- Born
- Birth nameJoshua Daniel Hartnett
- Height6′ 3″ (1.91 m)
- Joshua Daniel Hartnett was born in Saint Paul, Minnesota, to Wendy Anne (Kronstedt) and Daniel Thomas Hartnett, a building manager. His father is of Irish and German descent, and his mother is of Swedish and Norwegian ancestry. Hartnett graduated from South High School in Minneapolis in June of 1996, then attended SUNY Purchase in New York. By April of 1997, he was offered the role of Michael Fitzgerald in the short-lived American television series Cracker: Mind Over Murder (1997). Josh started off doing small plays and national commercials, but broke into the big-screen movie business with his starring roles in Halloween H20: 20 Years Later (1998), The Faculty (1998), and Pearl Harbor (2001).- IMDb mini biography by: D'Amico
- SpouseTamsin Egerton(November 2021 - present) (4 children)
- ParentsWendy Anne KronstedtDaniel Thomas Hartnett
- RelativesJessica Hartnett(Sibling)Jake Hartnett(Sibling)Joe Hartnett(Sibling)
- Deep baritone voice
- He was caught supposedly robbing a Dairy Queen when he was 16 (he and his friends were actually making a short film).
- Has been offered the role of Clark Kent/Superman several times by Brett Ratner and Warner Bros. for their 2004 film, but he does not want to commit to a long-term contract which would hold him to doing 3 Superman films in 10 years.
- From 2004 to late 2006 was the boyfriend of Scarlett Johansson.
- Was scheduled to speak at a political rally in support of Sen. Paul Wellstone the weekend the Senator was killed along with 7 others in a plane crash. On October 26, 2002 (the day after the Senator's death), Hartnett appeared at a peace rally in St. Paul and spoke a few words in remembrance.
- Parents and sister still live in the home he grew up in in St. Paul, Minnesota off Cretin Avenue.
- I've had my heart broken, and it's not fun. But I'd rather have my heart broken than break someone else's heart.
- I always wanted to get out [in the world] and see what was here . . . what defines me is wanderlust.
- [interview in Feb. 202 "Teen People" magazine] It's hard for me to work closely with a girl and not completely fall in love with her as a person.
- Making people laugh is hard, especially for someone who is not happy.
- [on moving out of Los Angeles] I didn't want to get sucked up in the madness. Flitting around from club to club and girl to girl is no way to live.
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