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Josh Hopkins
Hopkins in 2010
Born
William Joshua Hopkins

(1970-09-12) September 12, 1970 (age 54)
Lexington, Kentucky, U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active1995–present
ParentLarry J. Hopkins (father)

William Joshua Hopkins (born September 12, 1970) is an American actor. Some of his best known roles include Raymond Millbury on Ally McBeal (2001–2002), Grayson Ellis on Cougar Town (2009–2015), and Liam O'Connor on Quantico (2015–2016).

Early life

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He was born to Larry J. Hopkins and Carolyn Pennebaker on September 12, 1970. He has two sisters.He attended The Lexington School and was a member of the JV basketball team .

Career

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Hopkins joined the fourth and last season, of New York Undercover in 1998. In 1999, Hopkins appeared 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 Fox drama Vanished (2006).

In 2005, Hopkins guest starred on Fox's 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. In season 1 of the CBS series Cold Case, Hopkins played 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.[1]

Hopkins is the writer and performer of the song "Feigning Interest", a humorous music video about dating that became popular in 2007.

Hopkins starred in the 2008 CBS summer drama Swingtown as Roger Thompson. The series was 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.[2]

In 2009, Hopkins appeared as Dr. Noah Barnes in season 2 of ABC's Private Practice. He played the character Grayson Ellis on the sitcom Cougar Town, which premiered September 23, 2009, on ABC and later moved to TBS. In 2015, Hopkins joined the main cast for Quantico playing the role of Liam O'Connor, a seasoned FBI agent working in the academy.[3]

In 2018, Hopkins joined the main cast of Whiskey Cavalier in the role of FBI agent Ray Prince.[4]

Hopkins currently works on a podcast called The Rex Chapman Show, which debuted on Basketballnews.com on March 16, 2021, with friend and former NBA player Rex Chapman.[5]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
1996 Parallel Sons Marty
1996 Paulie Short film
1997 Stick Up 'Hap' Short film
1997 G.I. Jane 'Flea'
2000 Love & Sex Joey Santino
2000 Auto Motives Nigel Short film
2000 The Perfect Storm Captain Darryl Ennis
2001 One Eyed King Chuckie
2002 Chicken Party Actor / Cop Short film
2005 Show & Tell Officer Henderson Short film
2007 The Insatiable Chet
2008 Pretty Ugly People George
2008 The Spirit of '76: The Making of Swingtown Roger Thompson Short film
2008 Have a Nice Revolution: Sex & Morality in 1970's America Roger Thompson Short film
2010 Lebanon, Pa. Will
2012 2nd Serve Owen Match
2014 Kelly & Cal Josh
2014 Get On Up Ralph Bass
2014 The Opposite Sex Kenny
2016 Car Dogs Mike Reynolds
2017 Only the Brave California Hot Shot Supervisor
2019 Crown Vic Jack Van Zandt
2022 School Nights Danny Short film
2024 Rust Post-production[6][7]

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1996 Law & Order Ken Soames 1 episode: "Atonement"
1998–1999 New York Undercover Detective Alec Stone Main cast (Season 4)
13 episodes
1998 Silencing Mary Clay Roberts TV movie
1999 Pirates of Silicon Valley Paul Allen TV movie
1999–2001 Jack & Jill Matt Prophet 9 episodes
2000 L.A. Confidential Officer Bud White TV Pilot (not shown until 2003)
2001 Kate Brasher Officer Tony Giordano 2 episodes: "Kate", "Georgia"
2001–2002 Ally McBeal Raymond Millbury Main cast (season 5)
22 episodes
2003–2006 Cold Case Assistant District Attorney Kite 10 episodes
2003 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit DEA Special Agent Tim Donovan 1 episode: "Loss"
2004 NYPD 2069 Alex Franco / Alex Bolander TV movie
2004 North Shore Morgan Holt 4 episodes
2005 Global Frequency Sean Flynn Pilot
2005 Bones Michael Stires 1 episode: "The Girl in the Fridge"
2006 Surrender Dorothy Peter TV movie
2006 Vanished Peter Manning Recurring cast
8 episodes
2006 Pepper Dennis Charlie Babcock Main cast
13 episodes
2006 Brothers and Sisters Warren Salter 9 episodes
2007 Ghost Whisperer Shane Carson 1 episode: "No Safe Place"
2008 Swingtown Roger Thompson Main cast
13 episodes
2009 12 Men of Christmas Will Albrecht TV movie
2009 Pushing Daisies Shane Trickle 1 episode: "Kerplunk"
2009 CSI: Miami Mark Gantry 2 episodes: "And They're Offed", "Wolfe in Sheep's Clothing"
2009 Private Practice Dr. Noah Barnes 5 episodes
2009–2015 Cougar Town Grayson Ellis Main cast
102 episodes
2011 Castle Police Officer 1 episode: "Demons"
2012 In Plain Sight Kenny 2 episodes: "Drag Me to Hell", "All's Well That Ends"
2012 Hot in Cleveland Waiter 1 episode: "Love is Blind"
Uncredited
2012 Men at Work Ryan 1 episode: "Toilet at Work"
2013 The Client List Dylan 1 episode: "I Ain't Broke But I'm Badly Bent"
2014 Undateable Julius 1 episode: "The Julius Effect"
2014 Northpole Ryan TV movie
2015–2016 Quantico Liam O'Connor Main cast
2019 True Detective Jim Dobkins 4 episodes
2019 Whiskey Cavalier Ray Prince Main cast
2022 Walker Fenton Cole 2 episodes
2024 Shrinking Mac episode: "Honesty Era"

References

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  1. ^ "Cold Case". YouTube.
  2. ^ "Swingtown". Rotten Tomatoes.
  3. ^ Petski, Denise (July 17, 2015). "Josh Hopkins Joins ABC's 'Quantico' As Series Regular". Deadline. Retrieved March 31, 2018.
  4. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (August 23, 2018). "'Whiskey Cavalier': Josh Hopkins Named Series Regular On New ABC Dramedy". Deadline. Retrieved March 19, 2019.
  5. ^ "BasketballNews.com adds Rex Chapman to staff as podcast host". basketballnews.com. March 11, 2021. Retrieved April 20, 2021.
  6. ^ Keegan, Rebecca (May 17, 2023). "Cannes: 'Rust' Producer Is "Realistic" About Film's Future Sales". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved May 23, 2023.
  7. ^ Paul, Larisha (May 23, 2023). "Alec Baldwin Reaches End of 'Long and Difficult Road' as 'Rust' Wraps Filming". Rolling Stone. Retrieved May 23, 2023.
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