Editing Josh Hartnett (section)

== Career ==
Shortly after arriving in Los Angeles, he caught an improbable break, landing a part in the short-lived drama series ''[[Cracker (American TV series)|Cracker]]'' on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]. His first feature film was ''[[Halloween H20: 20 Years Later]]'', in which he played the son of character [[Laurie Strode]]. Released on August 5, 1998, it performed well at the box office.

Hartnett then developed a successful film career, appearing in the major films ''[[The Faculty]]'' (1998), ''[[The Virgin Suicides (film)|The Virgin Suicides]]'' (1999), and ''[[Black Hawk Down (film)|Black Hawk Down]]'' (2001). In 2001, he starred in the war drama ''[[Pearl Harbor (film)|Pearl Harbor]]''. He was originally scheduled to play the role of Tino in ''[[Deuces Wild]]'', but dropped out to star in ''Pearl Harbor''. Also in 2001, he starred in ''[[O (2001 film)|O]]'', an adaptation of [[William Shakespeare]]'s ''[[Othello]]'' set in an American high school, as Hugo, the film's version of [[Iago]]. In 2002, he starred in the romantic comedy ''[[40 Days and 40 Nights]]''. 

In the early 2000s, Hartnett was approached several times to play the role of [[Clark Kent]] / [[Superman]] for a project originally helmed by [[Brett Ratner]] but always turned it down, not wanting to commit to a predicted ten-year role.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://movies.about.com/od/wickerpark/a/wickerjh083004_2.htm |first=Rebecca |last=Murray |title=Interview with Josh Hartnett, From "Wicker Park" |publisher=movies.about.com |date=June 17, 2010 |access-date=February 5, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120330193601/http://movies.about.com/od/wickerpark/a/wickerjh083004_2.htm |archive-date=March 30, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=The MovieWeb Team |url=http://www.movieweb.com/news/NEazAgcd32cIch |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120905032209/http://www.movieweb.com/news/NEazAgcd32cIch |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 5, 2012 |title=Josh Hartnett up for SUPERMAN...again? |publisher=movieweb.com |date=April 22, 2003 |access-date=February 5, 2012}}</ref> Hartnett said of his decision, "It just wasn't the kind of movie I wanted to do. I turned down other superhero roles as well." He was also considered for, but not offered, the role of [[Batman]] in [[Christopher Nolan]]'s ''[[Batman Begins]]'', which ultimately went to [[Christian Bale]]''.<ref name=":0" />''<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bergeson |first=Samantha |date=2023-07-20 |title=Christopher Nolan Clarifies Josh Hartnett Was Never Offered Batman Role: 'It Never Got That Far' |url=https://www.indiewire.com/news/general-news/christopher-nolan-josh-hartnett-batman-1234886403/ |access-date=2024-08-06 |website=IndieWire |language=en-US |archive-date=August 16, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240816173925/https://www.indiewire.com/news/general-news/christopher-nolan-josh-hartnett-batman-1234886403/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

Hartnett was chosen as one of ''[[Teen People]]''{{'}}s "21 Hottest Stars Under 21" in 1999, ''Teen People''{{'}}s "25 Hottest Stars under 25", and one of ''[[People (magazine)|People]]''{{'}}s "50 Most Beautiful People", both in 2002. He was also voted ''[[Bliss (magazine)|Bliss]]'' magazine's "3rd Sexiest Male". During this period, he was marketed as a [[teen idol]] and a potential [[Megastardom|megastar]]; his unease with this public image eventually led to his disillusionment with pursuing roles in high-profile films.<ref name=":0" />

