{{Short description|Australian actor (born 1986)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2016}} {{Use Australian English|date=September 2016}} {{Infobox person | name = Josh Helman | image = | caption = | birth_name = Joshua Helman | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1986|02|22|df=yes}} | birth_place = Adelaide, South Australia, Australia | occupation = Actor | years_active = 2007–present | known_for = ''Mad Max: Fury Road'' and ''Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga''<br>''X-Men: Days of Future Past'' and ''X-Men: Apocalypse'' }} '''Joshua Helman''' (born 22 February 1986) is an Australian actor. He portrayed Slit in the action film ''Mad Max: Fury Road'' (2015), William Stryker in the superhero film ''X-Men: Days of Future Past'' (2014) and its sequel ''X-Men: Apocalypse'' (2016), and Scabrous Scrotus in the action film ''Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga'' (2024). He has also appeared in several television series, as well as the films ''Jack Reacher'' (2012), ''Monster Hunter'' (2020), and ''Thirteen Lives'' (2022).
==Career== Helman started acting when he got a recurring role on the Australian television show ''Home and Away'' in 2007, playing Denni Maitland. He then got a small role in a short film ''Aidan's View'' where he played the role of an intruder trying to break into the house of the protagonist. A few years later, he was cast as Cpl. Lew "Chuckler" Juergens in the American television show, ''The Pacific''. He appeared in six episodes. He was then signed on by American talent agency The Gersh Agency. He made his major studio motion picture debut in 2012 when he was cast as Jeb Oliver in ''Jack Reacher''.<ref>[http://www.monstersandcritics.com/movies/news/article_1668934.php/Josh-Helman-takes-his-One-Shot Josh Helman takes his 'One Shot'] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130721182626/http://www.monstersandcritics.com/movies/news/article_1668934.php/Josh-Helman-takes-his-One-Shot |date=21 July 2013}}</ref> He returned to Australia and was cast in ''Blinder'', a film based on Australian rules football drama.<ref>[http://www.encoremagazine.com.au/aussie-rules-film-blinder-kicks-off-in-victoria-12579 "Aussie Rules film Blinder kicks off in Victoria"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120225094216/http://www.encoremagazine.com.au/aussie-rules-film-blinder-kicks-off-in-victoria-12579 |date=25 February 2012}}</ref> In 2011, Helman acted in the original production of ''Small Engine Repair'' at Theatre Theater in Los Angeles.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.stagescenela.com/2011/08/small-engine-repair/|title=Small Engine Repair|date=21 August 2011|website=StageSceneLA|language=en-US|access-date=4 December 2019}}</ref> He also starred in its film adaptation released in 2021.
He co-starred in the ensemble Marvel Comics film, ''X-Men: Days of Future Past'', as William Stryker—shown, through footage, to be the younger/1973 version of the Stryker played by Brian Cox in ''X2'' (2003), ignoring the younger/1973/1979 version of Stryker played by Danny Huston in ''X-Men Origins: Wolverine'' (2009).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.superherohype.com/news/articles/178093-characters-and-story-details-revealed-for-x-men-days-of-future-past|title=Characters and Story Details Revealed for X-Men: Days of Future Past|author=Perry, Spencer|date=15 July 2013|access-date=16 July 2013}}</ref> He later played Slit, alongside two-time fellow ''X-Men'' actor Nicholas Hoult, in the ''Mad Max'' sequel ''Mad Max: Fury Road'' (2015).<ref>Trumbore, Dave (13 August 2012). [https://collider.com/mad-max-fury-road-megan-gale/ "Updated Cast for Mad Max: Fury Road Includes One-Time Wonder Woman Megan Gale"]. Collider.</ref> In 2016, he had a main role in season two of the television series ''Wayward Pines'', while in 2024, he played Scabrous Scrotus, son of Immortan Joe, in the ''Mad Max'' prequel ''Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga''.
