Josh Hartnett and Kate Beckinsale during "Pearl Harbour" - London Premiere - Arrivals at Leicester Square in London, Great Britain. (Photo by Fred Duval)
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2006
Venice, Italy
Scarlett Johansson, Brian De Palma, director, Mia Kirshner, Josh Hartnett and Aaron Eckhart (Photo by George Pimentel)
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2006
Lungomare Guglielmo Marconi, 1861, 30126 Lido VE, Italy
Josh Hartnett during The 63rd International Venice Film Festival - "The Black Dahlia" Press Conference at Palazzo del Casino in Venice Lido, Italy. (Photo by J. Vespa)
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2007
6925 Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, CA 90028, United States
Josh Hartnett arrives at Sony Pictures Los Angeles Premiere of "30 Days of Night" held at Grauman's Chinese Theatre on October 16, 2007, in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Michael Tran)
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2014
1 Park Blvd, San Diego, CA 92101, United States
Josh Hartnett attends Showtime's "Penny Dreadful" premiere during Comic-Con International 2014 at Hilton Bayfront on July 24, 2014, in San Diego, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison)
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2014
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Josh Hartnett and Tamsin Egerton are seen in Soho on August 18, 2014, in New York City. (Photo by Alo Ceballos)
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2014
Località Sbarcatello, 58019 Porto Ercole GR, Italy
Tamsin Egerton and Josh Hartnett attend the 'Il Pellicano Travel Guide' cocktail launch at the Hotel Il Pellicano on October 4, 2014, in Porto Ercole, Italy. (Photo by Elisabetta Villa)
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2014
Euston Rd, Kings Cross, London NW1 2AR, United Kingdom
Josh Hartnett attends a photocall for Sky Atlantic's "Penny Dreadful" at St Pancras Renaissance Hotel on May 12, 2014, in London, England. (Photo by Tristan Fewings)
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2015
350 King St W, Toronto, ON M5V 3X5, Canada
Josh Hartnett attends the Showtime's "Penny Dreadful" Season 2 Premiere at TIFF Bell Lightbox on April 21, 2015, in Toronto, Canada. (Photo by George Pimentel)
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2015
Sloane Square, Belgravia, London SW1W 8AS, United Kingdom
Josh Hartnett attends "The Children's Monologues", Danny Boyle's production inspired by children from rural South Africa in aid of his charity 'Dramatic Need' at Royal Court Theatre on October 25, 2015, in London, England. (Photo by Tristan Fewings)
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2016
Southbank Centre, Belvedere Rd, Lambeth, London SE1 8XX, United Kingdom
Josh Hartnett arrives for the House Of Fraser British Academy Television Awards 2016 at the Royal Festival Hall on May 8, 2016, in London, England. (Photo by Mike Marsland)
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2016
9876 Wilshire Blvd, Beverly Hills, CA 90210, United States
Josh Hartnett attends the 30th Annual American Cinematheque Awards Gala at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on October 14, 2016, in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez)
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2017
9876 Wilshire Blvd, Beverly Hills, CA 90210, United States
Josh Hartnett attends the 69th Annual Directors Guild of America Awards at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on February 4, 2017, in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Frederick M. Brown)
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2017
9390 N Santa Monica Blvd, Beverly Hills, CA 90210, United States
Tamsin Egerton (L) and Josh Hartnett attend the 2017 Vanity Fair Oscar Party hosted by Graydon Carter at Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts on February 26, 2017, in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain)
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2017
Palais des Festivals et des Congrès, 1 Boulevard de la Croisette, 06400 Cannes, France
Josh Hartnett attends "The Killing Of A Sacred Deer" premiere during the 70th annual Cannes Film Festival at Palais des Festivals on May 22, 2017, in Cannes, France. (Photo by Gisela Schober)
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2017
Burlington House, Piccadilly, Mayfair, London W1J 0BD, United Kingdom
Tamsin Egerton and Josh Hartnett attend the preview party for the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition at the Royal Academy of Arts on June 7, 2017, in London, England. (Photo by Tim P. Whitby)
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2017
Chester Rd, London NW1 4NR, United Kingdom
Josh Hartnett (L) and Tamsin Egerton attend the Frieze Art Fair 2017 VIP Preview in Regent's Park on October 4, 2017, in London, England. (Photo by David M. Benett)
