Josh Stewart

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Josh Stewart
Stewart in 2012
Born
Joshua Regnall Stewart

(1977-02-06) February 6, 1977 (age 47)
Diana, West Virginia, U.S.
Occupations
  • Actor
  • director
  • writer
Years active1999–present
Spouses
Deanna Brigidi
​
​
(m. 2007; div. 2016)​
​
(m. 2019)​
Children2

Joshua Regnall Stewart (born February 6, 1977) is an American actor who is best known for his role as

NBC TV series Third Watch and as Barsad in Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight Rises, for whom he also appeared in small roles in Interstellar and Tenet. Other roles include War Machine and a major antagonist in Netflix's The Punisher (2019).[1]

Early life

Stewart was born in

Baptist Church, and is now pastor at the Redeeming Grace Baptist Church in Webster Springs. His mother is a sixth grade teacher at Webster Springs Elementary.[3] Stewart first attended West Virginia Wesleyan College, then transferred to West Virginia University, where he studied business.[4] After graduating from WVU, he moved to New York City to pursue acting.[5]

Acting career

Early career

Stewart got his start doing local theater at the Landmark Theatre in Sutton, West Virginia, and eventually moved to New York City to study at the T. Schreiber studios.[2] He was a company member of the 13th Street Repertory Theatre. He continued his theater in Los Angeles, performing in Light Bulb and Beacon alongside Robert Forster and Brooke Shields.[2]

Stewart appeared as an extra in

To Green, With Love". In 2003 he filmed a pilot for a Western for ABC entitled Then Came Jones.[6]
In the pilot he played the character of Bill Jenkins.

Stewart later appeared as Sean Cleary in the

Levi's 501 Original jeans.[7] Stewart also had a recurring role in Criminal Minds
as Detective William LaMontagne Jr., SSA Jennifer "JJ" Jareau's boyfriend and later, husband.

Starring television roles

Stewart got his break when he was cast as

Brendan Finney in the final season of the NBC series Third Watch.[8] As Finney, he played the son of IAB captain Cathal "CT" Finney
.

After

Holt McLaren.[2] On June 8, 2008, Cox Arquette announced that Dirt had been cancelled.[11] During the 2010–2011 season, he appeared as Joshua in ABC's No Ordinary Family
.

In 2017, Stewart starred as Solotov on the second season of the USA Network thriller drama Shooter.[12]

On February 26, 2018, it was announced that Stewart would join as a series regular in the second season of Netflix's The Punisher.[13] Stewart joined alongside cast member Alexa Davalos, who is Stewart's wife in real life.

Feature films

Stewart made his mainstream feature film debut in 2008's

Bane's right-hand man, Barsad.[16][17][18] He appeared as the main protagonist in the 2012 webisodes, The Walking Dead: Cold Storage, which are based on the popular television show The Walking Dead. In 2013, Josh finished filming his directorial debut, The Hunted, in which he also stars. Stewart reunited in 2014 with director Christopher Nolan as the voice of CASE in the sci-fi epic Interstellar. The same year Stewart was cast in the Disney film The Finest Hours.[18]

Directorial debut

Stewart's directorial and writing debut was the 2013 film The Hunted. He co-produced the film along with The Collector producers Brett Forbes and Patrick Rizzotti. The found footage film revolves around Jake (Stewart) and Stevie (Ronnie Gene Blevins) who want their own TV show. In an attempt to grab the media's attention, both Jake and Stevie head to the dense, secluded woods in West Virginia, armed with only their bows and a camera, to find the biggest guy they can. However, as the sun sets over the mountains, they soon realise they are not alone in the woods and something supernatural is hunting them instead. The film screened at TIFF[19] and eOne Films have since picked up the North American distribution rights.[citation needed]

Personal life

In 2007, Stewart married Deanna Brigidi. They have two children: daughter Ryan Justine (b. 2008) and son River Jacob (b. 2010). They separated in 2014 and divorced in 2016.

On February 27, 2012, Stewart went into cardiac arrest after contracting salmonella. His wife performed CPR for several minutes. Stewart now has an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator in his chest.[20][21]

Stewart married actress Alexa Davalos on May 19, 2019.[22][23] They starred together on the second season of the Netflix series The Punisher.[citation needed]

Filmography

Movie

Year Film Role Notes
2006 Lenexa, 1 Mile T.J. Ketting
2007 The Death and Life of Bobby Z Monk
Jekyll Tommy
2008 The Haunting of Molly Hartley Mr. Draper
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Pleasant Curtis
2009 The Collector Arkin O'Brien
Law Abiding Citizen Rupert Ames
2010 Beneath the Dark Paul
2011 Rehab Aaron McCreary / Carl
2012 The Dark Knight Rises Barsad
The Collection Arkin O'Brien
2013 Event 15 Sgt. Oldsman
The Hunted Jake Also Director
2014 Transcendence Paul
Interstellar CASE Voice
2016 The Finest Hours Tchuda Southerland
Cold Moon Nathan Redfield
The Neighbor John
2017 War Machine Capt. Dick North
2018 Insidious: The Last Key Gerald Rainier
Malicious Adam Pierce
Discarnate Casey Blackburn
2019 The Mustang Dan
Back Fork Waylon Also Director
2020 Tenet Male Voice Voice
TBA Lifeline Steven Thomas Post-Production
TBA The Collected Arkin O'Brien In Development

