---
name: "Josh Hartnett"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/josh-hartnett"
fi1m_id: "josh-hartnett"
imdb_id: "nm0001326"
tmdb_id: 2299
wikidata_id: "Q303957"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "21 July 1978"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 10
average_fi1m_score: 69
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 8
updated: "2026-10-23T21:12:52.674700+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 Hartnett

## Identity

Josh Hartnett

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/josh-hartnett
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** josh-hartnett
- **IMDb ID:** nm0001326
- **TMDB ID:** 2299
- **Wikidata ID:** Q303957
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josh_Hartnett, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q303957, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001326/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/2299

Actor. Born 21 July 1978 in Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 21 July 1978, Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA
- **Active:** 2000–present
- **Also known as:** Joshua Hartnett, Joshua Daniel Hartnett
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 10: 8 acting, 2 other
- **Frequently works with:** [Jerry Bruckheimer](https://film.one/person/jerry-bruckheimer.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 69, as actor, over 8 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 72 (7), 2010s 76 (1), 2020s 71 (2)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 69 to 68 across 8 titles
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 3 at 60–79, 3 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 6 of 7 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 4, Crime 3, Thriller 3, History 2, Romance 2, Action 1
- **Screen time:** 14 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $1,522m across 7 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josh_Hartnett, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q303957, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001326/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/2299

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*Black Hawk Down*](https://film.one/film/black-hawk-down.md) (73), [*Trap*](https://film.one/film/trap.md) (58)
- **Peacock:** [*Oppenheimer*](https://film.one/film/oppenheimer.md) (84)
- **Hulu:** [*Penny Dreadful*](https://film.one/tv/penny-dreadful.md) (76)
- **Pluto TV:** [*40 Days and 40 Nights*](https://film.one/film/40-days-and-40-nights.md) (47)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Fi1m on Josh Hartnett

> Josh Hartnett is most interesting when his reassuring manner starts to look rehearsed. We rate the actor more highly than some of his vehicles: *Trap* makes a persuasive case for giving him less respectable men to play.

In *Trap* (2024), Josh Hartnett leaves a small pause before Cooper smiles at a stranger. His fatherly enthusiasm is convincing enough, but he is also checking the exits. M. Night Shyamalan gives him a serial killer at a concert with his daughter, and Hartnett makes the effort to appear ordinary both funny and troubling. We laughed at his improvised lie to a security guard, then felt a chill at how readily we wanted it to work. The performance earns that response by letting us follow each calculation without forgetting the dad.

His early studio parts tended towards the heroic or romantic, with *Pearl Harbor* (2001) helping to establish the heartthrob image. Ridley Scott's *Black Hawk Down* (2001) offered a high-profile ensemble role. But the earlier work also includes Trip Fontaine in Sofia Coppola's *The Virgin Suicides* (1999). We recommend that film for its painfully recognisable teenage longing, with the reservation that the sisters can disappear behind the boys' fascination.

After those studio leads, he became more selective, mixing smaller films and supporting parts with television work such as *Penny Dreadful* (2014–2016). That gave him alternatives to playing the heroic young man. In Christopher Nolan's *Oppenheimer* (2023), he plays Ernest Lawrence as part of an ensemble. We rate that film highly, but *Trap*, for all its faults, gives us more to say about how Hartnett holds our attention.

Cinematographer Sayombhu Mukdeeprom keeps us close to Cooper, with doors prominent in the frame and the concert often off to one side. Noëmi Preiswerk's patient editing gives Hartnett time to work through one obstacle before the next appears. Production designer Debbie DeVilla supplies service corridors and stairwells for him to scrutinise, while Herdís Stefánsdóttir's low score leaves room for the songs. The tension comes from having time to notice what he notices.

*Trap* eventually runs short of plausible plotting, and Hartnett cannot repair it. Our enthusiasm for him should not be mistaken for a recommendation without reservations. Try it for the performance, provided a strong first hour is enough.

## Biography

Josh Hartnett is an American actor. Born in Saint Paul, Minnesota, he began his career with a role in the television series *Cracker* (1997–1998) and made his feature film debut in *Halloween H20: 20 Years Later* (1998).

