Josh Holloway

Joshua Lee Holloway (born July 20, 1969 ) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as James "Sawyer" Ford on the ABC television show Lost (2004–2010), as Will Bowman on the USA Network science fiction drama Colony (2016–2018), and as Jim Ellis in the Max crime series Duster. He also had a recurring role in the third and fourth seasons of the Paramount Network western series Yellowstone (2020–2021).

Early life Holloway was born in San Jose, California, the second of four boys of a nurse mother and a surveyor father. His family moved to the Blue Ridge Mountains of Georgia when he was two. He was raised in Free Home, Georgia. Holloway is related to Baptist preacher Dr. Dale Holloway, and author and World War II prisoner of war Carl Holloway. He is also a descendant of Robert E. Lee.

Career

Holloway moved to Los Angeles, where he began a successful career as a runway and print model, including for brands Dolce & Gabbana, Calvin Klein and Donna Karan. Nevertheless, he found time to star in the thriller Whisper and he also ventured into the world of video games in Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars. In the game, he plays the role of a Brotherhood of Nod intelligence officer named Ajay whose primary role is to assist players by supplying information that is crucial to upcoming battles. In May 2007, 20th Century Fox approached Holloway for the second time and offered him the role of Gambit in X-Men 4. In 2005, People magazine named Holloway one of the "50 Most Beautiful People in the World". In January 2006, In Touch Weekly named Holloway the "hottest hunk" on television. In the same month, Holloway was voted the seventeenth-sexiest guy worldwide by British readers of OK! magazine. In the same year, he was voted the second-sexiest star in Hollywood by Us Weekly.

In March 2007, Holloway was selected as the new face for Davidoff's fragrance Cool Water worldwide. In Spring 2008, Holloway was selected as the first male spokesperson for Magnum ice cream of Turkey. Previous Magnum spokespersons include Eva Longoria and Elizabeth Hurley. In the same year he made the top ten list of TV Guides Sexiest Stars.

Holloway appeared in the 2009 film Stay Cool, a comedy written by the Polish brothers. Artist Salvador Larroca is believed by Comic Book Resources columnist Timothy Callahan to have used Holloway as the model for his rendition of Tony Stark during his run on Iron Man, which began in 2008. In June 2010, Holloway won a Saturn Award for "Best Actor on Television" for his role on Lost. In September 2010, Holloway was added to the cast of Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol, which was released in December 2011. In 2014, Holloway starred in the lead role in the CBS television show Intelligence as a cybercrime agent who can "access the entire electromagnetic spectrum" with his mind.

In 2016, Holloway began starring in Colony as Will Bowman, a former FBI agent who, in a bid to protect his family, is forced to collaborate with the occupational government to bring down the growing resistance movement inside the L.A. colony in the near future. Colony marked a Lost reunion for Holloway and executive producer Carlton Cuse.

In 2021, Holloway was cast as the lead in the television show Duster (2025).

In April 2025, Holloway signed on to star in and produce Flint, a feature film adaptation of a Louis L’Amour novel.

Personal life At the end of shooting the Lost pilot in Oahu, Hawaii, Holloway proposed to his Indonesian long-time girlfriend, Yessica Kumala. The couple married on October 1, 2004. They have two children.

Filmography

Film Year Title Role Notes 2001 Cold Heart Sean Clark 2002 Moving August Loren Carol Mi Amigo Younger Pal Against All Evidence Uncredited 2003 Doctor Benny Pheb 2006 Just Yell Fire Himself 2007 Whisper Max Truemont 2009 Stay Cool Wino 2011 Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol IMF Agent Trevor Hanaway 2013 Battle of the Year Jason Blake Paranoia FBI Agent Gamble 2014 Sabotage DEA Agent Eddie "Neck" Jordan 2024 Getting Lost Himself 2026 He Bled Neon Post-production TBA One Second After John Matherson Post-production

Television Year Title Role Notes 1999 Angel Good-Looking Guy Episode: "City Of" 2001 Walker, Texas Ranger Ben Wiley Episode: "Medieval Crimes" 2002 Sabretooth Trent Parks Television movie 2003 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Kenny Richmond Episode: "Assume Nothing" Lana's Boytoy Episode: "Separation Anxiety" 2004 NCIS Sheriff Episode: "My Other Left Foot" Good Girls Don't Eric Episode: "Addicted to Love" 2004–2010 Lost James "Sawyer" Ford Main role 2011 Community Black Rider Episode: "A Fistful of Paintballs" Five Bill Television film 2013 Yo Gabba Gabba! Farmer Josh Episode: "Farm" 2014 Intelligence Gabriel Vaughn Main role 2016–2018 Colony Will Bowman 2020–2021 Yellowstone Roarke Morris Recurring role (seasons 3–4) 2025 Duster Jim Ellis Main role 2025 The Paper HimselfEpisode: "Scam Alert"

Music videos Year Title Role Notes 1993 "Cryin'" Thief Acting debut

Video games Year Title Role Notes 2007 Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars Ajay

Awards and nominations Year Award Category Nominated work Result2005 Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Teen Choice Awards Choice TV: Male Breakout Star 2006 Saturn Award Best Supporting Actor on Television Teen Choice Awards Choice TV: Chemistry (shared with Evangeline Lilly and Matthew Fox) 2007 Saturn Award Best Supporting Actor on Television 2008 Best Supporting Actor on Television Teen Choice Awards Choice TV Actor: Action 2009 Saturn Award Best Actor on Television Teen Choice Awards Choice TV Actor: Action 2010 Choice TV Actor Fantasy/Sci-Fi