{{Short description|English actor}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2024}} {{Infobox person | name = Josh Finan | image = | birth_date = | birth_place = Wirral, England | occupation = Actor | years_active = 2017–present |education = Bristol Old Vic Theatre School | television = ''The Responder'' }} '''Josh Finan''' is a British actor, known for his role in television series such as ''The Responder'' (2022-2024), ''Say Nothing'' (2024) and ''Waiting for the Out'' (2026).
==Early life and education == Josh Finan is from the Wirral.<ref>{{cite web|first=Pete|last=Price|date=4 March 2022|title=The stage is set for these talented actors to hit the big time... |url=https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/stage-set-talented-actors-hit-23409922.amp |website=Liverpool Echo|access-date=4 May 2024}}</ref>
He studied English literature at the University of Sheffield and later trained in acting at the Bristol Old Vic.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.screendaily.com/features/stars-of-tomorrow-2024-josh-finan-actor/5194826.article|title=Stars of Tomorrow 2024: Josh Finan (actor)|website=Screendaily|date=7 May 2025}}</ref><ref> {{cite web|first=Anabel|last=Nugent|date=4 Jan 2026|website=The Independent|accessdate=15 Feb 2026|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/features/josh-finan-waiting-for-the-out-bbc-b2893558.html#|title= Waiting for the Out’s Josh Finan: ‘It’s about prisoners using their brains, not their fists’}}</ref>
==Career== Finan's stage work has included '' Southbury Child'' at the Bridge Theatre and ''Peggy For You'' at Hampstead Theatre.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.themediaeye.com/News/915caf0d-f548-4d5d-bce7-b0ed00a5deb8|date=1 April 2024|title=Rising Star:Josh Finan|access-date=4 May 2024|website=themediaeye.com}}</ref> He also appeared in productions for the Royal Shakespeare Company including ''Romeo and Juliet'' in 2018<ref>{{cite web|first=Michael|last=Billington|title=Romeo and Juliet review – RSC's gender-fluid tragedy of youth |year=2018 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2018/may/02/romeo-and-juliet-review-rsc-gender-fluid-tragedy-of-youth|website=The Guardian|access-date=4 May 2024}}</ref> and ''Macbeth'' in 2024.<ref>{{cite web|website=rsc.org|title=Full Casting Announced For RSC's Macbeth|access-date=4 May 2024 |url=https://www.rsc.org.uk/press/releases/full-casting-for-royal-shakespeare-company-s-macbeth}}</ref>
He appeared in BBC One drama series ''The Responder'' in 2022,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.virginmedia.com/virgin-tv-edit/tv/the-responder-bbc-tv-series-cast-interviews-what-we-found-out|website=Virgin Media|access-date=4 May 2024|title=7 things we found out about The Responder|first=Laura|last=Rutkowski|date=21 September 2022}}</ref> and reprised the role for the second series in 2024.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/responder-season-2-release-date/|website=Radio Times|access-date=4 May 2024|title=The Responder season 2: Release date, trailer and latest news|first=David|last=Craig|date=20 April 2024}}</ref>
In 2024, he could be seen in the Netflix shows ''The Gentlemen'' as Jethro,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/a60690550/the-responder-josh-finan-netflix-the-gentlemen/# |website=Digital Spy|access-date=4 May 2024|title=The Responder star reveals how BBC show prepared him for Netflix's The Gentlemen|first1=George|last1=Lewis|first2=Rebecca|last2=Cook|date=4 May 2024}}</ref> and as Diggsy in ''Baby Reindeer''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.escapistmagazine.com/all-major-actors-cast-for-netflixs-baby-reindeer/|website=Escapist Magazine|access-date=4 May 2024|title=All Major Actors & Cast for Netflix's Baby Reindeer|first=Chris|last=McMullen|date=13 April 2024}}</ref> He plays the younger Gerry Adams in the 2024 ''Disney+'' drama series ''Say Nothing'', set in Northern Ireland during The Troubles.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://m.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/film-tv/cast-revealed-for-tv-adaptation-of-book-about-troubles-and-jean-mcconville-disappearance/a2092277147.html |website=Belfast Telegraph|access-date=4 May 2024|date=2 February 2024|title=Cast revealed for TV adaptation of book about Troubles and Jean McConville disappearance|first=Kurtis|last=Reid}}</ref>
Finan had the lead role as philosophy teacher Dan in BBC One drama series ''Waiting for the Out'', broadcast in January 2026.<ref>{{cite web|website=The Guardian |accessdate=7 January 2026|url= https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2025/dec/19/dennis-kelly-waiting-for-the-out-interview|title= A lot of these scary blokes doing time are terrified little boys’: Dennis Kelly on writing a new kind of prison drama|date=19 December 2025|first=Miriam|last= Gillinson}}</ref> In 2026, he also appeared in Netflix comedy drama series ''How to Get to Heaven from Belfast''.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/comedy/how-to-get-to-heaven-from-belfast-cast/ |title= How to Get to Heaven from Belfast cast: Who stars in the Netflix series? |website=Radio Times|accessdate=15 Feb 2026|date=12 February 2026|first=Morgan|last=Cormack}}</ref> == Recognition == For his performance in series 1 of ''The Responder'', Finan was nominated for British Academy Television Award for Best Supporting Actor.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://awards.bafta.org/award/2023/television/supporting-actor |website=Bafta.org|access-date=4 May 2024|title=Television - Supporting Actor in 2023}}</ref>
==Filmography== {| class="wikitable" |+Key | style="background:#FFFFCC;"| {{dagger|alt=Not yet released}} |Denotes works that have not yet been released |} {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- | rowspan="2"|2017 | ''Guerrilla'' | Aidan | Episode 1.3 |- | ''The Current War'' | Peter | |- | 2019 | ''Hellboy'' | Novice | |- | rowspan="4"|2020 | ''Leaving the Forces'' | Sebastian Bell | Short |- | ''Surge'' | Jermaine | |- | ''Doctors'' | Aaron Rafferty | Episode: "Comeback" |- | ''Stile'' | Poor Boy | |- | 2021 | ''Shook by Samuel Bailey'' | Cain | |- | 2022-<br />2024 | ''The Responder'' | Marco | 10 episodes |- | rowspan="3"|2024 | ''The Gentlemen'' | Jethro | 4 episodes |- | ''Baby Reindeer'' | Diggsy | 2 episodes |- | ''Say Nothing'' | Gerry Adams | 7 episodes |- |2025 | ''Black Mirror'' | Lump | Episode "Plaything" |- | 2026 | ''Waiting for the Out'' | Dan | Lead role<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.liverpoolworld.uk/whats-on/new-bbc-drama-waiting-for-the-out-liverpool-5115023 |accessdate=6 May 2025|website=Liverpool World|title= New BBC series starring The Responder & Black Mirror actor Josh Finan begins filming in Liverpool |first=Emma|last=Dukes|date=6 May 2025}}</ref> |- | 2026 | ''How to Get to Heaven from Belfast'' | Jason/Andrew | |- | TBA | {{Pending film|The Custom of the Country}} | | Filming |}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Finan, Josh}} Category:English television actors Category:English stage actors Category:Living people Category:Male actors from Merseyside Category:Date of birth unknown Category:Alumni of Bristol Old Vic Theatre School Category:21st-century English male actors Category:Year of birth missing (living people)