Josh Hutcherson

Josh was born in Union, Kentucky, the son of Michelle and Chris Hutcherson. He has a younger brother, Connor,12, born on May 2, 1996, as well as many pets, including 1 dog, Diesel (a boxer), and two cats, Paws and Jell-O. He has wanted to be an actor since he was four years old, but had only began auditioning for roles in 2002, at the age of 10 after a successful screen test. People were saying he was born to be an all time great actor.

Hutcherson's first role was in the 2002 made for television film, House Blend; in the same year, he appeared in an episode of ER. In 2003, he played the lead role in the comedy Miracle Dogs (which was released directly-to-video), starred opposite Peter Falk and Timothy Daly in the made-for-television film, Wilder Days, and had a minor role in the well-reviewed independent film, American Splendor. He performed for the motion capture imagery in 2004's The Polar Express.
In 2005, Hutcherson appeared in several Hollywood films. He had a minor role in the Will Ferrell comedy Kicking and Screaming (which was released in May), voiced Markl in the animated film Howl's Moving Castle (June), and played the lead roles in Little Manhattan, Zathura (September) and , which was released in November to positive reviews. The following year, Hutcherson appeared in the comedy RV, playing the son of Robin William's character. In his most famous movie so far he played Jesse Aarons in the drama Bridge to Terabithia, which was filmed in New Zealand and released on February 16, 2007, performing well critically and commercially. He had not read the novel that the film is based on before being cast in the role.
Hutcherson's next role was in Firehouse Dog (released on April 4, 2007), in which he played Shane Fahey, a firefighter's son who befriends a dog. Hutcherson filmed Firehouse Dog after Little Manhattan and RV, but before Bridge to Terabithia even though Bridge to Terabithia came out first. He also appeared in the "very dark" independent drama Winged Creatures and played the nephew of Brendan's character in , Journey to the Center of the Earth; filming on Journey 3-D, which was released on July 11, 2008, began in Montreal in June 2006 and ended in October of that year. Hutcherson is also in a movie adaptation of the book Cirque du Freak coming out in 2009.
Hutcherson has said that he would like to appear in "every type" of film genre Josh has stated that the favorite movie that he made was Zathura. Also, he counts The Dark Knight, Talladeg Nightsand Transformers as a few of his favorite movies. He is also a big fan of the Cinciatti Bengels- his favorite NFL team. Josh is homeschooled and enjoys Math. When he is not being homeschooled, due to being on movie sets, he goes to Ryle Highschool. His hobbies include soccer, triathalons, bowling and playing guitar.