He gained prominence with parts in *The Virgin Suicides* (1999), *Pearl Harbor* (2001) and *Black Hawk Down* (2001). Hartnett later appeared in *Oppenheimer* (2023) as Ernest Lawrence and starred as Cooper in *Trap* (2024).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (10)

### Performed in (8) — the average rests on these

- *Trap* (2024), Fi1m 58, as Cooper — [page](https://film.one/film/trap.md)
- *Oppenheimer* (2023), Fi1m 84, as Ernest Lawrence — [page](https://film.one/film/oppenheimer.md)
- *Penny Dreadful* (2014), Fi1m 76, as Ethan Chandler — [page](https://film.one/tv/penny-dreadful.md)
- *The Black Dahlia* (2006), Fi1m 56, as Bucky Bleichert — [page](https://film.one/film/the-black-dahlia.md)
- *Sin City* (2005), Fi1m 75, as The Man — [page](https://film.one/film/sin-city.md)
- *40 Days and 40 Nights* (2002), Fi1m 47, as Matt Sulivan — [page](https://film.one/film/40-days-and-40-nights.md)
- *Black Hawk Down* (2001), Fi1m 73, as Eversmann — [page](https://film.one/film/black-hawk-down.md)
- *The Virgin Suicides* (2000), Fi1m 83, as Trip Fontaine — [page](https://film.one/film/the-virgin-suicides.md)

### Also credited (2) — thanks, archive footage, uncredited

- *The Graham Norton Show* (2007), Fi1m 82, as Self — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-graham-norton-show.md)
- *Lost in Translation* (2003), Fi1m 86, Thanks — [page](https://film.one/film/lost-in-translation.md)

## Complete filmography (61)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Below* (2026), series, as Calvin Penney · Executive Producer — coming soon, [page](https://film.one/tv/below.md)
- *Verity* (2026), as Jeremy Crawford — coming soon, [page](https://film.one/film/verity.md)
- *Fight or Flight* (2025), as Lucas Reyes
- *Trap* (2024), as Cooper — Fi1m 58, [page](https://film.one/film/trap.md)
- *Oppenheimer* (2023), as Ernest Lawrence — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/oppenheimer.md)
- *Die Hart* (2023), as Josh
- *Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre* (2023), as Danny Francesco
- *The Bear* (2022), series, as Frank — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-bear-2022.md)
- *The Fear Index* (2022), series, as Alex Hoffman
- *Ida Red* (2021), as Wyatt Walker
- *Wrath of Man* (2021), as Boy Sweat Dave
- *Exterminate All the Brutes* (2021), series, as American Colonist / Belgian Colonist
- *Valley of the Gods* (2020), as John Ecas
- *Die Hart* (2020), series, as Josh Hartnett
- *Target Number One* (2020), as Victor Malarek
- *Paradise Lost* (2020), series, as Yates Forsythe
- *Inherit the Viper* (2019), as Kip Conley
- *She's Missing* (2019), as Ren
- *Oh Lucy!* (2018), as John
- *6 Below: Miracle on the Mountain* (2017), as Eric LeMarque · Producer
- *The Ottoman Lieutenant* (2017), as Jude Gresham
- *Wild Horses* (2015), as KC Briggs
- *The Lovers* (2015), as James / Jay
- *Penny Dreadful* (2014), series, as Ethan Chandler — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/tv/penny-dreadful.md)
- *Parts Per Billion* (2014), as Len
- *Black Mirror* (2011), series, as David Ross — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/tv/black-mirror.md)
- *Stuck Between Stations* (2011), as Paddy
- *Girl Walks Into a Bar* (2011), as Sam Salazar
- *Bunraku* (2010), as The Drifter
- *I Come with the Rain* (2009), as Kline
- *August* (2008), as Tom Sterling · Producer
- *Stories USA* (2007), as Gianni (segment "Member")
- *30 Days of Night* (2007), as Eben Oleson
- *Resurrecting the Champ* (2007), as Erik Kenman Jr.
- *The Black Dahlia* (2006), as Bucky Bleichert — Fi1m 56, [page](https://film.one/film/the-black-dahlia.md)
- *Lucky Number Slevin* (2006), as Slevin
- *Mozart and the Whale* (2005), as Donald Morton
- *Sin City* (2005), as The Man — Fi1m 75, [page](https://film.one/film/sin-city.md)
- *Stories of Lost Souls* (2004), as The Neighbor
- *Wicker Park* (2004), as Matthew
- *Lost in Translation* (2003), Thanks — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/film/lost-in-translation.md)
- *Hollywood Homicide* (2003), as Det. K.C. Calden
- *40 Days and 40 Nights* (2002), as Matt Sulivan — Fi1m 47, [page](https://film.one/film/40-days-and-40-nights.md)
- *Black Hawk Down* (2001), as Eversmann — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/film/black-hawk-down.md)
- *O* (2001), as Hugo Goulding
- *Beyond the Movie: Pearl Harbor* (2001), as Danny Walker
- *The Same* (2001), as The Neighbor
- *Pearl Harbor* (2001), as Danny Walker
- *Town & Country* (2001), as Tom Stoddard
- *Blow Dry* (2001), as Brian Allen
- *The Virgin Suicides* (2000), as Trip Fontaine — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/film/the-virgin-suicides.md)
- *Here on Earth* (2000), as Jasper Arnold
- *The Faculty* (1998), as Zeke
- *Debutante* (1998), as Bill
- *Halloween H20: 20 Years Later* (1998), as John
- *Unmasking the Horror* (1998), Actor
- *Cracker* (1997), series, as Michael Fitzgerald
- *The Last Draw of Jack of Hearts*, as Jack
- *White Lies*, as Jack Freeman
- *All Day & All Night*, as Billy Davies · Producer
- *The Long Home*, Actor

