--- name: "Josh Hamilton" canonical: "https://film.one/person/josh-hamilton" fi1m_id: "josh-hamilton" imdb_id: "nm0357979" tmdb_id: 52419 wikidata_id: "Q641352" roles: ["Actor"] born: "9 June 1969" reviewed_on_fi1m: 12 average_fi1m_score: 77 average_as: "actor" average_over: 12 updated: "2026-10-05T02:30:31.155833+00:00" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Josh Hamilton ## Identity Josh Hamilton - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/josh-hamilton - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** josh-hamilton - **IMDb ID:** nm0357979 - **TMDB ID:** 52419 - **Wikidata ID:** Q641352 - **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josh_Hamilton_(actor), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q641352, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0357979/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/52419 Actor. Born 9 June 1969 in New York City, New York, USA. ## Details - **Work:** Actor - **Born:** 9 June 1969, New York City, New York, USA - **Active:** 2002–present - **Also known as:** Joshua Hamilton - **Frequently works with:** [Lila Yacoub](https://film.one/person/lila-yacoub.md), [Scott Rudin](https://film.one/person/scott-rudin.md) - **Average Fi1m score:** 77, as actor, over 12 titles - **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 78 (2), 2010s 80 (5), 2020s 73 (5) - **Fi1m against the critics:** 77 to 76 across 12 titles - **Score spread:** 5 at 80+, 7 at 60–79, 0 under 60 - **Lead roles:** 2 of 5 acting credits billed first or second - **Genres:** Drama 9, Comedy 4, Thriller 3, Action 1, Action & Adventure 1, Adventure 1 - **Screen time:** 19 hours of reviewed films - **Box office:** $762m across 8 films with figures - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josh_Hamilton_(actor), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q641352, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0357979/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/52419 ## Streaming the US now - **HBO Max:** [*Reality*](https://film.one/film/reality.md) (80), [*The Long Walk*](https://film.one/film/the-long-walk.md) (72) - **Netflix:** [*Eighth Grade*](https://film.one/film/eighth-grade.md) (84) - **Apple TV:** [*The Bourne Identity*](https://film.one/film/the-bourne-identity.md) (83) - **AMC+:** [*Frances Ha*](https://film.one/film/frances-ha.md) (82) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Fi1m on Josh Hamilton > Josh Hamilton makes ordinary friendliness worth watching closely. We rate his work in *Reality* particularly highly: he lets an apparently reassuring man become frightening without changing his manner or asking us to notice how much acting is involved. In *Reality* (2023), Josh Hamilton’s Agent Garrick asks about a dog while a team searches the house. He has dogs himself, and he talks about them with the ease of someone filling an ordinary lull in conversation. The questioning moves to a bare back room with a dirty carpet, but his manner stays pleasant. We were unsettled by that persistence, because Hamilton gives Sydney Sweeney’s Reality no obvious change of tone to respond to. There is no reassuring moment when the friendly preliminaries clearly end. Hamilton had an early lead as Grover in Noah Baumbach’s *Kicking and Screaming* (1995), then built much of his screen career in supporting parts and ensembles. His credits include Research Tech in *The Bourne Identity* (2002) and Mark Day in *Eighth Grade* (2018). The convincing paternal presence in the latter helps explain why Garrick’s friendliness works: Hamilton looks comfortable being the adult others might rely on. In *Reality*, that comfort is available to the man asking the questions, and rather less to the person answering them. Tina Satter gives him a useful constraint: *Reality* follows the questioning word for word, leaving no room for an explanatory speech. Hamilton keeps Garrick sociable, while Marchánt Davis’s Agent Taylor stands mostly to one side, takes notes and says less. The pressure does not require either actor to shout. Cinematographer Paul Yee stays close to Sweeney’s face, letting us watch her work out what the men already know. Hamilton’s performance works within that attention to her; he does not need the film to stop and inspect him. The film’s flourishes are less convincing than these exchanges; Hamilton is already doing the necessary unsettling work. We would not use every supporting credit as evidence of the same achievement: our appreciation of *The Long Walk* (2025) rests