Joshua Leonard

Joshua Leonard could have been forever trapped as "the guy from Blair Witch," and instead he quietly built one of the more interesting indie careers of his generation. That 1999 phenomenon was a cultural lightning strike, but what impresses me is how he used it as a launchpad rather than a ceiling. His work in Humpday is brave, funny, and genuinely vulnerable, and Soderbergh's Unsane showed he can still bring real menace. He also writes and directs, which tells you he cares about storytelling beyond his own performances. A character actor's career done right: low-key, smart, and built to last.

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Joshua Leonard (born 1975) is an American actor, screenwriter, and director. He first gained wide attention as one of the three leads in the 1999 found-footage horror film The Blair Witch Project, playing a character bearing his own name. He has since built a varied career in independent film and television, with notable roles in Humpday and Steven Soderbergh's Unsane, and has also worked as a writer and director.

Name (English)

Joshua Leonard

Name (Japanese)

ジョシュア・レナード

Reading

じょしゅあ・れなーど

Born

June 17, 1975 (age 51)

Origin

Houston, Texas, United States

Occupation

Actor / Television Actor / Film Actor / Screenwriter / Film Director

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Gemini / Rabbit

• Official sitehttps://www.perceptionmediafilms.com
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joshua%20Leonard
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A7%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A5%E3%82%A2%E3%83%BB%E3%83%AC%E3%83%8A%E3%83%BC%E3%83%89
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q679110

Tags

• From Texas
• Actor
• Television Actor
• Film Actor

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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