Josh McDermitt

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Josh McDermitt
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McDermitt at the 2016 San Diego Comic-Con International
Born (1978-06-04) June 4, 1978 (age 45)
NationalityAmerican
Education Grand Canyon University
Greenway High School
Occupation(s)Actor, comedian
Notable work Eugene Porter in The Walking Dead
Website www.joshmcdermitt.com

Josh McDermitt (born June 4, 1978) is an American film and television actor and comedian. He is best known for playing Eugene Porter on AMC's The Walking Dead . In 2006, McDermitt appeared on Last Comic Standing as a contestant. McDermitt had a main role on the sitcom Retired at 35 from 2011 to 2012, playing the character Brandon.

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Early life

McDermitt was born on June 4, 1978, [1] in Phoenix, Arizona. [2] He resides in Los Angeles, California, where he is a member of the improvisational comedy group Robert Downey Jr Jr. [3]

Career

McDermitt began his career in entertainment by calling in to a local radio show in Phoenix, Tim & Willy, at a young age. Calling in routinely, under the guise of different voices, McDermitt kept listeners and Tim & Willy entertained. Not long afterward, he began working with them as a producer, following them to both KNIX & KMLE.

McDermitt was a semi-finalist in the fourth season of Last Comic Standing . He played the role of Larry in the 2009 TV movie Rehab for Rejects. McDermitt then starred in the TV Land sitcom Retired at 35 , playing the role of Brandon. The show ran for two seasons from 2011–2012, before being canceled. [4] [5]

In October 2013, it was announced by producers that McDermitt had been cast as Eugene Porter, a character from The Walking Dead comic book, for the fourth season of the TV series of the same name. [6] He was a main cast member from the fifth until the eleventh and final season. [7] In February 2024, it was revealed that McDermitt was cast in the new NBC pilot Suits: L.A. as Stuart Lane, the partner of Stephen Amell's Ted Black. [8]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2006 Last Comic Standing Himself/Comedian
2009Rehab for RejectsLarryTV movie
Madison HallDerek Rightman
2010 Iron Man 2 Table Read Jon Favreau Video short
The PitchEricShort
2011–2012 Retired at 35 BrandonMain cast
2012King of Van NuysEvent OfficialTV movie
Work It Quiz Emcee/Manager
2013The Third WheelMarkShort
2014Headshots and HandcuffsCaptain CollinsTV short
Mad Men George Payton
2014–2022 The Walking Dead Eugene Porter Recurring (season 4), also Starring (seasons 5–7), main (season 7–11); 85 episodes
2015 Life in Color Homer
2016 Hell's Kitchen HimselfEpisode: "Spoon Fed"
Middle Man T-Bird
2017 Twin Peaks Casino Patron
Robot Chicken Eugene Porter (voice)Episode: "The Robot Chicken Walking Dead Special: Look Who's Walking"
2019 The Kids Are Alright Mr. Crane
2021 Creepshow Harlan KingEpisode: "Pesticide"
TBA Suits: L.A. Stuart Lane

Video games

YearTitleRoleNotes
2020The Walking Dead: OnslaughtEugene PorterVoice

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