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Biography
William Joshua "Josh" Hopkins (born September 12, 1970) is an American actor and amateur musician. Hopkins was born in Lexington, Kentucky. He has participated in many TV series and films. He is the writer and performer of the song "Feigning Interest", a humoristic music video about dating that went viral in 2007. In 2015, he starred in the ABC thriller Quantico as Liam O'Connor.
Early life
Hopkins was born in Lexington, Kentucky on September 12, 1970.
Career
Hopkins joined the fourth, and the last season, of New York Undercover in 1998. In 1999 Hopkins starred in Alanis Morissette's "Unsent" music video. Hopkins portrayed Paul Allen in the 1999 film Pirates of Silicon Valley, and Raymond Milbury on the television series Ally McBeal (2001 to 2002). He portrayed womanizer Charlie Babcock on the television series Pepper Dennis (2006). He later worked with his former Ally McBeal co-star Calista Flockhart when he had a recurring role on Brothers & Sisters. He also had a semi regular role as Peter Manning on the cancelled Fox drama Vanished (2006).
In 2005, Hopkins guest starred on Fox's hit show Bones as Temperance Brennan's former professor and lover, Michael Stires, in the episode "The Girl in the Fridge". Hopkins has also guest starred in CSI: Miami. Season 1 of the CBS series Cold Case saw Hopkins play the role of Assistant District Attorney Jason Kite. The show was especially noted for the on-screen chemistry between Hopkins' character and the character of Detective Lilly Rush, played by Kathryn Morris.
Hopkins starred in the 2008 CBS summer drama Swingtown as Roger Thompson. The series was originally intended for the Fall 2007 season, but was postponed due to the writer's strike. It has sparked some controversy for its portrayal of 1970s culture, including open marriage and key parties.
In 2009, Hopkins appeared as Dr. Noah Barnes in season 2 of ABC's Private Practice. He went on to play the character Grayson Ellis on the sitcom Cougar Town, which premiered September 23, 2009 on ABC and later moved to TBS. In 2015, Hopkins joined the main cast for Quantico playing the role of Liam O'Connor, a seasoned FBI agent working in the academy.
BuddyTV ranked him #73 on its list of "TV's Sexiest Men of 2011".
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Parallel Sons | Marty | |
| 1996 | Paulie | Short film | |
| 1997 | Stick Up | Hap | Short film |
| 1997 | G.I. Jane | Flea | |
| 2000 | Love & Sex | Joey Santino | |
| 2000 | Auto Motives | Nigel | Short film |
| 2000 | The Perfect Storm | Capt. Darryl Ennis | |
| 2001 | One Eyed King | Chuck | |
| 2002 | Chicken Party | Actor/Cop | Short film |
| 2005 | Show & Tell | Officer Henderson | Short film |
| 2007 | The Insatiable | Chet | |
| 2008 | Pretty Ugly People | George | |
| 2008 | The Spirit of '76: The Making of Swingtown | Roger Thompson | Short film |
| 2008 | Have a Nice Revolution: Sex & Morality in 1970's America | Roger Thompson | Short film |
| 2010 | Lebanon, Pa. | Will | |
| 2012 | 2nd Serve | Owen Match | |
| 2014 | Kelly & Cal | Josh | |
| 2014 | Get on Up | Ralph Bass | |
| 2014 | The Opposite Sex | Kenny | |
| 2014 | Car Dogs | Mike Reynolds | Post-production |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Law & Order | Ken Soames | 1 episode: "Atonement" |
| 1998–99 | New York Undercover | Detective Alec Stone | Main cast (Season 4) 13 episodes |
| 1998 | Silencing Mary | Clay Roberts | TV Movie |
| 1999 | Pirates of Silicon Valley | Paul Allen | TV Movie |
| 1999–2001 | Jack & Jill | Matt Prophet | 9 episodes |
| 2001 | Kate Brasher | Officer Tony Giordano | 2 episodes: "Kate", "Georgia" |
| 2001–02 | Ally McBeal | Raymond Millbury | Main cast (season 5) 22 episodes |
| 2002 | Friends | Singer in Monica & Chandlers wedding | 1 episode: "The One After 'I Do'" |
| 2002 | Cold Case | Assistant D.A. Kite | 10 episodes |
| 2003 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Special Agent Tim Donnovan | 1 episode: "Loss" |
| 2004 | NYPD 2069 | Alex Franco/Alex Bolander | TV Movie |
| 2004 | North Shore | Morgan Holt | 4 episodes |
| 2005 | Global Frequency | Sean Flynn | Pilot |
| 2005 | Bones | Michael Stires | 1 episode: "The Girl in the Fridge" |
| 2006 | Surrender Dorothy | Peter | TV Movie |
| 2006 | Vanished | Peter Manning | Recurring cast 8 episodes |
| 2006 | Pepper Dennis | Charlie Babcock | Main cast 13 episodes |
| 2006 | Brothers and Sisters | Warren Salter | 9 episodes |
| 2007 | Ghost Whisperer | Shane Carson | 1 episode: "No Safe Place" |
| 2008 | Swingtown | Roger Thompson | Main cast 13 episodes |
| 2009 | 12 Men of Christmas | Will Albrecht | TV Movie |
| 2009 | Pushing Daisies | Shane Trickle | 1 episode: "Kerplunk" |
| 2009 | CSI: Miami | Mark Gantry | 2 episodes: "And They're Offed", "Wolfe in Sheep's Clothing" |
| 2009 | Private Practice | Dr. Noah Barnes | 5 episodes |
| 2009–2015 | Cougar Town | Grayson Ellis | Main cast 102 episodes |
| 2011 | Castle | Police Officer | 1 episode: "Demons" |
| 2012 | In Plain Sight | Kenny | 2 episodes: "Drag Me to Hell", "All's Well That Ends" |
| 2012 | Hot in Cleveland | Waiter | 1 episode: "Love is Blind" Uncredited |
| 2012 | Men at Work | Ryan | 1 episode: "Toilet at Work" (End credits have character name listed as Rick, although in the show they called him Ryan) |
| 2013 | The Client List | Dylan | 1 episode: "I Ain't Broke But I'm Badly Bent" |
| 2014 | Undateable | Julius | 1 episode: "The Julius Effect" |
| 2014 | Northpole | Ryan | TV Movie |
| 2015–2016 | Quantico | Liam O'Connor | Main cast |