Josh Duhamel
{{Short description|American actor}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=December 2022}}
{{Infobox person
| name =
| image = Josh Duhamel SXSW 2017 (cropped).jpg
| caption = Duhamel in 2017
| birth_name = Joshua David Duhamel
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1972|11|14}}
| birth_place = Minot, North Dakota, U.S.
| occupation = Actor
| alma_mater = Minot State University (BA)
| years_active = 1999–present
| spouse = {{plainlist|
- {{marriage|Fergie|2009|2019|reason= divorced}}
- {{marriage|Audra Mari|2022|}}
}}
| children = 2
}}
Joshua David Duhamel ({{IPAc-en|d|ə|ˈ|m|ɛ|l}} {{respell|də|MEL|'}}; born November 14, 1972){{cite web|author=UPI Staff|title=Famous birthdays for Nov. 14: Josh Duhamel, Laura San Giacomo|date=November 14, 2022|website=United Press International|url=https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2022/11/14/Famous-birthdays-for-Nov-14-Josh-Duhamel-Laura-San-Giacomo/5371668274612/|accessdate=January 7, 2025}} is an American actor. After various modeling work, he made his acting debut as Leo du Pres on the ABC daytime soap opera All My Children for which he won a Daytime Emmy Award and later starred as Danny McCoy on NBC's Las Vegas.
Duhamel has ventured into film, appearing as one of the main protagonists in four of the Transformers films, most recently in the fifth entry, Transformers: The Last Knight (2017). He has also appeared in When in Rome (2010), Life as We Know It (2010), New Year's Eve (2011), Safe Haven (2013), and You're Not You (2014). In 2015, Duhamel co-starred on the short-lived CBS crime drama Battle Creek. He has also starred in several video games, most notably Call of Duty: WWII (2017). In 2018, he appeared in the coming of age film Love, Simon. In 2021, Duhamel starred in the role of Sheldon Sampson in the Netflix superhero series Jupiter's Legacy. He also portrayed the role of Jacob Lee in the 2022 survival horror game The Callisto Protocol.
Early life
Duhamel was born in Minot, North Dakota. His mother, Bonnie L. (Bachmeier) Kemper, is a retired teacher and local businesswoman, and his father, Larry Duhamel, is an advertising salesman.Stated on Who Do You Think You Are?, December 10, 2018 Duhamel's family is Catholic.{{cite web|url=http://www.okmagazine.com/2011/05/josh-duhamel-is-a-strong-man-in-tights-on-ellen-degeneres |title=Josh Duhamel Is a (Strong) Man in Tights on 'Ellen DeGeneres' |publisher=OK! |access-date=September 5, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721123809/http://www.okmagazine.com/2011/05/josh-duhamel-is-a-strong-man-in-tights-on-ellen-degeneres/ |archive-date=July 21, 2011 }}
His parents divorced during his youth. He was raised by his mother and stepfather George Kemper. He has a younger sister and two younger maternal half-sisters.{{Cite web |title=Josh Duhamel Mourns Stepfather Who 'Pulled' Him from 'Wrong Side of the Tracks Into a Life with Possibility' |url=https://people.com/josh-duhamel-mourns-stepfather-death-8637447 |access-date=2024-04-23 |website=Peoplemag |language=en}} After graduating from Minot High School in 1991,{{cite web|last=Duncan|first=Capt. Kristen D.|url= https://www.afsoc.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/162768/transformers-dark-of-the-moon-filmed-at-hurlburt-airmen-included-as-extras/|title='Transformers: Dark of the Moon' filmed at Hurlburt, Airmen included as 'extras'|work=Air Force Special Operations Command|date=June 30, 2011|access-date=September 28, 2022|quote=The two had a chance Minot High School Class of 1991 reunion between acting takes}} Duhamel attended Minot State University and played backup quarterback for the university's football team. He planned to attend dental school,{{cite web|title=NBC.com |publisher=NBC |url=http://www.nbc.com/Las_Vegas/bios/josh_duhamel.shtml |access-date=September 20, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080922013845/http://www.nbc.com/Las_Vegas/bios/josh_duhamel.shtml |archive-date=September 22, 2008 }} but dropped out one-and-a-half credits shy of his undergraduate degree.