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

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- Name
- Joshua Close
- Spouse
- Alex McKenna (m. 2016)
- Born
- 31 August 1981
- Birthplace
- Oakville, Ontario, Canada
- Occupation
- Actor
- Nationality
- Canada
- Education
- Iroquois Ridge High School
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Key facts
• Name — Joshua Close • Spouse — Alex McKenna (m. 2016) • Born — 31 August 1981 • Birthplace — Oakville, Ontario, Canada • Occupation — Actor • Years Active — 2002present • Other Names — Josh Close
Early life
Early life
Close was born in Oakville, Ontario and has a brother and two stepsisters. Close attended Iroquois Ridge High School and after graduating went on to Circle in the Square Theatre School, New York City.
Filmography
Filmography
• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 2002 — Undressed — Kurt — Season 6, unknown episodes • K-19: The Widowmaker — Viktor • Evelyn: The Cutest Evil Dead Girl — Devin — Short film • Adam and Eve — Micheal • 2003 — Twist — Oliver • Sex and the Single Mom — Tyler • Tarzan — Kurt — Episode "Secrets and Lies" • 2003–2004 — Blue Murder — Various roles — 2 episodes • 2004 — data-sort-value="Home at the End of the World, A" | A Home at the End of the World — Reiner — Uncredited • Life as We Know It — Matt Gleason — 3 episodes • 2005 — data-sort-value="Exorcism of Emily Rose, The" | The Exorcism of Emily Rose — Jason • data-sort-value="Stranger I Married, The" | The Stranger I Married — Joe — Original title: "The Man Who Lost Himself" • 2006 — data-sort-value="Plague, The" | The Plague — Kip • 2007 — data-sort-value="Third Eye, The" |The Third Eye — Jacob Printz • Full of It — Kyle Plunkett • Diary of the Dead — Jason Creed • 2008 — data-sort-value="Day the Earth Stood Still, The" | The Day the Earth Stood Still — Flash Chamber Engineer • 2009 — data-sort-value="Unusuals, The" | The Unusuals — Detective Henry Cole — 10 episodes • Short on Love — Director and writer • 2010 — data-sort-value="Dead Sleep, The" |The Dead Sleep — Tim • data-sort-value="Pacific, The" | The Pacific — Edward Sledge — 2 episodes • data-sort-value="Glades, The" | The Glades — Terry Evans — Episode "Breaking 80" • Thorne: Sleepyhead — Josh Ramsey — 6 episodes • Law & Order: LA — Kevin Miller — Episode "Sylmar" • 2011 — data-sort-value="Craigslist Killer, The" | The Craigslist Killer — Detective Frye • Republic of Doyle — Tyler — Episode "A Stand Up Guy" • Isolation — Jake • 2012 — In Their Skin — Mark Hughes — Also writer • data-sort-value="Master, The" | The Master — Wayne Gregory • 2013 — Justified — Joe Hoppus — 2 episodes • data-sort-value="Privileged, The" | The Privileged — Richard Hunter • Waterloo — Montgomery Kessler — Short film • 2014 — Rake — Jedidiah Miller — Episode "A Close Shave" • Fargo — Chazz Nygaard — 6 episodes • Kill the Messenger — Rich Kline • Legends — Aaron Rawley — 2 episodes • 2015 — 12 Monkeys — Ivan — Episode "The Night Room" • data-sort-value="Blacklist, The" |The Blacklist — Dr. Julian Powell — Episode "The Longevity Initiative" • Solace — Linus Harp • Brooklyn Animal Control — William Salo — 1 episode • 2016 — Person of Interest — Jeff Blackwell — 5 episodes • We — Reese — Short film • Julianne — Unknown role — Short film • 1,2,3... You Please. — Young Man — Short film; also director, writer, and producer • 2017 — Go North — Martin • Sensum — Matthew Mitchell — Short film • Animal Kingdom — Nate — Episode "Custody" • 2018 — Anthem of a Teenage Prophet — Mr. Thorp — Also writer • data-sort-value="Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair, The" | The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair — Luther Caleb — 10 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 • Killers of the Flower Moon — Horace Burkhart • 2025 — Little Lorraine • data-sort-value="Breed Apart, A" | A Breed Apart — Sydney Tompkins • Wayward — Duck
Identity
Identity
Joshua Close is recorded as actor and screenwriter.
Awards and nominations
• Year — Award — Category — Work — Result — Ref. Reference(s) • 2011 — 26th Gemini Awards — Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series — Thorne: Sleepyhead
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- 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
- 3."What the Dickens is he doing?" by Rita Zekas, Toronto Star (27 Dec, 2002) [Ontario Edition] Retrieved from
- 4."Oakville actor puts new Twist on classic Dickens tale" by Craig MacBride, Oakville Beaver (12 May, 2004) [Final Edition] Retrieved from
- 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
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