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2017
Los Angeles, California, USA
Josh Hartnett arrives for the 6th Annual 'Reel Stories, Real Lives' event benefiting the MPTF (Motion Picture & Television Fund) on November 2, 2017, in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Christopher Polk)
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2017
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Josh Hartnett attends the 2017 Baby2Baby Gala at 3LABS on November 11, 2017, in Culver City, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison)
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2018
Milan, Italy
Josh Hartnett arrives at the Dsquared2 show during Milan Men's Fashion Week Fall/Winter 2018/19 on January 14, 2018, in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Jacopo Raule)
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2018
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Atsuko Hirayanagi and Actor Josh Hartnett attends the "Oh Lucy" Paris Premiere at UGC Cine Cite des Halles on January 15, 2018, in Paris, France. (Photo by Pierre Suu)
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2018
Milan, Italy
Josh Hartnett attends the Dsquared2 show during Milan Menswear Fashion Week Fall/Winter 2018/19 on January 14, 2018, in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Venturelli)
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2018
Paris, France
Josh Harnett attends the Dior Homme Menswear Fall/Winter 2018-2019 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on January 20, 2018, in Paris, France. (Photo by Victor Boyko)
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2018
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Josh Hartnett attends the 'Filming Italy Sardegna Festival' Dinner at Forte Village Resort on June 15, 2018, in Santa Margherita di Pula, Cagliari, Italy. (Photo by Daniele Venturelli)
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2018
Chichester, England, UK
Josh Hartnett, Tamsin Eggerton, and Laurent Feniou attend Cartier Style Et Luxe at The Goodwood Festival Of Speed, Goodwood, on July 15, 2018, in Chichester, England. (Photo by David M. Benett)
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2019
Westminster, London SW1A 1AA, United Kingdom
(L-R) Josh Hartnett, Tamsin Egerton, and Benedict Cumberbatch attend a dinner to celebrate The Prince's Trust, hosted by Prince Charles, Prince of Wales at Buckingham Palace on March 12, 2019, in London, England. The Prince of Wales, President, The Prince’s Trust Group hosted a dinner for donors, supporters and ambassadors of Prince’s Trust International. (Photo by Chris Jackson - WPA Pool)
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2019
Westminster, London SW1A 1AA, United Kingdom
(L-R) Chiwetel Ejiofor, Luke Evans, Tamsin Egerton, Josh Hartnett, Benedict Cumberbatch, Amal Clooney, and George Clooney attend a dinner to celebrate The Prince's Trust, hosted by Prince Charles, Prince of Wales at Buckingham Palace on March 12, 2019, in London, England. The Prince of Wales, President, The Prince’s Trust Group hosted a dinner for donors, supporters and ambassadors of Prince’s Trust International. (Photo by Chris Jackson - WPA Pool)
Achievements
Membership
Awards
ShoWest Convention Award
2002
3655 S Las Vegas Blvd, Las Vegas, NV 89109, United States
Josh Hartnett accepts the Male Star of Tomorrow Award during the ShoWest awards ceremony at the Paris Las Vegas during ShoWest, the official convention of the National Association of Theatre Owners, March 7, 2002, in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller)
Josh Hartnett and Kate Beckinsale during "Pearl Harbour" - London Premiere - Arrivals at Leicester Square in London, Great Britain. (Photo by Fred Duval)
3655 S Las Vegas Blvd, Las Vegas, NV 89109, United States
Josh Hartnett accepts the Male Star of Tomorrow Award during the ShoWest awards ceremony at the Paris Las Vegas during ShoWest, the official convention of the National Association of Theatre Owners, March 7, 2002, in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller)
Lungomare Guglielmo Marconi, 1861, 30126 Lido VE, Italy
Josh Hartnett during The 63rd International Venice Film Festival - "The Black Dahlia" Press Conference at Palazzo del Casino in Venice Lido, Italy. (Photo by J. Vespa)
6925 Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, CA 90028, United States
Josh Hartnett arrives at Sony Pictures Los Angeles Premiere of "30 Days of Night" held at Grauman's Chinese Theatre on October 16, 2007, in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Michael Tran)
Josh Hartnett attends Showtime's "Penny Dreadful" premiere during Comic-Con International 2014 at Hilton Bayfront on July 24, 2014, in San Diego, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison)
Località Sbarcatello, 58019 Porto Ercole GR, Italy
