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My Take
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.
Overview
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.
1. Profile
- 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 50)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Gemini / Rabbit
- Origin
- Houston, Texas, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- Actor / Television Actor / Film Actor / Screenwriter / Film Director
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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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.