My Take
Josh Stewart is one of those actors I genuinely respect precisely because he never went the flashy route. He grew up in Diana, West Virginia — a place so small it practically demands you either stay or go all-in — and he went all-in, eventually landing his breakout on Third Watch as Officer Brendan Finney in the show's final season. From there he kept showing up in exactly the kind of gritty, morally complicated roles that suit his intensity: the FX drama Dirt, a recurring presence on Criminal Minds as Detective LaMontagne, and memorable turns in films like The Dark Knight Rises and The Collection. He's also a voice actor and has stepped behind the camera as a director, which tells you this is someone who takes the craft seriously across the board. No awards, no tabloid drama — just a quietly impressive body of work built by a West Virginia kid who figured out that dependable and distinctive beats famous every time.
Overview
Joshua Regnall Stewart (born February 6, 1977) is an American actor. He had his breakout with a main role as Officer Brendan Finney on the sixth and final season of the NBC crime drama television series Third Watch (2004–2005). Following Third Watch, Stewart had a main role as Holt McLaren on the FX series Dirt (2007–2008) and a recurring role as Detective William LaMontagne Jr.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Josh Stewart
- Name (Japanese)
- ジョシュ・スチュワート
- Reading
- じょしゅ・すちゅわーと
- Born
- February 6, 1977 (age 49)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aquarius / Snake
- Origin
- Diana, West Virginia, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / television actor / film actor / voice actor / film director
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Webster County High School
- University
- West Virginia University
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.