Josh Hopkins

• Name — Josh Hopkins • Birth Name — William Joshua Hopkins • Born — 12 September 1970 • Birthplace — Lexington, Kentucky, U.S. • Occupation — Actor • Years Active — 1995–present • Parents — Larry J. Hopkins (father)

He was born to Larry J. Hopkins (later a U.S. representative) and Carolyn Pennebaker on September 12, 1970. He has two sisters. Hopkins attended The Lexington School and was a member of the JV basketball team.

Hopkins joined the fourth and last season of New York Undercover in 1998. In 1999, Hopkins appeared in Alanis Morissette's "Unsent" music video. He portrayed Paul Allen in the 1999 film Pirates of Silicon Valley and Raymond Milbury on the television series Ally McBeal from 2001 to 2002. In 2005, Hopkins guest starred on Fox's show Bones as Temperance Brennan's former professor and lover, Michael Stires, in the episode "The Girl in the Fridge". Hopkins has also guest starred in CSI: Miami. In season 1 of the CBS series Cold Case, Hopkins played the role of Assistant District Attorney Jason Kite. The show was especially noted for the on-screen chemistry between Hopkins' character and the character of Detective Lilly Rush, played by Kathryn Morris. He portrayed womanizer Charlie Babcock on the television series Pepper Dennis in 2006. He later worked with his former Ally McBeal co-star Calista Flockhart when he had a recurring role on Brothers & Sisters. He also had a semi-regular role as Peter Manning on the Fox drama Vanished during 2006. Hopkins is the writer and performer of the song "Feigning Interest", a humorous music video about dating that became popular in 2007. Hopkins starred in the 2008 CBS summer drama Swingtown as Roger Thompson. The series was intended for the fall 2007 season, but was postponed due to the writer's strike. It has sparked some controversy for its portrayal of 1970s culture, including open marriage and key parties. In 2009, Hopkins appeared as Dr. Noah Barnes in season 2 of ABC's Private Practice. He played the character Grayson Ellis on the sitcom Cougar Town, which premiered September 23, 2009, on ABC and later moved to TBS. In 2015, Hopkins joined the main cast for Quantico playing the role of Liam O'Connor, a seasoned FBI agent working in the academy. In 2018, Hopkins joined the main cast of Whiskey Cavalier in the role of FBI agent Ray Prince. Hopkins currently works on a podcast called The Rex Chapman Show, which debuted on Basketballnews.com on March 16, 2021, with friend and former NBA player Rex Chapman.

• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1996 — Law & Order — Ken Soames — Episode: "Atonement" • 1998 — Silencing Mary — Clay Roberts — TV movie • 1998–1999 — New York Undercover — Detective Alec Stone — Main cast (season 4) • 1999 — Pirates of Silicon Valley — Paul Allen — TV movie • 1999–2001 — Jack & Jill — Matt Prophet — 9 episodes • 2000 — L.A. Confidential — Officer Bud White — TV pilot (not shown until 2003) • 2001 — Kate Brasher — Officer Tony Giordano — 2 episodes • 2001–2002 — Ally McBeal — Raymond Millbury — Main cast (season 5) • 2003 — Law & Order: Special Victims Unit — DEA Special Agent Tim Donovan — Episode: "Loss" • 2003–2006 — Cold Case — Assistant District Attorney Kite — 10 episodes • 2004 — NYPD 2069 — Alex Franco / Alex Bolander — TV movie • North Shore — Morgan Holt — 4 episodes • 2005 — Global Frequency — Sean Flynn — Pilot • Bones — Michael Stires — Episode: "The Girl in the Fridge" • 2006 — Surrender Dorothy — Peter — TV movie • Vanished — Peter Manning — Recurring cast; 8 episodes • Pepper Dennis — Charlie Babcock — Main cast • Brothers and Sisters — Warren Salter — 9 episodes • 2007 — Ghost Whisperer — Shane Carson — Episode: "No Safe Place" • 2008 — Swingtown — Roger Thompson — Main cast • 2009 — 12 Men of Christmas — Will Albrecht — TV movie • Pushing Daisies — Shane Trickle — Episode: "Kerplunk" • CSI: Miami — Mark Gantry — 2 episodes • Private Practice — Dr. Noah Barnes — 5 episodes • 2009–2015 — Cougar Town — Grayson Ellis — Main cast • 2011 — Castle — Police Officer — Episode: "Demons" • 2012 — In Plain Sight — Kenny — 2 episodes • Hot in Cleveland — Waiter — Episode: "Love is Blind"; uncredited • Men at Work — Ryan — Episode: "Toilet at Work" • 2013 — The Client List — Dylan — Episode: "I Ain't Broke But I'm Badly Bent" • 2014 — Undateable — Julius — Episode: "The Julius Effect" • Northpole — Ryan — TV movie • 2015–2016 — Quantico — Liam O'Connor — Main cast • 2019 — True Detective — Jim Dobkins — 4 episodes • Whiskey Cavalier — Ray Prince — Main cast • 2022 — Walker — Fenton Cole — 2 episodes • 2023 — The Rookie — Charles Baudelaire — 1 episode • 2024 — Shrinking — Mac — Episode: "Honesty Era"

The authorities additionally record the heading William Joshua Hopkins. His recorded language was English. He was the child of Larry J.

Josh Hopkins is recorded as actor, film producer and television director.