{{short description|American actor, model and singer (born 1981)}} {{about|the American actor|the soccer player|Josh Henderson (soccer)|the rugby union player|Josh Henderson (rugby union)}} {{Infobox person | name = Josh Henderson | image = Josh Henderson.jpg | caption = Henderson at the PaleyFest 2013 forum for ''Dallas'' | birth_date = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1981|10|25}} | birth_place = Dallas, Texas, U.S. | occupation = {{csv|Actor|model|singer}} | years_active = 2001–present | children = | website= }} '''Joshua Baret Henderson''' (born October 25, 1981) is an American actor, model, and singer. Henderson is best known for his lead role as John Ross Ewing III in the TNT revival of ''Dallas'' (2012–2014).<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.myfoxla.com/story/18932950/josh-henderson-talks-about-the-dallas-revival | title=Josh Henderson Talks About The 'Dallas' Revival | date=July 2, 2012 | last=DeSocio | first=Jeffrey Thomas | newspaper=Myfoxla.com | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121029035947/http://www.myfoxla.com/story/18932950/josh-henderson-talks-about-the-dallas-revival | archive-date=October 29, 2012 }}</ref> He played Austin McCann on the ABC television series ''Desperate Housewives'' (2006–2007),<ref>{{cite news | url=https://abcnews.go.com/US/story?id=3130258&page=1#.UBFiVKNFmS0 | title=Ex-'Desperate Housewives' Star Josh Henderson Uses the Internet to Try to Save His Character | date=May 2, 2007 | access-date=July 26, 2012 | last=Canning | first=Andrea | newspaper=ABC News | url-status=live | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202175239/http://abcnews.go.com/US/story?id=3130258&page=1#.UBFiVKNFmS0 | archive-date=February 2, 2014 }}</ref> and appeared in films like ''Step Up''. He became widely known after his appearance on The WB singing competition show ''Popstars 2'', where he was one of the winners selected to be a member of the pop group Scene 23.<ref>{{cite news|last=Keck|first=William|title=Henderson makes it 'There'|url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2005-07-25-henderson_x.htm|access-date=July 26, 2012|newspaper=USA TODAY|date=July 25, 2005}}</ref>
==Early life== Henderson was born in Dallas, Texas, the son of Sharon Lea Henderson.<ref>{{cite web|title=Josh Henderson From the New "Dallas" on His Character|url=http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xq8p6e_josh-henderson-from-the-new-dallas-on-his-character_shortfilms|work=April 19, 2012|publisher=Dailymotion.com|access-date=July 26, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130318170138/http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xq8p6e_josh-henderson-from-the-new-dallas-on-his-character_shortfilms|archive-date=March 18, 2013}}</ref> He grew up in Tulsa, Oklahoma, where he graduated from Memorial High School. <ref>{{cite news|last=Sherrow|first=Rita|title=Former Tulsan Josh Henderson to star in 'Dallas' reboot on TNT|url=http://www.tulsaworld.com/scene/article.aspx?subjectid=275&articleid=20120610_275_D3_CUTLIN159555|newspaper=Tulsa World|date=June 10, 2012}}</ref>
Due to heterochromia, Henderson's eyes are of different colors; his left eye is green, while the right is blue.<ref>{{cite web|last=Bauer|first=Zoe|title=The Eyes Have It: Celebrities with Heterochromia|url=http://omg.yahoo.com/news/eyes-celebrities-heterochromia-210000419.html|access-date=13 January 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130318170117/http://omg.yahoo.com/news/eyes-celebrities-heterochromia-210000419.html|archive-date=18 March 2013}}</ref><ref name="yahoo">{{cite web | url=https://movies.yahoo.com/person/josh-henderson-2/biography.html | title=Josh Henderson- Biography | publisher=Yahoo! | access-date=March 26, 2013 | url-status=live | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140203084330/http://movies.yahoo.com/person/josh-henderson-2/biography.html | archive-date=February 3, 2014 }}</ref>
==Career== Henderson competed in the second season of The WB reality show ''Popstars'' and won a spot in the group Scene 23. After Scene 23, Henderson went on to pursue acting and modeling, as well as continuing his recording career.<ref name="yahoo"/> He appeared in advertisements for Skechers' 4Wheeler Skate shoes between 2002 and 2004. Henderson appeared in several sitcoms, such as ''Maybe It's Me'', ''Do Over'', ''One on One'', ''Rodney'' and ''8 Simple Rules... for Dating My Teenage Daughter''. Henderson made his film debut in the 2003 straight-to-video horror movie ''Leeches!'', and appeared in ''The Girl Next Door'' the following year.<ref name="yahoo"/>
