Josh Hartnett
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Known for

Josh Hartnett

Born
21 July 1978
Age
48 years old
Next birthday in
267 days
Zodiac sign
Cancer
Birthplace
Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA
Credits
52

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Born on July 21, 1978, in Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA, Josh Hartnett is an American actor with 54 screen credits. Among his early roles were Zeke in The Faculty (1998) and Trip Fontaine in The Virgin Suicides (2000). The year 2001 saw him in two major releases: Pearl Harbor, where he played Danny Walker, and Black Hawk Down, where he played Eversmann.

He went on to appear in Sin City (2005) as The Man, took the lead role of Slevin in Lucky Number Slevin (2006), and played Eben Oleson in 30 Days of Night (2007). His more recent work includes Wrath of Man (2021), Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre (2023) and Oppenheimer (2023), in which he portrayed Ernest Lawrence. He also played David Ross in the series Black Mirror. His latest listed film is Trap (2024), with Hartnett in the role of Cooper.

Frequent co-stars

  • Bruce Willis · 2 films together: Sin City, Lucky Number Slevin
  • Ewen Bremner · 2 films together: Black Hawk Down, Pearl Harbor
  • Jason Statham · 2 films together: Wrath of Man, Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre
  • Ben Kingsley · 2 films together: Lucky Number Slevin, The Ottoman Lieutenant

Career at a glance

First credit: Cracker (1997) · Credits: 52

Roles played

Titles reviewed on Drama4U

  • Verity (2026)Verity2026 · Jeremy CrawfordReviewed

Other work

  • Below (2026)Below2026 · Calvin Penney
  • Fight or Flight (2025)Fight or Flight2025 · Lucas Reyes
  • Trap (2024)Trap2024 · Cooper
  • Oppenheimer (2023)Oppenheimer2023 · Ernest Lawrence
  • Die Hart (2023)Die Hart2023 · Josh
  • Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre (2023)Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre2023 · Danny Francesco
  • The Bear (2022)The Bear2022 · Frank
  • The Fear Index (2022)The Fear Index2022 · Alex Hoffman
  • Ida Red (2021)Ida Red2021 · Wyatt Walker
  • Wrath of Man (2021)Wrath of Man2021 · Boy Sweat Dave
  • Valley of the Gods (2020)Valley of the Gods2020 · John Ecas
  • Die Hart (2020)Die Hart2020 · Josh Hartnett
  • Target Number One (2020)Target Number One2020 · Victor Malarek
  • Paradise Lost (2020)Paradise Lost2020 · Yates Forsythe
  • Inherit the Viper (2019)Inherit the Viper2019 · Kip Conley
  • She's Missing (2019)She's Missing2019 · Ren
  • Oh Lucy! (2018)Oh Lucy!2018 · John
  • 6 Below: Miracle on the Mountain (2017)6 Below: Miracle on the Mountain2017 · Eric LeMarque
  • The Ottoman Lieutenant (2017)The Ottoman Lieutenant2017 · Jude Gresham
Show all (32 more)
  • Wild Horses (2015)Wild Horses2015 · KC Briggs
  • The Lovers (2015)The Lovers2015 · James / Jay
  • Penny Dreadful (2014)Penny Dreadful2014 · Ethan Chandler
  • Parts Per Billion (2014)Parts Per Billion2014 · Len
  • Black Mirror (2011)Black Mirror2011 · David Ross
  • Stuck Between Stations (2011)Stuck Between Stations2011 · Paddy
  • Girl Walks Into a Bar (2011)Girl Walks Into a Bar2011 · Sam Salazar
  • Bunraku (2010)Bunraku2010 · The Drifter
  • I Come with the Rain (2009)I Come with the Rain2009 · Kline
  • August (2008)August2008 · Tom Sterling
  • Stories USA (2007)Stories USA2007 · Gianni (segment "Member")
  • 30 Days of Night (2007)30 Days of Night2007 · Eben Oleson
  • Resurrecting the Champ (2007)Resurrecting the Champ2007 · Erik Kenman Jr.
  • The Black Dahlia (2006)The Black Dahlia2006 · Bucky Bleichert
  • Lucky Number Slevin (2006)Lucky Number Slevin2006 · Slevin
  • Mozart and the Whale (2005)Mozart and the Whale2005 · Donald Morton
  • Sin City (2005)Sin City2005 · The Man
  • Stories of Lost Souls (2004)Stories of Lost Souls2004 · The Neighbor
  • Wicker Park (2004)Wicker Park2004 · Matthew
  • Hollywood Homicide (2003)Hollywood Homicide2003 · Det. K.C. Calden
  • 40 Days and 40 Nights (2002)40 Days and 40 Nights2002 · Matt Sulivan
  • Black Hawk Down (2001)Black Hawk Down2001 · Eversmann
  • O (2001)O2001 · Hugo Goulding
  • The Same (2001)The Same2001
  • Pearl Harbor (2001)Pearl Harbor2001 · Danny Walker
  • Town & Country (2001)Town & Country2001 · Tom Stoddard
  • Blow Dry (2001)Blow Dry2001 · Brian Allen
  • The Virgin Suicides (2000)The Virgin Suicides2000 · Trip Fontaine
  • Here on Earth (2000)Here on Earth2000 · Jasper Arnold
  • The Faculty (1998)The Faculty1998 · Zeke
  • Halloween H20: 20 Years Later (1998)Halloween H20: 20 Years Later1998 · John
  • Cracker (1997)Cracker1997 · Michael Fitzgerald

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