Josh Carpenter
| Josh Carpenter | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Joshua Adam Carpenter June 27, 1979 Tyler, Texas |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Website |
www |
Josh Carpenter (born June 27 1979), is a film, television, theater, internet and commercial actor whose credits include roles in the award-winning Azusa Pacific University student-produced short film Expiration Date, the television series Sex and The City, Curb your enthusiasm, Hostage: Do or Die, A skit on the show The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, and as the wolfman in the Paramore music video Brick by Boring Brick.[1][2][3]
Born Joshua Adam Carpenter on June 27, 1979 in Tyler, Texas, Carpenter began acting and singing at an early age, earning roles in musicals and plays at Tyler's local Brickstreet Theatre and participating in acting workshops to further develop his talent.[3][2] After graduating from high school, he went on to college, but after a few years, decided to pursue acting as a career.[3]
He moved to New York City where he performed in off Broadway children's shows, musicals, student films, indie films, in featured roles on television shows, and in black box theater.[3]
In 2008 he moved to Los Angeles, California, where he was soon booked for his first national commercial, a Budweiser spot televised during the Super Bowl, and has since been featured in a music video with the rock band Paramore, Toyota and Time Warner advertisements, Kirin High Ball international campaign, the television sitcoms Sex and the City and Curb Your Enthusiasm, and as a guest on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.[3][2]
His student-produced short film Expiration Date won the Audience Choice Award for Best Student Film at the 2012 Oceanside International Film Festival, and was an Official Selection of the 2012 Riverside International Film Festival and Gangrene Short Comedy Film Festival.[4]
Josh recently wrapped production on two short films filmed in Texas. rotten. and Relentless will be hitting the festival circuit later this year 2015.
Between work projects, Carpenter returns to his hometown of Tyler, Texas to give back to the local and regional community through his participation in theater productions and the East Texas Artists Nation and Actors’ Preparatory Exchange (APEX) programs.[2]
Filmography
- Relentless (Short film, 2015)
- rotten. (Short film, 2015)
- The Blind Artist (Short film, 2013)
- Serial Suburbia (Series, 2013)
- Expiration Date (Short film, 2012)
- Spin the Bottle: The Kiss of Death (2011)
- The Amazing Floydini (2004)
References
- ↑ Casting Networks, Inc.: Josh Carpenter SAG Eligible, http://www.lacasting.com/resume/resumeprint.asp?crypt=diagnimephhohdjjcljpdneolfgoejllgicnebnghlmidhfm, accessed 8 Dec 2013.
- 1 2 3 4 APEX Theatre 20: Meet the Cast of RENT – Joshua Carpenter, http://apextheatre20.com/meet-the-cast-of-rent-joshua-carpenter/, November 11, 2013.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Internet Movie Database: Josh Carpenter Biography, http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2543217/, accessed 8 Dec 2013.
- ↑ Wix.com, Inc.: Expiration Date, http://expirationdate.wix.com/movie, accessed 8 Dec 2013.