Josh Whitehouse Explained

Birth Name:Joshua George Whitehouse
Birth Date:27 February 1990
Birth Place:Chester, England
Years Active:2014–present

Joshua George Whitehouse (born 27 February 1990) is an English actor, musician and artist. His films include Northern Soul (2014), Modern Life Is Rubbish (2017), and Valley Girl (2020). On television, he is known for his roles in the BBC One series Poldark (2017–2018) and the Amazon Prime series Daisy Jones & the Six (2023).

Early life

Whitehouse is from Chester. He attended Bishop Heber High School and Queen's Park High School.[1]

Career

In 2014, in his debut film, Whitehouse played the lead role as Matt in the film Northern Soul in a cast which included Steve Coogan and Ricky Tomlinson.[2] In 2015, he starred as Hugh Armitage in the BBC series Poldark, alongside Aidan Turner and Eleanor Tomlinson.[1]

In 2018, he was originally set to play an unspecified leading role in the unproduced Game of Thrones prequel series.[3] [4] He co-starred with Vanessa Hudgens in the Netflix Christmas film The Knight Before Christmas (2019).

In 2020, he was again in a lead role as Randy, alongside Jessica Rothe in the teen rom-com Valley Girl (2020).[5]

In 2023, he starred as Eddie Roundtree, bassist and one of the founding members of the band The Six, in the Amazon Prime Video streaming drama series Daisy Jones & the Six.[6]

Filmography

Film

!Year!Title!Role!Notes
2014Northern SoulMatt
2016AlleycatsChris
2016The ReceptionistFrank
2017Modern Life Is RubbishLiam
2019The Knight Before ChristmasSir Cole Frederick Christopher Lyons of Norwich
2020Valley GirlRandy
2022The Happy WorkerJoePost-production
2024PeanutVoice role

Television

!Year!Title!Role!Notes
2007Living on the edgeHimself
2017–2018PoldarkHugh Armitage10 episodes
2020Rhyme Time TownChuckley3 episodes; voice role
2023Daisy Jones & the SixEddie RoundtreeMain role

Notes and References

  1. News: Chester’s Josh Whitehouse lands Poldark . CheshireLive . Frances. Barrett . 26 October 2016 .
  2. News: Northern Soul . bbc.co.uk . March 19, 2023.
  3. Van Boom, Daniel, Game of Thrones prequel: What's next after the season 8 finale? Cnet, MAY 20, 2019
  4. Cooper, Gael Fashingbauer,Josh Whitehouse joins Naomi Watts as Game of Thrones prequel star Cnet, OCTOBER 31, 2018
  5. Web site: Mike Jr. . Fleming . MGM Sets 'Poldark's Josh Whitehouse For 'Valley Girl' Musical, In Nicolas Cage Role . Deadline Hollywood . January 3, 2017.
  6. Web site: Jihane . Bousfiha . Josh Whitehouse Brings Tenderness to Eddie in Daisy Jones and The Six . wmagazine.com . January 3, 2023.