Tamsin Egerton and Josh Hartnett attend the 'Il Pellicano Travel Guide' cocktail launch at the Hotel Il Pellicano on October 4, 2014, in Porto Ercole, Italy. (Photo by Elisabetta Villa)
Euston Rd, Kings Cross, London NW1 2AR, United Kingdom
Josh Hartnett attends a photocall for Sky Atlantic's "Penny Dreadful" at St Pancras Renaissance Hotel on May 12, 2014, in London, England. (Photo by Tristan Fewings)
Josh Hartnett attends the Showtime's "Penny Dreadful" Season 2 Premiere at TIFF Bell Lightbox on April 21, 2015, in Toronto, Canada. (Photo by George Pimentel)
Sloane Square, Belgravia, London SW1W 8AS, United Kingdom
Josh Hartnett attends "The Children's Monologues", Danny Boyle's production inspired by children from rural South Africa in aid of his charity 'Dramatic Need' at Royal Court Theatre on October 25, 2015, in London, England. (Photo by Tristan Fewings)
Southbank Centre, Belvedere Rd, Lambeth, London SE1 8XX, United Kingdom
Josh Hartnett arrives for the House Of Fraser British Academy Television Awards 2016 at the Royal Festival Hall on May 8, 2016, in London, England. (Photo by Mike Marsland)
9876 Wilshire Blvd, Beverly Hills, CA 90210, United States
Josh Hartnett attends the 30th Annual American Cinematheque Awards Gala at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on October 14, 2016, in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez)
9876 Wilshire Blvd, Beverly Hills, CA 90210, United States
Josh Hartnett attends the 69th Annual Directors Guild of America Awards at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on February 4, 2017, in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Frederick M. Brown)
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Tamsin Egerton (L) and Josh Hartnett attend the 2017 Vanity Fair Oscar Party hosted by Graydon Carter at Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts on February 26, 2017, in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain)
Palais des Festivals et des Congrès, 1 Boulevard de la Croisette, 06400 Cannes, France
Josh Hartnett attends "The Killing Of A Sacred Deer" premiere during the 70th annual Cannes Film Festival at Palais des Festivals on May 22, 2017, in Cannes, France. (Photo by Gisela Schober)
Burlington House, Piccadilly, Mayfair, London W1J 0BD, United Kingdom
Tamsin Egerton and Josh Hartnett attend the preview party for the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition at the Royal Academy of Arts on June 7, 2017, in London, England. (Photo by Tim P. Whitby)
Josh Hartnett (L) and Tamsin Egerton attend the Frieze Art Fair 2017 VIP Preview in Regent's Park on October 4, 2017, in London, England. (Photo by David M. Benett)
Josh Hartnett arrives for the 6th Annual 'Reel Stories, Real Lives' event benefiting the MPTF (Motion Picture & Television Fund) on November 2, 2017, in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Christopher Polk)
Josh Hartnett arrives at the Dsquared2 show during Milan Men's Fashion Week Fall/Winter 2018/19 on January 14, 2018, in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Jacopo Raule)
Atsuko Hirayanagi and Actor Josh Hartnett attends the "Oh Lucy" Paris Premiere at UGC Cine Cite des Halles on January 15, 2018, in Paris, France. (Photo by Pierre Suu)
Josh Hartnett attends the Dsquared2 show during Milan Menswear Fashion Week Fall/Winter 2018/19 on January 14, 2018, in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Venturelli)
Josh Harnett attends the Dior Homme Menswear Fall/Winter 2018-2019 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on January 20, 2018, in Paris, France. (Photo by Victor Boyko)
Strada Statale 195 Sulcitana, Km. 39.600, 09010 Santa Margherita di Pula CA, Italy
Josh Hartnett attends the 'Filming Italy Sardegna Festival' Dinner at Forte Village Resort on June 15, 2018, in Santa Margherita di Pula, Cagliari, Italy. (Photo by Daniele Venturelli)
Josh Hartnett, Tamsin Eggerton, and Laurent Feniou attend Cartier Style Et Luxe at The Goodwood Festival Of Speed, Goodwood, on July 15, 2018, in Chichester, England. (Photo by David M. Benett)
(L-R) Josh Hartnett, Tamsin Egerton, and Benedict Cumberbatch attend a dinner to celebrate The Prince's Trust, hosted by Prince Charles, Prince of Wales at Buckingham Palace on March 12, 2019, in London, England. The Prince of Wales, President, The Prince’s Trust Group hosted a dinner for donors, supporters and ambassadors of Prince’s Trust International. (Photo by Chris Jackson - WPA Pool)
(L-R) Chiwetel Ejiofor, Luke Evans, Tamsin Egerton, Josh Hartnett, Benedict Cumberbatch, Amal Clooney, and George Clooney attend a dinner to celebrate The Prince's Trust, hosted by Prince Charles, Prince of Wales at Buckingham Palace on March 12, 2019, in London, England. The Prince of Wales, President, The Prince’s Trust Group hosted a dinner for donors, supporters and ambassadors of Prince’s Trust International. (Photo by Chris Jackson - WPA Pool)
(This smart and suspenseful thriller scares up a bone-chil...)
