Josh Hopkins

Josh Hopkins

Hopkins in 2010
Born William Joshua Hopkins
(1970-09-12) September 12, 1970
Lexington, Kentucky, U.S.
Occupation Actor
Years active 1995–present

William Joshua "Josh" Hopkins (born September 12, 1970) is an American actor and amateur musician. Hopkins was born in Lexington, KY. He has participated in many TV series and films. He is the writer and performer of the song "Feigning Interest", a humoristic music video about dating that went viral in 2007. Currently, he is starring in the ABC crime drama Quantico as Special Agent Liam O'Connor.

Career

Hopkins joined the fourth, and the last season, of New York Undercover in 1998. In 1999 Hopkins starred in Alanis Morissette's "Unsent" music video. Hopkins portrayed Paul Allen in the 1999 film Pirates of Silicon Valley, and Raymond Milbury on the television series Ally McBeal (2001 to 2002). He portrayed womanizer Charlie Babcock on the television series Pepper Dennis (2006). He later worked with his former Ally McBeal co-star Calista Flockhart when he had a recurring role on Brothers & Sisters. He also had a semi regular role as Peter Manning on the cancelled Fox drama Vanished (2006).

In 2005, Hopkins guest starred on Fox's hit show Bones as Temperance Brennan's former professor and lover, Michael Stires, in the episode "The Girl in the Fridge". Hopkins has also guest starred in CSI: Miami. Season 1 of the CBS series Cold Case saw Hopkins play the role of Assistant District Attorney Jason Kite. The show was especially noted for the on-screen chemistry between Hopkins' character and the character of Detective Lilly Rush, played by Kathryn Morris.

Hopkins starred in the 2008 CBS summer drama Swingtown as Roger Thompson. The series was originally intended for the Fall 2007 season, but was postponed due to the writer's strike. It has sparked some controversy for its portrayal of 1970s culture, including open marriage and key parties.

In 2009, Hopkins appeared as Dr. Noah Barnes in season 2 of ABC's Private Practice. He went on to play the character Grayson Ellis on the sitcom Cougar Town, which premiered September 23, 2009 on ABC and later moved to TBS. In 2015, Hopkins joined the main cast for Quantico playing the role of Liam O'Connor, a seasoned FBI agent working in the academy.

BuddyTV ranked him #73 on its list of "TV's Sexiest Men of 2011".[1]

Personal life

In addition to acting, Hopkins is also an amateur musician who has recorded several original singles. His first music video, "Feigning Interest" (directed by John Killoran & Matt O'Neil), was released online in October 2006. When it became a featured video on MySpace in June 2007, the vast increase in exposure led to some controversy as viewers debated whether the song was outwardly misogynistic or a broad satire of one-track-minded men and women (the latter being Hopkins' stated intent). Regardless, the popularity of the "Feigning Interest" video led to a highly successful performance by Hopkins (accompanied by James Marsden) at the Lollapalooza music festival in Chicago in August 2007. His father is former Congressman Larry J. Hopkins. Hopkins is an avid University of Kentucky sports fan, with appearances on Kentucky Sports Radio.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1996 Parallel Sons Marty
1996 Paulie Short film
1997 Stick Up Hap Short film
1997 G.I. Jane Flea
2000 Love & Sex Joey Santino
2000 Auto Motives Nigel Short film
2000 The Perfect Storm Capt. Darryl Ennis
2001 One Eyed King Chuck
2002 Chicken Party Actor/Cop Short film
2005 Show & Tell Officer Henderson Short film
2007 The Insatiable Chet
2008 Pretty Ugly People George
2008 The Spirit of '76: The Making of Swingtown Roger Thompson Short film
2008 Have a Nice Revolution: Sex & Morality in 1970's America Roger Thompson Short film
2010 Lebanon, Pa. Will
2012 2nd Serve Owen Match
2014 Kelly & Cal Josh
2014 Get on Up Ralph Bass
2015 The Opposite Sex Kenny
2014 Car Dogs Mike Reynolds Post-production

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1996 Law & Order Ken Soames 1 episode: "Atonement"
1998–99 New York Undercover Detective Alec Stone Main cast (Season 4)
13 episodes
1998 Silencing Mary Clay Roberts TV Movie
1999 Pirates of Silicon Valley Paul Allen TV Movie
1999–2001 Jack & Jill Matt Prophet 9 episodes
2001 Kate Brasher Officer Tony Giordano 2 episodes: "Kate", "Georgia"
2001–02 Ally McBeal Raymond Millbury Main cast (season 5)
22 episodes
2002 Friends Singer in Monica & Chandlers wedding 1 episode: "The One After 'I Do'"
2002 Cold Case Assistant D.A. Kite 10 episodes
2003 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Special Agent Tim Donnovan 1 episode: "Loss"
2004 NYPD 2069 Alex Franco/Alex Bolander TV Movie
2004 North Shore Morgan Holt 4 episodes
2005 Global Frequency Sean Flynn Pilot
2005 Bones Michael Stires 1 episode: "The Girl in the Fridge"
2006 Surrender Dorothy Peter TV Movie
2006 Vanished Peter Manning Recurring cast
8 episodes
2006 Pepper Dennis Charlie Babcock Main cast
13 episodes
2006 Brothers and Sisters Warren Salter 9 episodes
2007 Ghost Whisperer Shane Carson 1 episode: "No Safe Place"
2008 Swingtown Roger Thompson Main cast
13 episodes
2009 12 Men of Christmas Will Albrecht TV Movie
2009 Pushing Daisies Shane Trickle 1 episode: "Kerplunk"
2009 CSI: Miami Mark Gantry 2 episodes: "And They're Offed", "Wolfe in Sheep's Clothing"
2009 Private Practice Dr. Noah Barnes 5 episodes
2009–2015 Cougar Town Grayson Ellis Main cast
88 episodes
2011 Castle Police Officer 1 episode: "Demons"
2012 In Plain Sight Kenny 2 episodes: "Drag Me to Hell", "All's Well That Ends"
2012 Hot in Cleveland Waiter 1 episode: "Love is Blind"
Uncredited
2012 Men at Work Ryan 1 episode: "Toilet at Work"

(End credits have character name listed as Rick, although in the show they called him Ryan)

2013 The Client List Dylan 1 episode: "I Ain't Broke But I'm Badly Bent"
2014 Undateable Julius 1 episode: "The Julius Effect"
2014 Northpole Ryan TV Movie
2015–present Quantico Liam O'Connor Main cast

References

  1. ↑ "TV's 100 Sexiest Men of 2011". BuddyTV. Retrieved March 9, 2012.

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