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Joshua Ryan "Josh" Hutcherson (born October 12, 1992 in Union, Kentucky) is an American actor.
He began his acting career in the early 2000s, appearing in several minor film and television roles. Growing up as a child-actor, he gained exposure during the middle and latter part of Turn of the Millennium with major roles in the films Little Manhattan, Zathura, RV, Firehouse Dog and the film adaptations of The Polar Express, Bridge to Terabithia, Journey to the Center of the Earth and Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant. He received eight Young Artist Award nominations for Best Leading Young Actor in those five years, half of which he won. In 2011, Hutcherson landed the leading role of Peeta Mellark in The Hunger Games film series, based on Suzanne Collins' novel series.
Filmography
- ER (2002) as Matt
- American Splendor (2003) as Kid Dressed as Robin
- Party Wagon (2004) as Toad E. Bartley (voice)
- Justice League (2004) as Young Bruce Wayne, Van-El (voice)
- The Polar Express (2004) as Hero Boy (additional motion capture)
- Kicking & Screaming (2005) as Bucky Weston
- Howl's Moving Castle (2005) as Markl (voice; English dub)
- Zathura (2005) as Walter
- Little Manhattan (2005) as Gabriel "Gabe" Burton
- RV (2006) as Carl Munro
- Bridge to Terabithia (2007) as Jesse "Jess" Aarons
- Firehouse Dog (2007) as Shane Fahey
- Journey to the Center of the Earth (2008) as Sean Anderson
- Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant (2009) as Steve "Leopard" Leonard
- The Kids Are All Right (2010) as Laser Allgood
- Detention (2011) as Clapton Davis
- The Hunger Games (2012) as Peeta Mellark
- Red Dawn (2012) as Robert Kitner
- Epic (2013) as Nod (voice)
- Tragedy Girls (2017) as Toby Mitchell
- The Disaster Artist (2017) as Philip Haldiman
- Future Man (2017, 2019-2020) as Josh Futturman
- Ultraman (2019, 2022-2023) as Shinjiro Hayata / Ultraman (voice; English dub)
- Paquita Salas (2019) as Ryan
- Five Nights at Freddy's (2023) as Mike Schmidt
- The Beekeeper (2024) as Derek Danforth
Tropes
- Covered in Gunge: He got slimed at the 2013 Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards alongside Amanda Seyfried, as part of a promo for Epic.
- The Film of the Book: Practically most of the profiled films he starred in is this.
- Typecasting: Is usually always cast as the feminine boy in the Masculine Girl, Feminine Boy dynamic. Ironic, since Josh is actually sporty and athletic in real life.
