Josh Hutcherson(I)
- Actor
- Producer
- Director
Joshua Ryan Hutcherson was born on October 12, 1992 in Union,
Kentucky to Michelle Fightmaster,
who worked for Delta Air Lines, and Chris Hutcherson, an EPA analyst.
He has one younger brother,
Connor Hutcherson. From the age of
four, Josh knew that he wanted to be an actor. In order to pursue his
goal, Josh and his family moved to Los Angeles when he was
nine-years-old.
In 2002, Josh landed his first acting role in the TV film,
House Blend (2002), with
Amy Yasbeck,
Dan Cortese and
Sean Faris. The same year, Josh was cast in
the pilot,
Becoming Glen (2002), but
Fox did not order it to series (though, several years later, it was
reconfigured as the short-lived series,
The Winner (2007), starring
Rob Corddry, and co-written/produced by
Seth MacFarlane). Toward the end of
2002, Josh appeared on an episode of
ER (1994).
Josh made his big-screen debut, in 2003, with a bit part in the
Oscar-nominated
American Splendor (2003). His
career began its measured ascent in 2005 with a supporting slot as one
of Will Ferrell's kids in
Kicking & Screaming (2005), a
co-starring role in the indie hit
Little Manhattan (2005), and
another co-starring role in
Zathura: A Space Adventure (2005),
which was originally conceived as a sequel to
Jumanji (1995). Despite underperforming
at the box office, "Zathura" helped earned for Josh his first Young
Artist Award for "Leading Young Actor".
2006 saw bigger returns for Josh's burgeoning film career with a role
as one of Robin Williams' sons in
the modest hit, RV (2006). The following year,
he landed his first breakthrough role in
Bridge to Terabithia (2007),
the kid-approved adaptation of
Katherine Paterson's novel that
co-starred AnnaSophia Robb, whose career
was also taking off at this time.
Josh starred as Brendan Fraser's nephew
in another family-film hit,
Journey to the Center of the Earth (2008),
and he had a smaller role in the Crash-like drama,
Fragments (2008), though by now his
face and name were being used in movie-marketing materials. Though it
wasn't a hit, Josh's character in
Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant (2009)
served as a major plot device early in the story.
In 2010, Josh co-starred in the critically-acclaimed film,
The Kids Are All Right (2010),
alongside Annette Bening,
Julianne Moore,
Mark Ruffalo, and
Mia Wasikowska. The film received several
awards and four Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture.
Josh's performance as the youngest child in a family, led by two
mothers, earned him acclaim from audiences and the industry, alike.
Josh followed up with an expanded role in
Journey 2: The Mysterious Island (2012),
which saw Dwayne Johnson take
over as the main character from
Brendan Fraser. Between the star power
and the allure of 3D, the sequel was a worldwide hit and a third
installment is in development.
With the announcement that he would portray the beloved "Peeta Mellark"
in The Hunger Games (2012), the
film adaptation of the best-selling novel written by
Suzanne Collins, Josh became
an instant celebrity. In the wake of the movie's massive worldwide
success, Detention (2011), a
horror/comedy that Josh made before "The Hunger Games", was released.
Josh was also an executive producer on that feature.
Before Josh reprises his role as "Peeta" in
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013),
we will see him in the long-delayed remake of
Red Dawn (2012); the omnibus
7 Days in Havana (2011)
(aka "7 Days in Havana") (Josh's segment was directed by
Benicio Del Toro);
The Forger (2012) opposite
Lauren Bacall,
Alfred Molina, and
Hayden Panettiere; and the animated
Epic (2013) from
Ice Age (2002) co-director (and voice of
"Scrat"), Chris Wedge.
Kentucky to Michelle Fightmaster,
who worked for Delta Air Lines, and Chris Hutcherson, an EPA analyst.
He has one younger brother,
Connor Hutcherson. From the age of
four, Josh knew that he wanted to be an actor. In order to pursue his
goal, Josh and his family moved to Los Angeles when he was
nine-years-old.
In 2002, Josh landed his first acting role in the TV film,
House Blend (2002), with
Amy Yasbeck,
Dan Cortese and
Sean Faris. The same year, Josh was cast in
the pilot,
Becoming Glen (2002), but
Fox did not order it to series (though, several years later, it was
reconfigured as the short-lived series,
The Winner (2007), starring
Rob Corddry, and co-written/produced by
Seth MacFarlane). Toward the end of
2002, Josh appeared on an episode of
ER (1994).
Josh made his big-screen debut, in 2003, with a bit part in the
Oscar-nominated
American Splendor (2003). His
career began its measured ascent in 2005 with a supporting slot as one
of Will Ferrell's kids in
Kicking & Screaming (2005), a
co-starring role in the indie hit
Little Manhattan (2005), and
another co-starring role in
Zathura: A Space Adventure (2005),
which was originally conceived as a sequel to
Jumanji (1995). Despite underperforming
at the box office, "Zathura" helped earned for Josh his first Young
Artist Award for "Leading Young Actor".
2006 saw bigger returns for Josh's burgeoning film career with a role
as one of Robin Williams' sons in
the modest hit, RV (2006). The following year,
he landed his first breakthrough role in
Bridge to Terabithia (2007),
the kid-approved adaptation of
Katherine Paterson's novel that
co-starred AnnaSophia Robb, whose career
was also taking off at this time.
Josh starred as Brendan Fraser's nephew
in another family-film hit,
Journey to the Center of the Earth (2008),
and he had a smaller role in the Crash-like drama,
Fragments (2008), though by now his
face and name were being used in movie-marketing materials. Though it
wasn't a hit, Josh's character in
Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant (2009)
served as a major plot device early in the story.
In 2010, Josh co-starred in the critically-acclaimed film,
The Kids Are All Right (2010),
alongside Annette Bening,
Julianne Moore,
Mark Ruffalo, and
Mia Wasikowska. The film received several
awards and four Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture.
Josh's performance as the youngest child in a family, led by two
mothers, earned him acclaim from audiences and the industry, alike.
Josh followed up with an expanded role in
Journey 2: The Mysterious Island (2012),
which saw Dwayne Johnson take
over as the main character from
Brendan Fraser. Between the star power
and the allure of 3D, the sequel was a worldwide hit and a third
installment is in development.
With the announcement that he would portray the beloved "Peeta Mellark"
in The Hunger Games (2012), the
film adaptation of the best-selling novel written by
Suzanne Collins, Josh became
an instant celebrity. In the wake of the movie's massive worldwide
success, Detention (2011), a
horror/comedy that Josh made before "The Hunger Games", was released.
Josh was also an executive producer on that feature.
Before Josh reprises his role as "Peeta" in
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013),
we will see him in the long-delayed remake of
Red Dawn (2012); the omnibus
7 Days in Havana (2011)
(aka "7 Days in Havana") (Josh's segment was directed by
Benicio Del Toro);
The Forger (2012) opposite
Lauren Bacall,
Alfred Molina, and
Hayden Panettiere; and the animated
Epic (2013) from
Ice Age (2002) co-director (and voice of
"Scrat"), Chris Wedge.