Josh Dean (actor)

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George Joshua Christian Dean (born December 3, 1979) is a Canadian actor and improvisor. [1] He was born in Burnaby, British Columbia and raised in Edmonton, Alberta, where he performed in the improvised soap opera Die-Nasty and toured with improv company Rapid Fire Theatre.

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Career

Dean worked with the comedy troupe Gordon's Big Bald Head and appeared in several new works by Canadian playwright Stewart Lemoine. He was a regular cast member in the improvised variety show Oh Susanna! at the Varscona Theatre.

Dean provided the voice of Henpecked Hou (among others) in the game Jade Empire from BioWare Corp. He later appeared in several roles in Bioware's Mass Effect . [2] In 2003, he co-starred in the independent film Purple Gas, and in 2006 starred in the FOX TV sitcom Free Ride . Dean stars in the Martin Gero film Young People Fucking , and National Lampoon's Bag Boy . Dean portrayed art restorer and hacker Boston Arliss Crab on the NBC show Blindspot 2015-2020. [3]

Personal life

Dean is an avid table top player. He is married to actress Celina Dean and has two children. [4]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2003Purple GasCole Peter
2003TurnbuckleRev. Peter Jackson
2007 Young People Fucking Andrew
2007 National Lampoon's Bag Boy Freddy
2010Father vs. SonGrant Coletti

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2006 Free Ride Nate Stahlings / Nate Dineen6 episodes
2007The BeastFrank HopperTelevision film
2009This Might HurtDr. Ethan Malinow
2011The HandlersTim4 episodes
2012 Mike & Molly Father Justin2 episodes
2013 Wedding Band DennisEpisode: "99 Problems"
2015 Castle Jim Kogut2 episodes
2016 Uncle Buck PeterEpisode: "Brother"
2016–2017 Con Man Rico Java4 episodes
2016–2020 Blindspot Boston Arliss Crab14 episodes
2018My Perfect RomanceGeorgeTelevision film
2018 Deception Andy FaustEpisode: "The Unseen Hand"
2018Christmas with a PrinceJeffTelevision film
2019Art of Falling in LoveNate
2019Christmas with a Prince: Becoming RoyalJeff
2020Live from the 8th DimensionDr. DolittleEpisode: "Roachie Rich"
2021 The Rookie Todd AsherEpisode: "Sabotage"
2021Christmas with a Prince: The Royal BabyJeffTelevision film
2025 Quantum Leap Josh Nally2 episodes

Video games

YearTitleRole
2003 Neverwinter Nights: Shadows of Undrentide Ferron the Iron Golem
2003 Neverwinter Nights: Hordes of the Underdark
2005 Jade Empire Various voices
2007 Mass Effect
2009 Dragon Age: Origins Pick
2010 Mass Effect 2 Various voices
2012 Mass Effect 3 Additional voices
2020 Spider-Man: Miles Morales
2021 Mass Effect Legendary Edition Various voices
2021 Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart Mr. Fungi [5]
2025 Date Everything! I, Ronaldini [5]

References

  1. "Josh Dean". Rotten Tomatoes . Retrieved 3 November 2024.
  2. Roth, Julia (2023-05-11). "Tavern Talk Thursday: JOSH DEAN". Geek Girl Authority. Retrieved 2025-08-16.
  3. Ellwood, Greg (2019-03-12). "Blindspot 4x13 Though This Be Madness, Yet There Is Method In't recap". Entertainment Focus. Retrieved 2025-08-16.
  4. Roth, Julia (2023-05-05). "Tavern Talk Thursday: CELINA DEAN". Geek Girl Authority. Retrieved 2025-08-16.
  5. 1 2 "Josh Dean (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors (A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information). Retrieved 20 June 2025.