Joshua Close

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Joshua Close
Born (1981-08-31) August 31, 1981 (age 43)
Other namesJosh Close
OccupationActor
Years active2002–present
Spouse Alex McKenna (m. 2016)

Joshua Close (born August 31, 1981) is a Canadian film and television actor. [1]

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Early life

Close was born in Oakville, Ontario [2] and has a brother and two stepsisters. [3] Close attended Iroquois Ridge High School and after graduating went on to Circle in the Square Theatre School, New York City. [4]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2002 Undressed KurtSeason 6, unknown episodes
K-19: The Widowmaker Viktor
Evelyn: The Cutest Evil Dead Girl DevinShort film
Adam and Eve Micheal
2003 Twist Oliver [5] [6]
Sex and the Single Mom Tyler
Tarzan KurtEpisode "Secrets and Lies"
2003–2004 Blue Murder Various roles2 episodes
2004 A Home at the End of the World ReinerUncredited
Life as We Know It Matt Gleason3 episodes
2005 The Exorcism of Emily Rose Jason
The Stranger I Married JoeOriginal title: "The Man Who Lost Himself"
2006 The Plague Kip
2007 The Third Eye Jacob Printz
Full of It Kyle Plunkett
Diary of the Dead Jason Creed
2008 The Day the Earth Stood Still Flash Chamber Engineer
2009 The Unusuals Detective Henry Cole10 episodes
Short on LoveDirector and writer
2010 The Dead Sleep Tim
The Pacific Edward Sledge2 episodes
The Glades Terry EvansEpisode "Breaking 80"
Thorne: Sleepyhead Josh Ramsey6 episodes
Law & Order: LA Kevin MillerEpisode "Sylmar"
2011 The Craigslist Killer Detective Frye
Republic of Doyle TylerEpisode "A Stand Up Guy"
Isolation Jake
2012 In Their Skin Mark HughesAlso writer [7]
The Master Wayne Gregory
2013 Justified Joe Hoppus2 episodes
The Privileged Richard Hunter
WaterlooMontgomery KesslerShort film
2014 Rake Jedidiah MillerEpisode "A Close Shave"
Fargo Chazz Nygaard6 episodes
Kill the Messenger Rich Kline
Legends Aaron Rawley2 episodes
2015 12 Monkeys IvanEpisode "The Night Room"
The Blacklist Dr. Julian PowellEpisode "The Longevity Initiative"
Solace Linus Harp
Brooklyn Animal Control William Salo1 episode
2016 Person of Interest Jeff Blackwell5 episodes
WeReeseShort film
JulianneUnknown roleShort film
1,2,3... You Please.Young ManShort film; also director, writer, and producer
2017 Go North Martin
SensumMatthew MitchellShort film
Animal Kingdom NateEpisode "Custody"
2018 Anthem of a Teenage Prophet Mr. ThorpAlso writer
The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair Luther Caleb10 episodes
2019 Capsized: Blood in the Water Mark Adams
III William Sparks
2020 Within These Walls Ben Shields
2022 Monica Paul
2023 Plan B Andy [8]
Killers of the Flower Moon Horace Burkhart

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryWorkResultRef.
2011 26th Gemini Awards Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series Thorne: Sleepyhead Won [9]

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References

  1. Joshua Close's bio at www.northernstars.ca
  2. "Colin Ferrell likes Toronto" at The Peterborough Examiner (31 July, 2004) [Final Edition] Retrieved from ProQuest   354746441
  3. "What the Dickens is he doing?" by Rita Zekas, Toronto Star (27 Dec, 2002) [Ontario Edition] Retrieved from ProQuest   438546968
  4. "Oakville actor puts new Twist on classic Dickens tale" by Craig MacBride, Oakville Beaver (12 May, 2004) [Final Edition] Retrieved from ProQuest   362572593
  5. "Nominees for performance by an actor in a leading role" by Distin Dinoff at playbackonline.ca
  6. Twist review by David Stratton at variety.com
  7. "Which of this year’s Halloween flicks scared me most?" by Kate Taylor at www.theglobeandmail.com
  8. "Patrick J. Adams stars in CBC’s new drama ‘Plan B,’ a fitting followup to his ‘Suits’ stint" by Debra Yeo at www.thestar.com
  9. "Call Me Fitz comes up big at Geminis" by Etan Vlessing at playbackonline.ca