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'' (2001–2002), Grayson Ellis on ''

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'' (2009–2015), and Liam O'Connor on '' Quantico'' (2015–2016).

Early life

He was born to Larry J. Hopkins 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.

Career

Hopkins joined the fourth and last season of ''

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'' in 1998. In 1999, Hopkins appeared in

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's " Unsent" music video. He portrayed

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in the 1999 film ''

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'' and Raymond Milbury on the television series ''

'' from 2001 to 2002. In 2005, Hopkins guest starred on Fox's show ''

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'' as

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'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 ''

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'', 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

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. He portrayed womanizer Charlie Babcock on the television series ''

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'' in 2006. He later worked with his former ''Ally McBeal'' co-star

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when he had a recurring role on '' Brothers & Sisters''. He also had a semi-regular role as Peter Manning on the

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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

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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

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and

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. In 2009, Hopkins appeared as Dr. Noah Barnes in season 2 of

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's '' Private Practice''. He played the character Grayson Ellis on the sitcom ''

'', 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

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agent working in the academy. In 2018, Hopkins joined the main cast of ''

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'' 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

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player

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Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

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Josh Hopkins cast bio on The WB

Hopkins in "12 men of Christmas" premieres on Lifetime on December 5, 2009
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hopkins, Josh 1970 births American male film actors American male television actors Living people Male actors from Lexington, Kentucky Sayre School alumni Auburn University alumni 20th-century American male actors 21st-century American male actors