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Josh Whitehouse
Whitehouse in 2016
BornJoshua George Whitehouse
(1990-02-27) 27 February 1990 (age 34)
Chester, England
Years active2014–present

Joshua George Whitehouse (born 27 February 1990) is an English actor, musician and artist. His films include Northern Soul (2014), Modern Life Is Rubbish (2017), and Valley Girl (2020). On television, he is known for his roles in the BBC One series Poldark (2017–2018) and the Amazon Prime series Daisy Jones & the Six (2023).

Early life

Whitehouse is from Chester. He attended Bishop Heber High School and Queen's Park High School.

Career

In 2014, in his debut film, Whitehouse played the lead role as Matt in the film Northern Soul in a cast which included Steve Coogan and Ricky Tomlinson. In 2015, he starred as Hugh Armitage in the BBC series Poldark, alongside Aidan Turner and Eleanor Tomlinson.

In 2018, he was originally set to play an unspecified leading role in the unproduced Game of Thrones prequel series. He co-starred with Vanessa Hudgens in the Netflix Christmas film The Knight Before Christmas (2019).

In 2020, he was again in a lead role as Randy, alongside Jessica Rothe in the teen rom-com Valley Girl (2020).

In 2023, he starred as Eddie Roundtree, bassist and one of the founding members of the band The Six, in the Amazon Prime Video streaming drama series Daisy Jones & the Six.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2014 Northern Soul Matt
2016 Alleycats Chris
2016 The Receptionist Frank
2017 Modern Life Is Rubbish Liam
2019 The Knight Before Christmas Sir Cole Frederick Christopher Lyons of Norwich
2020 Valley Girl Randy
2022 The Happy Worker Joe Post-production
2024 Ozi: Voice of the Forest Peanut Voice role

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2007 Living on the edge Himself
2017–2018 Poldark Hugh Armitage 10 episodes
2020 Rhyme Time Town Chuckley 3 episodes; voice role
2023 Daisy Jones & the Six Eddie Roundtree Main role

References

  1. ^ Barrett, Frances (26 October 2016). "Chester's Josh Whitehouse lands Poldark". CheshireLive.
  2. ^ "Northern Soul". bbc.co.uk. March 19, 2023.
  3. Van Boom, Daniel, Game of Thrones prequel: What's next after the season 8 finale? Cnet, MAY 20, 2019
  4. Cooper, Gael Fashingbauer, Josh Whitehouse joins Naomi Watts as Game of Thrones prequel star Cnet, OCTOBER 31, 2018
  5. ^ Fleming, Mike Jr. (January 3, 2017). "MGM Sets 'Poldark's Josh Whitehouse For 'Valley Girl' Musical, In Nicolas Cage Role". Deadline Hollywood.
  6. ^ Bousfiha, Jihane (January 3, 2023). "Josh Whitehouse Brings Tenderness to Eddie in Daisy Jones and The Six". wmagazine.com.

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