{{cite web|title=Josh Duhamel Biography|work=People Weekly|publisher=Time Inc|url=http://www.people.com/people/josh_duhamel/biography|access-date=September 20, 2008}} He later completed his credits, and received his degree in 2005.{{cite journal |last=Rainey |first=Candice |date=July 1, 2005 |title=Everybody's All American |url=https://www.gq.com/style/wear-it-now/200506/josh-duhamel-las-vegas |journal=GQ |location=New York, NY |publisher=Advance Publications |access-date=September 9, 2017 |archive-date=April 2, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402130647/http://www.gq.com/style/wear-it-now/200506/josh-duhamel-las-vegas |url-status=dead }}{{cite journal |date=October 4, 2005 |title=Duhamel Earns A Degree - 13 Years After Starting It |url= http://hub.contactmusic.com/josh-duhamel/news/duhamel-earns-a-degree---13-years-after-starting-it|journal=Contact Music |location=New York, NY |publisher=contactmusic.com}}
Career
Duhamel has stated, "After college, I followed an ex-girlfriend to northern California, did a bunch of odd jobs." He won the title of Male Model of the Year in an International Modeling and Talent Association (IMTA) competition in 1997{{cite web|title=IMTA Alum Josh Duhamel Transforms Into Action Hero|publisher=International Modeling and Talent Agency|date=July 2, 2007|url=http://www.imta.com/pressDetail.aspx?type=joshduhamel070207|access-date=July 26, 2017|url-status=deviated|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071020125213/http://www.imta.com/pressDetail.aspx?type=joshduhamel070207|archive-date=October 20, 2007}} (the runner-up was actor Ashton Kutcher).{{cite web|title=Josh Duhamel: People.com|work=People Weekly|publisher=Time Inc|url=http://www.people.com/people/josh_duhamel|access-date=September 20, 2008}}
Duhamel began his acting career as an extra in the music videos for Donna Summer's "I Will Go With You (Con te partirò)" and Christina Aguilera's "Genie in a Bottle" in 1999.{{cite web|last=Hatty|first=Michele|title=Meet up-and-comer Josh Duhamel|work=USA Weekend|publisher=Gannett Company|date=February 6, 2005|url=http://www.usaweekend.com/05_issues/050206/050206josh_duhamel.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20121216130752/http://www.usaweekend.com/05_issues/050206/050206josh_duhamel.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 16, 2012|access-date=September 20, 2008}} Josh trained with Scott Sedita Acting Studios. Later that year, he won the role of Leo du Pres on the ABC soap opera All My Children. His work on the show, especially his character's pairing with Greenlee Smythe (portrayed by actress Rebecca Budig), garnered critical acclaim.{{cite news|title=Best New Couple|work=Soap Opera Digest|year=2000}}{{cite web|first=Carolyn |last=Aspenson |title=Redefining the Super Couple |publisher=eyeonsoaps.net |date=February 5, 2009 |access-date=March 5, 2009 |url=http://eyeonsoaps.net/wp/?p=1765 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090627112608/http://eyeonsoaps.net/wp/?p=1765 |archive-date=June 27, 2009 |url-status=dead}} In 2000, he posed fully nude for Greg Gorman's As I See It photography book.
In 2003, he received a Daytime Emmy Award nomination for the Special Fan Award for America's Favorite Couple in 2002, shared with Budig, and a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor for his portrayal of Leo du Pres.{{cite web|title=The 29th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards|work=Soapcentral|url=http://www.soapcentral.com/soapcentral/awards/emmys/2001.php|access-date=September 20, 2008}} Duhamel left All My Children in 2002 to pursue other acting opportunities. In 2003, Duhamel landed a primetime role on the NBC show Las Vegas, playing the head of security for the Montecito Casino, Danny McCoy. His character succeeded James Caan's as head of the casino after Caan departed the series at the end of the fourth season. The series ended in 2008.
