Last Updated on August 10, 2025 by Author
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Josh Hamilton Biography
Josh Cole-Hamilton is an American actor best known for his performance in Eighth Grade, winning him a nomination for the Independent Spirit Best Supporting Male Award. He starred as Justin C. Garrick in Reality, which premiered on HBO on 29th May 2023.
Josh Hamilton Height
Hamilton stands at a rough height of 5 feet and 11 inches.
Josh Hamilton Age
Hamilton is 56 years old. He was born Joshua Cole-Hamilton on 9th June 1969 in New York City, United States. Hamilton annually celebrates his birthday on June 9th.
Personal Life
Josh Hamilton Family and Relatives
Hamilton was born to actress Sandra Kingsbury and actor/director Dan Hamilton in New York. His former stepmother was actress Stephanie Braxton. Dan and Braxton wed in 1976 after they met at the set of The Secret Storm. Later, they appeared together on All My Children, where Josh played the role of her stepson. Stephanie is in a relationship with director Theodor Timreck. Stephanie works as a television writer, playwright, and actress.
Josh Hamilton Spouse and Children
Hamilton tied the knot with his wife, Lily Thorne, in 2005. As of 2025, they celebrated their 20th anniversary. The couple has one child, but he has kept information regarding his child away from the public eye. Nonetheless, we will update this information when details regarding it are available to the public
Josh Hamilton Education
Hamilton studied theatre at Brown University.
Professional Life
Josh Hamilton Net Worth
Hamilton has garnered a net worth ranging from $1 million to $6 million during his successful career as an actor.
Josh Hamilton Career
Hamilton won an Emmy Award for his performance in Abby, My Love in 1991. In 1993, he costarred alongside Ethan Hawke in the film Alive. Further, he starred in A Good Dissonance Like a Man, Another Woman, Straight to One, Madam Secretary, Gracepoint, J. Edgar, and Ice Age. He appeared in two Sudanese films, Take Me to the River and Experimenter.
Hamilton co-founded The Malaparte Theater Company. Also, he read the audiobook, “Riding the Bullet” by Stephen King. In 2025, he is scheduled to star as Dingo Dan in Concessions and Jay Kelly, which follows the friendship between a famous actor and his manager.
Theatre
Apart from being an accomplished actor, Hamilton is also an accomplished stage actor who has had appearances on Broadway. For instance, he plays Harold Dobbs in the Broadway production of “Proof.” Also, he plays Mickey in Hurlyburly at the 37 Arts Complex. Further, he performed on Broadway in The Coast of Utopia. In January and February 2009, he performed at the Brooklyn Academy of Music in The Cherry Orchard.
In November 2010, he starred as Tom in Neil Labute’s Fat Pig. Further, in 2011 he starred in Henrik Ibsen’s A Doll’s House as Torvald at the Williamstown Theatre Festival. Also, he performed on PRI’s Selected Shorts, “The Thing About Cassandra.”In late 2012, he made an appearance in Theresa Rebeck’s Dead Accounts on Broadway.
Movies and TV Shows
Josh Hamilton Landscape with Invisible Hand
Hamilton starred in the 2023 sci-fi, Landscape with Invisible Hand, as Mr. Marsh. The film premiered theatrically on 18th August 2023 by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. It premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on 23rd January 2023. Further, it follows an ambitious teenage artist and his girlfriend’s scheme to earn money by broadcasting their dating life to the engrossed aliens after Vuvv’s labor-saving technology. Vuvv is an alien species that has taken over Earth.
The couple however end up hating each other over time but can’t split up without bankrupting their families. Hamilton works alongside other famous actors and actresses such as Tiffany Haddish playing Beth Campbell and Asante Blackk playing Adam Campbell.
Josh Hamilton Reality
Hamilton starred as Justin C. Garrick in Reality, which premiered on HBO on 29th May 2023 at 10 pm ET/PT. The film initially premiered at the 2023 Berlin International Film Festival on 18th February 2023. The film follows the life of Winner, a 25-year-old prior American intelligence specialist(ex-Air Force member and NSA translator) who receives the longest sentence(5 years and 3 months) for leaking government details.
Winner illegally issues government details to the media about Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections through an email operation. Garrick, alongside his other FBI agents, goes to her home in Augusta, Georgia, to question her about her supposed role in leaking the classified information.
The audience experiences firsthand the great pressure and stress Winner experienced during the interrogation and the events that caused her to leak the report. Based on true events, the film’s dialogues come directly from FBI transcripts. Hamilton stars alongside fellow actors, including Sydney Sweeney and Marchánt Davis.
Josh Hamilton The Walking Dead
From 2021 to 2022, Hamilton starred as Lance Hornsby in the horror series, The Walking Dead for 15 episodes. Lance works as the deputy governor of The Commonwealth. Also, he works as the director of operations. Further, he initially appeared in the series in the episode, “Out of the Ashes.”His last appearance was in the episode “Rest in Peace.”
Josh Hamilton Eighth Grade
Hamilton appeared in the drama film, Eighth Grade in the role of Mark Day, Kayla’s supportive father. Kayla is a middle schooler who starts blogging as a means of coping with anxiety. She spends too much on social media and ends up alienating her father, her single parent. Hamilton received the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male nomination for his performance.
Josh Hamilton Experimenter
In 2018, Hamilton starred as Tom Shannon in the biographical drama, Experimenter.
Josh Hamilton American Horror Story: Coven
In 2013, Hamilton starred as Hank Foxx/Henry Renard in the horror anthology series, American Horror Story: Coven for 7 episodes. Hank Foxx is a witch hunter who has a wife named Cordelia. Cordelia and Hank struggle to have a child and he decides to do a fertility ritual. Later, he cheats on her with Kaylee, his girlfriend whom he kills in his hotel room.
Josh Hamilton Other Films and TV Shows
During his career, Hamilton has starred in a number of films such as
- Old Enough(1984)
- Not My Kid(1985)
- The Lawrenceville Stories(1987)
- Another Woman(1988)
- O Pioneers! (1992)
- Kicking and Screaming(1995)
- Don’t Look Back(1996)
- Drive, She Said(1997)
- The House of Yes(1997)
- Freak Talks About Sex(1999)
- Sex and the City(2000)
- Third Watch(2001–2002)
- The Bourne Identity(2002)
- Stella Shorts 1998–2002 (2002)
- Diggers(2006)
- Broken English(2007)
- Alexander the Last(2009)
- Away We Go(2009)
- J. Edgar(2011)
- See Girl Run(2012)
- American Horror Story: Coven(2013)
- Dark Skies(2013)
- Gracepoint(2014)
- Take Me to the River(2015)
- Madam Secretary(2015)
- 13 Reasons Why(2017–2020)
- Manchester by the Sea(2016)
- The Meyerowitz Stories(2017)
- Mrs. Fletcher(2019)
- Ray Donovan(2019–2020)
- This Is Us(2020)
- The Map of Tiny Perfect Things(2021)
- False Positive(2021)
- A Mouthful of Air
- Ray Donovan: The Movie(2022)
- The Last Movie Stars(2022)
- Maestro(2023)
- The Last Thing He Told Me(2023)
Josh Hamilton Social Media
Hamilton has an active social media platform, i.e., Instagram, which has a following of over 24K.
