Age: 52
Birthplace: Minot, North Dakota, U.S.
Joshua David "Josh" Duhamel (/dəˈmɛl/ də-MEL; born November 14, 1972) is an American actor and former fashion model. His first acting role was as Leo du Pres on ABC's All My Children and later as head of security Danny McCoy on NBC's Las Vegas. He then began appearing in films, playing as one of the main protagonists in the first three films of the Transformers film series. He has also starred in romance films including When in Rome, Life as We Know It, New Year's Eve, and Safe Haven. He has also starred in the more recent film You're Not You. Duhamel co-starred with Dean Winters in one season of the CBS Network series cop drama Battle Creek.
Duhamel was born in Minot, North Dakota. His mother, Bonnie L. Kemper, is a massage therapist, and his father, Larry Duhamel, is an advertising salesman. He is of French-Canadian, Irish, English, German, and Norwegian ancestry. Duhamel was raised Catholic.
His parents divorced during his youth. Although he remains close to both, he grew up with his mother and his three younger sisters, Ashlee, Mackenzie, and Kassidy. Duhamel attended Minot State University and played as the quarterback for the university's football team. He planned to attend dental school, but dropped out one-and-a-half credits shy of his undergraduate degree. He later completed his credits, and he received his degree in 2005.
Duhamel has stated, "After college, I followed an ex-girlfriend to northern California, did a bunch of odd jobs." Duhamel had won the title of Male Model of the Year in an International Modeling and Talent Association (IMTA) competition in 1997 (the runner-up was actor Ashton Kutcher).
Duhamel began his acting career as an extra in the music videos for Donna Summer's "I Will Go With You (Con te partirò)" and Christina Aguilera's "Genie in A Bottle" in 1999. Josh trained with Scott Sedita Acting Studios. Later that year, he won the role of Leo du Pres on the ABC soap opera All My Children. His work on the show, especially his character's pairing with Greenlee Smythe (portrayed by actor Rebecca Budig), garnered critical acclaim. In 2000, he posed fully nude for Greg Gorman's "As I See It" photography book.
In 2003, he earned a Daytime Emmy Award nomination for the Special Fan Award for America's Favorite Couple in 2002, shared with Budig, and a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor for his portrayal of Leo du Pres. Duhamel left All My Children in 2002 to pursue other acting opportunities. In 2003, Duhamel landed a primetime role on the NBC show Las Vegas, playing the head of security for the Montecito Casino, Danny McCoy. His character succeeded James Caan's as head of the casino after Caan departed the series at the end of the fourth season. The series ended in 2008.
Duhamel made his big-screen acting debut in 2004's Win a Date with Tad Hamilton! and continued on to star in the thriller Turistas (2006). After watching an episode of Las Vegas in which Duhamel's character had just returned from the war in Iraq, Steven Spielberg handpicked him for the role of Captain William Lennox in 2007's summer blockbuster film Transformers (a film for which Spielberg was the executive producer). Duhamel reprised the role for the sequels, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, released in June 2009, and Transformers: Dark of the Moon, released in June 2011.
Duhamel was the official pace car driver for the 2009 Indianapolis 500, driving the 2010 Chevrolet Camaro Pace Car. In 2010, he played the lead role in the film When in Rome as Nick Beamon. In 2014 Duhamel starred in the touching drama You're Not You (2014) playing the husband of Kate (Hilary Swank), who suffers from the degenerative disease ALS.
On March 23, 2013, Duhamel hosted the 2013 Kids' Choice Awards, which was broadcast live from Los Angeles, California. He and his co-star from Safe Haven, Julianne Hough, performed a Safe Haven-themed showcase appearance via video on The Price is Right with Drew Carey.
Duhamel met and began dating singer Stacy Ann Ferguson, better known by her stage name Fergie in September 2004, after Ferguson appeared on Duhamel's show Las Vegas with her band The Black Eyed Peas. The couple wed on January 10, 2009, in a Roman Catholic ceremony at the Church Estate Vineyards in Malibu, California. They have one son, Axl Jack Duhamel, born on August 29, 2013.
