Joshua Gregory Cooke is an American actor, songwriter, comedian and musician.

Personal life

Cooke was born in

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and attended Harriton High School, a small public high school in suburban Rosemont. He was a member of Harriton Theater Company and directed a show his senior year. He has received acting awards including the James Pendleton Foundation Prize for Outstanding Achievement in Performance and the Judith & Milton R. Stark Scholarship. Cooke graduated from the

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in 2004, where he majored in theater. He has been married to Eleisha Eagle since April 2011.

Acting career

Television

He played the lead role of Nate Solomon in NBC's 2005

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'' Committed''. He appeared in guest roles on ''

Without a Trace ''Without a Trace'' is an American police procedural drama television series created by Hank Steinberg that aired on CBS from September 26, 2002 to May 19, 2009 with the total of seven seasons and 160 episodes. The series focuses the cases of ...

'', ''Century City'', '' Once and Again'', '' 10-8'', and '' Dragnet''. In 2006, he starred in '' Four Kings'', and ''

Big Day ''Big Day'', originally titled ''A Day in the Life'', is an American television sitcom that first aired on ABC from November 28, 2006, to January 30, 2007. The series was co-produced by Josh Goldsmith and Cathy Yuspa and directed by Michael Spil ...

'', neither of which was renewed. He appeared in '' Curb Your Enthusiasm''. In 2009, Cooke appeared in the Joss Whedon show ''

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'' as Leo Carpenter. He played Dan Stonewater on the final episode of '' Scrubs'' and Rabbi Feldman on the final episode of ''

The King of Queens ''The King of Queens'' is an American television sitcom that ran on CBS from September 21, 1998, to May 14, 2007, a total of nine seasons and 207 episodes. The series was created by Michael J. Weithorn and David Litt, who also served as the show ...

''. In 2009, Cooke played Auggie Harris in Season 6 Episode 7 on ''

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''. Cooke played Ben Coles on ''

Better with You ''Better with You'' is an American television sitcom created by Shana Goldberg-Meehan that aired on ABC from September 22, 2010, to May 11, 2011. It stars JoAnna Garcia Swisher, Jennifer Finnigan, Josh Cooke, Jake Lacy, Kurt Fuller, and Debra Jo ...

'', a sitcom which began in 2010 and was cancelled after 22 episodes. Cooke voiced various characters in Seth Green's '' Robot Chicken'' and made an appearance in the hit Showtime series '' Dexter'' as Louis Greene. Cooke played Joel Stevens, boyfriend of

Rachel Bilson Rachel Sarah Bilson (born August 25, 1981) is an American actress. Born to a Californian show-business family, Bilson made her television debut in 2003, and then landed the role of Summer Roberts on the prime-time drama series '' The O.C.'' B ...

's character Zoe Hart, in CW's ''

Hart of Dixie ''Hart of Dixie'' is an American comedy-drama television series that aired on The CW from September 26, 2011, to March 27, 2015. The series, created by Leila Gerstein, stars Rachel Bilson as Dr. Zoe Hart, a New Yorker who, after her dreams of ...

'' (season 3) and appears as Sue Heck's college professor on whom she has a strong crush in the seventh season of '' The Middle.'' In 2018, he guest starred as Greg in ''Younger'' as Caitlin's older boyfriend and as Barry, father to Sheldon's perceived rival, in ''

Young Sheldon ''Young Sheldon'' is an American coming-of-age sitcom television series created by Chuck Lorre and Steven Molaro for CBS. The series, set in the late 1980s and early 1990s, is a spin-off prequel to ''The Big Bang Theory'' and begins with the ...

''. He played Mallory Hanson's boyfriend, Daniel Penbraith for a while in ''

Grace and Frankie ''Grace and Frankie'' is an American comedy television series created by Marta Kauffman and Howard J. Morris for Netflix. The series stars Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin as the eponymous Grace Hanson and Frankie Bergstein, two aging women who form ...

''. He portrayed Reeves in '' Castle Rock''. He also guest starred as Mason in episode 9 of season 2 of ''

The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel ''The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel'' is an American period comedy-drama television series, created by Amy Sherman-Palladino, that premiered on March 17, 2017, on Amazon Prime Video. Set in the late 1950s and early 1960s, it stars Rachel Brosnahan as ...

''. In 2020, appeared as journalist Loudon Wainwright Jr. in the Disney Plus series '' The Right Stuff''.

Film

In 2006, Cooke co-starred in the film ''Wasted'' as Dixon, alongside Eddie Kaye Thomas and

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. Cooke also played Christina Milian's love interest, Eddie, in ''

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''. He played Eric in ''

Young People Fucking ''Young People Fucking'' (distributed as ''YPF'' in US and UK markets) is a 2008 Canadian sex comedy film directed by Martin Gero, who co-wrote it with Aaron Abrams. The film's story is told in a linear fashion, alternating through a series of s ...

'' (2007). He appeared in the 2010 film ''A Fork in the Road''. He had a small role in ''

I Love You, Man ''I Love You, Man'' is a 2009 American bromantic comedy film written and directed by John Hamburg, based on a script by Larry Levin. The film stars Paul Rudd as a friendless man looking for a best man for his upcoming wedding. However, his new ...

'' as Alan, a straight married man in a relationship with Robbie Klaven (played by

Andy Samberg Andy Samberg (born David A. J. Samberg; August 18, 1978) is an American actor, comedian, musician, producer and screenwriter. He is a member of the comedy music group The Lonely Island and was a cast member on ''Saturday Night Live'' from 2005 ...

). Cooke was one of the lead roles in the 2011 horror film '' Quarantine 2: Terminal''. Cooke starred as Andy in the 2010 comedy '' Group Sex'', alongside

Greg Grunberg Gregory Phillip Grunberg (born July 11, 1966) is an American film and television actor best known for starring as Eric Weiss in the ABC series ''Alias'', Matt Parkman in the NBC series ''Heroes'', Temmin "Snap" Wexley in '' Star Wars: The Force ...

and

Odette Yustman Odette Juliette Annable (; born May 10, 1985) is an American actress. She is known for various roles in film and television, including as Dr. Jessica Adams in the Fox medical drama series '' House'', Beth McIntyre in the monster film ''Cloverf ...

. Cooke played the lead role as Ron in the 2008 direct-to-DVD film '' Bachelor Party 2: The Last Temptation''.

Theatre

In 2016, Cooke was cast in the

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premiere of Pulitzer Prize winner and

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nominee

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's '' Junk: The Golden Age of Debt'' as "Robert Merkin." It will be directed by

winner

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and premiere on July 26, 2016.

Music

On November 10, 2015, Cooke released his debut album '''fō'' under the stage name "fō". It was executively produced by Cooke and Erik Kertes.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cooke, Josh 21st-century American male actors American male film actors American male television actors Harriton High School alumni Living people Male actors from Philadelphia UCLA Film School alumni Year of birth missing (living people)