chiefly on Cooper Hoffman and David Jonsson. Garrick, though, is central to why *Reality* works, despite Sweeney remaining its focus. Start with *Reality*, and watch how little Hamilton has to alter his manner to make a friendly question uncomfortable. ## Biography Josh Hamilton is an American actor. He was born on 9 June 1969 in New York City and is the son of actors Sandra Kingsbury and Dan Hamilton. He studied theatre at Brown University and began his career as a child actor, appearing in the 1977 film A Good Dissonance Like a Man. Hamilton has worked extensively in film, television and theatre. His film roles include appearances in Ice Age (2002), The Bourne Identity (2002), Manchester by the Sea (2016), Eighth Grade (2018) and Maestro (2023). On television he has played Lance Hornsby in The Walking Dead and Matt Jensen in 13 Reasons Why. He starred as Agent Justin C. Garrick in the 2023 film Reality and as Mr. William Garraty in The Long Walk (2025). He received a nomination for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male for Eighth Grade and won a Daytime Emmy Award for his performance in the CBS Schoolbreak Special Abby, My Love. His stage credits include Broadway productions of Proof and The Coast of Utopia. *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.* ## On Fi1m (12) - *Jay Kelly* (2025), Fi1m 64, as Carter — [page](https://film.one/film/jay-kelly.md) - *The Long Walk* (2025), Fi1m 72, as Mr. William Garraty — [page](https://film.one/film/the-long-walk.md) - *Maestro* (2023), Fi1m 72, as John Gruen — [page](https://film.one/film/maestro.md) - *Reality* (2023), Fi1m 80, as Agent Garrick — [page](https://film.one/film/reality.md) - *Mrs. America* (2020), Fi1m 79, as William Ruckelshaus — [page](https://film.one/tv/mrs-america.md) - *Eighth Grade* (2018), Fi1m 84, as Mark Day — [page](https://film.one/film/eighth-grade.md) - *Manchester by the Sea* (2016), Fi1m 89, as Wes (Joe's Lawyer) — [page](https://film.one/film/manchester-by-the-sea.md) - *Frances Ha* (2013), Fi1m 82, as Andy — [page](https://film.one/film/frances-ha.md) - *Margaret* (2011), Fi1m 78, as Victor — [page](https://film.one/film/margaret.md) - *The Walking Dead* (2010), Fi1m 68, as Lance Hornsby — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-walking-dead.md) - *Ice Age* (2002), Fi1m 73, as Dodo / Aardvark (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/ice-age.md) - *The Bourne Identity* (2002), Fi1m 83, as Research Tech — [page](https://film.one/film/the-bourne-identity.md) ## Complete filmography (103) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *Mayday* (2026), as Consul General Dan Hennessy - *The Five Star Weekend* (2026), series, as Matthew Shaw - *Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen* (2026), series, as The Intruder, Jay - *Jay Kelly* (2025), as Carter — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/jay-kelly.md) - *Lightning Bug* (2025), Actor - *The Long Walk* (2025), as Mr. William Garraty — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/the-long-walk.md) - *Concessions* (2025), as Dingo Dan - *Squeeze* (2023), as Jay Levy - *Scene Partners* (2023), as Hugo + Others - *Maestro* (2023), as John Gruen — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/maestro.md) - *Landscape with Invisible Hand* (2023), as Mr. Marsh - *Reality* (2023), as Agent Garrick — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/reality.md) - *The Last Thing He Told Me* (2023), series, as Charlie Smith - *Accused* (2023), series, as Dominic - *The Last Movie Stars* (2022), series, as George Roy Hill (voice) - *Plague at the Golden Gate* (2022), as Rupert Blue (voice) - *Ray Donovan: The Movie* (2022), as Kevin Sullivan - *A Mouthful of Air* (2021), as Dr. Salzman - *False Positive* (2021), as Greg - *The Map of Tiny Perfect Things* (2021), as Daniel - *Tesla* (2020), as Robert Underwood Johnson - *Mrs. America* (2020), series, as William Ruckelshaus — Fi1m 79, [page](https://film.one/tv/mrs-america.md) - *Mrs. Fletcher* (2019), series, as Ted - *Blaze* (2018), as Zee - *Eighth Grade* (2018), as Mark Day — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/eighth-grade.md) - *At Home with Amy Sedaris* (2017), series, as Stieger - *The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)* (2017), as Loretta's Friend - *13 Reasons Why* (2017), series, as Matt Jensen - *The Chinese Exclusion Act* (2017), Actor - *Manchester by the Sea* (2016), as Wes (Joe's Lawyer) — Fi1m 89, [page](https://film.one/film/manchester-by-the-sea.md) - *This