Both Duhamel and Fergie are practicing Catholics and attend church. In 2005, he became the co-owner of 10 North Main, a restaurant in Minot, North Dakota. In 2012, Duhamel was inducted into the Scandinavian-American Hall of Fame, a signature event of Norsk Høstfest.
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2004 | The Picture of Dorian Gray | Dorian Gray | |
2004 | Win a Date with Tad Hamilton! | Tad Hamilton | Nominated — Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Breakout Star - Male Nominated — Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Liar |
2006 | Turistas | Alex | Nominated — Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Actor: Horror/Thriller |
2007 | Transformers | Captain William Lennox | Nominated — Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Rumble |
2009 | Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen | Major William Lennox | |
2010 | The Romantics | Tom | |
2010 | When in Rome | Nick Beamon | |
2010 | Ramona and Beezus | Hobart | |
2010 | Life as We Know It | Eric Messer | Nominated — Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Actor - Romantic Comedy |
2011 | Transformers: Dark of the Moon | Lieutenant Colonel William Lennox | |
2011 | New Year's Eve | Sam Ahern | |
2012 | Fire with Fire | Jeremy Coleman | |
2013 | Movie 43 | Anson | Segment: "Beezel" |
2013 | Safe Haven | Alex Wheatley | |
2013 | Scenic Route (aka Wrecked) | Mitchell | |
2014 | Wings | Ace (voice) | |
2014 | You're Not You | Evan | |
2014 | Lost in the Sun | John | |
2014 | Don Peyote | Transient | |
2015 | Bravetown | Alexander Weller | |
2016 | Misconduct | Ben | |
2016 | This Is Your Death | Adam Rogers | Post-production |
2017 | Transformers: The Last Knight | Lieutenant Colonel William Lennox |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1999- 2002; 2011 |
All My Children | Leo du Pres | Contract role Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Nominated — Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Nominated — Daytime Emmy Special Fan Award: America's Favorite Couple Nominated — Soap Opera Digest Award for Outstanding Young Lead Actor |
2002 | Ed | Richard Reed | Episode: "The Shot" |
2003-08 | Las Vegas | Danny McCoy | Series regular, 106 episodes Nominated — Teen Choice Award for Choice Breakout TV Star - Male Nominated — Teen Choice Award for Choice TV Actor - Drama/Action Adventure |
2004-07 | Crossing Jordan | Danny McCoy | 3 episodes |
2008 | The Replacements | Himself | Voice, "Hollywoodn't" (Season 3, episode 11) "Canadian Fakin'" (Season 3, episode 15) "Dick Daring's All-Star Holiday Stunt Spectacular V" (Season 3, episode 22) |
2009-2012 | Fanboy & Chum Chum | Oz | Voice, 52 episodes |
2012 | Jake and the Never Land Pirates | Captain Flynn | Voice, 13 episodes |
2015 | Battle Creek | FBI Special Agent Milton Chamberlain | Main role |
2016 | 11.22.63 | Frank Dunning | Limited series |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2015 | Skylanders: SuperChargers | High Volt (voice) |
(Source: IMDb.com)
Year | Award | Category | Title | Result |
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2001 | Daytime Emmy Award | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | All My Children | Nominated |
Soap Opera Digest Award | Outstanding Younger Lead Actor | Nominated | ||
2002 | Daytime Emmy Award | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | Won | |
Special Fan Award: America's Favorite Couple |
Nominated | |||
2003 | Daytime Emmy Award | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | Nominated | |
2004 | Teen Choice Award | Choice Movie Breakout Star - Male | Win a Date with Tad Hamilton! | Nominated |
Choice Movie Liar | Nominated | |||
Choice Breakout TV Star - Male | Las Vegas | Nominated | ||
Choice TV Actor - Drama/Action Adventure | Nominated | |||
2007 | Teen Choice Award | Choice Movie Actor: Horror/Thriller | Turistas | Nominated |
Choice Movie Rumble: |
Transformers | Nominated | ||
2011 | Kids' Choice Awards | Best Actor, Arm Fart Hall of Fame | Won | |
2011 | Teen Choice Awards | Choice Movie Actor Romantic Comedy | Life as We Know It | Nominated |
Charities
Josh Duhamel supports the following charitable causes: Gay Youth, AIDS, Children, Disabilities, Hunger, Disaster Relief.