45 Facts About Josh Hutcherson

Joshua Ryan Hutcherson was born on October 12,1992 and is an American actor.

Josh Hutcherson began acting in the early 2000s and appeared in several commercials and minor film and television roles before gaining prominence in his teenage years with main roles in Little Manhattan and Zathura: A Space Adventure, RV, Bridge to Terabithia, Journey to the Center of the Earth, and The Kids Are All Right.

In 2011,18-year-old Hutcherson landed the leading role of Peeta Mellark in the top-grossing film series The Hunger Games, released yearly between 2012 and 2015, for which he won three MTV Movie Awards and a People's Choice Award.

Since this period, Josh Hutcherson decreased his workload for a few years and appeared in several independent films.

Josh Hutcherson has since starred in the commercially successful horror film Five Nights at Freddy's and action film The Beekeeper.

Josh Hutcherson has served as an executive producer for Detention, The Forger, and Escobar: Paradise Lost, while playing a lead role in each film.

Joshua Ryan Hutcherson was born on October 12,1992, in Union, Kentucky.

Josh Hutcherson is the elder son of Michelle, a former Delta Air Lines employee who now assists with Josh's career, and Chris Hutcherson, an analyst for the United States Environmental Protection Agency.

Josh Hutcherson's parents, who were born and raised in Kentucky, met in high school in Dry Ridge.

Josh Hutcherson's father said that his son was compelled to perform for people from a very young age, possessing a personality that attracted people's attention.

At age eight, Josh Hutcherson went through the yellow pages and contacted an acting agency.

Josh Hutcherson attended New Haven Elementary School in Union until he began his career at the age of nine, after which he began homeschooling, with his mother as his teacher.

Josh Hutcherson later returned to Kentucky to attend Ryle High School for one semester.

Josh Hutcherson played on the high school's soccer team and has been a keen sports enthusiast since, displaying a passion for football and tennis.

Josh Hutcherson landed his first major acting role as Nicky Harper in the 2002 pilot episode of House Blend, followed by minor roles in an episode of ER and the pilot episode of Becoming Glen.

In 2005, Josh Hutcherson appeared in several Hollywood films while trying to establish himself in the industry.

Josh Hutcherson received the Young Artist Award for "Best Performance in a Feature Film by a Leading Young Actor" for the film.

Josh Hutcherson professed finding it difficult to concentrate during the production because he was "constantly laughing" at Williams' jokes and antics between takes.

Josh Hutcherson received his second Young Artist Award nomination for his role, but lost to Logan Lerman in Hoot.

Josh Hutcherson won his second Young Artist Award for "Best Performance in a Feature Film by a Leading Young Actor" for the film.

Josh Hutcherson has expressed his pleasure in working and bonding with the four different dogs who played his canine co-star.

Josh Hutcherson expressed gratitude at being cast in the film, displaying satisfaction with the intimacy and creative freedom that independent films provide over studio films.

That's how Peeta navigates the world, that's his gift, and Josh Hutcherson was the only one who could bring that to life in such a real and natural way.

Josh Hutcherson was eager to land the role, feeling that he related to the character extremely well.

Josh Hutcherson received the MTV Movie Award for "Best Male Performance".

Josh Hutcherson was awarded the 2012 NewNowNext award for "Next Mega Star" and the National Association of Theatre Owners's 2012 CinemaCon award for "Breakthrough Performer of the Year".

Josh Hutcherson next reprised his role as Sean Anderson in the 2012 Journey to the Center of the Earth sequel, Journey 2: The Mysterious Island.

Josh Hutcherson has always been vocal about his desire to work on films of all sorts of genres.

The film was panned by critics, achieving only a 12 percent approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes, the lowest score of any film Josh Hutcherson has acted in.

In 2013, Josh Hutcherson voiced the character Nod in the animated action-adventure 3D film Epic, loosely based on William Joyce's book, The Leaf Men and the Brave Good Bugs; the film is his most commercially successful except for The Hunger Games series.

On November 23,2013, the day following The Hunger Games: Catching Fires United States release, Josh Hutcherson hosted an episode of Saturday Night Live.

Josh Hutcherson's performance received mediocre reviews, with Mike Ryan of The Huffington Post stating that he did not really bring "anything special to the table except having a nice attitude", and John Surico of GQ remarking that "while the night didn't necessarily disappoint, it didn't dazzle".

Josh Hutcherson again reprised his role in the two feature-length parts of the Mockingjay film adaptation.

Josh Hutcherson said the opportunity "made [him] so hungry to do more like that".

Josh Hutcherson directed music videos for West Coast Massive and Foster the People.

Josh Hutcherson appeared in the 2022 Ernest Hemingway adaptation Across the River and Into the Trees and starred opposite Morgan Freeman in the 2023 science fiction thriller 57 Seconds.

Josh Hutcherson later revealed that a sequel film was in development.

Josh Hutcherson appeared as the main antagonist Derek Danforth in the Jason Statham action film The Beekeeper, which was released on January 19,2024.

Josh Hutcherson has cited actor Jake Gyllenhaal as an inspiration, admiring the way Gyllenhaal "has taken his career and the kind of jobs that he's taken".

Josh Hutcherson has named actor, director, and producer Philip Seymour Hoffman as another of his inspirations.

Josh Hutcherson has been in a relationship with actress Claudia Traisac since 2013.

Josh Hutcherson was awarded with Young Humanitarian Award at the 2015 unite4:humanity award ceremony.

Josh Hutcherson worked alongside The Trevor Project and Human-I-T in 2014 when he began his campaign "Power On", which serves to help young LGBT people from rural areas to form communities by donating old computers and cell phones to LGBT resource centers; he began the campaign by donating an old computer of his own.

Josh Hutcherson endorsed and actively campaigned for Senator Bernie Sanders for President in the 2016 and 2020 US presidential elections.

Josh Hutcherson holds the commission of a Colonel of the Commonwealth of Kentucky.