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Josh Hartnett

Joshua Daniel Hartnett (born July 21, 1978) is an American actor. He began his career on ABC's drama series Cracker (1997–1998), after which he became known as a teen idol through starring parts in films such as Halloween H20: 20 Years Later, The Faculty (both 1998), The Virgin Suicides (1999), Pearl Harbor, O, Black Hawk Down (all 2001), and 40 Days and 40 Nights (2002). Hartnett continued to work steadily throughout the 2000s, with a mix of leading and supporting roles in Hollywood Homicide (2003), Wicker Park (2004), Sin City (2005), The Black Dahlia, Lucky Number Slevin (both 2006), 30 Days of Night (2007), August (2008), and I Come with the Rain (2009). He experienced a career resurgence with his roles as Ernest Lawrence in Oppenheimer (2023) and a serial killer in Trap (2024). On television, Hartnett portrayed Ethan Chandler on the Showtime fantasy series Penny Dreadful (2014–2016). He also appeared in an episode of Black Mirror in 2023 and guest-starred on The Bear from 2024 to 2025.

Infobox

Born
Joshua Daniel Hartnett (1978-07-21) July 21, 1978 (age 47)Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S.
Alma mater
State University of New York at Purchase
Occupation
Actor
Years active
1997–present
Spouse
mw- Tamsin Egerton (m. 2021)
Children
4

