17 Facts About Joshua Garcia

Joshua Garcia began his professional acting career in 2015 after being part of the reality show Pinoy Big Brother: All In as a contestant.

Joshua Garcia rose to prominence for his critically acclaimed performances in the 2016 Metro Manila Film Festival top-grosser Vince and Kath and James and in the primetime series The Good Son.

Joshua Garcia was born on October 7,1997, in Bauan, Batangas, Philippines.

Joshua Garcia is the son of Filipino parents Geo Garcia and Marife Espineli.

Joshua Garcia has three younger paternal half-siblings and two maternal half-siblings.

Joshua Garcia is a dancer and used to be a member of the Batangas cultural dance group, the Sining Kumintang before joining the reality TV show Pinoy Big Brother: All In as one of the 19 housemates who entered the Big Brother house.

Fresh from his stint in Pinoy Big Brother, Joshua Garcia started his acting career via the afternoon series Nasaan Ka Nang Kailangan Kita alongside fellow housemates Jane Oineza and Loisa Andalio.

Joshua Garcia's acting chops first garnered attention when he played a supporting character for the Olivia Lamasan movie Barcelona: A Love Untold starring Kathryn Bernardo and Daniel Padilla, which earned him a Best Supporting Actor nomination in the FAMAS Awards.

Joshua Garcia's breakthrough came in when he got his first movie leading role in the 2016 Metro Manila Film Festival entry Vince and Kath and James where he won New Movie Actor of the Year in the 33rd PMPC Star Awards for Movies.

Joshua Garcia's acting performance received wide critical acclaim and even scored Best Actor nominations in the said festival's awards, the 35th Luna Awards and the 2017 FAMAS Awards along with his Best Supporting Actor nomination for Barcelona: A Love Untold.

Later that year, Joshua Garcia starred in his follow-up movie with Barretto in the romantic comedy-drama Love You to the Stars and Back which was a box-office success.

Joshua Garcia won various acting awards for his highly acclaimed portrayal in the series as Joseph Buenavidez including a "Best Drama Actor" recognition in the 32nd PMPC Star Awards for Television.

Joshua Garcia topbilled the cast of the romantic drama TV series Unbreak My Heart with Jodi Sta.

Maria, Richard Yap and Gabbi Joshua Garcia which is a historic partnership and co-production of his home network ABS-CBN and long-time rival GMA Network.

Joshua Garcia is set to star in the Philippine adaptation of the South Korean drama It's Okay to Not Be Okay alongside Anne Curtis and Carlo Aquino, which will be streamed on Netflix.

Joshua Garcia dated actress Julia Barretto after starring in numerous projects together as a love team.

Joshua Garcia started taking an entrepreneurship course at Southville International School affiliated with Foreign Universities in 2020 at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.