Josh Stewart

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.

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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

Occupation

actor / television actor / film actor / voice actor / film director

High school

Webster County High School

University

West Virginia University

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• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josh%20Stewart
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A7%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A5%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B9%E3%83%81%E3%83%A5%E3%83%AF%E3%83%BC%E3%83%88
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q117415

Tags

• West Virginia
• actor
• television actor
• film actor

Last updated

2026-06-02

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