Joshua Close
Birthday: Born in 1981-08-31 in Oakville, Ontario, Canada
Deathday: Alive
TV Credits
Blue Murder
Character:
Blue Murder is a Canadian crime drama television series, featuring stories that reflected the turbulence of urban life and the crimes that make headlines. The Blue Murder squad members were an elite group of big-city investigators out to solve some of the city's most complicated and riveting crimes....
Life As We Know It
Character: Matt Gleason
See life through the eyes of Dino, Ben, and Jonathan -- three teens experiencing the joys and pains of growing up. Although different in many ways, these guys have one main thing in common -- women. Together, their attitudes about women are challenged, and they discover there's more to life than meets the eye....
The Unusuals
Character: Detective Henry Cole
The Unusuals is a comedy-drama television series that aired on ABC from April 8 to June 17, 2009 in the U.S. and Global in Canada. The pilot and first episode were written by Noah Hawley, a former writer and producer for Fox's Bones. An ABC press release described The Unusuals as "like a modern-day M*A*S*H" that "explores both the grounded drama and comic insanity of the world of New York City police detectives, where every cop has a secret". Its premise elaborated: The initial series order was...
Legends
Character: Aaron Rawley
Working for the FBI's Deep Cover Operations division, Martin Odum can transform himself into a different person -- whether it's an assignment as a Serbian extremist, a corrupt Chicago police officer, a British special forces colonel, or a legendary computer hacker. But when he learns that his life, itself, may be a lie, he faces the demands of his job and a desire to solve the mystery of his identity. And given the choice between the two, Odum doesn't always make the right decision....
The Glades
Character: Terry Evans
This crime series follows Jim, a Chicago cop who gets kicked off the force after being shot and wrongfully accused by his ex-captain of having an affair with his wife. After receiving his payout, Jim decides to moves to a small Florida town to join the state police....
Person of Interest
Character: Jeff Blackwell
John Reese, former CIA paramilitary operative, is presumed dead and teams up with reclusive billionaire Finch to prevent violent crimes in New York City by initiating their own type of justice. With the special training that Reese has had in Covert Operations and Finch's genius software inventing mind, the two are a perfect match for the job that they have to complete. With the help of surveillance equipment, they work "outside the law" and get the right criminal behind bars. ...
Law & Order: LA
Character: Kevin Miller
From the tony Beverly Hills to the seedy side of Hollywood, LAPD’s elite Robbery Homicide Division is on the case. Fusing classic ripped-from-the-headlines storytelling with the backdrop of LA, the series delves into the high profile crimes of the west coast....
12 Monkeys
Character: Ivan
The provocative story of Cole, a time traveler from a decimated future in a high-stakes race against the clock. Utilizing a dangerous and untested method of time travel, he journeys from 2043 to the present day on a mission to locate and eradicate the source of a deadly plague that will all but annihilate the human race....
Fargo
Character: Chaz Nygaard
A close-knit anthology series dealing with stories involving malice, violence and murder based in and around Minnesota....
Justified
Character: Joe Hoppus
A character drama based on the 2001 Elmore Leonard short story "Fire in the Hole." Leonard's tale centers around U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens of Kentucky, a quiet but strong-willed official of the law. The tale covers his high-stakes job, as well as his strained relationships with his ex-wife and father....
The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair
Character: Luther Caleb
A writer gets caught up in a murder investigation involving his mentor, an esteemed American author. Based on the book of the same name, by Joël Dicker....
Republic of Doyle
Character: Tyler (as Josh Close)
Jake Doyle and his ex-cop father, Malachy, run a Newfoundland detective agency. Their rugged seaside town never lacks for intriguing cases, and the Doyles don't always land on the right side of the law....
Plan B
Character: Andy Tremblay
Plan B offers clients the chance to travel back in time to change the past, but each alteration has unintended consequences, revealing the complexity and limitations of personal agency....
Thorne
Character: Josh Ramsey
Thorne is a television drama series which debuted on Sky1 in the UK on 10 October 2010. It stars David Morrissey who plays the title role of Detective Inspector Tom Thorne created by crime writer Mark Billingham. The supporting cast includes Aidan Gillen, Eddie Marsan and Natascha McElhone....
Movie Credits
Diary of the Dead
Character: Jason Creed
A terrified group of college film students record the pandemic rise of flesh-eating zombies while struggling for their own survival....
Twist
Character: Oliver
In a gritty retelling of the Dickens's classic, Twist takes Oliver and the Artful Dodger out of the poorhouse and onto the streets, where junk is the currency and hustling is the game....
The Plague
Character: Kip
Ten years have passed since the world's children fell into a coma. Tonight they're waking up and all hell is breaking loose. An unholy battle between the generations is being waged, and time is not on the side of adults....
Killers of the Flower Moon
Character: Horace Burkhart
When oil is discovered in 1920s Oklahoma under Osage Nation land, the Osage people are murdered one by one—until the FBI steps in to unravel the mystery....
Sex & the Single Mom
Character: Tyler
Jess Gradwell and her teenage daughter boast a superclose relationship. When it comes to sex, however, Mom won't stand for anything less than premarital celibacy. So she gets a pretty healthy dose of her own medicine when she winds up getting pregnant from a brief encounter with a newly single doctor! This new situation poses a major challenge to the mother-daughter dynamic. Tune in to see if Jess and her daughter can rise to the occasion....
