Josh Kelly (born April 25, 1982) is an American actor, known for his portrayal of Cutter Wentworth on the ABC soap opera One Life to Live. He has also appeared in Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen and Transformers: Dark of the Moon. Kelly also starred as Jeremy Caner in the television series UnREAL, which premiered its first season in June 2015 on Lifetime.[1]

Josh Kelly
Kelly in 2023
Born (1982-04-25) April 25, 1982 (age 42)
OccupationActor
Years active2006–present

Early life

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Kelly was born in Yokosuka, Japan, and raised in Columbia, Maryland, where he graduated from Atholton High School in 2000. He attended high School with Dewanda Wise[2] He knew at a young age that he wanted to be an actor and did not want to attend college.[3]

Military service

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Kelly was always interested in acting in action movies.[3] He said he was prompted to join the military because, "I wanted to know if I could do it myself".[3] Due to the influence of his Navy Commander father and the fact that he was a strong swimmer, he initially considered becoming a United States Navy SEAL.[3] Due to his liking of being in the woods, Kelly chose to join the United States Army.[3] He served three tours in Afghanistan and one tour in Iraq as an Army Ranger.[3] Kelly injured his leg during his service.[4] After leaving the Army, he moved to Los Angeles to pursue his acting career.[3]

Acting career

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Kelly at the 41st Daytime Emmy Awards in June 2014

Kelly has appeared in minor guest-starring roles in various films and television shows, including Ugly Betty and Las Vegas in 2007, True Blood (2008), NCIS: Los Angeles (2010), Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009), and its sequel, Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011).[citation needed] He joined the cast of One Life to Live as Cutter Wentworth in December 2010,[4] and remained on the show until December 2011.[5] Following the cancellation of One Life to Live, Kelly was among the actors who signed on to perform in a planned continuation web series[6] that was never realized. In January 2013, it was announced that Kelly had signed on again for Prospect Park's second attempt to reboot the soap opera as a web series. He reprised the role of Cutter for the series on The Online Network from April 29 to August 19, 2013. In September 2013, Josh was cast in the Lifetime drama series UnREAL.[7]

In May 2022, Deadline Hollywood reported that Kelly had joined the cast of General Hospital in the role of Cody Bell.[8]

Filmography

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Film
Year Title Role Notes
2006 Friendly Fire Direct-to-video
2007 Supergator Ryan Houston Direct-to-video
2007 9 Seconds Paul Short film
2009 Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Strike Force Team member
2009 Circle of Eight Bale
2009 Cope Josh Short film; also director, writer, and producer
2010 The Portal John
2011 Transformers: Dark of the Moon Stone
2011 Wolf Town Rob
2014 Jarhead 2: Field of Fire Corporal Chris Merrimette Direct-to-video
2015 Prisoner of War Prisoner Short film
2016 Stars Heather's Father Short film
2017 Re/collection Frank Short film
2017 I Am That Man Brendan
2019 Neon Rabbits Short film
2019 Alone Patrick
2020 InstaPsycho Mr. Davenport
Television
Year Title Role Notes
2006 Desire Felix 19 episodes
2007 Ugly Betty Busboy Episode: "In or Out"
2007 Las Vegas Window washer #1 Episode: "The Glass Is Always Cleaner"
2007 Moonlight Calvin Episode: "B.C."
2008 CSI: Miami Paul Episode: "Raising Caine"
2008 True Blood Frat boy Episode: "Strange Love"
2009 Dollhouse Male Episode: "Epitaph One"
2010 NCIS: Los Angeles Navy Petty Officer Mostel Renney Episode: "Breach"
2010 FlashForward Graham Campos Episode: "Revelation Zero (Part 2)"
2010–13 One Life to Live Cutter Wentworth Role held: December 29, 2010 – December 29, 2011;
April 29 – August 19, 2013
2012 Army Wives Lt. Cody Anderson 2 episodes
2012 Ben and Kate Steve Episode: "Scaredy Kate"
2012 Rizzoli & Isles Ryan Episode: "No More Drama in My Life"
2015–18 UnREAL Jeremy Caner Series regular (seasons 1–3)
2017 The Night Shift Xavier Arnold Episode: "Keep the Faith"
2017 Romance at Reindeer Lodge Jared TV movie
2018 My Husband's Secret Wife Alex TV movie
2018 Midnight, Texas Walker Chisum Recurring role (season 2)
2018 Christmas Bells Are Ringing Mike TV movie
2019 What/If Sam 2 episodes
2019 Doxxed Vincent Episode: "A New Hope? Nah."
2019 Bluff City Law Robbie Series regular
2020 Station 19 Kyle Episode: "Poor Wandering One"
2022-present General Hospital Cody Bell Series regular

References

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  1. ^ Nellie Andreeva (October 2013). "Josh Kelly Books Lifetime Pilot 'Unreal', Grainger Hines Joins Cinemax's 'The Knick' - Deadline". Deadline Hollywood.
  2. ^ Magill, Kate. "Charity takes center stage at Sing for a Cause event in Maple Lawn". Columbia Flier. Archived from the original on 2019-04-03. Retrieved 2017-12-28.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g "Josh Kelly Talks 'Jarhead 2: Field of Fire'". Military.com. 2014-08-20. Retrieved 2017-12-28.
  4. ^ a b "Josh Kelly bio". Soap Opera Digest. Archived from the original on 8 September 2015. Retrieved 19 March 2012.
  5. ^ "Ex-One Life To Live's Josh Kelly Video: How To Clean An RV In 1:01". Soaps.com. 25 January 2012.[permanent dead link]
  6. ^ Ng, Philiana (3 November 2011). "Four More One Life to Live Actors Set for Online Production". The Hollywood Reporter.
  7. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (October 1, 2013). "Josh Kelly Books Lifetime Pilot Unreal, Grainger Hines Joins Cinemax's The Knick". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
  8. ^ Petski, Denise (May 11, 2022). "General Hospital: Josh Kelly Joins Cast of ABC Drama". Deadline Hollywood. United States: Penske Media Corporation. Archived from the original on May 11, 2022. Retrieved May 11, 2022.
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