This smart and suspenseful thriller scares up a bone-chilling good time with original scream queen Jamie Lee Curtis (You Again) and a hot cast of hip young stars! Now the headmistress of a private school, Laurie Strode (Curtis) is still struggling with the horrifying, 20-year-old memories of the maniacal killer Michael Myers...when he suddenly reappears with a vengeance.
(This hip and edgy thriller from the director of Machete a...)
This hip and edgy thriller from the director of Machete and writer of Scream sizzles with a hot young cast including Elijah Wood (The Lord Of the Rings trilogy), Josh Hartnett (30 Days of Night) and R &B superstar Usher Raymond.
(In the mid-1970's, in a sleepy Michigan community, live t...)
In the mid-1970's, in a sleepy Michigan community, live the Lisbon sisters, five teenagers whose beauty has bewitched a group of neighborhood boys. Cannes, San Sebastian, Sundance, & Rotterdam Film Festival selections.
(After his recklessness lands him a summer of manual labor...)
After his recklessness lands him a summer of manual labor, a rich kid (Chris Klein) falls for a girl from the other side of the tracks (Leelee Sobieski) in this sweet love story.
(Starring Rachael Leigh Cook (She's All That), Josh Hartne...)
Starring Rachael Leigh Cook (She's All That), Josh Hartnett (Pearl Harbor), and Alan Rickman (Galaxy Quest) in a great ensemble cast, the Academy Award-nominated writer of The Full Monty has crafted a hilarious story about the things everyone wants in life: love, happiness, and great hair! As the National Hair Championships descend upon a small town in England, the country's top stylists aren't ex
(A romantic comedy about life, love, friendship and the so...)
A romantic comedy about life, love, friendship and the sometimes-blistering nature of marital bliss. Beatty portrays a well-known New York architect who is at a crossroads in his life.
(O is Odin James, the school's star basketball player and ...)
O is Odin James, the school's star basketball player and future NBA hopeful. Odin's troubled friend Hugo, the coach's son, is resentful of his father's preference of Odin and plots a scheme to sow the seeds of mistrust between O and others.
(Matt just had a bad breakup with his girlfriend and has v...)
Matt just had a bad breakup with his girlfriend and has vowed to abstain from sex for 40 days - so now he meets the girl of his dreams! Hilarious complications ensue in this racy romantic comedy.
(Intricately stepping back and forth in time and revealing...)
Intricately stepping back and forth in time and revealing the story from each character's perspective. Wicker Park is an intense psychological drama about a man caught in an obsessive search for a woman he fell deeply in love with - a woman who then vanished without a trace.
(This town beckons to the tough, the corrupt, and the brok...)
This town beckons to the tough, the corrupt, and the brokenhearted. Some are seeking revenge and others lust after redemption in a universe of unlikely and reluctant heroes still trying to do the right thing in a city that refuses to care.
(Starring Josh Hartnett and Radha Mitchell (Silent Hill, M...)
Starring Josh Hartnett and Radha Mitchell (Silent Hill, Man on Fire), Mozart and the Whale is a heartwarming romantic drama inspired by the true story of two people with Asperger's Syndrome (a form of autism).
(Lucky Number Slevin is a thriller that twists and turns i...)
Lucky Number Slevin is a thriller that twists and turns its way through an underworld of crime and revenge. Set in New York City, a case of mistaken identity lands Slevin (Josh Hartnett) into the middle of a war being plotted by two of the city's most rival crime bosses; The Rabbi (Ben Kingsley) and The Boss (Morgan Freeman).
