Josh first attended Nativity of Our Lord grade school.  He then went to Cretin-Derham High School.  He graduated from  South High School in June of 1996, then attended SUNY in Purchase, New York.  Josh started off doing small plays in Minneapolis/St. Paul at the Children's Theater and other locations,  and a few national commercials.  In April of 1997, he was given the role of Michael Fitzgerald in the short-lived television series, "Cracker".   He got his big break with his role in "Halloween: H20" playing Jamie Lee Curtis' son, "John Tate(Strode)."  He then filmed "The Faculty" written by Kevin Williamson and co-starring Elijah Wood and Usher.  His next film was "The Virgin Suicides." "Blow Dry" was recently released in theaters, though not in wide release. He has since finished filming "O", a modernized version of Shakespeare's "Othello" and can soon be seen in "Town and Country" and the movie that's expected to skyrocket him to fame, "Pearl Harbor" which was released on May 25, 2001.