Josh Pence

{{short description|American actor (born 1982)}}

{{Infobox person

| name = Josh Pence

| image =

| birth_name = Joshua Charles Pence

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1982|6|8}}

| birth_place = Santa Monica, California, U.S.

| occupation = Actor

| years_active = 2006–present

}}

Joshua Charles Pence (born June 8, 1982){{cite web |last=David |first=Elliott |url=http://www.vman.com/articles/vman-23-heartthrob-josh-pence/ |title=VMAN 23 Heartthrob: Josh Pence |work=VMAN |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110926032324/http://www.vman.com/articles/vman-23-heartthrob-josh-pence/ |archivedate=September 26, 2011 |accessdate=August 26, 2011}} is an American actor.

Career

Pence first appeared in the 2006 film The Good Shepherd in an uncredited role as Bonesman. Pence appeared in the 2010 film The Social Network as Tyler Winklevoss, alongside Armie Hammer. Pence played the part of Tyler Winklevoss during filming and Hammer's face was grafted onto Pence's body in post-production to create the illusion of identical twins. Split-screen photography was also used. He also played Cameron Winklevoss in certain scenes, for particular setups.{{cite web |last=Buchanan |first=Kyle |url=http://www.vulture.com/2010/10/armie_hammer_interview.html |title=The Social Network{{'}}s Armie Hammer Talks Special Effects, Misogyny, and the Downside of Being Tall and Handsome |publisher=Vulture |date=October 20, 2010 |accessdate=March 30, 2015}} Pence also appears in a separate cameo role elsewhere in the film.{{cite web |last=Hesse |first=Monica |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/09/30/AR2010093002654.html |title='Social Network' twins played by unrelated men. The solution? Use only one face. |work=The Washington Post |date=October 1, 2010 |accessdate=March 3, 2012}}

In 2012, Pence portrayed a naval petty officer in the film Battleship, alongside Liam Neeson (with whom he previously worked with when he portrayed Young Ra's al Ghul in Christopher Nolan's film The Dark Knight Rises).{{cite web |last=Kit |first=Borys |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/social-network-actor-lands-role-176577 |title='Social Network' Actor Lands Role in 'Dark Knight Rises' (Exclusive) |work=The Hollywood Reporter |publisher=Prometheus Global Media |date=April 8, 2011 |accessdate=April 11, 2011}}

In June 2012, Pence signed on as an ambassador to global aid agency Mercy Corps, blogging for The Huffington Post about his first trip to Haiti.{{cite web |last=Pence |first=Josh |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/josh-pence/haiti-ngos_b_1762686.html |title=Hope for Haiti: The Republic of NGOs |work=The Huffington Post |date=August 9, 2012 |accessdate=February 4, 2013}}

Pence also appeared in the 2013 crime film Gangster Squad as Daryl Gates, as well as the projected #1 pick in Ivan Reitman’s 2014 sports drama film Draft Day.

Pence was part of the main cast of Freeform‘s spin-off of The Fosters, Good Trouble. He played Dennis.

Personal life

Since August 2017, Pence has been in a relationship with actress and musician AJ Michalka.{{Cite Instagram|postid=CEKvoalHNki|user=iamaj|title=first date blur (3 years ago this month) thankful for this sweet man. Always loving, always kind. 8.2.17 ♾|date=August 21, 2020|author=AJ Michalka}}

Filmography

=Film=

class="wikitable sortable"

! Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable" | Notes

2006

| data-sort-value="Good Shepherd, The"| The Good Shepherd

| Bonesman

| Uncredited

2009

| Wish

| Thomas

| Short film

2009

| data-sort-value="Things We Carry, The"| The Things We Carry

| Lance

|

2010

| data-sort-value="Social Network, The"| The Social Network

| Tyler Winklevoss double

|

2012

| Battleship

| Chief Moore

|

2012

| data-sort-value="Silent Thief, The"| The Silent Thief

| Alex Nixon

|

2012

| {{sortname|The|Dark Knight Rises}}

| Young Ra's al Ghul

|

2012

| Fun Size

| Keevin

|

2013

| Gangster Squad

| Daryl Gates

|

2013

| In Lieu of Flowers

| Eric

|

2013

| Here and Now

| Man

| Short film

2014

| Draft Day

| Bo Callahan

|

2014

| Thirst

| Billy

| Short film

2014

| data-sort-value="Algerian, The"| The Algerian

| Patrick

|

2016

| Victor

| Jimmy

|

2016

| La La Land

| Josh

|

=Television=

class="wikitable sortable"

! Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable" | Notes

2007

| Super Sweet 16: The Movie

| Abercrombie

| Television film

2008

| CSI: NY

| Bartender

| Episode: "DOA for a Day"

2008

| CSI: Miami

| AJ Watkins

| Episode: "Wrecking Crew"

2010

| data-sort-value="Gates, The"| The Gates

| Henry

| Episode: "Digging the Dirt"

2011

| Parks and Recreation

| Cowboy

| Episode: "Soulmates"

2015

| Revenge

| Tony Hughes

| 4 episodes

2016

| American Horror Story: Hotel

| Nick Harley

| Episode: "Battle Royale"

2016–2018

| data-sort-value="Man in the High Castle, The"| The Man in the High Castle

| Hans

| 4 episodes

2019–2024

| Good Trouble

| Dennis

| Main role

2019

| Jett

| Ray Brewer

| Episode: "Bennie"

References

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