Josh Holloway (born July 20, 1969 in San Jose, California) is an American actor most known for his role as James "Sawyer" Ford on ABC's Golden Globe award and Emmy award-winning show Lost.
Although born in California, his family moved to Georgia when he was a baby, and he still considers himself a "Blue Ridge Mountain boy."
Had a successful career as a model until he got bitten by the acting bug and relocated to Los Angeles.
After going out of his way to lessen his Southern accent to get a wider variety of work, he had to pick it back up to play the shady "confidence man" Sawyer on the hit show "Lost" (2004).
Grew up in Free Home, Georgia.
His first job was picking up dead chickens at a farm.
He's the second of four brothers.
While he says it looks "cool", he admits to hating the long hair he has to wear as "Sawyer" on "Lost" (2004).
Chosen by "People" magazine as one of the 50 Most Beautiful People in the World. [2005]
At around 4:30am on Wednesday, October 13th 2005, he and his wife were robbed at gunpoint in their home in Oahu. The robber took cash and credit cards as well as stealing Holloway's Mercedes-Benz that was later dumped not far from his home in Hawaii Kai, which is about 12 miles east of Honolulu. They were shaken but unharmed. An arrest was later made in the robbery.
He has been a movie-buff since the age of 3. His favorite film is Shining, The (1980).
Shares birthday with mega-model Gisele Bündchen.
He is of Dutch and Scottish heritage.
Was offered the role of "Gambit" in X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) but turned it down, saying the role was too close to his "Lost" (2004) character.
Born on the same day that Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong (I) and Buzz Aldrin landed on the moon.
Favorite foods are fried chicken and chocolate pie.
