Josh Hartnett

Josh Hartnett

Hartnett at the 2014 San Diego Comic-Con International.
Born Joshua Daniel Hartnett
(1978-07-21) July 21, 1978
St. Paul, Minnesota, U.S.
Residence Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation Actor, producer
Years active 1997–present
Partner(s) Tamsin Egerton (2012–present)
Children 1

Joshua Daniel "Josh" Hartnett (born July 21, 1978)[1] is an American actor and producer of movies. He first came to attention in 1997 for his role as Michael Fitzgerald in the television crime drama series Cracker. He made his feature film debut in 1998 in the slasher film Halloween H20: 20 Years Later, followed by teen roles in films such as the sci-fi horror film The Faculty (1998) and the drama The Virgin Suicides (1999). Hartnett had starring roles in the war film Pearl Harbor, the drama O, the war film Black Hawk Down, the romantic comedy 40 Days and 40 Nights, and other films.

He starred in the Brian De Palma-directed neo-noir crime thriller The Black Dahlia (2006) which was a commercial and critical failure. Next, he appeared in the drama Resurrecting the Champ (2007), alongside Samuel L. Jackson, the graphic novel-based vampire horror film 30 Days of Night (2007) and the neo-noir atmospheric thriller I Come with the Rain (2009). He stars as Ethan Chandler in the horror TV series Penny Dreadful.

Early life

Hartnett was born in St. Paul, Minnesota,[1] though some sources, he has said, erroneously give San Francisco, California.[2] The son of Wendy Anne (née Kronstedt) and Daniel Thomas Hartnett, he was raised by his father, a building manager, and his stepmother, Molly, an artist.[3] He has two brothers, Jake and Joe.[4] Hartnett was raised Roman Catholic,[5] attending Nativity of Our Lord Catholic School.[6]

Career

After finishing high school, a move to New York to attend the Conservatory of Theatre Arts & Film at SUNY Purchase did not go as well as Hartnett had hoped for, and a year later at age 19, he found himself in California.[7] Shortly after arriving in Los Angeles, he caught an improbable break, landing a part in the short-lived but acclaimed drama Cracker, on ABC. Although the series was cancelled after sixteen episodes, Hartnett had made a name for himself. He then began to focus on feature film work. He performed in small plays and on national television commercials before being cast in his first feature film, playing the son of Jamie Lee Curtis' character in Halloween H20: 20 Years Later. Released on August 5, 1998, it performed well at the box office.

Hartnett developed a film career, having appeared in Hollywood films, including The Faculty, Black Hawk Down, Lucky Number Slevin and Pearl Harbor. He was originally scheduled to play the role of Tino in Deuces Wild, but dropped out to star in Pearl Harbor. In 2002, he starred in O, an adaptation of William Shakespeare's Othello set in an American high school, as Hugo, the film's version of Iago. In the early 2000s, Hartnett was approached several times to play the role of Clark Kent/Superman in the early 2000s for a project originally helmed by Brett Ratner, but always turned it down, not wanting to commit to a predicted ten-year role.[8][9] Hartnett said of his decision, "It just wasn't the kind of movie I wanted to do. I turned down other superhero roles as well."

Hartnett at the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival

Hartnett was chosen as one of Teen People magazine's "21 Hottest Stars Under 21" in 1999, Teen People's "25 Hottest Stars under 25", and one of People magazine's "50 Most Beautiful People", both in 2002. He was also voted Bliss magazine's "3rd Sexiest Male", and in 2003 PETA named him the Sexiest Vegetarian Alive, as chosen by voters.[10]

One of Hartnett's next films was the 2006 drama-mystery The Black Dahlia, in which he played a detective investigating the notorious real-life murder of actress Elizabeth Short. Hartnett had been cast in the role five years before the film was produced, remaining committed to appearing in the movie because he liked the subject matter.[11]

