Josh Lawson

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Josh Lawson at Tropfest 2012 in Sydney .

Joshua "Josh" Lawson (born July 22, 1981 in Brisbane , Queensland ) is an Australian actor and film director .

Life

Josh Lawson grew up as the middle of three brothers. His older brother is actor Ben Lawson . He attended St Joseph's College Gregory Terrace. He studied at the National Institute of Dramatic Art , from which he graduated with a degree in acting.

Josh Lawson had his first television role in 1997 in two episodes of The Wayne Manifesto . In 2004, a story arc of three episodes followed in the Australian soap opera Home and Away , before he was a guest for six episodes in the series Blue Heelers in 2006 . He had his first leading role in 2007 with the role of Tobias "Toby" Jones in the first season of the series Sea Patrol . In the same year he played in The Librarians to Lachie Davis . Between 2007 and 2009 he played Carmichael Chandon in Chandon Pictures . Lawson had his first leading role in an American series in 2010 in the sitcom Romantically Challenged, alongside Alyssa Milano and Kyle Bornheimer . However, the series was canceled after four episodes broadcast by the broadcaster ABC . In 2012, he appeared in the films The Agony of Choice and Any Questions for Ben? . Since January 2012 he has been part of the main cast of the Showtime series House of Lies alongside Kristen Bell in his role as Doug Guggenheim .

In 2014 he directed The Little Death - A Comedy About Sex for the first time.

Filmography (selection)

As an actor
  • 1997: The Wayne Manifesto (TV series, 3 episodes)
  • 1998: Adrenalin - emergency doctors on duty ( Medivac , TV series, episode 3x06)
  • 2001: The Day of the Roses
  • 2004: Home and Away (TV series, 3 episodes)
  • 2006: Blue Heelers (TV series, 5 episodes)
  • 2006: All Saints (TV series, episode 9x20)
  • 2007: Sea Patrol (TV series, 13 episodes)
  • 2007: The Librarians (TV series, 6 episodes)
  • 2007–2009: Chandon Pictures (TV series, 11 episodes)
  • 2009: Waiting to Die
  • 2010: Wilfred (TV series, episode 2x06)
  • 2010: Hawke
  • 2010: Romantically Challenged (TV series, 6 episodes)
  • 2012: Any Questions for Ben?
  • 2012: The Spoiled for Choice (The Campaign)
  • 2012: Lowdown (TV series, episode 2x05)
  • 2012: Freeloaders
  • since 2012: House of Lies (TV series)
  • 2013: Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues
  • 2014: Growing Up and Other Lies
  • 2014: The Little Death - A comedy about sex (The Little Death)
As a director
  • 2014: The Little Death - A comedy about sex (The Little Death)

Web links

Commons : Josh Lawson  - Collection of Images, Videos and Audio Files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Josh Lawson Biography . In: imdb.com . Retrieved December 5, 2013.
  2. ↑ James Wigney: Lawson's ballad about love mimics life . In: couriermail.com . January 29, 2012. Retrieved December 5, 2013.
  3. ^ Doug Guggenheim . In: sho.com . Retrieved December 5, 2013.
personal data
SURNAME Lawson, Josh
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Lawson, Joshua (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Australian actor and film director
DATE OF BIRTH July 22, 1981
PLACE OF BIRTH Brisbane , Queensland