--- name: "Josh Lawson" canonical: "https://film.one/person/josh-lawson" fi1m_id: "josh-lawson" imdb_id: "nm0493257" tmdb_id: 189230 wikidata_id: "Q11685650" roles: ["Actor"] born: "22 July 1981" reviewed_on_fi1m: 1 average_as: "actor" average_over: 1 updated: "2026-09-22T21:35:09.719670+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 Lawson ## Identity Josh Lawson - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/josh-lawson - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** josh-lawson - **IMDb ID:** nm0493257 - **TMDB ID:** 189230 - **Wikidata ID:** Q11685650 - **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josh_Lawson, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11685650, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0493257/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/189230 Actor. Born 22 July 1981 in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. ## Details - **Work:** Actor - **Born:** 22 July 1981, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia - **Also known as:** Joshua Lawson - **Academy Awards:** 1 Oscar nomination - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josh_Lawson, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11685650, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0493257/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/189230 ## Coming up - *Cop This* (2026-10-05), as AJ ## Streaming the US now - **HBO Max:** [*Mortal Kombat II*](https://film.one/film/mortal-kombat-ii.md) (50) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Biography Josh Lawson is an Australian actor. He was born on 22 July 1981 in Brisbane, Queensland, and graduated from the National Institute of Dramatic Art in 2001. He also studied improvisation in Los Angeles. Lawson is known for playing Kano in the 2021 film *Mortal Kombat* and its 2026 sequel *Mortal Kombat II*. His other credits include Tate in the sitcom *Superstore* (2015–2018), Doug Guggenheim in *House of Lies* (2012–2016), and roles in films such as *The Campaign* (2012), *Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues* (2013) and *Bombshell* (2019). He has directed and written several projects, including the feature *The Little Death* (2014) and the short film *The Eleven O'Clock* (2016), which received an Academy Award nomination. His older brother is the actor Ben Lawson. *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.* ## On Fi1m (1) - *Mortal Kombat II* (2026), Fi1m 50, as Kano — [page](https://film.one/film/mortal-kombat-ii.md) ## Complete filmography (52) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *Cop This* (2026), as AJ - *Mortal Kombat II* (2026), as Kano — Fi1m 50, [page](https://film.one/film/mortal-kombat-ii.md) - *St. Denis Medical* (2024), series, as Bruce Schweitz - *Woody Woodpecker Goes to Camp* (2024), as Zane - *All That Sex* (2023), Original Film Writer - *True Spirit* (2023), as Roger Watson - *Blaze* (2022), as Jake - *Taboo* (2021), Writer - *Mortal Kombat* (2021), as Kano - *Long Story Short* (2021), as Patrick · Executive Producer, Director, Screenplay - *Holly Slept Over* (2020), as Noel - *Bombshell* (2019), as James Murdoch - *Cobra Kai* (2018), series, as Owen - *The Doppel Chain* (2017), as Thomas - *Becoming Bond* (2017), as George - *Hoges: The Paul Hogan Story* (2017), series, as Paul Hogan - *The Eleven O'Clock* (2016), as Terry Phillips · Writer, Producer - *Wrecked* (2016), series, as Eric - *Kiki: Love to Love* (2016), Original Film Writer, Executive Producer - *Superstore* (2015), series, as Tate - *Border Protection Squad* (2015), as Emma Kilkearney - *Warning Labels* (2015), as Gil - *The Little Death* (2014), as Paul · Director, Writer - *Growing Up and Other Lies* (2014), as Jake - *Smithston* (2014), Screenplay - *Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues* (2013), as Kench Allenby - *Crave* (2013), as Aiden - *Free Birds* (2013), as Gus (Voice) - *Rocket Dog* (2013), as Bob (voice) - *Freeloaders* (2012), as Dave - *The Campaign* (2012), as Tripp - *Any Questions for Ben?* (2012), as Ben - *House of Lies: Fridays at Galweather* (2012), series, as Doug Guggenheim - *House of Lies* (2012), series, as Doug Guggenheim - *Underbelly Files: The Man Who Got Away* (2011), as Michael Sullivan - *Pet* (2011), as Julian - *Hawke* (2010), as Grant Nihill - *Romantically Challenged* (2010), series, as Shawn Goldwater - *The Wedding Party* (2010), as Steve - *After the Credits* (2010), as Rude Passenger · Screenplay, Director - *Spaced* (2008), as Ben - *Chandon Pictures* (2007), series, Actor - *The Librarians* (2007), series, as Lachie Davis - *Sea Patrol* (2007), series, as Toby 'Chefo' Jones - *BoyTown* (2006), as Andy - *Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King* (2006), series, as ER Doctor - *Thank God You're Here* (2006), series, Actor - *Arrested Development* (2003), series, as Astronaut Lovel — Fi1m 87, [page](https://film.one/tv/arrested-development.md) - *The Day of the Roses* (1998), series, as Mark Shuttler - *Good Night June*, as Will - *Mortal Kombat III*, as Kano (Rumoured) - *Shredded*, Director, Writer ## Gallery - ![Josh Lawson](https://film.one/media/person/1293966/gallery-6235b2170281.jpg) Josh Lawson — Eva Rinaldi, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/87/Josh_Lawson.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![Josh Lawson](https://film.one/media/person/1293966/gallery-67fd638bbaa7.jpg) Josh Lawson — Image via TMDB - ![Josh Lawson](https://film.one/media/person/1293966/gallery-7271276755eb.jpg) Josh Lawson — Image via TMDB ## Awards ### Academy Awards — 0 won, 1 nominated - 2018: Best Live Action Short Film (nominated), for *The Eleven O'Clock* *From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.* --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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