Just like Sawyer, his famous brooding bad boy character on Lost, American actor Josh Holloway is a stubborn survivor from the South. It may have taken Josh nearly a decade before being recognized onscreen, but his hard work and perseverance has surely paid off. Being part of the popular ABC ensemble show raised Holloway's status from virtual anonymity to television stardom. Josh was born to Scottish parents in a California region now known as Silicon Valley, but when he was two, his family settled in a rural northern… More Georgia trailer park 75 miles outside Atlanta. He completed his early education at Marie Tesley middle school and Cherokee High School in Canton, Georgia.
Josh attended University of Georgia, but only after a year, he dropped out due to financial reasons. He instead began a career in modeling, which gave him the opportunity to travel throughout North America and Europe. Holloway then decided to move to Los Angeles in pursuit of an acting profession. In 1993, Josh appeared as a purse snatcher in the Aerosmith music video for "Cryin'". Several years would pass before he would make his television debut as the "Good Looking Guy" in a 1999 episode of Angel. During the next five years, Holloway took on small independent film projects which included Cold Heart (2001), Moving August (2002), and Dr. Benny (2003).
While finding his stride professionally, Josh kept a development company in Georgia and a French-Vietnamese restaurant in Los Angeles. At one point, Holloway almost gave up on his dream in exchange for a more financially viable career in real estate. But days after receiving his license as a real estate agent, he landed the part of James "Sawyer" Ford on the J.J. Abrams sci-fi drama Lost. Early on in the series, Josh's character was known as the guy with the toughest of exteriors but who had a soft spot for Kate Austen (played by Evangeline Lilly), who like him had a shady and colorful past. Aside from his penchant for taking his shirt off, Sawyer was also famous for his wisecrack remarks and monikers for his island co-inhabitants.
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Why has no one written anything about Josh? He is awesome. And sexy.
i wud luv to massage his feet... i wud luv it soooooooo much
Has anybody else seen this? I saw it when I went shopping earlier and it is just drop dead gorgeous! I kept walking past it over and over again and just staring. You can't deny that he looks really hot here.
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Even for not having many parts in acting until lost, he still did a great job, even in the first season! His acting has been getting increasingly better for the 6 seasons lost has been on the air, and he will hopefully be in many other parts after lost ends. He does a great job in anything, but especially sarcasm and turning the tables on people. The show has shown how he can basically play any part, whether as a sarcastic conman, cop, or someone in an authority position (like in Dharmaville). He has been a great actor since day one, but isn't at a standstill!
An actor who can't play more than one role. hide show
I was impressed by his acting skills in season one of Lost. He was capable of playing his role comfortably. The strong,angry bad boy who is in love with Kate. In season two he moved steadily with his role. Season three his acting didn't change. He was always the angry bad boy inlove and then came season four and still all Sawyer could do was shout and fight and save a girl now and then. I hate how his character did not develop over the first three seasons. I don't know whether to blame the writers or him. But since the writers have provided many clever storylines which kept me hooked, I'll blame him. All the other acotrs developed their characters on the show. Mathew Fox was able to change Jack from this strong man into this terrified freak with a beard who needs to persuade everyone to go back to the island. I think we can all safely say Evangeline Lilly has shown us some good acting. Josh is the only one on the show who hasn't really expanded his horizons. He has always been subtle. I think he has the talent to become better and I love his outer image but he needs to add to his acting skills.
Josh Holloway is the "bad boy" in Lost. He cares for people but does not seem to show it until season three and four. He is a superb actor and is one of my favorite. hide show
He acts the character James Ford superbly. He acts marvelously. This is a character that will be hard to forget. However, like many great actors, I feel that he can only truly dominate on one type of character. That never really should be a issue though, because if you are likely to hire him, you would use him as the bad boy, because that is what he does great. All in all, I am very pleased that he found his way to television, and into a gem of a show like Lost, so everyone will know his name. Keep it up Josh!
Date of Birth
20 July 1969, San Jose, California, USA Birth Name
Josh Lee Holloway Height
6' 1½" (1.87 m) Spouse
Yessica Kumala (1 October 2004 - present)
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Although born in California, his family moved to Georgia when he was a baby, and he still considers himself a "Blue Ridge Mountain boy."
Had a successful career as a model until he got bitten by the acting bug and relocated to Los Angeles.
After going out of his way to lessen his Southern accent to get a wider variety of work, he had to pick it back up to play the shady "confidence man" Sawyer on the hit show "Lost" (2004).
Grew up in Free Home, Georgia.
His first job was picking up dead chickens at a farm.
He's the second of four brothers.
While he says it looks "cool", he admits to hating the long hair he has to wear as "Sawyer" on "Lost" (2004).
Chosen by "People" magazine as one of the 50 Most Beautiful People in the World. [2005]
At around 4:30am on Wednesday, October 13th 2005, he and his wife were robbed at gunpoint in their home in Oahu. The robber took cash and credit cards as well as stealing Holloway's Mercedes-Benz that was later dumped not far from his home in Hawaii Kai, which is about 12 miles east of Honolulu. They were shaken but unharmed. An arrest was later made in the robbery.
He has been a movie-buff since the age of 3. His favorite film is The Shining (1980).
Shares birthday with mega-model Gisele Bündchen.
He is of Dutch and Scottish heritage.
Was offered the role of "Gambit" in X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) but turned it down, saying the role was too close to his "Lost" (2004) character.
Born on the same day that Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed on the moon.
Favorite foods are fried chicken and chocolate pie.
Very close friends with his Lost co-star Evangeline Lilly.
Has earned his real estate license. He said that prior to Lost, he had considered quitting acting; he earned his license to have something to fall back on.
One of the best actors on televeision. hide show
Josh Holloway is best known for playing Sawyer on Lost. He plays Sawyers character very well. He can play both the good guy and the bad guy part. He adds so much humor to the show with his nicknames and such and action with the quests and fights. He also has a great backstory that keeps me watching. I could say that he is the best on the show due to Holloways acting. I don't know of any other actor that could play sawyers part so well. He has also been in a movie called 'Whisper' which his acting was excellent.
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