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Josh Hopkins
Hopkins in 2010
Born	William Joshua Hopkins (1970-09-12) September 12, 1970 (age 42) Lexington, Kentucky, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1996–present

William Joshua "Josh" Hopkins (born September 12, 1970) is an American actor.

Career [edit]

Hopkins joined the fourth, and last season, of New York Undercover in 1998. In 1999 Hopkins starred in Alanis Morissette's "Unsent" music video. Hopkins portrayed Paul Allen in the 1999 film Pirates of Silicon Valley, and Raymond Milbury on the television series Ally McBeal (2001 to 2002). He portrayed womanizer Charlie Babcock on the television series Pepper Dennis (2006). He later worked with his former Ally McBeal co-star Calista Flockhart when he had a recurring role on Brothers & Sisters. He also had a semi regular role as Peter Manning on the cancelled Fox drama Vanished (2006).

In 2005, Hopkins guest starred on Fox's hit show Bones as Temperance Brennan's former professor and lover, Michael Stires, in the episode "The Girl in the Fridge". Hopkins has also guest starred in CSI: Miami. Season 1 of the CBS series Cold Case saw Hopkins play the role of Assistant District Attorney Jason Kite. The show was especially noted for the on-screen chemistry between Hopkins' character and the character of Detective Lilly Rush, played by Kathryn Morris.

Hopkins starred in the 2008 CBS summer drama Swingtown as Roger Thompson. The series was originally intended for the Fall 2007 season, but was postponed due to the writer's strike. It has sparked some controversy for its portrayal of 1970s culture, including open marriage and key parties.

In 2009, Hopkins appeared as Dr. Noah Barnes in season 2 of ABC's Private Practice. He went on to play the character Grayson Ellis on the TBS sitcom Cougar Town, which premiered September 23, 2009.

BuddyTV ranked him #73 on its list of "TV's Sexiest Men of 2011".^[1]

Personal life [edit]

In addition to acting, Hopkins is also an amateur musician who has recorded several original singles. His first music video, "Feigning Interest" (directed by John Killoran & Matt O'Neil), was released online in October 2006. When it became a featured video on MySpace in June 2007, the vast increase in exposure led to some controversy as viewers debated whether the song was outwardly misogynistic or a broad satire of one-track-minded men and women (the latter being Hopkins' stated intent). Regardless, the popularity of the "Feigning Interest" video led to a highly successful performance by Hopkins (accompanied by James Marsden) at the Lollapalooza music festival in Chicago in August 2007. His father is former Congressman Larry J. Hopkins.

Filmography [edit]

References [edit]

External links [edit]

• Josh Hopkins at the Internet Movie Database
• Josh Hopkins cast bio on The WB
• Josh Hopkins' music video "Feigning Interest" on YouTube
• Hopkins in "12 men of Christmas" premieres on Lifetime on December 5, 2009