Television

Year Film Role Notes
2000 Dawson's Creek Extra Episode: "
To Green, With Love
"
2003 Then Came Jones Bill Jenkins Pilot
CSI Sean Cleary Episode: "
Bad to the Bone
2004–2005 Third Watch Officer
Brendan Finney
 Main role
2007–2008 Dirt
Holt McLaren
2007–2020 & 2022–2023 Criminal Minds Det.
William LaMontagne Jr.
 Recurring role
2008 Raising the Bar Dan Denton Episode: "Hang Time"
ER Daniel Episode: "Under Pressure"
2009 CSI: Miami Colin Astor Episode: "
Smoke Gets in Your CSI's
"
Southland Vid Holmes Episode: "Unknown Trouble"
The Mentalist Harlan McAdoo Episode: "The Scarlett Letter"
2010 Ghost Whisperer Robert Wharton Episode: "Living Nightmare"
2010–2011 No Ordinary Family Joshua Recurring role
2012 Grimm Bill Episode: "The Bottle Imp"
The Walking Dead: Cold Storage Chase Main role
2017–2018 Shooter Solotov
2019 The Punisher
John Pilgrim
2021 The Rookie Graham Porter Episode: "Lockdown"

References

  1. ^ "Josh Stewart: Credit Listings". TV.com. Archived from the original on December 2, 2009. Retrieved May 27, 2009.
  2. ^ a b c d "Josh Stewart Featured Star on New FX Show Dirt". WVWC.edu. January 11, 2007. Retrieved May 27, 2009. [dead link]
  3. ^ "Webster Springs Elementary School". Archived from the original on October 29, 2016. Retrieved October 29, 2016.
  4. Daily Athenaeum. West Virginia University
    . June 25, 2014.
  5. ^ "Webster County native returns home for directorial debut". West Virginia MetroNews. June 9, 2014.
  6. ^ "Shows A-Z - Then Came Jones on ABC". TheFutonCritic.com. Retrieved May 27, 2009.
  7. DailyMotion.com
    . Retrieved April 14, 2015.
  8. ^ "NBC's Third Watch Adds Cara Buono and Josh Stewart as Series Regulars and Features Aidan Quinn as Guest Star in Four-Episode Arc Early in New Season". TheFutonCritic.com. NBC. August 24, 2004. Retrieved May 27, 2009.
  9. ^ "Lenexa, 1 Mile Cast and Crew Bios". MovieTome.com. Retrieved May 27, 2009.[permanent dead link]
  10. ^ "Lenexa, 1 Mile". Jason Wiles.net. Archived from the original on December 23, 2007. Retrieved January 25, 2008.
  11. ^ "'Dirt': FX Cancels Courteney Cox Arquette Series". TV Series Finale. Archived from the original on October 15, 2008.
  12. ^ Petski, Denise (April 13, 2017). "'Shooter': Josh Stewart Cast As New Regular In Season 2". Deadline. Retrieved April 13, 2017.
  13. ^ Andreeva, Nellie; Petski, Denise (February 26, 2018). "'Marvel's The Punisher': Josh Stewart, Floriana Lima & Giorgia Whigham Join Cast Of Netflix Series For Season 2". Deadline. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
  14. ^ Barton, Steve (June 9, 2010). "IFC Midnight Nabs Chad Feehan's Wake / Beyond the Pale Next for Director". Dreadcentral.com. Retrieved August 2, 2012.
  15. ^ "SXSW '10: Trailer for 'Shining' Inspired 'Wake' -". bloody-disgusting.com.
  16. ^ "Marion Cotillard & Gary Oldman CLOSE UP Near InventHelp Filming Scene Dark Knight Rises". YouTube. Archived from the original on November 24, 2011. Retrieved August 2, 2012.
  17. ^ "First Look At Marion Cotillad As Talia al Ghul And More Images Of Hathaway As Selena Kyle". YouBentMyWookie. August 5, 2011. Retrieved August 2, 2012.
  18. ^ a b Kroll, Justin (August 25, 2014). "'Dark Knight Rises' Actor Josh Stewart Joins Chris Pine in 'Finest Hours'". Variety. Retrieved January 16, 2016. Josh Stewart, who played the villain Barsad in "The Dark Knight Rises"...
  19. ^ "Dark Knight Rises, The Collector Actor Directs Horror Film, The Hunted". Shock Till You Drop.
  20. ^ "Eagle Rocker Thanks LAFD Dispatcher who Helped Save Her Husband's Life". Eagle Rock, CA Patch. March 31, 2012.
  21. ^ "The Secret Fluffiness of Josh Stewart ... - Me In My Place ® - beautiful women at home". Me In My Place ® - beautiful women at home.
  22. ^ "19/05/19 Toi et moi @j0shstewart". instagram.com.
  23. ^ "May 19 My fella Made me his wife a year ago today @j0shstewart". instagram.com.

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