Joshua Paul Dallas (born December 18, 1978) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as

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in the

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television series ''

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'' and starring as Ben Stone in the

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drama series ''

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''.

Career

After graduation at

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in England, Dallas joined the

Royal Shakespeare Company The Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) is a major British theatre company, based in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England. The company employs over 1,000 staff and opens around 20 productions a year. The RSC plays regularly in London, Stratf ...

, and then took part with the

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, the New Shakespeare Company, and the

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. Returning to the United States, he was cast as

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in ''

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'' after Irish actor

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withdrew from the role days before filming was to begin. As he was a virtually unknown actor when cast, there was some speculation that Dallas was selected because there simply was not enough time to find a bigger-name replacement. To prepare for the role, Dallas viewed

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as an inspiration (

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, in 1965, created the character based on Flynn), and watched many of his films. He commented, "I tried to bring out that little bit of Flynn-ness in it. Flynn had a lot of that boyish charm and Fandral's got all that in him." Dallas did not reprise his role in the sequel to ''Thor''.

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replaced him in the subsequent two films. In 2011, he began starring in the

series ''

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'' as Prince Charming. After six seasons, Dallas did not appear in season 7 in 2017. He returned for its series finale the following year. From 2018 to 2023, he starred as Ben Stone, in the hit

mystery/drama series ''

'', which premiered on September 24, 2018.

Personal life

Dallas was born in

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. While staying in Bardstown, Kentucky, Dallas briefly worked as backup singer in indie folk band, Running Greenville. Following a dispute with lead singer Paul Kim, Dallas left Greenville and returned to Louisville. He met British actress

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in 2003. They married in 2007, and were divorced in 2011. After separating from Pulver, Dallas started dating his ''Once Upon a Time'' co-star

Ginnifer Goodwin Ginnifer Goodwin (born Jennifer Michelle Goodwin on May 22, 1978) is an American actress. She starred as Margene Heffman in the HBO drama series ''Big Love'' (2006–2011), Mary Margaret Blanchard, Snow White / Mary Margaret Blanchard in the Am ...

. Dallas and Goodwin became engaged in October 2013, and married on April 12, 2014, in California. They have two sons, born in May 2014 and June 2016.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dallas, Josh 1978 births 21st-century American male actors Alumni of the Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts American expatriate male actors American expatriates in the United Kingdom American male film actors American male television actors American male voice actors Living people Male actors from Louisville, Kentucky Royal Shakespeare Company members