Editing Josh Hartnett (section)

{{Short description|American actor (born 1978)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name               = Josh Hartnett
| image              = Josh Hartnett SDCC 2014.jpg
| caption            = Hartnett in 2014
| birth_name         = Joshua Daniel Hartnett
| birth_date         = {{birth date and age|1978|7|21}}
| birth_place        = [[Saint Paul, Minnesota]], U.S.
| occupation         = Actor
| years_active       = 1997–present
| spouse(s)          = {{married|[[Tamsin Egerton]]|2021}}
| children           = 4
| alma_mater         = [[State University of New York at Purchase]]
}}

'''Joshua Daniel Hartnett''' (born July 21, 1978)<ref name=tvg>{{cite web |url=https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/josh-hartnett/158947/ |title=Josh Hartnett |publisher=[[TVGuide.com]] |access-date=December 2, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150912062043/http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/josh-hartnett/158947/ |archive-date=September 12, 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref><!--TV Guide cite also give full name Joshua Daniel Hartnett--><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2018/07/21/Famous-birthdays-for-July-21-Josh-Hartnett-Juno-Temple/9041532102205/ |publisher=[[United Press International]] |title=Famous birthdays for July 21: Josh Hartnett, Juno Temple |date=July 21, 2018 |url-status=live |archive-date=August 3, 2024 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240803034253/https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2018/07/21/Famous-birthdays-for-July-21-Josh-Hartnett-Juno-Temple/9041532102205/}}</ref> is an American actor. He began his career on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]'s drama series ''[[Cracker (American TV series)|Cracker]]'' (1997–1998), after which he became known as a [[teen idol]]<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/features/josh-hartnett-black-mirror-interview-oppenheimer-b2353960.html |work=[[The Independent]] |title=Josh Hartnett on Black Mirror, Oppenheimer and saying no to celebrity: 'I was on a different path' |date=June 10, 2023 |access-date=February 26, 2024}}</ref> through starring parts in films such as ''[[Halloween H20: 20 Years Later]]'', ''[[The Faculty]]'' (both 1998), ''[[The Virgin Suicides (film)|The Virgin Suicides]]'' (1999), ''[[Pearl Harbor (film)|Pearl Harbor]]'', ''[[O (2001 film)|O]]'', ''[[Black Hawk Down (film)|Black Hawk Down]]'' (all 2001), and ''[[40 Days and 40 Nights]]'' (2002).

Hartnett continued to work steadily throughout the 2000s, with a mix of leading and supporting roles in ''[[Hollywood Homicide]]'' (2003), ''[[Wicker Park (film)|Wicker Park]]'' (2004), ''[[Sin City (film)|Sin City]]'' (2005), ''[[The Black Dahlia (film)|The Black Dahlia]]'', ''[[Lucky Number Slevin]]'' (both 2006), ''[[30 Days of Night (film)|30 Days of Night]]'' (2007), ''[[August (2008 film)|August]]'' (2008), and ''[[I Come with the Rain]]'' (2009). He experienced a career resurgence with his roles as  [[Ernest Lawrence]] in ''[[Oppenheimer (film)|Oppenheimer]]'' (2023) and a serial killer in ''[[Trap (2024 film)|Trap]]'' (2024).<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://ew.com/josh-hartnett-cast-in-verity-movie-dakota-johnson-8765259 |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |title=The Josh Hartnett renaissance will continue with Colleen Hoover thriller Verity |date=December 20, 2024 |access-date=December 22, 2024}}</ref>

On television, Hartnett portrayed [[Larry Talbot#Television|Ethan Chandler]] on the [[Showtime (TV network)|Showtime]] fantasy series ''[[Penny Dreadful (TV series)|Penny Dreadful]]'' (2014–2016). He also appeared in an episode of ''[[Black Mirror]]'' in 2023 and ''[[The Bear (TV series)|The Bear]]'' in 2024.