Josh Stewart

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birthname =Joshua Regnall Stewart
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yearsactive =1999 - present
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Joshua Regnall Stewart (born February 6, 1977 in Diana, West Virginia) is an American actor best known for his role as Holt McLaren in the FX TV series "D!rt". He was also cast as Brendan Finney in the final season of the NBC TV series "Third Watch".

Biography

Early life

Stewart was born to Reggie and Margie Stewart. His father was a high school Phys. Ed. teacher as well as a former pastor of the First Baptist Church in Webster Springs, West Virginia. His mother is a Seventh grade teacher at Webster Springs Elementary School in Webster Springs. Stewart first attended West Virginia Wesleyan College, he then transfered the following year to West Virginia University where he graduated with a business degree in marketing.

Acting 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. 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.

Stewart appeared as an extra in The WB series "Dawson's Creek" episode "". In 2003 he filmed a pilot for a Western entitled "Then Came Jones." In the pilot he played the character of Bill Jenkins.

He later appeared as Sean Cleary the "" episode "Bad to the Bone", which aired on April 1, 2004.

He got his break when he was cast as Brendan Finney in the final season of the NBC TV series "Third Watch". As Finney, Stewart played the son of IAB captain Cathal "CT" Finney.

After "Third Watch" was cancelled, Stewart started filming a movie entitled "Lenexa, One Mile", alongside William Baldwin, Michael Beach, Jennifer Hall, Timothy Ryan Hensel, Chris Klein, Austin Nichols, Jason Ritter, Michael Rooker, and Paul Wesley. This was also the directing debut of Jason Wiles. [cite web |url=http://www.jasonwiles.net/lenexa.htm |title=Lenexa, 1 Mile |accessdate=2008-01-25 |publisher=Jason Wiles.net] After filming wrapped, Stewart began filming a new television series starring Courtney Cox Arquette entitled "D!rt," for the FX Network, where he played the character of Holt McLaren. On June 8, 2008, Cox Arquette announced that "D!rt" had been cancelled.

Television

Filmography

Personal life

Stewart's wife, Jennifer, gave birth to their first child, a daughter named Ryan, in the spring of 2008.

He is a competitive snowboarder and boxer. He also enjoys hunting with his father.

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External links

* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1577637/ Josh Stewart] on Internet Movie Database
* [http://www.josh-stewart.net Fan site] inactive at the moment.