(Struggling sports reporter Erik Kernan (Josh Hartnett, "L...)
Struggling sports reporter Erik Kernan (Josh Hartnett, "Lucky Number Slevin") encounters a homeless man who calls himself "Champ" (Samuel L. Jackson, "Pulp Fiction") only to discover that he is one-time boxing champion Battling Bob Satterfield. In his journey to uncover the truth, Erik must reexamine his own life and his relationship with his young son.
(Cross over to the dark side in this bone-chilling adaptat...)
Cross over to the dark side in this bone-chilling adaptation of the cult-hit graphic novel. In a small Alaskan town, a growing band of bloodthirsty vampires thrust the living into a deadly game of cat and mouse and screams.
(A young man who has spent his life searching for revenge ...)
A young man who has spent his life searching for revenge finds himself up against a bigger challenge than he originally bargained for in this action thriller starring Josh Hartnett, Demi Moore, and Woody Harrelson.
(A dentist teams up with a feisty would-be assassin to put...)
A dentist teams up with a feisty would-be assassin to put the final touches on the plan to kill his wife, but unknowingly sets off a chain of events that fuels a crosstown journey through the many lounges, strip clubs and the occasional nudist pin pong clubs scattered across Los Angeles.
(Casper, a soldier home on bereavement leave, gets a secon...)
Casper, a soldier home on bereavement leave, gets a second chance to make an impression on his childhood crush Rebecca, a promising grad student whose career hangs by a thread. While they drift through the streets of Minneapolis, they have one night to find themselves falling in love and falling apart.
(A detective opens up a fifteen-year-old missing persons c...)
A detective opens up a fifteen-year-old missing persons case and begins to suspect that the boy it belongs to was murdered - and that a local rancher was involved.
(On the brink of WWI, an American nurse on a medical missi...)
On the brink of WWI, an American nurse on a medical mission within the exotic Ottoman Empire has her loyalty tested after she falls in love with a lieutenant from the war.
(When a snowstorm strands former professional hockey playe...)
When a snowstorm strands former professional hockey player Eric LeMarque (Josh Hartnett) atop the Sierra Nevada Mountains for eight days, he is forced to face his past and come to terms with his personal demons and rediscover the power of faith within him in order to survive.
(When her English-instructor John suddenly disappears from...)
When her English-instructor John suddenly disappears from class, Setsuko travels halfway around the world in search of him to the outskirts of Southern California.
(When her best friend goes missing at a rodeo, Heidi goes ...)
When her best friend goes missing at a rodeo, Heidi goes on a search across the desert, digging up secrets and encountering the violence of life on the road.
(Josh Hartnett and Margarita Levieva star as siblings ensn...)
Josh Hartnett and Margarita Levieva star as siblings ensnared in their family's legacy of opioids dealing and violence in this searing crime-thriller that builds to a shattering conclusion.
Unconventional psychologist Gerry "Fitz" Fitzgerald (Robert Pastorelli) is one of the best police interrogators in the business - mostly because his own quirks and perversities help him get inside the criminal mind.
Josh Hartnett is an American actor and producer. As a 19-year-old he was cast in the ABC drama Cracker which though short-lived ensured that Josh got noticed for his great acting skills. His first feature film role was in the horror flick Halloween H20: 20 Years Later which established the young man as a teen heartthrob. Hartnett had starring roles in the war film Pearl Harbor and in neo-noir crime thriller The Black Dahlia (2006).
Background
Ethnicity:
Josh Hartnett's father is of Irish and German descent, and his mother is of Swedish and Norwegian ancestry.
Josh Hartnett was born on July 21, 1978, in Saint Paul, Minnesota, the United States, to Wendy Anne (Kronstedt) and Daniel Thomas Hartnett. He was raised in Saint Paul by his father and stepmother since the departure of his mother who left the family not long after her divorce. His father was a building manager, and his stepmother, Molly, was an artist. He has three younger siblings from his father's second marriage.
Education
Josh Hartnett first attended Cretin-Derham Hall High School before shifting to South High School from where he graduated in 1996. Acting was never the first career choice for the athletic youngster while he was in high school. Sports were his first love and he had never even thought of performing on stage until an injury forced him to quit his sporting activities. The dejected teenager was encouraged by his aunt to try his hand at acting. He landed the part of Huckleberry Finn in a stage production of Tom Sawyer and was soon hooked to acting.
