Josh Holloway

Josh Lee Holloway born July 20 1969 is an American actor best known for his roles as James Sawyer Ford on the television show Lost and as Will Bowman on the science fiction drama Colony Most recently he had a recurring role in season 3 of the western series Yellowstone Holloway was born in San Jose California the second of four boys of a nurse mother and a surveyor father His family moved to the Blue Ridge Mountains of Georgia when he was two He was raised in Free Home Georgia Holloway is related to Baptist preacher Dr Dale Holloway and author and World War II prisoner of war Carl Holloway He is also a descendant of Robert E Lee Holloway attended Cherokee High School in Canton Georgia graduating in 1987 He developed an interest in movies at a very young age He studied at the University of Georgia but left after one quarter due to financial constraints Holloway moved to Los Angeles where he began a successful career as a runway and print model including for brands Dolce Gabbana Calvin Klein and Donna Karan In 1993 Holloway appeared in the Aerosmith video for the song Cryin as a thief who tries to steal Alicia Silverstones purse from a diner only to be caught and beaten up by her Holloway eventually started acting His first role was as Good Looking Guy in an episode of Angel in 1999 followed by a role in the comedy Doctor Benny and in the movies Mi Amigo Moving August and Cold Heart Following these roles he gained recognition for his lead role in the SciFi Channel movie Sabretooth with David Keith and John RhysDavies He also made appearances in Good Girls Dont episode Addicted To Love NCIS episode My Other Left Foot The Lyons Den episode Separation Anxiety Walker Texas Ranger episode Medieval Crimes and CSI Crime Scene Investigation episode Assume Nothing His big break came when he was cast as James Sawyer Ford in the hit television series Lost The show propelled Holloway to celebrity status but left him with little time to leverage his fame with other roles