Tables

Key · Filmography
Denotes film or TV productions that have not yet been released
· Filmography › Film
1998
Role(s)
John Tate
Role(s)
Zeke Tyler
1999
Role(s)
Trip Fontaine
2000
Role(s)
Jasper Arnold
2001
Role(s)
SSG Matt Eversmann
Role(s)
Brian Allen
O
Role(s)
Hugo Goulding
Role(s)
Danny Walker
Short6
Role(s)
Gianni
Notes
Compilation of six cinematic shorts
Role(s)
Tom Stoddard
2002
Role(s)
Matt Sullivan
2003
Role(s)
K. C. Calden
Zéro Un
Role(s)
The Neighbor
Notes
Compilation of ten cinematic shorts produced by Luc Besson
2004
Role(s)
Matthew Simon
2005
Role(s)
Donald Morton
Role(s)
The Salesman / The Lady Killer
Role(s)
The Neighbor
2006
Role(s)
Dwight "Bucky" Bleichert
Role(s)
Slevin Kelevra
2007
Role(s)
Erik Kernan
Role(s)
Gianni
Role(s)
Eben Oleson
2008
Role(s)
Tom Sterling
Notes
Also producer
2009
Role(s)
Kline
2010
Role(s)
The Drifter
2011
Role(s)
Sam Salazar
Role(s)
Paddy
2013
Role(s)
James Stewart / Jay Fennel
2014
Role(s)
Len
2015
Role(s)
KC Briggs
Role(s)
N/A
Notes
Unreleased
2017
Role(s)
John Woodruff
Role(s)
Jude
Role(s)
Eric LeMarque
Notes
Also producer
2019
Role(s)
Ren
2020
Role(s)
Kip Riley
Role(s)
Victor Malarek
Notes
Also known as Most Wanted
Role(s)
John Ecas
2021
Role(s)
Dave "Boy Sweat" Hancock
Role(s)
Wyatt Walker
2023
Role(s)
Danny Francesco
Role(s)
Ernest Lawrence
2024
Role(s)
Cooper Abbott
2025
Role(s)
Lucas Reyes
2026
Role(s)
Jeremy Crawford
Notes
Post-production
Year
Title
Role
Notes
1998
Halloween H20: 20 Years Later
John Tate
The Faculty
Zeke Tyler
1999
The Virgin Suicides
Trip Fontaine
2000
Here on Earth
Jasper Arnold
2001
Black Hawk Down
SSG Matt Eversmann
Blow Dry
Brian Allen
O
Hugo Goulding
Pearl Harbor
Danny Walker
Short6
Gianni
Compilation of six cinematic shorts
Town & Country
Tom Stoddard
2002
40 Days and 40 Nights
Matt Sullivan
2003
Hollywood Homicide
K. C. Calden
Zéro Un
The Neighbor
Compilation of ten cinematic shorts produced by Luc Besson
2004
Wicker Park
Matthew Simon
2005
Mozart and the Whale
Donald Morton
Sin City
The Salesman / The Lady Killer
Stories of Lost Souls
The Neighbor
2006
The Black Dahlia
Dwight "Bucky" Bleichert
Lucky Number Slevin
Slevin Kelevra
2007
Resurrecting the Champ
Erik Kernan
Stories USA
Gianni
30 Days of Night
Eben Oleson
2008
August
Tom Sterling
Also producer
2009
I Come with the Rain
Kline
2010
Bunraku
The Drifter
2011
Girl Walks into a Bar
Sam Salazar
Stuck Between Stations
Paddy
2013
The Lovers
James Stewart / Jay Fennel
2014
Parts per Billion
Len
2015
Wild Horses
KC Briggs
The Long Home
N/A
Unreleased
2017
Oh Lucy!
John Woodruff
The Ottoman Lieutenant
Jude
6 Below: Miracle on the Mountain
Eric LeMarque
Also producer
2019
She's Missing
Ren
2020
Inherit the Viper
Kip Riley
Target Number One
Victor Malarek
Also known as Most Wanted
Valley of the Gods
John Ecas
2021
Wrath of Man
Dave "Boy Sweat" Hancock
Ida Red
Wyatt Walker
2023
Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre
Danny Francesco
Oppenheimer
Ernest Lawrence
2024
Trap
Cooper Abbott
2025
Fight or Flight
Lucas Reyes
2026
Verity †
Jeremy Crawford
Post-production
· Filmography › Television
2002
Role(s)
Himself (host)
Notes
Episode: "Josh Hartnett/Pink"
2008
Role(s)
Josh
Notes
Web series
2014–2016
Role(s)
Penny Dreadful
Notes
Ethan Chandler / Lawrence Talbot / the Wolfman
2015-2019
Role(s)
Drunk History
Notes
Clark Gable, Joachim Neumann
2020
Role(s)
Josh Hartnett
Notes
4 episodes
Role(s)
Yates Forsythe
Notes
Main role
2021
Role(s)
White Man
Notes
Miniseries; main role
2022
Role(s)
Alexander Hoffmann
Notes
Miniseries; main role
2023
Role(s)
David Ross
Notes
Episode: "Beyond the Sea"
2024–2025
Role(s)
The Bear
Notes
Frank
Year
Title
Role
Notes
1997–1998
Cracker
Michael Fitzgerald
Main role
2002
Saturday Night Live
Himself (host)
Episode: "Josh Hartnett/Pink"
2008
T Takes
Josh
Web series
2014–2016
Penny Dreadful
Ethan Chandler / Lawrence Talbot / the Wolfman
Main role
2015-2019
Drunk History
Clark Gable, Joachim Neumann
Episode: "Miami", Episode: "Love"
2020
Die Hart
Josh Hartnett
4 episodes
Paradise Lost
Yates Forsythe
Main role
2021
Exterminate All the Brutes
White Man
Miniseries; main role
