Joel Rush (born August 26, 1981) is an American actor and model, best known for his role as Edward 'Eddie' Willis in the

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Life and career

Rush was born in Logansport, Indiana. In 2009, he was the runner-up of the first season of ABC competition reality show '' True Beauty''. He later began appearing on television, include a recurring role on the NBC daytime soap opera ''

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'', and guest starring roles in '' Make It or Break It'', ''

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'', and '' Femme Fatales''. Rush also appeared in a number of gay romantic comedy films, including '' Eating Out: Drama Camp'' (2011), '' Eating Out: The Open Weekend'' (2011), and ''Love or Whatever'' (2012). In 2014, Rush was cast as Edward 'Eddie' Willis in the

prime time soap opera, ''

''. He later has appeared in films ''Bachelors'' (2015), '' Naked'' (2017), '' Honey: Rise Up and Dance'' (2018), ''This Is Our Christmas'' (2018), '' A Madea Family Funeral'' (2019) and ''The Trap'' (2019).. On television, he had a recurring role on Netflix series '' Lucifer'' as Zadkiel in 2021, and on HBO comedy ''

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'' in 2022.

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* 21st-century American male actors American male television actors American male soap opera actors Living people 1981 births {{US-tv-actor-1980s-stub