Duhamel made his big-screen acting debut in 2004's Win a Date with Tad Hamilton!, then starred in the thriller Turistas (2006). After watching an episode of Las Vegas in which Duhamel's character had just returned from the war in Iraq, Steven Spielberg handpicked him for the role of Captain William Lennox in 2007's summer blockbuster film Transformers (a film for which Spielberg was the executive producer). Duhamel reprised the role in three of the sequels: Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, released in June 2009,{{cite web|title='Transformers' sequel sets 2009 date|work=Variety |publisher=Reed Business Information|url=https://variety.com/2007/film/features/transformers-sequel-sets-2009-date-2-1117972852/|last=McClintock|first=Pamela|date=September 26, 2007|access-date=September 20, 2008}} Transformers: Dark of the Moon, released in June 2011, and Transformers: The Last Knight, released in June 2017.
Duhamel was the official pace car driver for the 2009 Indianapolis 500, driving the 2010 Chevrolet Camaro pace car.{{cite web|url=http://www.indy500.com/news/13760/Actor_Josh_Duhamel_To_Drive_Chevrolet_Camaro_Pace_Car_At_Indy_500 |title=Actor Josh Duhamel To Drive Chevrolet Camaro Pace Car At Indy 500 |publisher=indy500.com |date=April 30, 2009 |access-date=April 30, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120216000727/http://www.indy500.com/news/13760/Actor_Josh_Duhamel_To_Drive_Chevrolet_Camaro_Pace_Car_At_Indy_500 |archive-date=February 16, 2012 }} In 2010, he played the lead role in the film When in Rome as Nick Beamon. In 2014 Duhamel starred in the touching drama You're Not You (2014) playing the husband of Kate (Hilary Swank), who has the degenerative disease ALS.
On March 23, 2013, Duhamel hosted the 2013 Kids' Choice Awards, which was broadcast live from Los Angeles, California.The Associated Press, [http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/01/23/3196090/josh-duhamel-named-host-of-kids.html Josh Duhamel named host of Kids' Choice Awards], The Miami Herald, January 23, 2013 He and his co-star from Safe Haven, Julianne Hough, performed a Safe Haven-themed showcase appearance via video on The Price is Right with Drew Carey.
In 2016, he starred as Frank Dunning in the Hulu science fiction thriller miniseries 11.22.63.{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/josh-duhamel-hulus-11-22-811295|title=Josh Duhamel Boards Hulu's '11/22/63' (Exclusive)|last=Goldberg|first=Lesley|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=July 27, 2015|access-date=February 13, 2019}}
In 2018, he appeared in a Taco Bell commercial to advertise Mexican spiced fries with nacho cheese sauce called Web of Fries.
In March 2018, it was announced that Duhamel would star alongside Megan Fox, in the independent family comedy Think Like a Dog.{{Cite news|url=https://variety.com/2018/film/news/megan-fox-josh-duhamel-think-like-a-dog-1202734317/|title=Megan Fox, Josh Duhamel to Reunite in Family Comedy 'Think Like a Dog'|last=McNary|first=Dave|date=March 23, 2018|work=Variety|access-date=April 4, 2018|language=en-US}}{{Cite news|url=http://www.nola.com/tv/index.ssf/2018/03/megan_fox_josh_duhamel_new_orleans.html|title=Megan Fox, Josh Duhamel headed for New Orleans and 'Think Like a Dog'|work=NOLA.com|access-date=April 4, 2018|language=en-US}} In the same year, he starred in the romantic comedy-drama film, Love, Simon.{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2018/film/reviews/love-simon-review-1202711159/|title=Film Review: 'Love, Simon'|last=Debruge|first=Peter|publisher=Variety|date=February 26, 2018|access-date=February 10, 2019}}
