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Josh Hartnett
Known for
International breakthrough as a young star with The Faculty (1998) and Sofia Coppola's The Virgin Suicides (1999). Consolidation with Pearl Harbor (2001) and Ridley Scott's Black Hawk Down (2001). Starred in Lucky Number Slevin (2006), Penny Dreadful (2016) and Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer (2023). American actor identified with early-2000s youth and action cinema, after a voluntary break from stardom he has rebuilt a versatile career spanning auteur cinema and major productions, with growing recognition in his mature years.
Josh Hartnett
46 Movies
9 Series
International breakthrough as a young star with The Faculty (1998) and Sofia Coppola's The Virgin Suicides (1999). Consolidation with Pearl Harbor (2001) and Ridley Scott's Black Hawk Down (2001). Starred in Lucky Number Slevin (2006), Penny Dreadful (2016) and Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer (2023). American actor identified with early-2000s youth and action cinema, after a voluntary break from stardom he has rebuilt a versatile career spanning auteur cinema and major productions, with growing recognition in his mature years.
Movies
Plays Ernest Lawrence
Oppenheimer
2023
Plays Boy Sweat Dave
Wrath of Man
2021
Plays Eversmann
Black Hawk Down
2001
Plays Cooper
Trap
2024
Plays Danny Walker
Pearl Harbor
2001
Plays Eben Oleson
30 Days of Night
2007
Plays Jeremy Crawford
Verity
2026
Plays The Man
Sin City
2005
Plays Trip Fontaine
The Virgin Suicides
2000
Plays Slevin
Lucky Number Slevin
2006
Plays Danny Francesco
Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre
2023
Plays Zeke Tyler
The Faculty
1998
Plays Lucas Reyes
Fight or Flight
2025
Plays Bucky Bleichert
The Black Dahlia
2006
Plays John
Halloween H20: 20 Years Later
1998
Plays Matt Sulivan
40 Days and 40 Nights
2002
Plays Matthew
Wicker Park
2004
Plays Det. K.C. Calden
Hollywood Homicide
2003
Plays Josh
Die Hart
2023
Plays Victor Malarek
Target Number One
2020
Producer
Plays Eric LeMarque
6 Below: Miracle on the Mountain
2017
Plays The Drifter
Bunraku
2010
Plays Erik Kenman Jr.
Resurrecting the Champ
2007
Plays Jude Gresham
The Ottoman Lieutenant
2017
Plays John Ecas
Valley of the Gods
2020
Plays Brian Allen
Blow Dry
2001
Plays Kip Conley
Inherit the Viper
2019
Plays Donald Morton
Mozart and the Whale
2005
Plays Tom Stoddard
Town & Country
2001
Plays Sam Salazar
Girl Walks Into a Bar
2011
Plays Kline
I Come with the Rain
2009
Plays James / Jay
The Lovers
2015
Plays Wyatt Walker
Ida Red
2021
Plays Hugo Goulding
O
2001
Plays Gianni (segment "Member")
Stories USA
2007
Plays KC Briggs
Wild Horses
2015
Plays Jasper Arnold
Here on Earth
2000
Producer
Plays Tom Sterling
August
2008
Plays John
Oh Lucy!
2018
Plays The Neighbor
Stories of Lost Souls
2004
Plays Len
Parts Per Billion
2014
Plays Ren
She's Missing
2019
Plays Paddy
Stuck Between Stations
2011
Plays Gianni
Member
2001
TV Shows
Plays Ethan Chandler
Penny Dreadful
2014
Plays Michael Fitzgerald
Cracker
1997
Plays Yates Forsythe
Paradise Lost
2020
Plays Josh Hartnett
Die Hart
2020
Producer
Plays Calvin Penney
Below
2026
Plays American Colonist / Belgian Colonist
Exterminate All the Brutes
2021
Plays Alex Hoffman
The Fear Index
2022
Plays Frank
The Bear
2022
Plays David Ross
Black Mirror
2011
Latest Trailers
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Verity
Full Filmography
The Bear
Frank · 3 episodes
2024–2026
TV
Below
Calvin Penney · 6 episodes
2026
TV
Verity
Jeremy Crawford
2026
Film
Fight or Flight
Lucas Reyes
2025
Film
Trap
Cooper
2024
Film
Black Mirror
David Ross · 1 episode
2023
TV
Oppenheimer
Ernest Lawrence
2023
Film
Die Hart
Josh
2023
Film
Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre
Danny Francesco
2023
Film
Photos
Frequently Asked Questions
How old is Josh Hartnett and where are they from?
Josh Hartnett is 48 years old, born on July 21, 1978 in Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA.
What are the most famous roles of Josh Hartnett?
Josh Hartnett is best known for roles in Oppenheimer, Sin City, Pearl Harbor.
How many movies has Josh Hartnett been in?
Over a 28-year career (since 1998), Josh Hartnett has appeared in 46 movies and 8 TV shows.
What was Josh Hartnett's first movie?
The career of Josh Hartnett began with Unmasking the Horror (1998).
What is Josh Hartnett's most recent movie or series?
Josh Hartnett's most recent release is Fight or Flight, which premiered on April 3, 2025.
What TV shows has Josh Hartnett appeared in?
On television, Josh Hartnett has appeared in Black Mirror, The Bear, Penny Dreadful, The Daily Show.
Does Josh Hartnett have any upcoming projects?
Yes, Josh Hartnett's upcoming work includes: Verity (2026).
Josh Hartnett
1978-07-21 · Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA
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.