Among his 2007 roles were Resurrecting the Champ, a drama also starring Samuel L. Jackson, and the graphic novel-based 30 Days of Night, in which he played a small-town sheriff. Hartnett described the second film as "supernatural, but kind of a western". He was going to play trumpet player, Chet Baker, in the film The Prince of Cool, but did not agree with the producer's ideas and left the project.[12]

In 2008, Hartnett played Charlie Babbit alongside Adam Godley in the theatre adaptation of Barry Morrow's Academy Award-winning Rain Man at the Apollo Theatre in London's West End.[13] He starred in the new campaign of the Emporio Armani fragrance, "Diamonds for Men", being featured in both print and TV ads for the fragrance, thus becoming the first male celebrity to represent Giorgio Armani Beauty.[14]

He has been featured on many magazine covers, such as Cosmogirl, Details, Entertainment Weekly, Girlfriend, Seventeen, Vanity Fair, GQ and Vman, in addition to being in other magazines like Vogue, ELLE, People, Glamour, Intouch and InStyle.[15][16]

In 2009, Hartnett produced the video clip for the rapper Kid Cudi's song Pursuit of Happiness.[17]

In 2013, Hartnett was a guest of honor on Off Plus Camera.[18]

In 2014, he was cast in the part of Ethan Chandler in the gothic horror series Penny Dreadful,[19] shot in locations around Dublin and Ireland.[20]

Regarding fame, Hartnett has said, "I know what it's like to be in that whole world. I was up there for a couple of years, and it was uncomfortable. I think trying to stay at the top is a shortcut to unhappiness." Hartnett also took a break from acting, saying "I spent a bit of time really thinking about whether this was the right thing for me."[21]

Activism

Hartnett has been involved in various causes. In 2007, he took time out from filming to support the green lifestyle campaign of Global Cool.[12]

In 2011, Hartnett became one of a handful of celebrities attached to USAID and Ad Council's FWD campaign, an awareness initiative tied to that year's East Africa drought. He joined Uma Thurman, Chanel Iman and Geena Davis in TV and internet ads to "forward the facts" about the crisis.[22]

In 2012, Hartnett also joined Barack Obama in his campaign in Minnesota, appearing at such events as the Minnesota Greater Together Youth Summit before formally endorsing the President on the official campaign YouTube channel.[23] He along with Minneapolis Mayor RT Rybak also appeared at the University of Minnesota's McNamara Alumni Center for an Obama Q&A in April.[24]

Personal life

Hartnett's representative said on December 2, 2015, that Hartnett and girlfriend Tamsin Egerton had their first child together on an unspecified recent date.[25]