## Gallery

- ![Josh Hartnett](https://film.one/media/person/474/gallery-ce7deb3ef3a9.jpg) Josh Hartnett — Lindsey8417, CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c6/Josh_Hartnet_CC.JPG?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Gwiazda Josha Hartnetta na Alei Gwiazd w Krakowie na Bulwarze Czerwieńskim. (2023)](https://film.one/media/person/474/gallery-70aa3be413cd.jpg) Gwiazda Josha Hartnetta na Alei Gwiazd w Krakowie na Bulwarze Czerwieńskim. (2023) — Mach240390, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/GwiazdaJoshaHartnetta-AlejaGwiazd-BulwaryWi%C5%9Blane-POL%2C_Krak%C3%B3w.jpg/1280px-GwiazdaJoshaHartnetta-AlejaGwiazd-BulwaryWi%C5%9Blane-POL%2C_Krak%C3%B3w.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![John Logan and Josh Hartnett speaking at the 2014 San Diego Comic Con International, for "Penny Dreadful", at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, Cali](https://film.one/media/person/474/gallery-b612f9a01327.jpg) John Logan and Josh Hartnett speaking at the 2014 San Diego Comic Con International, for "Penny Dreadful", at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, Cali — Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/John_Logan_%26_Josh_Hartnett_%2814769886111%29.jpg/1280px-John_Logan_%26_Josh_Hartnett_%2814769886111%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![John Logan and Josh Hartnett speaking at the 2014 San Diego Comic Con International, for "Penny Dreadful", at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, Cali](https://film.one/media/person/474/gallery-f370333c6e14.jpg) John Logan and Josh Hartnett speaking at the 2014 San Diego Comic Con International, for "Penny Dreadful", at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, Cali — Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/John_Logan_%26_Josh_Hartnett_%2814772721872%29.jpg/1280px-John_Logan_%26_Josh_Hartnett_%2814772721872%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Josh Hartnett](https://film.one/media/person/474/gallery-84a83f1cc232.jpg) Josh Hartnett — Image via TMDB
- ![Josh Hartnett](https://film.one/media/person/474/gallery-fcb68b993ad6.jpg) Josh Hartnett — Image via TMDB
- ![Josh Hartnett](https://film.one/media/person/474/gallery-32ef8a808881.jpg) Josh Hartnett — Image via TMDB
- ![Josh Hartnett in St Giles's, London in November 2008.](https://film.one/media/person/474/gallery-bb2cf659801c.jpg) Josh Hartnett in St Giles's, London in November 2008. — Destiny Thing at https://www.flickr.com/photos/fray101/, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/JoshHartnettNov08.jpg/1280px-JoshHartnettNov08.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Josh Hartnett at the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival.](https://film.one/media/person/474/gallery-0cf14e76fb81.jpg) Josh Hartnett at the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival. — gdcgraphics at https://www.flickr.com/photos/gdcgraphics/, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/45/JoshHartnettSept10TIFF.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Josh Hartnett](https://film.one/media/person/474/gallery-57ff25369ad9.jpg) Josh Hartnett — Image via TMDB
- ![Josh Hartnett](https://film.one/media/person/474/gallery-644f48b52699.jpg) Josh Hartnett — Image via TMDB
- ![Josh Hartnett](https://film.one/media/person/474/gallery-de4dcb6a1074.jpg) Josh Hartnett — Image via TMDB

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