In 2005, Henderson was cast in the lead role on the short-lived FX drama series ''Over There''.<ref name="yahoo"/> In film, he is best known for his role in ''Step Up'' (2006) as the boyfriend of Jenna Dewan's character. He later played main roles in the horror films ''Fingerprints'' (2006), and ''April Fool's Day'' (2008), as well as in the romantic comedy ''The Jerk Theory'' (2009). For ''The Jerk Theory,'' he also recorded the soundtrack album, which was released in 2009.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.amazon.com/The-Jerk-Theory/dp/B0089QMUK0 | title=The Jerk Theory | website=Amazon | date=June 7, 2012 | access-date=March 26, 2013 | url-status=live | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130125164542/http://www.amazon.com/The-Jerk-Theory/dp/B0089QMUK0 | archive-date=January 25, 2013 }}</ref> Henderson also appeared in ''Yours, Mine & Ours'' (2005), ''Broken Bridges'' (2006), and ''Rushlights'' (2012). From 2006 to 2007, Henderson co-starred in the ABC comedy-drama series ''Desperate Housewives'' as Austin McCann, the nephew of the character Edie Britt, played by Nicollette Sheridan.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.movieweb.com/news/josh-henderson-joins-the-cast-of-desperate-housewives | title=Josh Henderson Joins The Cast Of Desperate Housewives | publisher=MovieWeb | date=July 24, 2006 | access-date=March 26, 2013 | url-status=live | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140221052753/http://www.movieweb.com/news/josh-henderson-joins-the-cast-of-desperate-housewives | archive-date=February 21, 2014 }}</ref> From 2008 to 2009, he appeared on the CW's ''90210'',<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.tvguide.com/News/90210-casting-news-20223.aspx?rss=breakingnews | title=Exclusive: Housewives Bad Boy Makes Trouble on 90210 | publisher=TV Guide | date=October 10, 2008 | access-date=March 26, 2013 | author=Matt Mitovich | url-status=live | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222101200/http://www.tvguide.com/News/90210-casting-news-20223.aspx?rss=breakingnews | archive-date=February 22, 2014 }}</ref> and guest-starred in ''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation''.<ref name="tvgc"/> In 2010, he was cast as the lead character in the unsold CW pilot ''Betwixt''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/goran-visnjic-among-latest-pilot-21711 |title=Goran Visnjic among latest pilot castings |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=March 16, 2010 |access-date=February 8, 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140317130605/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/goran-visnjic-among-latest-pilot-21711 |archive-date=March 17, 2014 }}</ref>
In February 2011, Henderson landed a lead role in the TNT revival of the CBS prime-time soap opera ''Dallas''.<ref name="tvgc">{{cite web | url=https://www.tvguide.com/News/Josh-Henderson-Dallas-1028791.aspx | title=Josh Henderson Joins Dallas as the Next J.R. | publisher=TV Guide | date=February 1, 2011 | access-date=March 26, 2013 | author=Natalie Abrams | url-status=live | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130626025424/http://www.tvguide.com/News/Josh-Henderson-Dallas-1028791.aspx | archive-date=June 26, 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://deadline.com/2011/02/josh-henderson-cast-in-tnts-dallas-larry-hagman-officially-on-board-102686/ | title=Josh Henderson To Star In TNT's 'Dallas', Larry Hagman Officially On Board | website=Deadline Hollywood | date=February 1, 2011 | access-date=March 26, 2013 | author=Nellie Andreeva | url-status=live | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140328074450/http://www.deadline.com/2011/02/josh-henderson-cast-in-tnts-dallas-larry-hagman-officially-on-board/ | archive-date=March 28, 2014 }}</ref> Henderson played the character of John Ross Ewing III, the son of Sue Ellen (Linda Gray) and J.R. Ewing (Larry Hagman). TNT's ''Dallas'' premiered on June 13, 2012.