On February 11, 2019, it was announced that Duhamel had been cast as Sheldon Sampson in the Netflix superhero series, Jupiter's Legacy.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2019/02/jupiters-legacy-leslie-bibb-josh-duhamel-ben-daniels-cast-netflix-mark-millar-superhero-series-1202554458/|title='Jupiter's Legacy': Josh Duhamel, Leslie Bibb, Ben Daniels & Matt Lanter Among 7 Cast In Netflix Series|last2=Nellie|first2=Andreeva|last1=Petski|first1=Denise|publisher=Deadline Hollywood|date=February 11, 2019|access-date=February 11, 2019}} The series premiered on May 7, 2021, and was canceled less than a month later.{{cite web |last1=Ausiello |first1=Michael |title=Jupiter's Legacy Cancelled — But Netflix Has Already Ordered a Spinoff |url=https://tvline.com/2021/06/02/jupiters-legacy-cancelled-season-2-netflix/ |website=TVLine |access-date=January 24, 2022 |date=June 2, 2021}}
In February 2021, it was announced that Duhamel would co-star opposite Jennifer Lopez in the film Shotgun Wedding, replacing Armie Hammer, who had left the project in January, following controversy concerning sexually explicit social media activity.{{cite web|url= https://deadline.com/2021/02/jennifer-lopez-shotgun-wedding-josh-duhamel-replaces-armie-hammer-controversy-1234676404/ |title= Josh Duhamel Commits To Jennifer Lopez's 'Shotgun Wedding' After Armie Hammer's Exit; Jennifer Coolidge & Sonia Braga Also Join – Update|last=D'Alessandro|first=Anthony|publisher=Deadline Hollywood|date=February 2, 2021|access-date=February 18, 2021}} In August 2021, it was announced that Duhamel joined Renée Zellweger in The Thing About Pam limited series on NBC. He was to play a defense attorney, Joel Schwartz, on this show based on a real-life crime story.{{cite news|url=https://deadline.com/2021/08/josh-duhamel-renee-zellweger-the-thing-about-pam-nbc-limited-series-1234818542/|title=Josh Duhamel Joins Renée Zellweger In NBC Limited Series 'The Thing About Pam'}}
In early 2022, it was announced that Duhamel had been cast as a series regular on The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers, for its second season, as Colin Cole, a former NHL player-turned-coach who runs the hockey institute.{{cite web |last1=Goldberg |first1=Lesley |title='Mighty Ducks': Josh Duhamel Set as New Male Lead in Disney+ Series |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/mighty-ducks-josh-duhamel-replaces-emilio-estevez-game-changers-1235079996/ |website=The Hollywood Reporter |access-date=January 24, 2022 |date=January 24, 2022}}
On September 23, 2022, Duhamel's film Bandit, based on the best-selling novel and true story about The Flying Bandit, was released in theatres and on demand. The film received positive reviews with critics calling it a career-best performance for Duhamel.{{cite web |title=Bandit Review: Josh Duhamel Steals The Show As A Legendary Canadian Bank Robber |date=September 20, 2022 |url=https://www.thewrap.com/bandit-review-josh-duhamel-elisha-cuthbert-nestor-carbonell/|publisher= The Wrap |access-date=September 21, 2022 |language=en}}
Other ventures
In 2005, he became the co-owner of 10 North Main, a restaurant in Minot, North Dakota.{{cite news|last=Thomas |first=Leeann |title=Three Romantic Restaurants in Minot, North Dakota |url=http://voices.yahoo.com/three-romantic-restaurants-minot-north-dakota-5887780.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130701061341/http://voices.yahoo.com/three-romantic-restaurants-minot-north-dakota-5887780.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 1, 2013 |access-date=July 1, 2013 |newspaper=Yahoo! Voices |date=April 23, 2010 }}{{cite news|title=Squirrel Not On The Menu At Duhamel's Restaurant|url=https://www.cinemablend.com/pop/Squirrel-Not-On-The-Menu-At-Duhamel-s-Restaurant-18370.html|access-date=July 1, 2013|newspaper=Cinema blend|date=June 26, 2009|archive-date=October 12, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131012003158/http://www.cinemablend.com/pop/Squirrel-Not-On-The-Menu-At-Duhamel-s-Restaurant-18370.html|url-status=dead}}
