Josh Thigpen
- Actor
- Director
- Writer
Josh Thigpen was born on February 16th, 1982, in Pasadena, Tx, a suburb of Houston. As a skinny, weak kid, Josh grew up fascinated with the World's Strongest Man competitions on TV. Through working out and playing sports in high school he built he put on size and strength that allowed him to begin competing in strongman. After high school he rose through the ranks and made it to the World's Strongest Man competition. His strongman career lasted more than 20 years with 12 international podiums, and several world records.
After retiring from strongman Josh switched his focus to acting and filmmaking. He wrote, directed, produced and acted in a fantasy web series, Sword of Alentius. The series is in pre-production for several future episodes. He is also scheduled to be in an upcoming feature film.
After retiring from strongman Josh switched his focus to acting and filmmaking. He wrote, directed, produced and acted in a fantasy web series, Sword of Alentius. The series is in pre-production for several future episodes. He is also scheduled to be in an upcoming feature film.