Best Breakthrough Male Performance. Hartnett gained fame for his role as Cpt Danny Walker in Pearl Harbor, and has starred since then for a variety of well-known directors such as Ridley Scott, Brian De Palma, Robert Rodriguez, Tran Anh Hung and Michael Bay.
Known For
Oppenheimer
Ernest Lawrence
Sin City
The Man
Pearl Harbor
Danny Walker
Black Hawk Down
Eversmann
Black Mirror
David Ross
Wrath of Man
Boy Sweat Dave
Lucky Number Slevin
Slevin
The Virgin Suicides
Trip Fontaine
Full Filmography
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Below TV | Calvin Penney |
| 2026 | Verity MOVIE | Jeremy Crawford |
| 2026 | The Great British Bake Off: Second Helpings TV | Self |
| 2025 | Fight or Flight MOVIE | Lucas Reyes |
| 2024 | Trap MOVIE | Cooper |
| 2024 | Hot Ones Versus TV | Self |
| 2023 | Oppenheimer MOVIE | Ernest Lawrence |
| 2023 | Die Hart MOVIE | Josh |
| 2023 | Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre MOVIE | Danny Francesco |
| 2022 | The Bear TV | Frank |