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Leonard was born in [[Houston, Texas]], the son of Joann, an author, and Robert Leonard, a theater professor.<ref>[http://www.filmreference.com/film/9/Joshua-Leonard.html Joshua Leonard Biography (1975-)<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> He was raised in central [[Pennsylvania]]. When he was six, he was convinced by his father to appear in plays like ''Life With Father''. However, when he reached his teens, he decided he did not want to act. He pushed to obtain his [[GED]] at age 16 and underwent survival training with [[Outward Bound]] as preparation for a year and a half stay in [[Mexico]] where he volunteered with a youth services organization. |
Leonard was born in [[Houston, Texas]], the son of Joann, an author, and Robert Leonard, a theater professor.<ref>[http://www.filmreference.com/film/9/Joshua-Leonard.html Joshua Leonard Biography (1975-)<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> He was raised in central [[Pennsylvania]]. When he was six, he was convinced by his father to appear in plays like ''Life With Father''. However, when he reached his teens, he decided he did not want to act. He pushed to obtain his [[GED]] at age 16 and underwent survival training with [[Outward Bound]] as preparation for a year and a half stay in [[Mexico]] where he volunteered with a youth services organization. Leonard returned to the United States and spent a year at [[The Evergreen State College]] in [[Olympia, Washington]]. He then left school again, and decided to head to [[Manhattan]] and try his luck as a filmmaker and photographer. Leonard learned his trade on the job, working as a darkroom tech at [[The New School for Social Research]], and in the equipment room at the [[New York Film Academy]]. {{Citation needed|date=May 2015}} |
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In New York, Leonard found work taking portraits of musicians, and eventually landed a job as the first staff photographer for ''[[BlackBook|BlackBook Magazine]]''. His career in film began soon after, when he went to work for the outré experimental and documentary film company, Mystic Fire Video. There, Leonard was involved with films with subjects ranging from famed beat poet [[Allen Ginsberg]], to the [[Dalai Lama]] and comparative mythologist [[Joseph Campbell]]. |
In New York, Leonard found work taking portraits of musicians, and eventually landed a job as the first staff photographer for ''[[BlackBook|BlackBook Magazine]]''. His career in film began soon after, when he went to work for the outré experimental and documentary film company, Mystic Fire Video. There, Leonard was involved with films with subjects ranging from famed beat poet [[Allen Ginsberg]], to the [[Dalai Lama]] and comparative mythologist [[Joseph Campbell]]. |
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Born | Joshua Granville Leonard June 17, 1975 |
Occupation(s) | Actor, writer, director |
Years active | 1999–present |
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Website | www |
Joshua Granville Leonard (born June 17, 1975) is an American actor, writer and director, known primarily for his role in The Blair Witch Project (1999). He has since starred in films such as Cubbyhouse (2001), Scorched (2003), Madhouse (2004), Prom Night (2008), Higher Ground (2011), If I Stay (2014), and The Town That Dreaded Sundown (2014).
Early life
Leonard was born in Houston, Texas, the son of Joann, an author, and Robert Leonard, a theater professor.[1] He was raised in central Pennsylvania. When he was six, he was convinced by his father to appear in plays like Life With Father. However, when he reached his teens, he decided he did not want to act. He pushed to obtain his GED at age 16 and underwent survival training with Outward Bound as preparation for a year and a half stay in Mexico where he volunteered with a youth services organization. Leonard returned to the United States and spent a year at The Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington. He then left school again, and decided to head to Manhattan and try his luck as a filmmaker and photographer. Leonard learned his trade on the job, working as a darkroom tech at The New School for Social Research, and in the equipment room at the New York Film Academy. [citation needed]
In New York, Leonard found work taking portraits of musicians, and eventually landed a job as the first staff photographer for BlackBook Magazine. His career in film began soon after, when he went to work for the outré experimental and documentary film company, Mystic Fire Video. There, Leonard was involved with films with subjects ranging from famed beat poet Allen Ginsberg, to the Dalai Lama and comparative mythologist Joseph Campbell.
Acting career
In 1997, he auditioned for and landed one of the three principal roles in The Blair Witch Project.[2] Although he reportedly only earned an initial salary of $500, the experience proved rewarding in other ways as the film combined acting and photography. The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival.
Leonard has since appeared in numerous films and television shows as an actor, including HBO's Live From Baghdad, Allison Anders' Things Behind the Sun, In the Weeds, starring Eric Bogosian and Molly Ringwald, Men of Honor with Cuba Gooding, Jr. and Robert De Niro, and the thriller Bitter Feast.[2] He starred in the Independent Spirit Award winning 2009 film Humpday, for which he won Best Actor at the Gijón International Film Festival. Leonard has also appeared on the acclaimed HBO series Hung and the Showtime series United States of Tara.
Leonard directed the short film The Youth in Us, which was shown at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival. Art documentary Beautiful Losers followed, winning the Grand Jury Prize at CineVegas in 2008. He has also directed music videos for many popular acts, such as Morcheeba, Harper Simon, and Fitz and the Tantrums, as well as teaching directing and acting at The New York Film Academy, UC Irvine, and Academia Internacional De Cinema in Sao Paolo, Brazil.