<ref>[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/dallas-josh-henderson-premiere-reboot-337165 'Dallas' Star Josh Henderson: 'Our Main Goal Was to Make the Fans Happy' (Video)] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120618174125/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/dallas-josh-henderson-premiere-reboot-337165 |date=June 18, 2012 }}, The Hollywood Reporter, June 13, 2012</ref> Several critics called Henderson the "breakout star" of the series.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tvfanatic.com/2012/12/year-in-review-breakout-star-of-2012/ |title=Year in Review: Breakout Star of 2012 |publisher=TV Fanatic |date=December 27, 2012 |access-date=February 8, 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202181058/http://www.tvfanatic.com/2012/12/year-in-review-breakout-star-of-2012/ |archive-date=February 2, 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://daytimeconfidential.zap2it.com/2012/06/14/dallas-is-the-years-top-cable-debut|title=Dallas is The Year's Top Cable Debut!|date=June 14, 2012|first=Jamey|last=Giddens|work=Daytime Confidential|publisher=Zap2it|access-date=April 9, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130313204020/http://daytimeconfidential.zap2it.com/2012/06/14/dallas-is-the-years-top-cable-debut|archive-date=March 13, 2013}}</ref> Henderson's onscreen chemistry with Julie Gonzalo (Pamela Rebecca Barnes) was praised in the second season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tvfanatic.com/2013/04/dallas-review-i-do/|title=Dallas Review: I Do?!?|first=Christine|last=Orlando|publisher=SHEKNOWS Entertainment|work=TV Fanatic|date=April 9, 2013|access-date=April 9, 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130412061909/http://www.tvfanatic.com/2013/04/dallas-review-i-do/|archive-date=April 12, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=Omar White-Nobles |url=http://tvsourcemagazine.com/2013/01/dallas-recap-the-enemy-of-my-enemy-is-my-lover/ |title='Dallas' Recap: The Enemy of My Enemy is My Lover |publisher=TVSource Magazine |date=January 28, 2013 |access-date=February 8, 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131013184432/http://tvsourcemagazine.com/2013/01/dallas-recap-the-enemy-of-my-enemy-is-my-lover/ |archive-date=October 13, 2013 }}</ref> The series was cancelled by TNT after three seasons in 2014. In 2015, Henderson was cast in the male lead role opposite Christine Evangelista in the E! drama series ''The Arrangement''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://uk.eonline.com/news/679528/e-s-the-arrangement-pilot-casts-a-lead-dallas-josh-henderson-to-play-hottest-actor-in-hollywood|title=E!'s The Arrangement Pilot Casts Male Lead! Dallas' Josh Henderson To Play Hottest Actor in Hollywood - E! Online|date=July 23, 2015|work=E! Online|access-date=August 23, 2015}}</ref> Henderson portrayed Kyle West, one of the hottest actors in Hollywood. On May 29, 2018, the series concluded after two seasons.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2018/05/the-arrangement-canceled-e-2-seasons-1202399605/|title='The Arrangement' Canceled By E! After Two Seasons|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie|date=May 30, 2018|website=Deadline|language=en|access-date=September 21, 2019}}</ref>
In 2019, he starred in the Blake Shelton produced ''Time For Me To Come Home For Christmas'' on the Hallmark Channel, which kicked off the channel's Christmas programming.<ref>{{cite news |title=Time for Me to Come Home for Christmas - About |url=https://www.hallmarkmoviesandmysteries.com/time-for-me-to-come-home-for-christmas/about-time-for-me-to-come-home-for-christmas |access-date=May 28, 2020 |work=Hallmark Movies and Mysteries |language=en}}</ref>
== Personal life == Henderson dated singer Ashlee Simpson from 2002 to 2003,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.eonline.com/shows/the_arrangement/news/838593/remember-that-time-the-arrangement-s-josh-henderson-was-on-the-ashlee-simpson-show-let-him-explain-|title=Remember That Time The Arrangement's Josh Henderson Was on The Ashlee Simpson Show?! Let Him Explain…|date=March 27, 2017|website=E!|language=en-US|access-date=September 21, 2019}}</ref> former reality show participant Kendal Sheppard from 2006 to 2007, and television personality Andrea Boehlke from 2013 to 2016.{{citation needed|date=February 2020}}