He moved to New York after high school to attend the Conservatory of Theatre Arts & Film at the State University of New York at Purchase, but the experience was not what he had hoped for.
In 1997, Hartnett traveled to Los Angeles with his manager and within two months, was offered a role in the TV series, Cracker. During this time, he was also trying to get a role on Dawson's Creek. He auditioned six times but failed to get a part. He tried hard, auditioning for around 50 projects in three weeks before landing a role in the ABC crime series Cracker in 1997.
Cracker was enjoyed by critics but had trouble finding an audience. Although the show's cancellation was a disappointment to Josh, he bounced right back the following year with a role in the much-anticipated sequel, Halloween: H20 (1998). The film was a success and Hartnett followed it up with The Faculty (1998), proving his acting ability was not just a fluke.
After The Faculty, Josh distanced himself from the horror genre by landing a lead role in the indie film The Virgin Suicides (1999). In 2000, he played the jilted boyfriend in the love triangle featured in Here on Earth (2000).
He then took more dramatic roles in a Shakespearian update, O (2001), based on Othello and the war film, Pearl Harbor (2001). Pearl Harbor was directed by Michael Bay. The movie was a dramatization of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and the Doolittle Raid. It was a major box office grosser.
Even though he was seldom cast in a leading role, he often found himself chosen as a part of an ensemble cast of major films. He portrayed SSG Matt Eversmann in the war film Black Hawk Down (2001) which chronicled the events in the Battle of Mogadishu. He went on to starring roles in the comedy 40 Days and 40 Nights (2002) and the thriller Wicker Park (2004), also fitting in a role in the action film Hollywood Homicide (2003) opposite Harrison Ford. He then joined an all-star cast in the offbeat action crime thriller Sin City (2005).
He starred along with Bruce Willis, Morgan Freeman, and Ben Kingsley in the 2006 crime thriller film Lucky Number Slevin. The movie revolved around two crime lords and a mysterious hitman. He has a penchant for acting in thrillers and horrors. In keeping up with this image he appeared in the 2007 vampire horror movie 30 Days of Night which is set in an Alaskan town haunted by vampires. He turned producer in 2008 with the drama film August in which he also starred. The story was about two ambitious brothers who try to keep their company afloat even as the stock market begins to collapse in August 2001. He appeared in a martial arts action film Bunraku in 2010 which follows a young drifter’s quest for revenge. The movie draws heavily from samurai and Western films.
In 2014, he was cast in the part of Ethan Chandler in the Gothic horror series Penny Dreadful. In 2020 he is set to appear in Inherit the Viper, an American crime drama film, directed by Anthony Jerjen, in his directorial debut, from a screenplay by Andrew Crabtree.
(Penny Dreadful is a British-American horror drama televis...)
Religion
Josh was raised Roman Catholic.
Politics
Hartnett joined Barack Obama in his campaign in Minnesota and appeared at events like the Minnesota Greater Together Youth Summit. He also endorsed President Barack Obama for reelection on April 24, 2012.
Views
Hartnett has been involved in several social and environmental causes. He supports the green lifestyle campaign of Global Cool and the joint FWD campaign by USAID and Ad Council. He is also a vegetarian.
Quotations:
"I've had my heart broken, and it's not fun. But I'd rather have my heart broken than break someone else's heart."
"Making people laugh is hard, especially for someone who is not happy."
"Be honest with yourself and lie to everyone else."
"Hope is the most exciting thing in life and if you honestly believe that love is out there, it will come. And even if it doesn't come straight away there is still that chance all through your life that it will."
Personality
When Hartnett was 17, he worked in a library where he had to make a pile of books to be sent to Africa. He feels that job to be the most demanding ever.
Interests
Philosophers & Thinkers
Noam Chomsky
Politicians
Barack Obama, Jimmy Carter
Writers
On the Road by Jack Kerouac, The People’s Act Of Love by James Meek
Artists
Salvador Dalí
Sport & Clubs
football, basketball, hockey, baseball
Music & Bands
jazz
Connections
English actress, Tamsin Egerton who is about 10 years younger started dating Josh in July 2012. They had met for the first time on the set of 2013 film The Lovers. They have two daughters.