Josh Kelly (actor)
Josh Kelly (born April 25, 1982) is an American actor, known for his portrayal of Cutter Wentworth on the ABC soap opera One Life to Live. He has also appeared in Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen and Transformers: Dark of the Moon. Kelly also starred as Jeremy Caner in the television series UnREAL, which premiered its first season in June 2015 on Lifetime.[1]
Josh Kelly | |
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 Kelly at the 41st Daytime Emmy Awards in June 2014 | |
| Born | April 25, 1982 Yokosuka, Japan |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2006–present |
Early life
Kelly was born in Yokosuka, Japan, and raised in Columbia, Maryland, where he graduated from Atholton High School in 2000. He attended high School with Dewanda Wise [2] He knew at a young age that he wanted to be an actor and did not want to attend college.[3]
Military service
Kelly was always interested in acting in action movies.[3] He said he was prompted to join the military because, "I wanted to know if I could do it myself".[3] Due to the influence of his Navy Commander father and the fact that he was a strong swimmer, he initially considered becoming a United States Navy SEAL.[3] Due to his liking of being in the woods, Kelly chose to join the United States Army.[3] He served three tours in Afghanistan and one tour in Iraq as an Army Ranger.[3] Kelly injured his leg during his service.[4] After leaving the Army, he moved to Los Angeles to pursue his acting career.[3]
Acting career
Kelly has appeared in minor guest-starring roles in various films and television shows, including Ugly Betty and Las Vegas in 2007, True Blood (2008), NCIS: Los Angeles (2010), Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009), and its sequel, Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011). He joined the cast of One Life to Live as Cutter Wentworth in December 2010,[4] and remained on the show until December 2011.[5] Following the cancellation of One Life to Live, Kelly was among the actors who signed on to perform in a planned continuation web series[6] that was never realized. In January 2013, it was announced that Kelly had signed on again for Prospect Park's second attempt to reboot the soap opera as a web series. He reprised the role of Cutter for the series on The Online Network from April 29 to August 19, 2013. In September 2013, Josh was cast in the Lifetime drama series UnREAL.[7]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Friendly Fire | N/A | Direct-to-video |
| 2007 | Supergator | Ryan Houston | Direct-to-video |
| 2007 | 9 Seconds | Paul | Short film |
| 2009 | Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen | Strike Force Team member | |
| 2009 | Circle of Eight | Bale | |
| 2009 | Cope | Josh | Short film; also director, writer, and producer |
| 2010 | The Portal | John | |
| 2011 | Transformers: Dark of the Moon | Stone | |
| 2011 | Wolf Town | Rob | |
| 2014 | Jarhead 2: Field of Fire | Corporal Chris Merrimette | Direct-to-video |
| 2015 | Prisoner of War | Prisoner | Short film |
| 2016 | Stars | Heather's Father | Short film |
| 2017 | Re/collection | Frank | Short film |
| 2017 | I Am That Man | Brendan | |
| 2019 | Neon Rabbits | Short film | |
| 2019 | Alone | Patrick | |
| 2020 | InstaPsycho | Mr. Davenport |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Desire | Felix | 19 episodes |
| 2007 | Ugly Betty | Busboy | Episode: "In or Out" |
| 2007 | Las Vegas | Window washer #1 | Episode: "The Glass Is Always Cleaner" |
| 2007 | Moonlight | Calvin | Episode: "B.C." |
| 2008 | CSI: Miami | Paul | Episode: "Raising Caine" |
| 2008 | True Blood | Frat boy | Episode: "Strange Love" |
| 2009 | Dollhouse | Male | Episode: "Epitaph One" |
| 2010 | NCIS: Los Angeles | Navy Petty Officer Mostel Renney | Episode: "Breach" |
| 2010 | FlashForward | Graham Campos | Episode: "Revelation Zero (Part 2)" |
| 2010–13 | One Life to Live | Cutter Wentworth | Role held: December 29, 2010 – December 29, 2011; April 29 – August 19, 2013 |
| 2012 | Army Wives | Lt. Cody Anderson | 2 episodes |
| 2012 | Ben and Kate | Steve | Episode: "Scaredy Kate" |
| 2012 | Rizzoli & Isles | Ryan | Episode: "No More Drama in My Life" |
| 2015–18 | UnREAL | Jeremy Caner | Series regular (Seasons 1–3) |
| 2017 | The Night Shift | Xavier Arnold | Episode: "Keep the Faith" |
| 2017 | Romance at Reindeer Lodge | Jared | TV movie |
| 2018 | My Husband's Secret Wife | Alex | TV movie |
| 2018 | Midnight, Texas | Walker Chisum | Recurring role (season 2) |
| 2018 | Christmas Bells Are Ringing | Mike | TV movie |
| 2019 | What/If | N/A | 2 episodes |
| 2019 | Doxxed | Vincent | Episode: "A New Hope? Nah." |
| 2019 | Bluff City Law | Robbie | Series regular |
| 2020 | Station 19 | Kyle | Episode: "Poor Wandering One" |
References
- Nellie Andreeva. "Josh Kelly Books Lifetime Pilot 'Unreal', Grainger Hines Joins Cinemax's 'The Knick' - Deadline". Deadline Hollywood.
- Magill, Kate. "Charity takes center stage at Sing for a Cause event in Maple Lawn". Columbia Flier. Retrieved 2017-12-28.
- "Josh Kelly Talks 'Jarhead 2: Field of Fire'". Military.com. 2014-08-20. Retrieved 2017-12-28.
- "Josh Kelly bio". Soap Opera Digest. Retrieved 19 March 2012.
- "Ex-One Life To Live's Josh Kelly Video: How To Clean An RV In 1:01". Soaps.com. 25 January 2012.
- Ng, Philiana (3 November 2011). "Four More One Life to Live Actors Set for Online Production". The Hollywood Reporter.
- Andreeva, Nellie (October 1, 2013). "Josh Kelly Books Lifetime Pilot Unreal, Grainger Hines Joins Cinemax's The Knick". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
External links
- Josh Kelly at IMDb