Josh Lee Holloway (born July 20, 1969) is an American actor, model and
producer, best known for his roles as James "Sawyer" Ford on the
American television show Lost and as Will Bowman on the science
fiction drama Colony.Holloway was born in San Jose, California, the
second of four boys of a nurse mother and a surveyor father. His
family moved to the Blue Ridge Mountains of Georgia when he was two.
He was raised in Free Home, Georgia. Holloway is related to Baptist
preacher Dr. Dale Holloway and author and World War II prisoner of war
Carl Holloway. He is also a descendant of Robert E. Lee. Holloway
attended Cherokee High School in Canton, Georgia, graduating in 1987.
He developed an interest in movies at a very young age. He studied at
the University of Georgia but left after one quarter due to financial
constraints.Holloway moved to Los Angeles, where he began a successful
career as a runway and print model, including for brands Dolce &
Gabbana, Calvin Klein and Donna Karan. In 1993, Holloway appeared in
the Aerosmith video for the song "Cryin'" as a thief who tries to
steal Alicia Silverstone's purse from a diner, only to be caught and
beaten up by her.
producer, best known for his roles as James "Sawyer" Ford on the
American television show Lost and as Will Bowman on the science
fiction drama Colony.Holloway was born in San Jose, California, the
second of four boys of a nurse mother and a surveyor father. His
family moved to the Blue Ridge Mountains of Georgia when he was two.
He was raised in Free Home, Georgia. Holloway is related to Baptist
preacher Dr. Dale Holloway and author and World War II prisoner of war
Carl Holloway. He is also a descendant of Robert E. Lee. Holloway
attended Cherokee High School in Canton, Georgia, graduating in 1987.
He developed an interest in movies at a very young age. He studied at
the University of Georgia but left after one quarter due to financial
constraints.Holloway moved to Los Angeles, where he began a successful
career as a runway and print model, including for brands Dolce &
Gabbana, Calvin Klein and Donna Karan. In 1993, Holloway appeared in
the Aerosmith video for the song "Cryin'" as a thief who tries to
steal Alicia Silverstone's purse from a diner, only to be caught and
beaten up by her.
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