Joshua George Whitehouse (born 27 February 1990) is an English actor, musician and artist. His films include Northern Soul (2014), Modern Life Is Rubbish (2017), and Valley Girl (2020). On television, he is known for his roles in the BBC One series Poldark (2017–2018) and the Amazon Prime series Daisy Jones & the Six (2023).
Early life Whitehouse is from Chester. He attended Bishop Heber High School and Queen's Park High School.
Career In 2014, in his debut film, Whitehouse played the lead role as Matt in the film Northern Soul in a cast which included Steve Coogan and Ricky Tomlinson. In 2015, he starred as Hugh Armitage in the BBC series Poldark, alongside Aidan Turner and Eleanor Tomlinson.
In 2018, he was originally set to play an unspecified leading role in the unproduced Game of Thrones prequel series.Van Boom, Daniel, Game of Thrones prequel: What's next after the season 8 finale? Cnet, MAY 20, 2019Cooper, Gael Fashingbauer, Josh Whitehouse joins Naomi Watts as Game of Thrones prequel star Cnet, OCTOBER 31, 2018 He co-starred with Vanessa Hudgens in the Netflix Christmas film The Knight Before Christmas (2019).
In 2020, he was again in a lead role as Randy, alongside Jessica Rothe in the teen rom-com Valley Girl (2020).
In 2023, he starred as Eddie Roundtree, bassist and one of the founding members of the band The Six, in the Amazon Prime Video streaming drama series Daisy Jones & the Six. Filmography
Film +YearTitleRoleNotes2014Northern SoulMatt2016AlleycatsChris2016The ReceptionistFrank2017Modern Life Is RubbishLiam2019The Knight Before ChristmasSir Cole Frederick Christopher Lyons of Norwich2020Valley GirlRandy2024Ozi: Voice of the ForestPeanutVoice role2025Legend of the Happy WorkerJoe
Television +YearTitleRoleNotes2007Living on the edgeHimself 2017–2018PoldarkHugh Armitage10 episodes2020Rhyme Time TownChuckley3 episodes; voice role2023Daisy Jones & the SixEddie RoundtreeMain role
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