Joshua Daniel Hartnett (born July 21, 1978) is an American actor. He came to fame after his first film role, in 1998's
Halloween H20: 20 Years Later.
Biography
Early life
Hartnett was born in
Minnesota and raised mostly by his father, Daniel Hartnett (a building manager), and stepmother, Molly (an artist).
[Josh Hartnett Biography (1978-) July 23, 2008.] He has three younger half-siblings, named Jessica, Jack and Joe and has
Irish ancestry.
[Man of Style September 1, 2004.] He grew up in
Saint Paul and was raised
Roman Catholic,
[No Joshin': Hartnett Can't Do It - Josh Hartnett : People.com March 4, 2002.] attending Nativity of Our Lord Catholic Grade School, where he played Adam Apple in an eighth grade production of "Krazy Kamp". He later attended
Cretin-Derham Hall High School before switching to
South High School in
Minneapolis,
Minnesota, from which he graduated in June 1996. Hartnett played
football in high school, but stopped because of a broken left knee. Josh has lived in
San Francisco.
Hartnett attended The Conservatory of Theatre Arts & Film at
SUNY Purchase in
Purchase, New York. He got his first job at a local video store. But had also worked at
McDonalds and
Burger King for a short time before getting his start in acting at Youth Performance Company in Minneapolis. He became a
vegetarian at the age of 12 but returned to meat
