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Joshua Leonard

Joshua Leonard

25 movies on Netflix

Biography

Joshua Leonard is an American actor, writer, director, and producer who got his start in 1997 when he landed one of the three main parts in the found footage horror movie The Blair Witch Project (1999), which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. Raised in State College, Pennsylvania, the son of a theater professor, he went on to work steadily in film and television, including Live from Baghdad, Men of Honor (2000), Madhouse (2004), The Shaggy Dog (2006), and Bitter Feast. He starred in Humpday in 2009 and took the Best Actor prize at the Gijón International Film Festival for it, and later appeared in Higher Ground (2011), The Motel Life (2012), If I Stay (2014), The Town That Dreaded Sundown (2014), 6 Years (2015), and Unsane (2018). His directing credits include the short The Youth in Us, the documentary Beautiful Losers, and The Lie, which he also co-wrote and starred in.

51years old

Turns 52 on June 17in 249 days

  • Born Houston
  • Star sign: GeminiThe sign runs May 21 to June 20
  • Also credited as Joshua Granville Leonard

Movie Career

Films
25
Career span
23 years1999 to 2022

Genres

First and latest

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  1. Behind the camera

    Joshua Leonard was the director of The Youth in Us, a short film that was shown at the Sundance Film Festival in 2005.

  2. Behind the camera

    Leonard has directed music videos for popular acts, including Morcheeba, Harper Simon and Fitz and the Tantrums. He has also taught directing and acting at schools such as The New York Film Academy and UC Irvine.

Joshua Leonard movies on Netflix

Best known for

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

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  1. The Blair Witch Project1999 Horroras Joshua 'Josh' Leonard

    IMDb rating 6.5323K votes

  2. If I Stay2014 Drama, Fantasy, Music, Romance, Sci-Fias Denny

    IMDb rating 6.7132K votes

  3. Unsane2018as David Strine

    IMDb rating 6.455K votes

  4. Madhouse2004as Clark Stevens

    IMDb rating 5.47.4K votes

  5. Four Good Days2021as Sean

    IMDb rating 6.616K votes

  6. The Town that Dreaded Sundown2014as Deputy Foster

    IMDb rating 5.619K votes

  7. 6 Years2015as Mark

    IMDb rating 5.514K votes

  8. Men of Honor2000as PO2 Timothy Douglas Isert

    IMDb rating 7.2132K votes

Most often with

Joel David Moore appears in three of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Joel David Moore, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Joel David MooreStephen Dorff, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Stephen DorffLarry Fessenden, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Larry FessendenPatrika Darbo, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Patrika DarboAddison Timlin, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Addison TimlinTaissa Farmiga, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Taissa Farmiga

Films together

  • Joel David Moore3 films together, 2006 to 2011
    Joel David Moore's page
    • Shark Night 3D2011IMDb rating 4.1Leonard as RedMoore as Gordon
    • Hatchet2006IMDb rating 5.7Leonard as AinsleyMoore as Ben
    • The Shaggy Dog2006IMDb rating 4.4Leonard as Justin ForresterMoore as Pound Employee
  • Stephen Dorff2 films together, 2002 to 2012
    Stephen Dorff's page
    • The Motel Life2012IMDb rating 5.9Leonard as TommyDorff as Jerry Lee
    • Deuces Wild2002IMDb rating 5.6Leonard as PunchyDorff as Leon
  • Larry Fessenden2 films together, 2010 to 2019
    Larry Fessenden's page
    • Depraved2019IMDb rating 5.6Leonard as PolidoriFessenden as Ratso
    • Bitter Feast2010IMDb rating 5.3Leonard as JT FranksFessenden as William Coley
  • Patrika Darbo2 films together, 2004 to 2006
    Patrika Darbo's page
    • Hatchet2006IMDb rating 5.7Leonard as AinsleyDarbo as Shannon Permatteo
    • Madhouse2004IMDb rating 5.4Leonard as Clark StevensDarbo as Betty
  • Addison Timlin2 films together, 2014 to 2019
    Addison Timlin's page
  • Taissa Farmiga2 films together, 2011 to 2015
    Taissa Farmiga's page
    • 6 Years2015IMDb rating 5.5Leonard as MarkFarmiga as Melanie Clark
    • Higher Ground2011IMDb rating 6.2Leonard as Ethan MillerFarmiga as Teenage Corinne Walker
  • Also two films together2 more actors

    When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.

Box office

What Joshua Leonard's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$560 million

10 of the 25 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 25 films: 10 worldwide figure; 1 us gross only; 4 never in cinemas; 10 figure not found.

  • 10Worldwide figure
  • 1US gross only
  • 4Never in cinemas
  • 10Figure not found

Top grosser

The Blair Witch Project1999as Joshua 'Josh' Leonard$249 million

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 100% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    The Blair Witch Project1999as Joshua 'Josh' Leonard
    $249M44.4% of the total
  2. 2
    The Shaggy Dog2006as Justin Forrester
    $87M15.6% of the total
  3. 3
    Men of Honor2000as PO2 Timothy Douglas Isert
    $82M14.7% of the total
  4. 4
    If I Stay2014as Denny
    $78M14.0% of the total
  5. 5
    Shark Night 3D2011as Red
    $41M7.4% of the total
  6. 6
    Unsane2018as David Strine
    $14M2.6% of the total
  7. 7
    Deuces Wild2002as Punchy
    $6.3M1.1% of the total
  8. 8
    Four Good Days2021as Sean
    $844K0.2% of the total
Higher Ground (2011), $841,733Hatchet (2006), $155,873

$997,606from the other 2 films with a worldwide figure, 0% of the total

Online

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