Josh Holloway

Josh Holloway
Birth name	Josh Lee Holloway
Born	July 20, 1969 in San Jose, California, USA
Notable Roles	James "Sawyer" Ford in Lost
Notable Episodes
Awards

Josh Holloway is an American actor and former fashion model, best known for his role as Sawyer in the ABC series Lost.

Biography

Josh was born in San Jose, California, but moved to the Blue Ridge Mountains of northern Georgia at the age of 2. The second oldest of four boys, he grew up in a trailer park about 75 miles outside of Atlanta. His father was a surveyor and his mother a stay-at-home wife. Holloway attended the University of Georgia for only a year but left due to financial reasons, It was then that he began a successful modeling career, taking him throughout Europe and North America. As a male fashion model, Holloway found semi-permanent homes in New York and Italy. He eventually moved to Los Angeles, California with an ambition to start a career in acting. Holloway married his wife Yessica Kumala in 2004 and the two currently reside in Hawaii.

After moving to Los Angeles, Holloway's first break as an actor was a part in Angel as "Good-looking Guy" on the first episode of the series. He landed lead roles in independent films such as Cold Heart (2001), Mi Amigo (2002), and Moving August (2003). Holloway garnered praise and considerable attention for his performance in the title role of the Sci-Fi Channel's Sabretooth (2002).

Roles

Starring Roles

Series	Role	Year(s)	Season(s)
Lost	James "Sawyer" Ford	2004–2010	1	2	3	4	5	6
Intelligence	Gabriel Vaughn	2014	1
Colony	Will Bowman	2016–2018	1	2	3

Guest Starring Roles

Series	Role	Episode	Airdate
Angel	Good Looking Guy	1x01 - City Of	October 5, 1999
Walker, Texas Ranger	Ben Wiley	9x17 - Medieval Crimes	April 21, 2001
CSI	Kenny Richmond	1x10 - Assume Nothing (1)	September 25, 2003
The Lyon's Den	Lana's Toyboy	1x09 - Separation Anxiety	unaired (2003)
NCIS	Sheriff	1x12 - My Other Left Foot	February 3, 2004
Good Girls Don't...	Eric	1x03 - Addicted to Love	June 18, 2004

Specials and Made-for-TV Movies

Title	Role	Airdate	Series/Banner
Sabretooth	Trent Parks	November 16, 2002	SCI FI Pictures
57th Primetime Emmy Awards	Himself	September 18, 2005	Primetime Emmy Awards

Talk, News and Game Show Appearances

Series	Episode	Airdate
Good Morning America		March 1, 2005
Jimmy Kimmel Live		April 12, 2005
Entertainment Tonight		August 17, 2005
The View		May 17, 2007
This Morning		May 22, 2007
Jimmy Kimmel Live		May 15, 2008
The Ellen DeGeneres Show		May 19, 2008

Awards and Accolades

Saturn Awards

• Nominated: Best Supporting Actor on Television (2007, 2008, 2009)

Lost

• Won: Best Actor on Television (2010)

Lost

Teen Choice Awards

• Nominated: Choice TV Breakout Performance - Male (2005)

Lost

• Nominated: TV - Choice Chemistry (2006)

Lost

• Nominated: Choice TV Actor: Action Adventure (2008, 2009)

Lost

• Nominated: Choice TV Actor: Fantasy/Sci-Fi (2010)

Lost

Other Honors

• 2006 In Touch Weekly Magazine: Hottest Hunk on Television
• 2006 OK! Magazine: 17th sexiest guy in the world
• 2005 People Magazine: One of the 50 Most Beautiful People in the World

Trivia

• Holloway's first television appearance was actually as a purse thief in the Aerosmith music video for "Cryin'", which famously also starred Stephen Dorff and Alicia Silverstone.