Josh Hartnett is an American actor born on July 21, 1978, in Saint Paul, Minnesota. Working primarily in acting, he has 54 credits to his name. His early films include The Faculty (1998), in which he played Zeke, and The Virgin Suicides (2000), as Trip Fontaine. In 2001 he appeared in both Pearl Harbor, as Danny Walker, and Black Hawk Down, as Eversmann.
His later credits include Sin City (2005) as The Man, Lucky Number Slevin (2006) in the title role of Slevin, and 30 Days of Night (2007) as Eben Oleson. More recently, he has appeared in Wrath of Man (2021), Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre (2023) and Oppenheimer (2023), where he played Ernest Lawrence. On television, he portrayed David Ross in Black Mirror. His most recent listed film is Trap (2024), in which he plays 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
Verity2026 · Jeremy CrawfordReviewed
Other work
Below2026 · Calvin Penney
Fight or Flight2025 · Lucas Reyes
Trap2024 · Cooper
Oppenheimer2023 · Ernest Lawrence
Die Hart2023 · Josh
Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre2023 · Danny Francesco
The Bear2022 · Frank
The Fear Index2022 · Alex Hoffman
Ida Red2021 · Wyatt Walker
Wrath of Man2021 · Boy Sweat Dave
Valley of the Gods2020 · John Ecas
Die Hart2020 · Josh Hartnett
Target Number One2020 · Victor Malarek
Paradise Lost2020 · Yates Forsythe
Inherit the Viper2019 · Kip Conley
She's Missing2019 · Ren
Oh Lucy!2018 · John
6 Below: Miracle on the Mountain2017 · Eric LeMarque
The Ottoman Lieutenant2017 · Jude Gresham
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Wild Horses2015 · KC Briggs
The Lovers2015 · James / Jay
Penny Dreadful2014 · Ethan Chandler
Parts Per Billion2014 · Len
Black Mirror2011 · David Ross
Stuck Between Stations2011 · Paddy
Girl Walks Into a Bar2011 · Sam Salazar
Bunraku2010 · The Drifter
I Come with the Rain2009 · Kline
August2008 · Tom Sterling
Stories USA2007 · Gianni (segment "Member")
30 Days of Night2007 · Eben Oleson
Resurrecting the Champ2007 · Erik Kenman Jr.
The Black Dahlia2006 · Bucky Bleichert
Lucky Number Slevin2006 · Slevin
Mozart and the Whale2005 · Donald Morton
Sin City2005 · The Man
Stories of Lost Souls2004 · The Neighbor
Wicker Park2004 · Matthew
Hollywood Homicide2003 · Det. K.C. Calden
40 Days and 40 Nights2002 · Matt Sulivan
Black Hawk Down2001 · Eversmann
O2001 · Hugo Goulding
The Same2001
Pearl Harbor2001 · Danny Walker
Town & Country2001 · Tom Stoddard
Blow Dry2001 · Brian Allen
The Virgin Suicides2000 · Trip Fontaine
Here on Earth2000 · Jasper Arnold
The Faculty1998 · Zeke
Halloween H20: 20 Years Later1998 · John
Cracker1997 · Michael Fitzgerald
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