Partial filmography

Actor

Film
Year Title Role Notes
1998 Debutante Bill Short film
1998 Halloween H20: 20 Years Later John Tate Nominated — Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Favorite Male Newcomer
Nominated — MTV Movie Award for Best Breakthrough Male Performance
1998 Faculty, TheThe Faculty Zeke Tyler Nominated — Saturn Award for Best Performance by a Younger Actor
1999 Virgin Suicides, TheThe Virgin Suicides Trip Fontaine
2000 Here on Earth Jasper Arnold Nominated — Teen Choice Award for Choice Breakout Performance
2001 Same, TheThe Same The Neighbor Short film
2001 Member Gianni Short film
2001 Short6 Gianni A compilation of six cinematic shorts
2001 Blow Dry Brian Allen
2001 Town & Country Tom Stoddard
2001 Pearl Harbor Cpt Danny Walker Nominated — MTV Movie Award for Best Male Performance
Nominated — Teen Choice Award for Choice Actor
Nominated — Razzie Award for Worst Screen Couple (with Ben Affleck)
2001 O Hugo Goulding
2001 Black Hawk Down Staff Sergeant Matt Eversmann Nominated — Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Acting Ensemble (shared with the cast)
Nominated — Teen Choice Award for Choice Actor, Drama/Action Adventure
2002 40 Days and 40 Nights Matt Sullivan Nominated — Teen Choice Award for Choice Chemistry (shared with Shannyn Sossamon)
2003 Zéro Un The Neighbor A compilation of ten cinematic shorts produced by Luc Besson
2003 Hollywood Homicide K.C. Calden
2004 Wicker Park Matthew Simon
2005 Stories of Lost Souls The Neighbor
2005 Sin City The Salesman
2005 Mozart and the Whale Donald Morton
2006 Lucky Number Slevin Slevin Kelevra Won - Best Acting Performance Male (tied with Peter Falk) - 2006 Milan International Film Festival[26]
2006 Black Dahlia, TheThe Black Dahlia Dwight "Bucky" Bleichert
2007 Stories USA Gianni
2007 Resurrecting the Champ Erik Kernan
2007 30 Days of Night Sheriff Eben Oleson Nominated — Teen Choice Award for Choice Actor, Horror/Thriller
2008 T Takes Josh Web series
2008 August Tom Sterling
2009 I Come with the Rain Kline
2010 Bunraku The Drifter
2011 Girl Walks into a Bar Sam Salazar
2011 Stuck Between Stations Paddy
2013 The Lovers James Stewart/Jay Fennel
2014 Parts per Billion Len
2015 Wild Horses KC Briggs
2017 The Long Home Filming
Television
Year Title Role Notes
1997–99 Cracker Michael "Fitz" Fitzgerald 16 episodes, main character
2014–present Penny Dreadful Ethan Chandler Main character
2015 Drunk History Clark Gable Episode: "Miami"
Stage
Year Title Role Notes
2008 24 Hour Plays Main Man Annual fundraiser at the Old Vic theatre involving actors, writers and directors joining forces to create and present a series of six plays all within a day[27]
2008 Rain Man Charlie Babbitt Won – The Dewynters London Newcomer of the Year // WhatsOnStage Awards The Theatregoers' Choice[28]
Music videos
Year Title Artist Notes
1999 "Playground Love" Air The Virgin Suicides soundtrack
2001 "There You'll Be" Faith Hill Pearl Harbor soundtrack
2002 "Travelin' Soldier" Dixie Chicks Home
2010 "Pursuit of Happiness" Kid Cudi Producer

Producer

Year Title Notes
2008 August Spectrum - 2008 Sundance Film Festival[29]
Contemporary World Cinema - 2008 Seattle International Film Festival[30]
Narrative Feature Films - 2008 Brooklyn International Film Festival[31]
Horizons - 2008 Karlovy Vary International Film Festival[32]
International Section - 2008 Oldenburg International Film Festival
World Cinema - 2008 Flanders International Film Festival Ghent
Spirit Of Freedom: Dramatic - 2008 Bahamas International Film Festival[33]
2009 Nobody Executive producer