Leonard had two Sundance favorites released in 2012. As an actor, he starred in Vera Farmiga's directorial debut Higher Ground, playing a man at odds with his wife (Farmiga). He also co-wrote, directed and starred in The Lie, a devilish morality tale adapted from the story by acclaimed author T.C. Boyle. The project, co-starred independent actors Mark Webber, Jess Weixler, and Jane Adams, and was warmly received by audiences and critics alike.
In 2014, Leonard co-starred in the drama film If I Stay, directed by R. J. Cutler and based on the novel of the same name by Gayle Forman. He then appeared in the film 6 Years, directed by Hannah Fidell, which premiered at the South by Southwest Film Festival on March 14, 2015. In December 2014, Leonard was cast in the third season of Bates Motel as James Finnigan, a psychology professor and a love interest for Vera Farmiga's Norma Louise Bates.[3]
Personal life
Leonard became engaged to actress Alison Pill in January 2015.[4] They were married on May 24, 2015 following a four month long engagement.[5]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1999 | The Blair Witch Project | Josh Leonard | Nominated – Blockbuster Entertainment Award |
1999 | The Blur of Insanity | Staley | |
2000 | In the Weeds | Adam | |
2000 | Men of Honor | Timothy Douglas Isert | |
2001 | Things Behind the Sun | Todd | |
2001 | Cubbyhouse | Danny Graham | |
2002 | Deuces Wild | Punches | |
2003 | Down with the Joneses | Pete Jones | |
2003 | Two Days | Bill Buehl | |
2003 | Scorched | Rick | |
2004 | Madhouse | Clark Stevens | |
2004 | Larceny | Nick | |
2005 | Shooting Livien | Robby Love | |
2005 | A Year and a Day | Malcolm | |
2006 | The Death and Life of Bobby Z | Partygoer | |
2006 | Hatchet | Ainsley Dunston | |
2007 | Simple Things | Darryl | |
2007 | The Shaggy Dog | Justin Forrseter | |
2008 | Quid Pro Quo | Isaac's Dad | |
2008 | Prom Night | Bellhop | |
2008 | Expecting Love | Ian Everson | |
2008 | 20 Years After | Michael | |
2009 | Humpday | Andrew | Won – Best Actor Gijón International Film Festival |
2009 | Dead in Love | Pothead | |
2010 | Bitter Feast | JT Franks | |
2010 | The Freebie | Dinner Party Guest | |
2010 | Bold Native | Wyatt | |
2011 | Higher Ground | Ethan Miller | |
2011 | Shark Night 3D | Red | |
2011 | The Lie | Lonnie | Also writer and director |
2011 | Treatment | Leonard | |
2012 | The Motel Life | Tommy | |
2012 | Sunset Stories | Chaz | |
2013 | Clutter | Charlie Bradford | |
2013 | Snake and Mongoose | Thomas Greer | |
2014 | God Gives Notice | Son | Short film |
2014 | 9 Minutes | John | Short film |
2014 | The Ever After | Christian | |
2014 | Among Ravens | Ellis Conifer | |
2014 | If I Stay | Denny Hall | |
2014 | The Town That Dreaded Sundown | Deputy Foster | |
2014 | Wildlike | Ted | |
2015 | 6 Years | Mark | |
2015 | The Ghost Experiment 3D | The Professor | In post-production |
2015 | Teenage Cocktail | Tom Fenton | In post-production |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2000 | Sacrifice | Jason | Television movie |
2000 | The Outer Limits | Andy | Episode: "Gettysburg" |
2002 | Live from Baghdad | Mark Biello | Television movie |
2004 | NYPD Blue | Todd Garvin | Episode: "Divorce, Detective Style" |
2004 | CSI: NY | Matt Paulson | Episode: "A Man a Mile" |
2005 | CSI: Miami | Jim Markham | 3 episodes |
2006 | Numb3rs | Roy Mitchell | Episode: "Guns and Roses" |
2006 | Bones | Nate Gibbons | Episode: "The Headless Witch in the Woods" |
2009 | Hung | Pierce | 3 episodes |
2010 | United States of Tara | Ricky | Episode: "The Truth Hurts" |
2011 | Criminal Minds | Lyle Donaldson | Episode: "Today I Do" |
2012 | The Finder | Derek Towers | Episode: "The Great Escape" |
2012 | Touch | King Roadie | Episode: "Kite Strings" |
2012–13 | The Mob Doctor | Scott Parker | 2 episodes |
2014 | True Detective | Mitch | Episode: "Who Goes There" |
2014 | Scorpion | Mark Collins | Episode: "Plutonium Is Forever" |
2015 | Down Dog | Young Jimmy Wood | Television movie |
2015 | Togetherness | Director | 3 episodes |
2015 | Bates Motel | James Finnigan | 6 episodes |
2015 | Heartbreaker | Max | Main role; upcoming series |
References
- ^ Joshua Leonard Biography (1975-)
- ^ a b "AFM: First Image from Bitter Feast". Dread Central. November 7, 2009.
- ^ "Joshua Leonard Checks Into 'Bates Motel'; Gbenga Akinnagbe Books 'The Following'". Deadline. December 2, 2014.
- ^ "Alison Pill Engaged to Actor Joshua Leonard: See Her Engagement Ring!". Us Magazine. January 3, 2015.
- ^ "Alison Pill Marries Joshua Leonard in Yellow Wedding Dress: See Photos From the Newsroom Star's Nuptials". Us Weekly. May 25, 2015.