Born July 20, 1969 in San Jose, California, Joshua Lee “Josh” Holloway is an American actor and model from Free Home Georgia. He is best known for his roles as James “Sawyer” Ford on the American television show Lost.
Holloway was the second of four boys. His family moved to Blue Ridge Mountains in Georgia when he was only two years old. His mother worked as a nurse and his father completed two years of medical school before dropping out. His parents’ medical training often came in handy because Holloway and his three brothers roughhoused constantly. In addition to his immediate family, Holloway has a large extended family that includes Baptist preacher Dr. Dale Holloway and author and World War II prisoner-of-war Carl Holloway. He is also the great-grandson of “Lula” Holloway, who wrote a book sometime in the 20th century about the Holloway family. He studied at Free Home Elementary and Cherokee High School, and as a young boy, showed great interest in films. He spent one year at the University of Georgia, and dropped out in order to pursue a modeling career. As a fashion model, Holloway was able to travel abroad, particularly around Europe and the rest of North America.
He eventually quit modeling and headed to Los Angeles in the hopes of launching an acting career. Staying true to his passion, Holloway’s first acting job was for the comedy film Doctor Benny. Subsequently, he starred in more films, such as Mi Amigo, Moving August and Cold Heart. His popularity began to grow as he portrayed one of the lead characters in the sci-fi movie Sabretooth. Leaping unto the small screen, Holloway accepted guest roles on numerous shows; including Good Girls Don’t…, NCIS, Walker, Texas Ranger, CSI, That 70’s Show and Angel. He also worked alongside actress Alicia Silverstone on Aerosmith’s “Cryin’” music video, and portrayed Nod soldier Ajay in the video game Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars.
Holloway is best known for his role as James “Sawyer” Ford in the hit television series Lost. The show propelled Holloway to celebrity status, but left him with little time to leverage his fame with other roles. According to USA Today, he took himself out of consideration for a role in a Brad Pitt Western due to the demands of his filming schedule. In May 2007, 20th Century Fox approached Holloway for the second time and offered him the role of Gambit in X-Men 4. He had been the main contender for the same role in 2006′s X-Men: The Last Stand but took himself out of the running due to his busy schedule on Lost. Shortly thereafter, producers scrapped plans to feature the character of Gambit in the third X-Men film.
In mid-2008, Holloway joined the cast of Stay Cool, a comedy by the Polish Brothers. He co-stars with Winona Ryder, Chevy Chase, Julie Ovens, Mark Polish, Jon Cryer and Hilary Duff. In June 2010, Holloway won a Saturn Award for “Best Actor on Television” for his role on Lost. After Lost concluded, Holloway was cast in the movie Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol. At the end of shooting the Lost pilot in Oahu, Hawaii, Holloway proposed to his long time girlfriend, Yessica Kumala, a native of Indonesia. The couple married on October 1, 2004. On April 9, 2009, Holloway and Kumala welcomed their first child, daughter Java Kumala Holloway.
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