Josh Kelly (actor)

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Born (1982-04-25) April 25, 1982 (age 41)
OccupationActor
Years active2006–present

Josh Kelly (born April 25, 1982) is an American actor, known for his portrayal of Cutter Wentworth on the ABC soap opera One Life to Live . He has also appeared in Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen and Transformers: Dark of the Moon . Kelly also starred as Jeremy Caner in the television series UnREAL , which premiered its first season in June 2015 on Lifetime. [1]

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Early life

Kelly was born in Yokosuka, Japan, and raised in Columbia, Maryland, where he graduated from Atholton High School in 2000. He attended high School with Dewanda Wise [2] He knew at a young age that he wanted to be an actor and did not want to attend college. [3]

Military service

Kelly was always interested in acting in action movies. [3] He said he was prompted to join the military because, "I wanted to know if I could do it myself". [3] Due to the influence of his Navy Commander father and the fact that he was a strong swimmer, he initially considered becoming a United States Navy SEAL. [3] Due to his liking of being in the woods, Kelly chose to join the United States Army. [3] He served three tours in Afghanistan and one tour in Iraq as an Army Ranger. [3] Kelly injured his leg during his service. [4] After leaving the Army, he moved to Los Angeles to pursue his acting career. [3]

Acting career

Kelly at the 41st Daytime Emmy Awards in June 2014 Josh Kelly 2014.jpg
Kelly at the 41st Daytime Emmy Awards in June 2014

Kelly has appeared in minor guest-starring roles in various films and television shows, including Ugly Betty and Las Vegas in 2007, True Blood (2008), NCIS: Los Angeles (2010), Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009), and its sequel, Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011).[ citation needed ] He joined the cast of One Life to Live as Cutter Wentworth in December 2010, [4] and remained on the show until December 2011. [5] Following the cancellation of One Life to Live, Kelly was among the actors who signed on to perform in a planned continuation web series [6] that was never realized. In January 2013, it was announced that Kelly had signed on again for Prospect Park's second attempt to reboot the soap opera as a web series. He reprised the role of Cutter for the series on The Online Network from April 29 to August 19, 2013. In September 2013, Josh was cast in the Lifetime drama series UnREAL. [7]

In May 2022, Deadline Hollywood reported that Kelly had joined the cast of General Hospital in the role of Cody Bell. [8]

Filmography

Film
YearTitleRoleNotes
2006 Friendly Fire Direct-to-video
2007 Supergator Ryan HoustonDirect-to-video
20079 SecondsPaulShort film
2009 Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Strike Force Team member
2009Circle of EightBale
2009CopeJoshShort film; also director, writer, and producer
2010The PortalJohn
2011 Transformers: Dark of the Moon Stone
2011Wolf TownRob
2014 Jarhead 2: Field of Fire Corporal Chris MerrimetteDirect-to-video
2015Prisoner of WarPrisonerShort film
2016StarsHeather's FatherShort film
2017Re/collectionFrankShort film
2017I Am That ManBrendan
2019Neon RabbitsShort film
2019AlonePatrick
2020InstaPsychoMr. Davenport
Television
YearTitleRoleNotes
2006 Desire Felix19 episodes
2007 Ugly Betty BusboyEpisode: "In or Out"
2007 Las Vegas Window washer #1Episode: "The Glass Is Always Cleaner"
2007 Moonlight CalvinEpisode: "B.C."
2008 CSI: Miami PaulEpisode: "Raising Caine"
2008 True Blood Frat boyEpisode: "Strange Love"
2009 Dollhouse MaleEpisode: "Epitaph One"
2010 NCIS: Los Angeles Navy Petty Officer Mostel RenneyEpisode: "Breach"
2010 FlashForward Graham CamposEpisode: "Revelation Zero (Part 2)"
2010–13 One Life to Live Cutter Wentworth Role held: December 29, 2010 – December 29, 2011;
April 29 – August 19, 2013
2012 Army Wives Lt. Cody Anderson2 episodes
2012 Ben and Kate SteveEpisode: "Scaredy Kate"
2012 Rizzoli & Isles RyanEpisode: "No More Drama in My Life"
2015–18 UnREAL Jeremy CanerSeries regular (seasons 1–3)
2017 The Night Shift Xavier ArnoldEpisode: "Keep the Faith"
2017Romance at Reindeer LodgeJared TV movie
2018My Husband's Secret WifeAlexTV movie
2018 Midnight, Texas Walker ChisumRecurring role (season 2)
2018Christmas Bells Are RingingMikeTV movie
2019 What/If Sam2 episodes
2019DoxxedVincentEpisode: "A New Hope? Nah."
2019 Bluff City Law RobbieSeries regular
2020 Station 19 KyleEpisode: "Poor Wandering One"
2022 General Hospital Cody BellSeries regular

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