Duhamel is a spokesman for North Dakota tourism and has appeared in promotional videos for the state over the past decade.{{Cite web|date=June 29, 2023|title=Actor Josh Duhamel makes presidential endorsement|url=https://www.inforum.com/news/north-dakota/actor-josh-duhamel-backs-doug-burgum-for-president|access-date=August 5, 2023|language=en-US}} In 2022, Duhamel was paid $75,000 to become the face of the State’s Tourism Campaign for the next two years.{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2022-04-20 |title=Josh Duhamel is promoting his home state for another two years |url=https://www.valleynewslive.com/2022/04/20/josh-duhamel-is-promoting-his-home-state-another-two-years/ |access-date=2023-10-06 |website=Valley News Live |language=en}}
Personal life
= Relationships and family =
Duhamel met and began dating singer Stacy Ann Ferguson, better known by her stage name Fergie, in September 2004 after Ferguson appeared on Duhamel's show Las Vegas with her then-band The Black Eyed Peas.{{cite web|title=Josh Duhamel Reveals His Pick-Up Line on Fergie|work=People|publisher=Time Inc|date=June 19, 2007|url=https://people.com/celebrity/josh-duhamel-reveals-his-pick-up-line-on-fergie/|access-date=September 20, 2008}} The couple wed on January 10, 2009, in a Catholic ceremony at the Church Estate Vineyards in Malibu, California.{{cite news|url=http://www.elle.com/Pop-Culture/Movies-TV-Music-Books/Fergie-and-Josh |title=Fergie and Josh |publisher=Elle |date=March 4, 2009 |access-date=September 12, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100825222310/http://www.elle.com/Pop-Culture/Movies-TV-Music-Books/Fergie-and-Josh |archive-date=August 25, 2010 }}{{cite web|title=It's Official: Fergie & Josh Are Married!|work=People|publisher=Time Inc|date=January 10, 2009|url=https://people.com/celebrity/its-official-fergie-josh-are-married/|access-date=February 4, 2009}} They have a son born in August 2013.{{cite news|url=http://celebritybabies.people.com/2013/08/29/josh-duhamel-fergie-welcome-son-axl-jack/|title=Josh and Fergie Duhamel Welcome Son Axl Jack|work=People|date=August 29, 2013|access-date=August 29, 2013}} On September 14, 2017, the couple announced that they had separated earlier in the year.{{cite news|url=http://people.com/celebrity/fergie-josh-duhamel-split-eight-years-marriage/|title=Fergie and Josh Duhamel Separate After 8 Years of Marriage: 'We Are and Will Always be United'|work=People|date=September 14, 2017|access-date=September 14, 2017}} On June 1, 2019, the couple filed for divorce after two years of separation.{{cite web|url=https://www.eonline.com/ca/news/1046207/fergie-files-for-divorce-from-josh-duhamel-almost-2-years-after-separation|title=Fergie Files for Divorce From Josh Duhamel Almost 2 Years After Separation|last=Grossman|first=Lena|work=E!|date=June 1, 2019|access-date=June 27, 2019}} As of late-November 2019, their divorce was finalized.{{cite web|url=https://people.com/music/fergie-josh-duhamel-finalize-divorce-2-years-after-split/|title=Fergie and Josh Duhamel Finalize Their Divorce Over 2 Years After Announcing Separation|last=Mizoguchi|first=Karen|work=People|date=November 25, 2019|access-date=November 28, 2019}}
In late 2018, Duhamel began dating former Miss World America Audra Mari.{{Cite web|last=Murphy|first=Helen|date=February 26, 2020|title=Josh Duhamel and Girlfriend Audra Mari Step Out Holding Hands in Los Angeles|url=https://people.com/movies/josh-duhamel-audra-mari-hold-hands/|access-date=June 17, 2020|website=People|language=EN}}{{Cite web|last=Hautman|first=Nicholas|date=December 9, 2019|title=Josh Duhamel's New Girlfriend Audra Mari: 5 Things to Know About Her|url=https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/josh-duhamels-girlfriend-audra-mari-5-things-to-know-about-her/|access-date=June 17, 2020|website=Us Weekly|language=en-US}} On January 8, 2022, Duhamel announced his engagement to Mari.{{Cite magazine|date=January 10, 2022|title=Josh Duhamel Is Engaged to Former Miss World America Audra Mari|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2022/01/josh-duhamel-audra-mari-engaged-ex-wife-fergie-congratulates|access-date=January 14, 2022|magazine=Vanity Fair|language=en-US}}