Awards and nominations

References

  1. 1 2 "Josh Hartnett". TVGuide.com. Archived from the original on September 12, 2015. Retrieved December 2, 2015.
  2. ↑ Boehm, Kristin (2007-10-18). "Josh Hartnett Dodges Kissing Questions - Caught in the Act". People. Retrieved 2012-02-05. And, for the record, he was born in Minnesota, not San Francisco as commonly misreported, he said.
  3. ↑ "Josh Hartnett Biography (1978-)". July 23, 2008. Archived from the original on October 18, 2015. Retrieved 2012-02-05.
  4. ↑ Swanson, Carl (May 4, 2014). "Josh Hartnett’s Vanishing Act: The Penny Dreadful Star on His Turn to TV and Flying Under the Radar". Vulture.com (New York). Archived from the original on November 6, 2015. Retrieved December 2, 2015.
  5. ↑ Silverman, Stephen M. (2002-03-04). "No Joshin': Hartnett Can't Do It". People. Retrieved 2012-02-05.
  6. ↑ Hrbacek (February 1, 2012). "Principal knows her kids by name — all 759". The Catholic Spirit. Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis first=Dave. Archived from the original on December 2, 2015. Retrieved December 2, 2015.
  7. ↑ "Josh Hartnett: American Idol". Retrieved January 2, 2014.
  8. ↑ Murray, Rebecca (2010-06-17). "Interview with Josh Hartnett, From "Wicker Park"". movies.about.com. Retrieved 2012-02-05.
  9. ↑ The MovieWeb Team (2003-04-22). "Josh Hartnett up for SUPERMAN...again?". movieweb.com. Retrieved 2012-02-05.
  10. ↑ "PETA's sexiest vegetarian celebrities of 2011". peta.org. Retrieved 2012-02-05.
  11. ↑ Murray, Rebecca. "Exclusive Interview with The Black Dahlia Star Josh Hartnett". movies.about.com. Retrieved 2012-02-05.
  12. 1 2 "Global Cool is hot on carbon emissions". The Times (London). May 12, 2007. Retrieved Feb 1, 2011.
  13. ↑ "Rain Man Promo Trailer featuring Josh Hartnett and Adam Godley". WestEndTheatre. October 2008. Retrieved 2010-02-25.
  14. ↑ "Armani signs Josh Hartnett for new fragrance campaign". brandrepublic.com. 2008-07-08. Retrieved 2012-02-05.
  15. ↑ "Magazine: 1997 - 2004". Lucky Number Josh. July 23, 2008. Retrieved 2012-02-05.
  16. ↑ "Magazine: 2005 - 2007". Lucky Number Josh. July 23, 2008. Retrieved 2012-02-05.
  17. ↑ "Kid Cudi Hooks Up With Drake, Josh Hartnett For New Video". MTV (Steven Roberts). November 30, 2009. Retrieved 2010-02-25.
  18. ↑ "Roland Joffe and Volker Schlondorff Lead Panels at Off Plus Camera 2013".
  19. ↑ "Josh Hartnett Taps Into His Dark Side in this Penny Dreadful Season 2". DC. 2 February 2015.
  20. ↑ "Josh Harnett is in Dublin shooting scenes for Penny Dreadful - Dublin looks magnificent". evoke.ie. 2 February 2015.
  21. ↑ "He'll stay out of limelight". Evening Chronicle. September 10, 2004. Retrieved May 12, 2013.
  22. ↑ "Dr. Jill Biden Joins USAID and Ad Council to Debut FWD Campaign for the Crisis in the Horn of Africa". PR Newswire. October 26, 2011.
  23. ↑ "Josh Hartnett helps out Team Obama".
  24. ↑ "Josh Hartnett Attempts to Panders to U of MN Youth - TCStarlight.com". TCStarlight.com.
  25. ↑ Dawn, Randee (December 2, 2015). "Josh Hartnett and girlfriend Tamsin Egerton welcome first child". Today. Archived from the original on December 3, 2015. Retrieved December 3, 2015.
  26. ↑ MIFF Awards Winners in the past - 2006 / Sixth Edition, Milan International Film Festival
  27. ↑ "Hartnett is main man in Old Vic's 24 Hour Plays". London Evening Standard (Louise Jury). November 11, 2008. Retrieved February 27, 2010.
  28. ↑ "Winners Announced In The Ninth Annual WhatsOnStage Awards". Whatsonstage.com Awards (Bandwidth Communications Ltd). 2009. Retrieved February 22, 2010.
  29. ↑ 2008 Online Film Guide, Sundance International Film Festival Archived January 1, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.
  30. ↑ The Festival - Films & Events, Seattle International Film Festival
  31. ↑ 2008 Edition - Category Feature / Film Details, Brooklyn Film Festival Film Library
  32. ↑ History - Film Archive, Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
  33. ↑ "Bahamas Festival to close with Spike Lee's Miracle Of St Anna". Screen Daily (Jeremy Kay). November 13, 2009. Retrieved February 26, 2010.
  34. ↑ "Josh Hartnett To Receive The 2010 Ischia Acting Awards". Absolute Josh Hartnett. June 26, 2010. Retrieved 2010-07-05.
  35. ↑ "The 2009 Doha 21st Century Leaders Awardees". 21stcenturyleadersawards.org. October 30, 2009. Retrieved 2010-02-22.
  36. ↑ "GQ Männer des Jahres 2007 ceremony". Vanity Fair online. October 2007. Retrieved 2010-02-25.

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