The Dead Sleep
Character: Tim
It could be that, after death, our spirits need to forget this world. Or maybe something in our mortalities is worth fighting for, even worth dying for a second time. In this supernatural thriller, Paul Wells plans to find out. His body has been in a grave for five years while his spirit witnesses the consequences of his transgressions. Driven to save his daughter from his unfortunate mistakes, Paul twists the boundary between the living and the dead....
In Their Skin
Character: Mark
A couple and their young son retreat to their woodland vacation home, only to face sinister neighbors who intend to kill them and steal their identities....
The Man Who Lost Himself
Character: Joe
The life story of Terry Evanshen, a Canadian Football League star who fell into a coma after a fatal car accident. When he wakes up, he has no recollection of his family or anything else in his life....
III
Character: William
Three generations of the same family grapple with addiction and inherited trauma in this cinematic rendering of the latest album from American folk-rock band The Lumineers....
The Privileged
Character: Richard Hunter
Richard Hunter, a promising young lawyer at a prestigious firm, has the perfect future mapped out. However, a costly mistake with a powerful client has put it all at risk. In a desperate attempt to save his job, Richard and his wife Tara spend the weekend at the cottage of senior partner Preston Westwood....
Kill the Messenger
Character: Rich Kline
A reporter becomes the target of a vicious smear campaign that drives him to the point of suicide after he exposes the CIA's role in arming Contra rebels in Nicaragua and importing cocaine into California. Based on the true story of journalist Gary Webb....
The Craigslist Killer
Character: Detective Frye
Based on a true story. Philip Markoff, a charismatic and popular med student at Boston University, leads a double life as a brutal and cruel sexual deviant who abuses prostitutes he finds via Craigslist....
1, 2, 3... You Please.
Character: Young Man
"1, 2, 3... You Please" is a personal tale about OCD explored through the life of Jesse, a successful young Woman and Artist mending a broken heart while simultaneously falling in love again (opening up all of her deepest fears and insecurities). This story was inspired by OCD through my teens and 20's and my ritual three count in order for my world to feel safe again. Or at least somewhat in my control (Ha). Here, Jesse learns to both accept herself and another and let go for the moment....
Go North
Character: Martin
Set in the wake of unknown catastrophe which has resulted in an adult-free community being led by a cabal of former high school jocks. After two members set out on a dangerous journey into the unknown to find family and hope for the future, Caleb and his vicious underling Gentry follow in hot pursuit....
The Master
Character: Wayne Gregory
Freddie, a volatile, heavy-drinking veteran who suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder, finds some semblance of a family when he stumbles onto the ship of Lancaster Dodd, the charismatic leader of a new "religion" he forms after World War II....
The Third Eye
Character: Jake Printz
Photojournalist Nika Printz is struggling to accept the mysterious death of her younger brother when she discovers his obsession with trepanation; an ancient procedure that involves drilling a hole in one's head....
Solace
Character: Linus Harp
A psychic doctor, John Clancy, works with an FBI special agent in search of a serial killer....
The Exorcism of Emily Rose
Character: Jason
When a younger girl called Emily Rose dies, everyone puts blame on the exorcism which was performed on her by Father Moore prior to her death. The priest is arrested on suspicion of murder. The trial begins with lawyer Erin Bruner representing Moore, but it is not going to be easy, as no one wants to believe what Father Moore says is true....
Sensum
Character: Mathew Mitchell
A badly injured man gets new hope with and experimental procedure after losing all touch sensation in an accident....
The Day the Earth Stood Still
Character: Flash Chamber Engineer
A representative of an alien race that went through drastic evolution to survive its own climate change, Klaatu comes to Earth to assess whether humanity can prevent the environmental damage they have inflicted on their own planet. When barred from speaking to the United Nations, he decides humankind shall be exterminated so the planet can survive....
K-19: The Widowmaker
Character: Viktor
When Russia's first nuclear submarine malfunctions on its maiden voyage, the crew must race to save the ship and prevent a nuclear disaster....
Capsized: Blood in the Water
Character: Mark Adams
Based on the harrowing true story of an October 1982 shark encounter. After a yacht bound for Florida capsizes during an unexpected storm, its crew is left to drift for days in the chilling waters of the Atlantic where they become prey to a group of tiger sharks. With the hope of rescue dwindling, the crew must do everything in their power to survive as the sharks continue to hunt them....
Isolation
Character: Jake
In this eerie hospital chiller, a medical student wakes up in an isolation room, gravely ill with no idea how she got there or how to get out. Trying to make sense of her plight and save herself, she finds the hospital staff distinctly unhelpful....
Within These Walls
Character: Ben Shields
Finding her relationship at a standstill, single mother Mel breaks up with her boyfriend. After he moves out, strange things start happening in her house that threaten her safety and well-being....
Full of It
Character: Kyle Plunkett
A teenager tells outrageous lies at his new high school, only to have them suddenly come true....
Monica
Character: Paul
After years of estrangement, a trans woman returns home to help care for her dying mother....
A Breed Apart
Character: Sydney Tompkins
Set on a remote farm in 1859, Canada, A Breed Apart follows the story of a young boy who is thrust into a world of fear and uncertainty after a mysterious illness claims the life of his mother shortly after their arrival from Great Britain. With their first winter fast approaching, the boy must set his grief and anxiety aside to aid his rigid father in ensuring their prized cattle are ready to face the challenging season ahead. But as the land that promised prosperity yields more struggle than g...