Josh Hamilton

Biography

Josh Hamilton is an American actor who has worked on Broadway and in film. Born in New York City, he appeared in the 1993 film Alive and won a Daytime Emmy Award for his role in the CBS Schoolbreak Special Abby, My Love. On Broadway he appeared in Proof and The Coast of Utopia, and he acted in The Cherry Orchard for the Brooklyn Academy of Music. He also acted in Neil LaBute's Fat Pig, played Torvald in Henrik Ibsen's A Doll's House, and appeared in Theresa Rebeck's Dead Accounts. On PRI's Selected Shorts, he read Neil Gaiman's The Thing About Cassandra. His performance in Eighth Grade (2018) brought him a nomination for an Independent Spirit Award, and he starred as Agent Justin C. Garrick in Reality (2023), a film that won a Peabody Award.

57years old

Turns 58 on June 9in 211 days

Born June 9, 1969New York City
Star sign: GeminiThe sign runs May 21 to June 20
Joshua Cole Hamilton (birth name)

Movie Career

Films: 29
Career span: 42 years1984 to 2026

Genres

Drama72%, 21 films
Comedy48%, 14 films
Romance21%, 6 films
Thriller17%, 5 films
Biography14%, 4 films

First and latest

Josh Hamilton movies on Netflix

Mayday2026IMDb rating 6.8as Consul General Dan Hennessy
Jay Kelly2025IMDb rating 6.5as Carter
The Long Walk2025IMDb rating 6.6as Mr. William Garraty
Landscape with Invisible Hand2023IMDb rating 5.9as Mr. Marsh
Reality2023IMDb rating 6.7as Agent Garrick
Ray Donovan: The Movie2022IMDb rating 6.8as Kevin Sullivan
A Mouthful of Air2021IMDb rating 6.1as Dr. Salzman
False Positive2021IMDb rating 4.6as Greg
The Map of Tiny Perfect Things2021IMDb rating 6.8as Daniel
Tesla2020IMDb rating 5.1as Robert Underwood Johnson
Blaze2018IMDb rating 6.6as Zee
Eighth Grade2018IMDb rating 7.3as Mark Day
The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)2017IMDb rating 6.9as Loretta's Friend
Take Me to the River2015IMDb rating 6.2as Keith
Dark Skies2013IMDb rating 6.3as Daniel Barrett
Frances Ha2012IMDb rating 7.4as Andy
J. Edgar2011IMDb rating 6.5as Robert Irwin
Margaret2011IMDb rating 6.5as Victor
Away We Go2009IMDb rating 7.0as Roderick
Broken English2007IMDb rating 6.3as Charlie Ross
Diggers2006IMDb rating 6.3as Cons
Outsourced2006IMDb rating 7.0as Todd Anderson
Ice Age2002IMDb rating 7.5as Dodo / Aardvark (voice)
The Bourne Identity2002IMDb rating 7.8as Research Tech
The House of Yes1997IMDb rating 6.5as Marty Pascal
Kicking and Screaming1995IMDb rating 6.6as Grover
With Honors1994IMDb rating 6.8as Jeffrey Hawks
Alive1993IMDb rating 7.1as Roberto Canessa
Old Enough1984IMDb rating 6.3as Timothy

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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Alive1993 Action, Adventure, Biographyas Roberto Canessa
IMDb rating 7.169K votes
Eighth Grade2018 Comedy, Dramaas Mark Day
IMDb rating 7.388K votes
Dark Skies2013as Daniel Barrett
IMDb rating 6.386K votes
The Bourne Identity2002as Research Tech
IMDb rating 7.8621K votes
J. Edgar2011as Robert Irwin
IMDb rating 6.5139K votes
Reality2023as Agent Garrick
IMDb rating 6.731K votes
Kicking and Screaming1995as Grover
IMDb rating 6.616K votes
Ice Age2002as Dodo / Aardvarkvoice
IMDb rating 7.5572K votes

Most often with

Noah Baumbach directed four of these films. Two actors appear in three of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Parker Posey

Adam Driver

Ethan Hawke

Allison Janney

Matt Damon

Adam Sandler

Noah BaumbachDirector, 4 films

Films together

Parker Posey3 films together, 1995 to 2007
Parker Posey's page
- Broken English2007IMDb rating 6.3Hamilton as Charlie RossPosey as Nora Wilder
- The House of Yes1997IMDb rating 6.5Hamilton as Marty PascalPosey as 'Jackie-O' Pascal
- Kicking and Screaming1995IMDb rating 6.6Hamilton as GroverPosey as Miami
Adam Driver3 films together, 2011 to 2017
Adam Driver's page
- The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)2017IMDb rating 6.9Hamilton as Loretta's FriendDriver as Randy
- Frances Ha2012IMDb rating 7.4Hamilton as AndyDriver as Lev
- J. Edgar2011IMDb rating 6.5Hamilton as Robert IrwinDriver as Walter Lyle
Ethan Hawke2 films together, 1993 to 2020
Ethan Hawke's page
- Tesla2020IMDb rating 5.1Hamilton as Robert Underwood JohnsonHawke as Nikola Tesla
- Alive1993IMDb rating 7.1Hamilton as Roberto CanessaHawke as Nando Parrado
Allison Janney2 films together, 2009 to 2011
Allison Janney's page
- Margaret2011IMDb rating 6.5Hamilton as VictorJanney as Monica Patterson
- Away We Go2009IMDb rating 7.0Hamilton as RoderickJanney as Lily
Matt Damon2 films together, 2002 to 2011
Matt Damon's page
- Margaret2011IMDb rating 6.5Hamilton as VictorDamon as Mr. Aaron
- The Bourne Identity2002IMDb rating 7.8Hamilton as Research TechDamon as Bourne
Adam Sandler2 films together, 2017 to 2025
Adam Sandler's page
- Jay Kelly2025IMDb rating 6.5Hamilton as CarterSandler as Ron Sukenick
- The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)2017IMDb rating 6.9Hamilton as Loretta's FriendSandler as Danny
Noah BaumbachDirector, 4 films, 1995 to 2025
All films by Noah Baumbach
- Jay Kelly2025IMDb rating 6.5Hamilton as Carter
- The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)2017IMDb rating 6.9Hamilton as Loretta's Friend
- Frances Ha2012IMDb rating 7.4Hamilton as Andy
- Kicking and Screaming1995IMDb rating 6.6Hamilton as Grover
Also two films together6 more actors
- Jim GaffiganTesla (2020) and Away We Go (2009)
- Justin TherouxFalse Positive (2021) and Broken English (2007)
- Greta GerwigJay Kelly (2025) and Frances Ha (2012)
- David KallawayTesla (2020) and Blaze (2018)
- Eve HewsonJay Kelly (2025) and Tesla (2020)
- Lucy WaltersFalse Positive (2021) and Tesla (2020)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.