Josh Holloway

Infobox actor
name = Josh Holloway


caption =
birthdate = birth date and age|1969|07|20
location = San Jose, California, USA
birthname = Joshua Lee Holloway
homepage =
sagawards = Best Ensemble - Drama Series
2005 "Lost"
spouse = Yessica Kumala

Josh Holloway, (born July 20, 1969), in San Jose, California is an American actor best known for his role as James "Sawyer" Ford on ABC's Golden Globe and Emmy award-winning show "Lost".

Biography

Early life

Holloway was born in the California region now known as Silicon Valley. His family moved to the Blue Ridge Mountains of Georgia when he was two. He is the second of four brothers. In addition to his immediate family, Josh has a large extended family that includes Baptist preacher Dr. Dale Holloway and author and WWII POW Carl Holloway.Fact|date=February 2008 He is also the great-grandson of "Lula" Holloway who wrote a book sometime in the 20th century about the Holloway family. Holloway attended Free Home Elementary and Cherokee High School in Canton, Georgia. He developed an interest for movies at a very young age. He studied at the University of Georgia for a year, but left to pursue a career as a model. [http://www.tv.com/josh-holloway/person/183695/biography.html] .

Career

Holloway's ambition for acting led him to Los Angeles, where he landed a role in the comedy "Doctor Benny". He followed up with lead roles in the movies "Mi amigo", "Moving August" and "Cold Heart". Following these roles, he gained recognition for his lead role in the Sci-Fi Channel movie "Sabretooth" with David Keith and John Rhys-Davies. He also made appearances in "Good Girls Don't episode "Addicted to love", "NCIS episode "My other left foot","The Lyon's Den episode "Separation Anxiety","Walker, Texas Ranger episode "Medieval Crimes", " episode "Assume Nothing", and "Angel episode "City of" . Holloway appeared in the Aerosmith video for the song "Cryin'" as a thief who tries to steal Alicia Silverstone's purse from a diner. In the video, she catches him and beats him up. Holloway also appears in English songwriter/singer Billie Myers' 1998 music video "Tell Me". He is seen as a patron sitting at the bar in a burlesque club and then as Myer's playboy in a S&M fantasy.

Holloway is best known for his role as James "Sawyer" Ford in the hit television series "Lost". The show propelled Holloway to celebrity status, but left him with little time to leverage his fame with other roles. According to "USA Today", he took himself out of consideration for a role in a Brad Pitt Western due to the demands of his filming schedule. [cite news|url=http://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2005-11-29-holloway_x.htm|title=Fame's a breeze for Holloway|first=William|last=Keck|date=2005-11-29|publisher="USA Today"|accessdate=2008-09-01] Nevertheless, he found time to star in the thriller "Whisper" and he also ventured into the world of video games in "." In the game, he plays the role of a Brotherhood of Nod intelligence officer named Ajay whose primary role is to assist players by supplying information that is crucial to upcoming battles. In May 2007, 20th Century Fox approached Holloway for the second time and offered him the role of Gambit in "X-Men 4". He had been the main contender for the same role in 2006's "" but took himself out of the running due to his busy schedule on "Lost". Shortly thereafter, producers scrapped plans to feature the character of Gambit in the third X-Men film.

In 2005, People Magazine named Holloway one of the "50 Most Beautiful People in the World." In January 2006, "In Touch Weekly" named Holloway the "hottest hunk" on television. In the same month, Holloway was voted the seventeenth sexiest guy worldwide by British readers of "OK!" magazine. Also, in March 2007 Holloway was selected as the new face for Davidoff's "Cool Water" fragrance worldwide. [cite news|url=http://www.imdb.com/news/ni0263032/|title=Lilly Gets A Splash Of Cool Water|publisher=The Internet Movie Database|accessdate=2008-09-01|date=2008-07-17] In Spring 2008, Holloway was selected as the first male spokesperson for Magnum Ice Cream of Turkey. Previous Magnum spokespersons include Eva Longoria Parker and Elizabeth Hurley. By Fall of 2008, Holloway was promptly named the spokesperson for Magnum Chocolate.

In the summer of 2008, Holloway joined the cast of "Stay Cool", a comedy by the Polish Brothers. He costars with Wynona Ryder, Chevy Chase, Sean Astin, Mark Polish, John Cryer and Hillary Duff.

Personal life

At the end of shooting the "Lost" pilot in Oahu, Hawaii, Holloway proposed to his long time girlfriend, Yessica Kumala, a native of Jakarta, Indonesia. [http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2005/Dec/04/il/FP512040330.html Fame's a breeze for Josh Holloway] ] The couple married on October 1 2004. Shortly after, "Lost" premiered with phenomenal ratings on the ABC network. Holloway's interests include boating, sailing, snowboarding, martial arts, motocross and playing the guitar. On a Channel 4 trailer that aired in the UK, he stated "I do enjoy my beer," and noted that the greatest invention of all time was "distilled alcohol", while his "Lost" contemporaries selected "pen and paper", "the wheel", and "the guitar."

Filmography

* "Stay Cool (2008) ... as Wino
* "Whisper" (2007) ... as Max Truemont
* "Command and Conquer 3" (2007) ... as Ajay
* "Just Yell Fire" (2006) ... as Himself
* "Lost" (2004-present) ... as James "Sawyer" Ford
* "Good Girls Don't" (2004) ... as Eric
* "" (2004) ... State Trooper Darryl Dawson
* "The Lyon's Den" (2003) ... as Lana's Toy
* "" (2003) ... as Kenny Richmond
* "Doctor Benny" (2003) ... as Pheb
* "Sabretooth" (2002) ... as Trent Parks
* "My Daughter's Tears" (2002) ... (uncredited)
* "Mi amigo" (2002) ... as Younger Pal Grisham
* "Walker, Texas Ranger" ... as Ben Wiley
* "Cold Heart" (2001) ... as Sean
* "Moving August" (1999) ... as Loren Carol
* "Angel" (1999) ... as good looking guy (Vampire)
* "Cryin'" (1993) ... as Purse Thief

References

External links

*
*