{{cite web|url=https://people.com/movies/josh-duhamel-announces-engagement-to-audra-mari-and-gets-congratulations-from-ex-fergie/|title=Jish Duhamel Announces Engagement to Audra Mari and Gets Congratulations from Ex-Fergie|work=People|access-date=January 9, 2022}} They married on September 10, 2022.{{Cite web|url=https://people.com/movies/josh-duhamel-marries-audra-mari-in-north-dakota-wedding-ceremony/|title=Josh Duhamel Marries Audra Mari in North Dakota Wedding Ceremony|author= Nicholas Rice|date=September 12, 2022|access-date=September 15, 2022|website=People}} In September 2023, it was announced that the couple were expecting their first child together.{{Cite web|url=https://people.com/movies/josh-duhamel-audra-mari-relationship-timeline/|title=Josh Duhamel and Audra Mari's Relationship Timeline|author=Franesca Gariano|date=September 12, 2022|access-date=September 13, 2022|website=People}} Their son was born in January 2024.{{cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2024/01/17/josh-duhamel-audra-mari-baby-son/72252919007/|title=Josh Duhamel and Audra Mari announce birth of son Shepherd Lawrence: See the sweet photo|work=USA Today|last=Moorman|first=Taijuan|date=January 17, 2024}} In a 2023 interview, Duhamel said: "That's why Audra's so great for me. We're both hardcore North Dakotans. We both love lake life."{{Cite web |title=Josh Duhamel Says 'All the Hollywood Stuff' Was a Factor in His Marriage to Fergie Ending |url=https://people.com/josh-duhamel-on-why-marriage-fergie-ended-8347910 |access-date=2023-10-06 |website=Peoplemag |language=en}}
= Interests and politics =
Duhamel is a practicing Catholic and attends church regularly.{{cite news|url=http://www.parade.com/celebrity/2010/09/the-softer-side-of-josh-duhamel.html|title=The Softer Side of Josh Duhamel|newspaper=Parade: Entertainment, Recipes, Health, Life, Holidays |date=September 19, 2010|publisher=Parade|access-date=September 5, 2011}}
On April 8, 2016, Duhamel posted a selfie in which he wore a T-shirt bearing the name of Doug Burgum, then a candidate for the Republican nomination for governor of North Dakota in the 2016 election.{{cite news |title=North Dakota actor Josh Duhamel appears to pick a side in governor race |url=https://www.grandforksherald.com/newsmd/north-dakota-actor-josh-duhamel-appears-to-pick-a-side-in-governor-race |access-date=21 January 2025 |work=Grand Forks Herald |date=April 9, 2016}} On June 28, 2023, Duhamel endorsed Burgum, then governor of North Dakota, in the 2024 Republican Party presidential primary.{{Cite web|date=June 29, 2023|title=Actor Josh Duhamel makes presidential endorsement|url=https://www.inforum.com/news/north-dakota/actor-josh-duhamel-backs-doug-burgum-for-president|access-date=August 5, 2023|language=en-US}} In an Instagram story, Duhamel wrote, "I don't normally get involved in politics, but Governor Burgum has become a good friend over the years and I can't think of anyone better than him to be our president."{{cite news |last1=Larson |first1=Chris |title=Burgum receives big name endorsement |url=https://www.wdayradionow.com/news/national-news/65858-burgum-receives-big-name-endorsement/ |access-date=21 January 2025 |work=WDAY |date=June 29, 2023}}
= Residence =
Duhamel owns two cabins in Minnesota.{{Cite web |date=2023-05-19 |title=Josh Duhamel Is Obsessed With His Doomsday Prepper Cabin |url=https://www.inverse.com/entertainment/geeking-out-josh-duhamel-prepper-cabin |access-date=2023-10-06 |website=Inverse |language=en}} In October 2023, in an interview on In Depth with Graham Bensinger, Duhamel said: "And the older I got, the more I wanted to come back here [to North Dakota]."{{Cite web |title=Josh Duhamel Shares What Led to His Divorce From Fergie |url=https://www.etonline.com/josh-duhamel-shares-what-led-to-his-divorce-from-fergie-212540 |access-date=2023-10-06 |website=Entertainment Tonight |language=en-US}} He described his lake house as a place where he "can get back to being who I really am."
