---
name: "Joshua Harto"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/joshua-harto"
fi1m_id: "joshua-harto"
imdb_id: "nm0367176"
tmdb_id: 34544
wikidata_id: "Q436828"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "9 January 1979"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 4
average_fi1m_score: 77
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 4
updated: "2026-09-27T08:35:27.750578+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."
---

# Joshua Harto

## Identity

Joshua Harto

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/joshua-harto
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** joshua-harto
- **IMDb ID:** nm0367176
- **TMDB ID:** 34544
- **Wikidata ID:** Q436828
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joshua_Harto, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q436828, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0367176/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/34544

Actor. Born 9 January 1979 in Huntington, West Virginia, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 9 January 1979, Huntington, West Virginia, USA
- **Active:** 2008–present
- **Also known as:** Josh Harto
- **Average Fi1m score:** 77, as actor, over 4 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 82 (2), 2010s 75 (1), 2020s 69 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 77 to 75 across 4 titles
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 1 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Action 2, Drama 2, Thriller 2, Adventure 1, Crime 1, Music 1
- **Screen time:** 9 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $1,755m across 3 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joshua_Harto, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q436828, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0367176/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/34544

## Streaming the US now

- **Netflix:** [*Ma Rainey's Black Bottom*](https://film.one/film/ma-raineys-black-bottom.md) (69)

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

## Biography

Joshua Harto is an American actor, television producer and writer. Born on 9 January 1979 in Huntington, West Virginia, he graduated from the Dreyfoos School of the Arts.

Harto has appeared in films including *The Believer* (2001), *Iron Man* (2008) as a CAOC Analyst, *The Dark Knight* (2008) as Coleman Reese, *Unthinkable* (2010), *Bridge of Spies* (2015) as Bates, *Gold* (2016) as Lloyd Stanton and *Ma Rainey's Black Bottom* (2020) as a Policeman. On television he has had roles in series such as *The Mystery Files of Shelby Woo*, *That's So Raven* and *Law & Order: Special Victims Unit*.

With his wife Liz W. Garcia he created the TNT series *Memphis Beat* (2010–2011).

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

## On Fi1m (4)

- *Ma Rainey's Black Bottom* (2020), Fi1m 69, as Policeman — [page](https://film.one/film/ma-raineys-black-bottom.md)
- *Bridge of Spies* (2015), Fi1m 75, as Bates — [page](https://film.one/film/bridge-of-spies.md)
- *Iron Man* (2008), Fi1m 80, as CAOC Analyst — [page](https://film.one/film/iron-man.md)
- *The Dark Knight* (2008), Fi1m 85, as Reese — [page](https://film.one/film/the-dark-knight.md)

## Complete filmography (37)

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

- *Space Cadet* (2024), as Captain Elvis Popowski
- *American Sausage Standoff* (2021), as Hank
- *Ma Rainey's Black Bottom* (2020), as Policeman — Fi1m 69, [page](https://film.one/film/ma-raineys-black-bottom.md)
- *Magnum P.I.* (2018), series, as Jim Peele
- *Deception* (2018), series, as Izzy Fornette
- *The Resident* (2018), series, as Mike Jonah Rellie
- *S.W.A.T.* (2017), series, as Steven Owens
- *One Percent More Humid* (2017), Producer
- *The Last Word* (2017), as Focus Group Man 1
- *Gold* (2016), as Lloyd Stanton
- *Chicago Med* (2015), series, as Ted Kachler
- *Bridge of Spies* (2015), as Bates — Fi1m 75, [page](https://film.one/film/bridge-of-spies.md)
- *The Lifeguard* (2013), as John
- *Memphis Beat* (2010), series, Writer, Producer
- *Unthinkable* (2010), as Agent Phillips
- *Justified* (2010), series, as Agent Henkins — Fi1m 87, [page](https://film.one/tv/justified.md)
- *The Dark Knight* (2008), as Reese — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/film/the-dark-knight.md)
- *Iron Man* (2008), as CAOC Analyst — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/iron-man.md)
- *The Kidnapping* (2008), as Logan
- *Invasion* (2005), series, as Greg Olgalvy
- *Veronica Mars* (2004), series, as Donald Fagin — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/veronica-mars.md)
- *Carnivàle* (2003), series, as Junior — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/tv/carnivale.md)
- *That's So Raven* (2003), series, as Ben Sturky
- *American Dreams* (2002), series, as Jason
- *Without a Trace* (2002), series, as Doug Reinecker
- *Campfire Stories* (2001), as Teddy
- *The Guardian* (2001), series, as Scott Davenport
- *Crossing Jordan* (2001), series, as Joshua Goodson
- *The Believer* (2001), as Kyle
- *Swimming* (2000), as Lance
- *Third Watch* (1999), series, as Bart
- *Law & Order: Special Victims Unit* (1999), series, as Cell Technician
- *Strangers with Candy* (1999), series, as Stoner Kid
- *Oz* (1997), series, as Carl Jenkins — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/oz.md)
- *The Practice* (1997), series, as Martin Jenks
- *The Mystery Files of Shelby Woo* (1996), series, Actor
- *Law & Order* (1990), series, as Peter Stymons — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/tv/law-and-order.md)

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