Hartnett's next films included ''[[Hollywood Homicide]]'' (2003), ''[[Wicker Park (film)|Wicker Park]]'' (2004), ''[[Mozart and the Whale]]'' (2005), ''[[Sin City (film)|Sin City]]'' (2005), and ''[[Lucky Number Slevin]]'' (2006). He followed up these roles with the 2006 drama-mystery ''[[The Black Dahlia (film)|The Black Dahlia]]'', in which he played a detective investigating the notorious real-life murder of waitress [[Elizabeth Short]]. Hartnett had been cast in the role five years before the film was produced, remaining committed to appearing in the movie because he liked the subject matter.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://movies.about.com/od/theblackdahlia/a/dahliajh090606.htm |first=Rebecca |last=Murray |title=Exclusive Interview with The Black Dahlia Star Josh Hartnett |publisher=movies.about.com |access-date=February 5, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607051329/http://movies.about.com/od/theblackdahlia/a/dahliajh090606.htm |archive-date=June 7, 2011}}</ref>

Among his 2007 roles were ''[[Resurrecting the Champ]]'' and the [[graphic novel]]-based ''[[30 Days of Night (film)|30 Days of Night]]'', in which he played a small-town [[sheriff]]. Hartnett described the second film as "supernatural, but kind of a western". He was going to play trumpet player [[Chet Baker]] in the film ''The Prince of Cool'' but did not agree with the producer's ideas and left the project.<ref name="Gcihoce">{{cite news |url=http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/natural_resources/article1779692.ece |work=The Times |location=London |title=Global Cool is hot on carbon emissions |date=May 12, 2007 | access-date=February 1, 2011 | archive-date=June 12, 2011 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110612150713/http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/natural_resources/article1779692.ece | url-status=dead}}</ref>

[[File:JoshHartnettSept10TIFF mirrored.jpg|thumb|Hartnett in 2011]]

In 2008, Hartnett played Charlie Babbit in the theater adaptation of Barry Morrow's [[Academy Award]]-winning ''[[Rain Man]]'' at the Apollo Theatre in London's West End.<ref>{{cite news |title=Rain Man Promo Trailer featuring Josh Hartnett and Adam Godley |date=October 2008 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bYw3R_uSB2s |work=WestEndTheatre | access-date = February 25, 2010 | archive-date = April 10, 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160410002857/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bYw3R_uSB2s | url-status = live}}</ref> He starred in the new campaign of the [[Emporio Armani]] fragrance, "Diamonds for Men", being featured in both print and TV ads for the fragrance, thus becoming the first male celebrity to represent [[Giorgio Armani|Giorgio Armani Beauty]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.campaignlive.com/article/armani-signs-josh-hartnett-new-fragrance-campaign/833073 |title=Armani signs Josh Hartnett for new fragrance campaign |publisher=Campaign |date=July 8, 2008 |access-date=December 7, 2021 |archive-date=August 16, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240816174550/https://www.campaignlive.com/article/armani-signs-josh-hartnett-new-fragrance-campaign/833073 |url-status=live}}</ref> He has been featured on many magazine covers, such as ''[[Cosmogirl]]'', ''[[Details (magazine)|Details]]'', ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'', ''[[Girlfriend (magazine)|Girlfriend]]'', ''[[Seventeen (American magazine)|Seventeen]]'', ''[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]]'', ''[[GQ]]'' and ''[[V (American magazine)|Vman]]'', in addition to being in other magazines like ''[[Vogue (magazine)|Vogue]]'', ''[[Elle (magazine)|Elle]]'', ''[[People (magazine)|People]]'', ''[[Glamour (magazine)|Glamour]]'', ''[[In Touch Weekly|In Touch]]'' and ''[[InStyle]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://luckynumberjosh.com/gallery/index.php?cat=24 |publisher=Lucky Number Josh |title=Magazine: 1997 – 2004 |date=July 23, 2008 |access-date=February 5, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120216140510/http://luckynumberjosh.com/gallery/index.php?cat=24 |archive-date=February 16, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://luckynumberjosh.com/gallery/index.php?cat=25 |publisher=Lucky Number Josh |title=Magazine: 2005 – 2007 |date=July 23, 2008 |access-date=February 5, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120216140515/http://luckynumberjosh.com/gallery/index.php?cat=25 |archive-date=February 16, 2012}}</ref>