2022
The Fear Index
Alexander Hoffmann
Miniseries; main role
2023
Black Mirror
David Ross
Episode: "Beyond the Sea"
2024–2025
The Bear
Frank
2 episodes: "Violet", "Bears"
· Filmography › Stage
2008
Role(s)
Charlie Babbitt
Notes
Apollo Theatre
The 24 Hour Plays
Role(s)
Main Man
Notes
Annual fundraiser at The Old Vic theater involving actors, writers and directors creating and presenting a series of six plays in a day
Year
Title
Role
Notes
2008
Rain Man
Charlie Babbitt
Apollo Theatre
The 24 Hour Plays
Main Man
Annual fundraiser at The Old Vic theater involving actors, writers and directors creating and presenting a series of six plays in a day
· Filmography › Music videos
1999
Role(s)
Air
Notes
The Virgin Suicides soundtrack
2001
Role(s)
Faith Hill
Notes
Pearl Harbor soundtrack
2010
Role(s)
Kid Cudi
Notes
Producer
Year
Title
Artist
Notes
1999
"Playground Love"
Air
The Virgin Suicides soundtrack
2001
"There You'll Be"
Faith Hill
Pearl Harbor soundtrack
2010
"Pursuit of Happiness"
Kid Cudi
Producer
· Awards and nominations
1999
Role(s)
Favorite Male Newcomer
Notes
Halloween H20: 20 Years Later
Role(s)
Best Breakthrough Male Performance
Notes
Halloween H20: 20 Years Later
Role(s)
Best Performance by a Younger Actor
Notes
The Faculty
2000
Role(s)
Choice Breakout Star
Notes
Here on Earth
2001
Teen Choice Awards
Role(s)
Choice Movie Actor
Notes
Pearl Harbor
2002
Role(s)
Best Male Performance
Notes
Pearl Harbor
Role(s)
Worst Screen Couple (with Ben Affleck)
Notes
Pearl Harbor
Phoenix Film Critics Society Award
Role(s)
Best Acting Ensemble (shared with the cast)
Notes
Black Hawk Down
Role(s)
Choice Action Movie Actor
Notes
Black Hawk Down
Role(s)
40 Days and 40 Nights
Notes
Nominated
Role(s)
Male Star of Tomorrow
Notes
2006
Milan International Film Festival Award
Role(s)
Best Actor (tied with Peter Falk)
Notes
Lucky Number Slevin
2007
Role(s)
GQ Männer des Jahres (GQ Men of the Year)
Notes
2008
Role(s)
Choice Horror Movie Actor
Notes
30 Days of Night
Role(s)
The Dewynters London Newcomer of the Year
Notes
Rain Man
2009
Role(s)
Outstanding Environmentalist
Notes
2010
Role(s)
Ischia International Arts Academy Acting Award
Notes
2017
Role(s)
Best TV Actor
Notes
Penny Dreadful
2023
Role(s)
Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
Notes
Oppenheimer
Role(s)
Best Acting Ensemble
Notes
Oppenheimer
Role(s)
Best Cast – Motion Picture
Notes
Oppenheimer
Year
Association
Category
Work
Result
Ref.
1999
Blockbuster Entertainment Awards
Favorite Male Newcomer
Halloween H20: 20 Years Later
Nominated
MTV Movie Awards
Best Breakthrough Male Performance
Halloween H20: 20 Years Later
Nominated
Saturn Awards
Best Performance by a Younger Actor
The Faculty
Nominated
2000
Teen Choice Awards
Choice Breakout Star
Here on Earth
Nominated
2001
Teen Choice Awards
Choice Movie Actor
Pearl Harbor
Nominated
2002
MTV Movie Awards
Best Male Performance
Pearl Harbor
Nominated
Razzie Award
Worst Screen Couple (with Ben Affleck)
Pearl Harbor
Nominated
Phoenix Film Critics Society Award
Best Acting Ensemble (shared with the cast)
Black Hawk Down
Nominated
Teen Choice Awards
Choice Action Movie Actor
Black Hawk Down
Nominated
Choice Chemistry (shared with Shannyn Sossamon)
40 Days and 40 Nights
Nominated
ShoWest Award
Male Star of Tomorrow
Won
2006
Milan International Film Festival Award
Best Actor (tied with Peter Falk)
Lucky Number Slevin
Won
2007
GQ Magazine Germany
GQ Männer des Jahres (GQ Men of the Year)
Won
2008
Teen Choice Awards
Choice Horror Movie Actor
30 Days of Night
Nominated
WhatsOnStage Awards
The Dewynters London Newcomer of the Year
Rain Man
Won
2009
21st Century Leaders Awards
Outstanding Environmentalist
Won
2010
Ischia Global Film & Music Festival
Ischia International Arts Academy Acting Award
Won
2017
Fangoria Chainsaw Awards
Best TV Actor
Penny Dreadful
Nominated
2023
Screen Actors Guild Awards
Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
Oppenheimer
Won
Critics' Choice Movie Awards
Best Acting Ensemble
Oppenheimer
Won
Satellite Awards
Best Cast – Motion Picture
Oppenheimer
Won

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