Josh Hutcherson
Biography
Josh Hutcherson is an American actor who grew up in Kentucky and started with commercials and small television and film parts in the early 2000s. Teenage roles in The Kids Are All Right (2010), Journey to the Center of the Earth (2008), Bridge to Terabithia (2007), RV (2006), Zathura: A Space Adventure (2005), and Little Manhattan (2005) made him prominent. His big break came as Peeta Mellark in The Hunger Games series, released each year from 2012 to 2015, and he received three MTV Movie Awards plus a People's Choice Award for it. He also appeared in Journey 2: The Mysterious Island (2012) and voiced a part in Epic (2013), then moved into independent films and the television shows Future Man and Ultraman. He was an executive producer on Detention, The Forger, and Escobar: Paradise Lost. Later commercial successes include Five Nights at Freddy's (2023), The Beekeeper (2024), and Five Nights at Freddy's 2 (2025).
33years old
Turns 34 on October 12in 3 days
- Born Union
- Star sign: LibraThe sign runs September 23 to October 22
- Joshua Ryan Hutcherson (birth name)
Movie Career
- Films
- 33
- Career span
- 23 years2003 to 2026
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Big break
At 18, Hutcherson was cast as Peeta Mellark in The Hunger Games series, opposite Jennifer Lawrence, after Lionsgate announced the decision on April 4, 2011.
Getting ready for a role
Hutcherson was eager to land the role and felt he related to the character extremely well. To prepare for filming, he bleached his hair and gained 15 pounds.
Beyond film
In the animated fantasy film Howl's Moving Castle, Hutcherson voiced Markl. He recorded all of the character's dialogue in roughly eight consecutive hours.
Josh Hutcherson movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
- The Hunger Games: Catching Fire2013 Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thrilleras Peeta Mellark
IMDb rating 7.5783K votes
Most often with
Francis Lawrence directed three of these films, Emma Tammi two and James Franco two. Seven actors appear in five of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Jennifer Lawrence's page
Liam Hemsworth's page
All films by Francis Lawrence
All films by Emma Tammi
All films by James Franco
Also five films together1 more actor
- Willow ShieldsThe Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 (2015), The Mockingjay Lives: The Making of the Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 (2015), The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 (2014), The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013) and The Hunger Games (2012)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Josh Hutcherson's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$5.2 billion
26 of the 33 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 33 films: 26 worldwide figure; 2 us gross only; 1 never in cinemas; 1 streaming, short cinema run; 2 figure not found; 1 too new to count.
- 26Worldwide figure
- 2US gross only
- 1Never in cinemas
- 1Streaming, short cinema run
- 2Figure not found
- 1Too new to count
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 81% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$865M16.6% of the total
- 2$755M14.5% of the total
- 3$694M13.3% of the total
- 4$653M12.5% of the total
- 5$356M6.8% of the total
- 6$318M6.1% of the total
- 7$297M5.7% of the total
- 8$268M5.1% of the total
$1.0 billionfrom the other 18 films with a worldwide figure, 19% of the total
Awards
Three awards and honors from 2008 to 2012.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other honors | |||
| 2012 | GLAAD Vanguard Award | Won | |
| 2008 | Young Artist Award for Best Leading Young Actor in a Feature Film | Bridge to Terabithia | Won |
| 2008 | Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a Feature Film - Young Ensemble Cast | Bridge to Terabithia | Won |
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