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A tall (6, dark-haired, blue-eyed actor, Josh Hopkins spent several years working on stage honing his craft before landing TV and film roles that have played off his good looks and versatility. The son of a former Republican Congressman, he was born and raised in Lexington, Kentucky, where he was a basketball star in high school. After training in voice and theater at Auburn University, Hopkins returned to his home and joined the Actors Theatre of Louisville. In 1994, he made his Broadway debut as an understudy for Kyle Chandler in the revival of "Picnic". That same year, he filmed his first movie role in the little-seen "Parallel Sons", which wasn't released until two years later. 1997 proved a banner year for the actor. He hosted the four-part TV series "Street Smarts" for Kentucky Educational Television and landed a featured role as one of the recruits alongside Demi Moore in "G.I. Jane". The following year, he joined the regular cast of the Fox series "New York Undercover" but what should have been his big break was overshadowed by the show's contract disputes with stars Malik Yoba and Michael DeLorenzo and the network soon pulled the plug on production.

Following a turn as a college football player accused of harassment in the NBC movie "Silencing Mary" (1998), Hopkins portrayed Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen in the TNT original "Pirates of Silicon Valley" (1999). Next, he scored a recurring role as a potential rival for the heroine's hand in the romantic comedy-drama "Jack & Jill" (The WB). For several episodes that aired in 2000, Hopkins played Matt Prophet, a TV newscaster who romanced Amanda Peet's Jacqueline 'Jack' Barrett much to the consternation of Ivan Sergei's David 'Jill' Jillefsky. Later that year, the actor had a small role as a helicopter rescuer in "The Perfect Storm", a part that was overshadowed by the special effects and somewhat confusing editing. Hopkins was seen to much better effect as an egotistical actor who falls for a journalist (Famke Janssen) in the sprightly romantic comedy Love & Sex. He was also tapped for a featured role in the John Woo-directed Windtalkers, which came out in 2002.

Hopkins was ready to return to television screens as a private investigator hired to find the lady who he was having an affair with in a Fox series Fling but the network pulled the plug on production after only seven episodes were made. Instead, the actor was asked to join the cast of the long-running Fox series Ally McBeal beginning in the fall 2001, playing Raymond Millbury, an attorney and potential love interest for the title character.

Now Josh can currently be seen on Pepper Dennis, as Charlie Babcock. The male anchor for the newstation where the lead works at. This show was sadly cancelled after one season.

Trivia

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Josh has signed on for a multi-episode arc in the new FOX show Vanished. (edit)
Josh loves to attend and play in celebrity basketball games. (edit)
Josh played Marty in the movie Parallel Sons. (edit)
Josh prefers the Backstreet Boys over N*Sync, and enjoys listening to Outkast. (edit)
Josh is good friends with Dash Mihok, one of his co-stars in The Perfect Storm. (edit)
Josh is a huge Bo Jackson fan and believes the world was robbed when he was injured. (edit)
Josh's favorite basketball players are Tony Delk, Michael Allen, and Thomas Buckley and his favorite team is the Wildcats. (edit)
Josh's favorite actor is Sean Penn. (edit)
Josh was in the movieThe Perfect Storm, in which he portrayed helicopter pilot Darryl Ennis. (edit)
Josh was in the movie G.I. Jane. (edit)
He portrayed Paul Allen in the 1999 film, Pirates of Silicon Valley. (edit)
Josh played Chucky in the movie One Eyed King. (edit)
Josh had a role in the television movie Surrender Dorothy. (edit)
Josh is six feet and two inches tall. (edit)
His surname, Hopkins, means 'Song of Young Robert', a direct translation of the old English version: Hobbe-kyn. (edit)
Josh attended Auburn University in Auburn, Alabama. (edit)
Josh is the son of former U.S. Representative Larry Hopkins (R-KY). (edit)
Josh appeared in the Alanis Morissette music video "Unsent." (edit)
His family motto is 'Inter Primos', which mean 'Among the First'. (edit)

Quotes

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Josh: (On his character in Ally McBeal) Raymond is quite a chauvinist. And as my mom will testify, I differ from him in that way. However, on the flip side, Raymond is extremely honest and I try to be. Look for more serious story lines for Raymond soon. (edit)
Josh: (On acting and his goals) I love acting, every job is a dream job when you're an actor. I'd like to do eventually more film work and to collaborate with the best actors and directors in film. (edit)
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