In 2009, Hartnett produced the [[music video]] for the rapper [[Kid Cudi]]'s song "[[Pursuit of Happiness (Kid Cudi song)|Pursuit of Happiness]]".<ref>{{cite news |title=Kid Cudi Hooks Up With Drake, Josh Hartnett For New Video |date=November 30, 2009 |publisher=Steven Roberts |url=https://www.mtv.com/news/1627222/kid-cudi-hooks-up-with-drake-josh-hartnett-for-new-video/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150502074938/http://www.mtv.com/news/1627222/kid-cudi-hooks-up-with-drake-josh-hartnett-for-new-video/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 2, 2015 |work=MTV |access-date=December 7, 2021}}</ref> During this time, Hartnett acted in several direct-to-DVD films and international films which received negative reviews, such as the drama ''[[August (2008 film)|August]]'' (2008), the thriller ''[[I Come with the Rain]]'' (2009), the martial arts action film ''[[Bunraku (film)|Bunraku]]'' (2010), the comedy film ''[[Girl Walks into a Bar]]'' (2011), the romantic comedy ''[[Stuck Between Stations]]'' (2011), the time travel adventure film ''[[The Lovers (2013 film)|The Lovers]]'' (2013), the romantic drama ''[[Parts per Billion]]'' (2014), and ''[[Wild Horses (2015 film)|Wild Horses]]'' (2015). In 2013, Hartnett was a guest of honor on [[International Festival of Independent Cinema Off Plus Camera|Off Plus Camera]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Roland Joffe and Volker Schlondorff Lead Panels at Off Plus Camera 2013 |url=http://www.filmneweurope.com/news/poland/105368-roland-joffe-and-volker-schlondorff-lead-panels-at-off-plus-camera-2013/menu-id-158 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129050805/http://www.filmneweurope.com/news/poland/105368-roland-joffe-and-volker-schlondorff-lead-panels-at-off-plus-camera-2013/menu-id-158 |archive-date=November 29, 2014}}</ref>

In 2014, he was cast in the part of Ethan Chandler in the Gothic horror series ''[[Penny Dreadful (TV series)|Penny Dreadful]]'',<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.dreadcentral.com/news/95044/josh-hartnett-taps-into-his-dark-side-in-this-penny-dreadful-season-2-promo/ |work=DC |title=Josh Hartnett Taps into His Dark Side in this Penny Dreadful Season 2 |date=February 2, 2015 |access-date=April 17, 2020 |archive-date=August 2, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200802171847/https://www.dreadcentral.com/news/95044/josh-hartnett-taps-into-his-dark-side-in-this-penny-dreadful-season-2-promo/ |url-status=live}}</ref> which was shot in locations around [[Dublin]] and Ireland.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.evoke.ie/showbiz/penny-dreadful-dublin-josh-harnett/ |work=evoke.ie |title=Josh Harnett is in Dublin shooting scenes for Penny Dreadful – Dublin looks magnificent |date=February 2, 2015 |access-date=February 18, 2015 |archive-date=February 3, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150203133229/http://www.evoke.ie/showbiz/penny-dreadful-dublin-josh-harnett/ |url-status=dead}}</ref> Later, Hartnett's character was revealed to be [[Larry Talbot|Lawrence Talbot / the Wolfman]], who had changed his name to distance himself from his family. In 2017, he performed in [[Atsuko Hirayanagi]]'s critically acclaimed independent film ''[[Oh Lucy! (2017 film)|Oh Lucy!]]'' (2017), which premiered at the [[Cannes Film Festival]]. That same year, he starred in and produced the survival film ''[[6 Below: Miracle on the Mountain]]'', which received negative reviews. He then continued acting in smaller films which were received negatively, such as the Turkish war film ''[[The Ottoman Lieutenant]]'' (2017), the drama ''[[She's Missing]]'' (2019), the crime film ''[[Inherit the Viper]]'' (2019), the Polish film ''[[Valley of the Gods (film)|Valley of the Gods]]'' (2019), and the crime film ''[[Ida Red (film)|Ida Red]]'' (2021). 

