Joshua Baret Henderson (born October 25, 1981) is an American actor, model, and singer. Henderson is best known for his lead role as
John Ross Ewing III in the
TNT revival of ''
Dallas
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'' (2012–2014). He played
Austin McCann on the
ABC television series ''
Desperate Housewives'' (2006–2007), and appeared in films like ''
Step Up''. He became widely known after his appearance on
The WB
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singing competition show ''
Popstars 2'', where he was one of the winners selected to be a member of the pop group
Scene 23.
Early life
Henderson was born in
Dallas
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,
Texas
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, the son of Sharon Lea Henderson. He grew up in
Tulsa, Oklahoma
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, where he graduated from
Memorial High School in 2000. Due to
heterochromia, Henderson's eyes are of different colors; his left eye is green, while the right is blue.
Henderson graduated from Tulsa Memorial Senior High School, where he enjoyed playing sports, particularly baseball.
Career
Henderson competed in the second season of
The WB
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reality show ''
Popstars'' and won a spot in the group
Scene 23. After Scene 23, Henderson went on to pursue acting and modeling, as well as continuing his recording career.
He appeared in advertisements for
Skechers' 4Wheeler Skate shoes between 2002 and 2004. Henderson appeared in several sitcoms, such as ''
Maybe It's Me'', ''
Do Over'', ''
One on One'', ''
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'' and ''
8 Simple Rules... for Dating My Teenage Daughter''. Henderson made his film debut in the 2003 straight-to-video horror movie ''
Leeches!'', and appeared in ''
The Girl Next Door'' the following year.
In 2005, Henderson was cast in the lead role on the short-lived
FX drama series ''
Over There
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''.
In film, he is best known for his role in ''
Step Up'' (2006) as the boyfriend of
Jenna Dewan's character. He later played main roles in the horror films ''
Fingerprints'' (2006), and ''
April Fool's Day'' (2008), as well as in the romantic comedy ''The Jerk Theory'' (2009). For ''The Jerk Theory,'' he also recorded the soundtrack album, which was released in 2009. Henderson also appeared in ''
Yours, Mine & Ours'' (2005), ''
Broken Bridges'' (2006), and ''
Rushlights'' (2012). From 2006 to 2007, Henderson co-starred in the ABC comedy-drama series ''
Desperate Housewives'' as
Austin McCann, the nephew of the character Edie Britt, played by
Nicollette Sheridan. From 2008 to 2009, he appeared on the CW's ''
90210'', and guest-starred in ''
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation''.
In 2010, he was cast as the lead character in the unsold CW pilot ''Betwixt''.
In February 2011, Henderson landed a lead role in the
TNT revival of the CBS prime-time soap opera ''
Dallas
Dallas () is the List of municipalities in Texas, third largest city in Texas and the largest city in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, the List of metropolitan statistical areas, fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States at 7.5 ...
''.
Henderson played the character of
John Ross Ewing III, the son of
Sue Ellen (
Linda Gray) and
J.R. Ewing
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(
Larry Hagman). TNT's ''
Dallas
Dallas () is the List of municipalities in Texas, third largest city in Texas and the largest city in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, the List of metropolitan statistical areas, fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States at 7.5 ...
'' premiered on June 13, 2012. Several critics called Henderson the "breakout star" of the series. Henderson's onscreen chemistry with
Julie Gonzalo (
Pamela Rebecca Barnes
Pamela Rebecca Ewing (maiden name Cooper; formerly Barnes) is a fictional character from TNT's primetime soap opera ''Dallas'', a continuation of the original series of the same name which aired on CBS from 1978 to 1991. Rebecca was portrayed ...
) was praised in the second season. The series was cancelled by TNT after three seasons in 2014. In 2015, Henderson was cast in the male lead role opposite
Christine Evangelista in the
E! drama series ''
The Arrangement''. Henderson portrayed Kyle West, one of the hottest actors in Hollywood. On May 29, 2018, the series concluded after two seasons.
In 2019, he starred in the Blake Shelton produced ''Time For Me To Come Home For Christmas'' on the Hallmark Channel, which kicked off the channel's Christmas programming.
Personal life
Henderson dated singer
Ashlee Simpson from 2002 to 2003, former reality show participant
Kendal Sheppard from 2006 to 2007, actress
Brittany Snow from 2007 to 2008, and television personality Andrea Boehlke from 2013 to 2016. Sheppard maintains that Henderson is the father of her first born son and claimed in 2008 that Henderson was denying paternity or responsibility.
Legal issues
On December 12, 2018, LA police arrested Henderson on suspicion of having broken into his neighbor's house earlier that day. The neighbors allegedly identified Henderson with two other men on surveillance footage taken during the reported crime. ''
TMZ'' 'reported' that Henderson had an "airtight alibi" for the night of the robbery at his neighbor's home, as he provided security footage that allegedly shows he never left his apartment.
On December 19, 2018, the LAPD dropped charges against Henderson due to insufficient evidence.
Filmography
Film
Television
Music videos
References
External links
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1981 births
Living people
21st-century American male actors
21st-century American singers
American male film actors
American male models
American male singers
American male soap opera actors
American male television actors
Male actors from Dallas
Male actors from Oklahoma
Male actors from Texas
Male actors from Tulsa, Oklahoma
Male models from Oklahoma
Male models from Texas
Musicians from Dallas
Musicians from Tulsa, Oklahoma
Participants in American reality television series
People from Tulsa, Oklahoma