==Legal issues== On December 12, 2018, Los Angeles police arrested Henderson on suspicion of having broken into his neighbor's house earlier that day. The neighbors allegedly identified Henderson with two other men on surveillance footage taken during the reported crime.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2018/12/12/desperate-housewives-alum-josh-henderson-arrested-burglary/2295625002/|title='Dallas' alum Josh Henderson glad to put felony burglary charge behind him|last=Henderson|first=Cydney|website=USA TODAY|language=en|access-date=September 21, 2019}}</ref> ''TMZ'' reported that Henderson had an airtight alibi for the night of the robbery at his neighbor's home, as he provided security footage that allegedly shows he never left his apartment.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2018/12/219319/josh-henderson-arrested-burglary-los-angeles|title=Josh Henderson Involved In Hollywood Burglary|last=Reilly|first=Kaitlin|website=www.refinery29.com|language=en|access-date=September 21, 2019}}</ref> On December 19, 2018, the LAPD dropped charges against Henderson due to insufficient evidence.<ref>{{cite web|title=Josh Henderson cleared of burglary charge over neighbor's robbery |url=https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/josh-henderson-cleared-of-burglary-charge-over-neighbors-robbery |work=Foxnews|date=December 19, 2018 }}</ref>
==Filmography== ===Film=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" ! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Role ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes |- ! scope="row" | 2003 |''Leeches!'' |Jason |Direct-to-video |- ! scope="row" | 2004 |''The Girl Next Door'' |Pep Rally Jock | |- ! scope="row" | 2005 |''Yours, Mine & Ours'' |Nick De Pietro | |- ! scope="row" | 2006 |''Step Up'' |Brett Dolan | |- ! scope="row" | 2006 |''Broken Bridges'' |Wyatt | |- ! scope="row" | 2006 |''Fingerprints'' |Penn | |- ! scope="row" | 2008 |''April Fool's Day'' |Blaine Cartier |Direct-to-video |- ! scope="row" | 2009 |''The Jerk Theory'' |Adam Dynes | |- ! scope="row" | 2013 |''Rushlights'' |Billy Brody | |- ! scope="row" | 2014 |''Swelter'' |Boyd | |}
===Television=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" ! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Role ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes |- ! scope="row" | 2001 |''Popstars 2'' | Himself - Scene 23 | 13 episodes |- ! scope="row" | 2002 |''Maybe It's Me'' |Jackson | Episode: "The Rick's in Love Episode" |- ! scope="row" | 2002 |''Do Over'' |Jake | Episode: "Halloween Kiss" |- ! scope="row" | 2003 |''Newton'' | Eli | TV pilot |- ! scope="row" | 2003 |''She Spies'' | Raine | Episode: "Rane of Terror" |- ! scope="row" | 2002–2003 |''One on One'' |Josh McEntire |10 episodes |- ! scope="row" | 2004 |''The Deerings'' | Kyle | TV pilot |- ! scope="row" | 2004 |''The Ashlee Simpson Show'' | Himself | Episode: "Ashlee Moves Onward and Upward" |- ! scope="row" | 2004 |''North Shore'' | Derek | Episode: "Tessa" |- ! scope="row" | 2004 |''8 Simple Rules'' | Tyler | Episode: "Out of the Box" |- ! scope="row" | 2005 |''Rodney'' | Wes | Episode: "Talent Show" |- ! scope="row" | 2005 |''Over There'' |PFC Bo "Texas" Rider Jr. |Main cast (13 episodes) |- ! scope="row" | 2006–2007 |''Desperate Housewives'' | Austin McCann | 16 episodes |- ! scope="row" | 2008–2009 |''90210'' | Sean Cavanaugh | 3 episodes |- ! scope="row" | 2009 |''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'' | Calvin Crook | Episode: "Bloodsport" |- ! scope="row" | 2010 |''Betwixt'' | Nix Uyarak | TV pilot |- ! scope="row" | 2012–2014 |''Dallas'' | John Ross Ewing III | Main role (40 episodes) |- ! scope="row" | 2017–2018 |''The Arrangement'' | Kyle West | Main role (20 episodes) |- ! scope="row" | 2018 | ''Time for Me to Come Home for Christmas'' | Heath Sawyer |Hallmark Channel television film |- ! scope="row" | 2021–2022 | ''All Rise'' | Collier Owens | 4 episodes |- |}
===Music videos=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" ! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Artist |- ! scope="row" | 2002 |"I Really Don't Think So" |Scene 23 |- ! scope="row" | 2007 |"He Said She Said" | rowspan="3" |Ashley Tisdale |- ! scope="row" | 2007 |"Not Like That" |- ! scope="row" | 2008 |"Suddenly" |- ! scope="row" | 2013 |"Stay" |Florida Georgia Line |}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== {{commons category}} *{{IMDb name|1259068|Josh Henderson}} *{{Facebook|joshbhenderson|name=Josh Henderson}} *{{Twitter}}
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