Joshua Daniel Hartnett was born in Saint Paul, Minnesota, to Wendy Anne .
Chosen as one of Teen People Magazines "21 Hottest Stars Under 21."
Auditioned for Remember the Titans .
Started a production company, Roulette Entertainment, with Elden Henson (Elden Ratliff).
Has three younger siblings: Jessica, Jake, and Joe.
He was caught supposedly robbing a Dairy Queen when he was 16 (he and his friends were actually making a short film).
He went to Minneapolis South High School with actress Rachael Leigh Cook and TV host/interior designer Genevieve Gorder.
Was raised for the most part by his father, Daniel, and stepmother, Molly. His mother moved back to San Francisco after divorcing his father.
Josh also attended Cretin-Derham Hall in St. Paul Minnesota before attending South High School.
Josh was in a production of Tom Sawyer, he played the part of Huckleberry Finn.
Recently moved back to Minnesota (March 2002).
Quit football in high school because of an injured left knee.
One of Teen Peoples 25 Hottest Stars under 25
One of People Magazines 50 Most Beautiful People
Was scheduled to speak at a political rally in support of Sen. Paul Wellstone the weekend the Senator was killed along with 7 others in a plane crash. On October 26, 2002 (the day after the Senators death), Hartnett appeared at a peace rally in St. Paul and spoke a few words in remembrance.
Was set to star as Clark Kent/Superman in Wolfgang Petersen s Batman vs.Superman, but the project has been delayed until after Brett Ratner s X-Men film.
Is a vegetarian, and was voted the sexiest vegetarian in the world by PETA, 2003.
His father is of half Irish and half German descent. His mother is of 5/8 Swedish and 3/8 Norwegian descent.
Was voted Bliss magazines 3rd sexiest male.
Dated his childhood sweetheart Ellen Fenster. They had been together for a number of years and they bought a $2.5 million mansion together in Minneapolis, Minnesota. In February 2004 the two decided to go their separate ways.
Was set to play the role of Tino in Deuces Wild but dropped out when he won the role of Danny Walker in Pearl Harbor . The Tino role eventually went to James Franco.
Was considered for the role of Evan Treborn in The Butterfly Effect .
Director Sofia Coppola directed both Hartnett and his former girlfriend Scarlett Johansson , but not in the same movie. Hartnett stars in The Virgin Suicides and Johansson in Lost in Translation .
Is a huge jazz fan.
The film Hero Wanted was originally conceived as a starring vehicle for him although the script at the time was very different.
He graduated from high school with New MC from Kanser.
Friends with Ben Affleck and Jason Isaacs.
Attended Nativity of Our Lord elementary and middle school in St. Paul, Minnesota.
From 2004 to late 2006 was the boyfriend of Scarlett Johansson.
Released from Los Angeles Cedars-Sinai Medical Center on April 5, 2009 after being taken to the hospital on March 30, 2009 for a gastrointestinal problem.
Named one of People magazines "50 Most Beautiful People" in 2002.
Voted #3 on Bliss magazines "Sexiest Male" in 2003, the same year PETA named him the "Sexiest Vegetarian Alive", as chosen by voters.
In 2011 Hartnett was named #1 on the list of Top 100 Most Beautiful Men in the World.
Endorsed President Barack Obama for reelection on April 24, 2012.
Parents and sister still live in the home he grew up in in St. Paul, Minnesota off Cretin Avenue.
(October 2009) Attended the Pusan International Film Festival in South Korea.
(August 2006) Attended the The 63rd International Venice Film Festival in Italy.
Attended the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival in Canada.
(October 2008) In West End, London, playing the role of Charlie Babbit in the stage adaptation of Rain Man.
(February 2010) Attended the The Irish Film & Television Awards in Dublin, Ireland.
(September 2006) Attended the 32nd Deauville Film Festival in France.
(February 2003) Has been offered the role of Clark Kent/Superman several times by Brett Ratner and Warner Bros. for their 2004 film, but he does not want to commit to a long-term contract which would hold him to doing 3 Superman films in 10 years.
Attended the Fantastic Fest 2010 in Austin, Texas.
(August 2006) In Auckland, New Zealand, filming 30 Days of Night .
(July 2010) Attended the Ischia Global Film & Music Fest 2010 in Italy.
(May 2009) Attended the 62nd Annual Cannes Film Festival in France.
(October 2007) In New York City filming August .
Has been in a relationship with Tamsin Egerton , since August 2012.
Became a dad for the 1st time at age 37, when his girlfriend Tamsin Egerton gave birth to their daughter in late November 2015.
His girlfriend Tamsin Egerton are expecting 2nd child in September 2017.
I always wanted to get out [in the world] and see what was here . . .
what defines me is wanderlust.
Making people laugh is hard, especially for someone who is not happy.
I try my hardest not to have any plans. It drives the people in my life,crazy. But I try to spend the majority of my time back home.
Usually, when I meet a really pretty girl, right off the bat I start to,feel pretty insecure.
[on filming 30 Days of Night (2007) ] I had a good time shooting,in New Zealand. I almost bought a home there while I was there, because,I loved it so much. The fact that so much topography is jammed into,such a small area--it is like everything in the United States,basically, in a country the size of southern California. And there are,so few people. It feels like open landscape. Natural. But it is still,an 18-hour flight from here. That was kind of the biggest deterrent.
Be honest with yourself and lie to everyone else.
I became popular very young. I viewed myself as just a young actor trying to figure out how to do well, and, you know, making mistakes and learning and growing.