On 17 February 2025, Helman was named in the Stan Australia ''series Watching You.''<ref>{{Cite web |last=Whittock |first=Jesse |date=2025-02-18 |title=Stan Slate: Lydia West, Liv Hewson & Brooke Satchwell Leading Originals For Australian Streamer |url=https://deadline.com/2025/02/stan-slate-lydia-west-liv-hewson-brooke-satchwell-originals-1236292643/ |access-date=2025-02-21 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref>
By January 2026, he was cast in the horror film ''Evil Dead Wrath'' from director Francis Galluppi.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Grobar|first=Matt|date=January 21, 2026|title=Charlotte Hope, Jessica McNamee, Zach Gilford & Four Others Set For Next 'Evil Dead' Movie From Filmmaker Francis Galluppi|url=https://deadline.com/2026/01/new-evil-dead-movie-francis-galluppi-sets-cast-1236692083/|access-date=February 4, 2026|website=Deadline|language=en-US}}</ref>
==Filmography== ===Film=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- | 2007 | ''All My Friends Are Leaving Brisbane'' | Party Guest / Wedding Guest | Independent film, debut film |- | 2009 | ''Aidan's View'' | The Intruder | Short film |- | 2010 | ''Animal Kingdom'' | Const. Peter Simmons | |- | 2012 | ''Jack Reacher'' | Jeb | |- | 2013 | ''Blinder'' | Morts | |- | 2014 | ''X-Men: Days of Future Past'' | William Stryker<hr>Mystique (as Stryker) | |- | rowspan="3"|2015 | ''Mad Max: Fury Road'' | Slit | |- | ''At Home with Mystic'' | Arnie | Short film |- | ''A Country Called Home'' | James | |- | rowspan="3"|2016 | ''Falling'' | Malcolm Washington | |- | ''X-Men: Apocalypse'' | William Stryker | |- | ''Crazy Cat Lady'' | Good Date | |- | rowspan="2"|2017 | ''Kate Can't Swim'' | Nick | |- | ''My Name Is Lenny'' | Lenny McLean | |- | 2018 | ''Undertow'' | Brett | |- | rowspan="2"|2019 | ''Feast of the Seven Fishes'' | Juke | |- | ''Washland Express'' | James | Short film |- | 2020 | ''Monster Hunter'' | Steeler | |- | 2021 | ''Small Engine Repair'' | Anthony Romanowski | |- | 2022 | ''Thirteen Lives'' | Major Hodges | |- | 2024 | ''Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga'' | Scabrous Scrotus | <ref>{{Cite web |title=Anya Taylor-Joy and Chris Hemsworth go inside 'Furiosa,' their full-throttle 'Mad Max' prequel |url=https://ew.com/furiosa-anya-taylor-joy-chris-hemsworth-cover-story-8641567 |access-date=6 May 2024 |website=EW.com |language=en}}</ref> |- | 2028 | ''Evil Dead Wrath'' | {{TBA}} | Post-production<ref>{{cite web |url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/movie/3937084/evil-dead-wrath-next-evil-dead-movie-has-entered-production/ |title='Evil Dead Wrath' – Next 'Evil Dead' Movie Has Entered Production! |website=Bloody Disgusting |first=John |last=Squires |date=February 21, 2026 |access-date=February 21, 2026}}</ref> |}
===Television=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |+ |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- | 2007 | ''Home and Away'' | Denni Maitland | 5 episodes |- | 2009 | ''McLeod's Daughters'' | Grown Up Xander | Episode: "The Long Paddock" |- | 2010 | ''The Pacific'' | PFC Lew 'Chuckler' Juergens | Miniseries, 6 episodes |- | 2015 | ''Flesh and Bone'' | Bryan | Miniseries, 8 episodes |- | 2016 | ''Wayward Pines'' | Xander Beck | 10 episodes |- | 2018 | ''The End of the World As We Know It'' | Quinn | Television film |- | rowspan="2" |2019 | ''The Loudest Voice'' | James Murdoch | Miniseries, 2 episodes |- | ''Soundtrack'' | Pete Fairman | Episode: "Track 8: Gigi and Jean" |- | 2020 | ''Deputy'' | Deputy Carter | 6 episodes |- | 2022 | ''Troppo'' | Bryce | 3 episodes |- | 2023 | ''Harley Quinn'' | Captain Boomerang | Episode: "A Very Problematic Valentine's Day Special" |- | rowspan="2" |2025 |''Optics'' |Archie Toole |1 episode |- |''Watching You'' |Dan |TV series: 6 episodes |}
==References== {{reflist|1}}
==External links== * {{IMDb name|2890541|Josh Helman}}
{{Authority control}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Helman, Josh}} Category:1986 births Category:Australian male film actors Category:Australian male stage actors Category:Australian male television actors Category:Living people Category:Male actors from Adelaide Category:21st-century Australian male actors