In 2020, he portrayed Canadian journalist [[Victor Malarek]] in the crime drama ''[[Target Number One]]''. Hartnett then starred in Guy Ritchie's 2021 revenge drama film ''[[Wrath of Man]]'' in a supporting role before Ritchie cast him in his 2023 film ''[[Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://ew.com/movies/operation-fortune-ruse-de-guerre-first-look-guy-ritchie/ |title=Jason Statham suits up for Guy Ritchie's Operation Fortune: Ruse de guerre first look |publisher=EW |access-date=January 14, 2022 |archive-date=August 16, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240816174432/https://ew.com/movies/operation-fortune-ruse-de-guerre-first-look-guy-ritchie/ |url-status=live}}</ref> In January 2022, Hartnett was cast as [[Ernest Lawrence]] in [[Christopher Nolan]]'s film ''[[Oppenheimer (film)|Oppenheimer]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2022/film/news/christopher-nolan-oppenheimer-plot-details-cast-release-date-1235147295/ |title=Everything We Know About Christopher Nolan's 'Oppenheimer' So Far |date=January 6, 2022 |publisher=Variety |access-date=January 14, 2022 |archive-date=August 16, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240816174503/https://variety.com/2022/film/news/christopher-nolan-oppenheimer-plot-details-cast-release-date-1235147295/ |url-status=live}}</ref> In July 2022, he joined the sixth season of ''[[Black Mirror]]''.<ref>{{cite web |last=Strause |first=Jackie |date=July 13, 2022 |title=''Black Mirror'' Season 6 Casts Aaron Paul, Josh Hartnett, Zazie Beetz, Kate Mara and Paapa Essiedu |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/black-mirror-season-6-cast-netflix-1235179602/ |access-date=August 18, 2022 |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |archive-date=August 16, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240816174557/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/black-mirror-season-6-cast-netflix-1235179602/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Strause |first=Jackie |date=June 16, 2023 |title=Josh Hartnett, Kate Mara on Their Lockdown-Inspired 'Black Mirror' and Why It's Set in an Alternate 1969 |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-features/black-mirror-beyond-the-sea-ending-josh-hartnett-kate-mara-1235516380/ |access-date=June 17, 2023 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US |archive-date=June 17, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230617034532/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-features/black-mirror-beyond-the-sea-ending-josh-hartnett-kate-mara-1235516380/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2024, he starred in [[M. Night Shyamalan]]'s thriller film ''[[Trap (2024 film)|Trap]]'' where he played Cooper Abbott, a serial killer, known as "the Butcher".<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/article/2024/jul/28/i-didnt-want-to-be-swallowed-up-actor-josh-hartnett-on-swapping-hollywood-for-hampshire |title='I didn't want to be swallowed up': actor Josh Hartnett on swapping Hollywood for Hampshire |work=The Guardian|date=July 28, 2024 }}</ref> Also in 2024, he appeared in the third season of ''[[The Bear (TV series)|The Bear]]'', where he portrayed Frank. In December 2024, he was cast as Jeremy in ''[[Verity (film)|Verity]]'', the film adaptation of [[Verity (novel)|Colleen Hoover's novel]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/dakota-johnson-josh-hartnett-colleen-hoovers-verity-1236091743/|title=Dakota Johnson and Josh Hartnett Join Anne Hathaway in Adaptation of Colleen Hoover's ''Verity''|date=21 December 2024|access-date=21 December 2024|first=Borys |last=Kit|work=The Hollywood Reporter}}</ref> 

In 2025, Hartnett starred in the action film ''[[Fight or Flight (2025 film)|Fight or Flight]]'', playing a mercenary tracking a target on a plane.<ref name=":1" />