Josh Hamilton is an American actor. He received a nomination for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male for his performance in the hit indie film '' Eighth Grade''.

Early life and career

Hamilton is the son of actors Sandra Kingsbury and Dan Hamilton. His former stepmother was actress Stephanie Braxton. His Broadway credits include ''

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'' and '' The Coast of Utopia'' (2007,

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). Hamilton performed in ''

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'' at the

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in January and February 2009, alongside

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, who was his co-star in the 1993 film ''Alive''. In November 2010, it was announced that both Hamilton (Tom) and

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(Carter) would star in

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's '' Fat Pig''. This marked LaBute's Broadway directorial debut. In 2011 Hamilton starred as Torvald in

Henrik Ibsen Henrik Johan Ibsen (; ; 20 March 1828 – 23 May 1906) was a Norwegian playwright, poet and actor. Ibsen is considered the world's pre-eminent dramatist of the 19th century and is often referred to as "the father of modern drama." He pioneered ...

's ''

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'' at the Williamstown Theatre Festival. Hamilton has also performed on PRI's Selected Shorts, reading

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's story ''The Thing About Cassandra''. In late 2012, he appeared on Broadway in Theresa Rebeck's short-lived new comedy '' Dead Accounts'', starring

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and Norbert Leo Butz. Hamilton starred as Agent Justin C. Garrick in the 2023

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–winning film ''

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'', retelling the story of young American whistleblower

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interrogation that ended in her arrest.https://peabodyawards.com/award-profile/reality/

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

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