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Joshua Regnall Stewart (born February 6, 1977) is an American actor best known for his role as Holt McLaren in the FX TV series Dirt. He was also cast as Brendan Finney in the final season of the NBC TV series Third Watch.

Early life

Stewart was born in Diana, West Virginia to Reggie and Margie Stewart. His father was a high school physical education teacher as well as a former pastor of the First Baptist Church in Webster Springs and Holly River Baptist Church, and is now pastor at the Redeeming Grace Baptist Church in Webster Springs. His mother is a sixth and seventh grade school teacher at Webster Springs Elementary School in Webster Springs. Stewart first attended West Virginia Wesleyan College, then transferred after one year to West Virginia University, where he graduated with a business degree in marketing.

Acting career

Early career

Stewart got his start doing local theater at the Landmark Theatre in Sutton, West Virginia, and eventually moved to New York City to study at the T. Schreiber studios. He was a company member of the 13th Street Repertory Theatre. He continued his theater in Los Angeles, performing in Light Bulb and Beacon alongside Robert Forster and Brooke Shields.

Stewart appeared as an extra in The WB series Dawson's Creek episode "To Green, With Love". In 2003 he filmed a pilot for a Western for ABC entitled Then Came Jones. In the pilot he played the character of Bill Jenkins.

Stewart later appeared as Sean Cleary the CSI episode "Bad to the Bone", which aired on April 1, 2004. That same year, he also appeared in a commercial for Levi's 501 Original jeans. Stewart also has a recurring role in Criminal Minds as Detective William LaMontagne, Jr., SSA Jennifer "JJ" Jareau's boyfriend.

Starring television roles

Stewart got his break when he was cast as Brendan Finney in the final season of the NBC series Third Watch. As Finney, he played the son of IAB captain Cathal "CT" Finney.

After Third Watch was cancelled, Stewart started filming a movie entitled Lenexa, 1 Mile (released on DVD as Full Count), alongside William Baldwin, Michael Beach, Jennifer Hall, Timothy Ryan Hensel, Chris Klein, Austin Nichols, Jason Ritter, Michael Rooker, and Paul Wesley. This was also the directing debut of Jason Wiles. After filming wrapped, Stewart began filming a new television series starring Courteney Cox Arquette entitled Dirt, for the FX Network, where he played the character of Holt McLaren. On June 8, 2008, Cox Arquette announced that Dirt had been cancelled. During the 2010-2011 season, he appeared as Joshua in ABC's No Ordinary Family.

Feature films

Stewart made his mainstream, feature film debut in 2008's The Curious Case of Benjamin Button playing the character of Benjamin's crewmate, Pleasant Curtis. Also that year, he appeared in The Haunting of Molly Hartley in the role of Mary Hartley's teacher, Mr. Draper. In 2009, he costarred in his first feature film, the horror, The Collector playing the part of Arkin, a man attempting to rob a house to make enough money to pay off his wife's debts to loan sharks. In 2010, he starred, alongside Jamie-Lynn Sigler in the movie Wake, inspired by the novel The Shining.

Personal life

Stewart's wife, Deanna, gave birth to their first child, a daughter named Ryan Christie, in the spring of 2008 and their second child, a son named River Jacob, in the winter of 2010. He is a competitive snowboarder and boxer. He also enjoys hunting with his father.

Television appearances

Filmography

References

• De Leon, Kris (February 27, 2007). "Hot List: Dirt - Josh Stewart". BuddyTV.com.
• Fernandez, Jay A. (April 30, 2008). "A Junior for Criminal Mind's J. J." TVGuide.com. TV Guide. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

Notes

1. ^ "Josh Stewart: Credit Listings". TV.com. Retrieved May 27, 2009.
2. ^ "Josh Stewart Featured Star on New FX Show Dirt". WVWC.edu. January 11, 2007. Retrieved May 27, 2009.
3. ^ "Shows A-Z - Then Came Jones on ABC". TheFutonCritic.com. Retrieved May 27, 2009.
4. ^ "Then Came Jones (2003) (TV)". IMDb.com. Retrieved May 27, 2009.
5. ^ "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation "Bad to the Bone" (2004)". IMDb.com. Retrieved May 27, 2009.
6. "Josh Stewart Levi's 501 Original jeans TV commercial". DailyMotion.com. Retrieved May 27, 2009.
7. "NBC's Third Watch Adds Cara Buono and Josh Stewart as Series Regulars and Features Aidan Quinn as Guest Star in Four-Episode Arc Early in New Season". TheFutonCritic.com. NBC. August 24, 2004. Retrieved May 27, 2009.
8. ^ "Lenexa, 1 Mile Cast and Crew Bios". MovieTome.com. Retrieved May 27, 2009.
9. "Lenexa, 1 Mile". Jason Wiles.net. Archived from the original on 2007-12-23. Retrieved 2008-01-25.
10. Dirt: FX Cancels Courteney Cox Arquette Series
11. ^ "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)". IMDb.com. Retrieved May 27, 2009.
12. ^ "The Haunting of Molly Hartley (2008)". IMDb.com. Retrieved May 27, 2009.
13. ^ "The Collector (2009)". IMDb.com. Retrieved May 27, 2009.
14. IFC Midnight Nabs Chad Feehan's Wake / Beyond the Pale Next for Director
15. SXSW '10: Trailer for 'Shining' Inspired 'Wake'
16. "Detective William LaMontagne Jr. (Character) from Criminal Minds (2005)". IMDb.com. Retrieved May 27, 2009.
17. "Josh Stewart: Summary". TV.com. Retrieved May 27, 2009.
18. "The Mentalist "The Scarlett Letter" Guest Cast". TV.com. Retrieved October 2, 2009.
19. "Lenexa, 1 Mile summary". MovieTome.com. Retrieved May 27, 2009.
20. "Lenexa, 1 Mile (2006)". IMDb.com. Retrieved May 27, 2009.
21. "The Death and Life of Bobby Z (2007)". IMDb.com. Retrieved May 27, 2009.
22. "Jekyll - Full Credits". MovieTome.com. Retrieved May 27, 2009.
23. "Law Abiding Citizen (2010)". IMDb.com. Retrieved May 27, 2009.
24. "kindling (2010)". IMDb.com. Retrieved May 27, 2009.

External links

• Josh Stewart at IMDb
• Josh Stewart at TV.com
• Josh Stewart at TVGuide.com

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• 1977 births
• American actors
• American film actors
• American television actors
• Living people
• People from Webster County, West Virginia
• Actors from West Virginia
• West Virginia University alumni