In the media
In 2012, Duhamel was inducted into the Scandinavian-American Hall of Fame, a signature event of Norsk Høstfest.{{cite web|title=SAHF Inductees|url=http://hostfest.com/sahf/sahf-inductees/|website=hostfest.com|publisher=Norsk Høstfest}} On May 19, 2022, Minot State University named their Summer Theatre stage the "Josh Duhamel Stage" in his honor.{{Cite web|date=May 19, 2022|title=MSU Summer Theatre to include Josh Duhamel Stage|url=https://www.kfyrtv.com/2022/05/19/msu-summer-theater-include-josh-duhamel-stage|access-date=May 19, 2022|language=en-US}}
Filmography
=Film=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| rowspan="2" | 2004
| Dorian Gray | |
| Win a Date with Tad Hamilton!
| Tad Hamilton | Nominated — Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie: Male Breakout Star |
| 2006
| Turistas | Alex | Nominated — Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Actor: Horror/Thriller |
| 2007
| Captain William Lennox | Nominated — Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Rumble {{small|(Captain Lennox vs. Blackout)}} |
| 2009
| Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen | Major William Lennox | |
| rowspan="4" | 2010
| Tom | |
| When in Rome
| Nick Beamon | |
| Ramona and Beezus
| Hobart | |
| Life as We Know It
| Eric Messer | Nominated — Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Actor: Romantic Comedy |
| rowspan="2" | 2011
| Transformers: Dark of the Moon | Lieutenant Colonel William Lennox | |
| New Year's Eve
| Sam Ahern | |
| rowspan="3" | 2012
| Jeremy Coleman |
| Planet Ocean
| Narrator | Documentary |
| Wings
| Ace (voice) |
| rowspan="3" | 2013
| Movie 43 | Anson | Segment: "Beezel" |
| Safe Haven
| Alex Wheatley | |
| Scenic Route (aka Wrecked)
| Mitchell | |
| rowspan="4" | 2014
| Wings: Sky Force Heroes | Ace (voice) |
| You're Not You
| Evan | |
| Lost in the Sun
| John Wheeler | |
| Don Peyote
| Transient | |
| 2015
| Alexander Weller | |
| rowspan="2" | 2016
| Ben | |
| Spaceman
| |
| rowspan="4" | 2017
| Detective | |
| The Show
| Adam Rogers | |
| CHiPs
| Rick | |
| Transformers: The Last Knight
| Colonel William Lennox | |
| 2018
| Jack Spier | |
| rowspan="2" | 2019
| Capsized: Blood in the Water | John Lippoth | |
| Buddy Games
| Bobfather | Writer, Director, Producer |
| rowspan="2" | 2020
| James O'Connor | |
| Think Like a Dog
| Lukas Reed |
| rowspan="2" | 2021
| Harvey Dent / Two-Face (voice) | Direct-to-video{{cite web |last=Couch |first=Aaron |date=March 31, 2021 |title=Batman: The Long Halloween, Part One Sets Voice Cast (Exclusive) |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/batman-the-long-halloween-part-one-sets-voice-cast-exclusive |access-date=March 31, 2021 |website=The Hollywood Reporter}} |
| Night of the Animated Dead
| Harry Cooper (voice) |
| rowspan="3" |2022 |
| Blackout
| Cain |
| Shotgun Wedding
| Tom |
| 2023
| Buddy Games: Spring Awakening | Bobfather | Director, Producer |
| rowspan="3" | {{TableTBA}}
| Timothy Close |
| Off the Grid
| TBA |
| Preschool
| TBA | Also director. Filming {{cite web|website=Collider|url= https://collider.com/josh-duhamel-preschool-announced/|title= Josh Duhamel Is Going Back to His Humorous Roots by Directing and Starring in a New Comedy|first=Britta |last=DeVore |date=Feb 25, 2025}} |
=Television=
=Video games=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Voice role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 2015
| High Volt | {{cite video game | developer=Vicarious Visions | publisher=Activision | scene=Closing credits, 7:13 in, Voice Actors | title=Skylanders: SuperChargers | year=2015}} |
| 2017
| Technical Sergeant William Pierson | Also motion capture |
| 2022
| Jacob Lee | Also motion capture{{cite web | url = https://twitter.com/CallistoTheGame/status/1529583819183226881 | title = Now that the cats out of the bag, allow us to introduce @joshduhamel as Jacob Lee 👀 | date = May 26, 2022 | accessdate = May 26, 2022 | work = Twitter }} |
References
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External links
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- [https://web.archive.org/web/20160304222047/http://www.goodfoodnicedrinks.com/ 10 North Main], Duhamel's restaurant
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