Is Us* (2016), series, as Dr. Mason — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/tv/this-is-us.md) - *Bull* (2016), series, as Mr. Westbury - *Experimenter* (2015), as Tom Shannon - *Carvalho's Journey* (2015), as Voice - *Take Me to the River* (2015), as Keith - *Amok* (2015), as Adam - *Gracepoint* (2014), series, as Joe Miller - *Madam Secretary* (2014), series, as Arthur Gilroy - *This American Life: Live at BAM* (2014), as Joshua - *Ray Donovan* (2013), series, as Kevin Sullivan - *Frances Ha* (2013), as Andy — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/frances-ha.md) - *Bottled Up* (2013), as Becket - *The Wait* (2013), as Sammy's Dad - *Dark Skies* (2013), as Daniel - *The Ogre's Feathers* (2012), as The Ogre - *Elementary* (2012), series, as Drew Gardner - *The Letter* (2012), as Raymond - *Harry Grows Up* (2012), as Harry (voice) - *See Girl Run* (2012), as Graham - *J. Edgar* (2011), as Robert Irwin - *American Horror Story* (2011), series, as Hank Foxx - *Margaret* (2011), as Victor — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/margaret.md) - *I'm Coming Over* (2011), as Matt Downing - *Panama Canal* (2011), Actor - *The Walking Dead* (2010), series, as Lance Hornsby — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-walking-dead.md) - *Louie* (2010), series, as Jeff — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/tv/louie.md) - *Into the Deep: America, Whaling & The World* (2010), as Owen Chase & Peleg Folger (voice) - *The Last New Yorker* (2010), as Zach - *The Good Wife* (2009), series, as Judge Edward Serena — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-good-wife.md) - *Away We Go* (2009), as Roderick - *Alexander the Last* (2009), as Playwright, Additional Writing - *Outsourced* (2007), as Todd Anderson - *The Hottest State* (2007), Thanks - *Broken English* (2007), as Charlie Ross - *Diggers* (2007), as Cons - *Sorry, Haters* (2005), as Man (uncredited) - *Robin's Big Date* (2005), as Tony - *The F Word* (2005), as Joe Pace · Co-Producer - *Stella Shorts 1998-2002* (2002), as David's Cousin Greg - *The Bourne Identity* (2002), as Research Tech — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/film/the-bourne-identity.md) - *West of Here* (2002), as Gilbert Blackwell - *Ice Age* (2002), as Dodo / Aardvark (voice) — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/film/ice-age.md) - *On_Line* (2002), as John Roth - *Law & Order: Criminal Intent* (2001), series, as Justin Reid - *Urbania* (2000), as Matt - *Third Watch* (1999), series, as Dr. Thomas - *Law & Order: Special Victims Unit* (1999), series, as Trey Harrington - *Freak Talks About Sex* (1999), as David Keenan - *The '60s* (1999), as Michael Herlihy - *The '60s* (1999), series, as Michael Herlihy - *Chocolate For Breakfast* (1998), Actor - *Sex and the City* (1998), series, as George - *The House of Yes* (1997), as Marty - *Drive, She Said* (1997), as Tass Richards - *The Practice* (1997), series, as Lawrence Gilbert - *The Proprietor* (1996), as William O'Hara - *Don't Look Back* (1996), as Steve - *Kicking and Screaming* (1995), as Grover - *With Honors* (1994), as Jeffrey Hawks - *Straight to One* (1993), as Jim Green - *Alive* (1993), as Roberto Canessa - *O Pioneers!* (1992), as Young Carl - *Law & Order* (1990), series, as Mr. Reardon — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/tv/law-and-order.md) - *Women and Wallace* (1990), as Wallace Kirkman - *Another Woman* (1988), as Laura's Boyfriend - *American Experience* (1988), series, Actor - *The Lawrenceville Stories* (1987), series, as Lovely Mead - *Summer Switch* (1984), as Swenson - *Old Enough* (1984), as Timothy - *The Wilder Summer* (1983), as Willoughby - *American Playhouse* (1982), series, as Lovely Mead, Wallace Kirkman, Young Carl - *Charles Ives: A Good Dissonance Like a Man* (1977), as Young Charles Ives - *Tonight at Noon*, as Gus ## Gallery - ![Josh Hamilton](https://film.one/media/person/7981/gallery-f684e0c99715.jpg) Josh Hamilton — Bryan Berlin, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/Josh_Hamilton_Jay_Kelly-40_%28cropped%29.jpg/1280px-Josh_Hamilton_Jay_Kelly-40_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Josh Hamilton](https://film.one/media/person/7981/gallery-3e25cde480b7.jpg) Josh Hamilton — Image via TMDB - ![Josh Hamilton](https://film.one/media/person/7981/gallery-9562be150405.jpg) Josh Hamilton — Image via TMDB --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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