Josh McDermitt

Josh McDermitt Biography

Joshua Matthew Michael McDermitt (born June 4, 1978) known professionally as Josh McDermitt is an American film and television actor and comedian. He is best known for playing Eugene Porter on AMC's The Walking Dead. In 2006, McDermitt appeared on Last Comic Standing as a contestant, but he did not win. McDermitt had a main role on the sitcom Retired at 35 from 2011-2012, playing the character Brandon. The series was canceled after its second season.

Since its fourth season, McDermitt has been playing the role of Eugene Porter on The Walking Dead. McDermitt was made a series regular starting from the show's fifth season.

Biography

McDermitt grew up in Phoenix, Arizona, and is one of six children. He is of Portuguese and Dutch descent. McDermitt now resides in Los Angeles, California. He is a member of the Los Angeles-based improvisational comedy group, Robert Downey Jr Jr. McDermitt is also a qualified hot air balloon pilot.

Career

Josh began his career in entertainment by calling in to a local radio show in Phoenix, Tim & Willy, at a young age. Calling in routinely, under the guise of different voices, McDermitt kept listeners and Tim & Willy entertained. Not long afterward, he began working with them as a producer, following them to both KNIX & KMLE.

McDermitt was a semi-finalist in the fourth season of Last Comic Standing. He played the role of Larry in the 2009 TV movie Rehab for Rejects. McDermitt then starred in the TV Land sitcom Retired at 35, playing the role of Brandon. The show ran for two seasons from 2011-2012, before being canceled.

In October 2013, it was announced by the TV show producers that McDermitt had been cast as Eugene Porter, a character from The Walking Dead comic book, for the fourth season of the TV series of the same name. He returned as a main cast member for the fifth season.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2006	Last Comic Standing	Himself/Comedian
2009	Rehab for Rejects	Larry	TV movie
2009	Madison Hall	Derek Rightman
2010	Iron Man 2 Table Read	Jon Favreau	Video short
2010	The Pitch	Eric	Short
2011-2012	Retired at 35	Brandon	Main cast
2012	King of Van Nuys	Event Official	TV movie
2012	Work It	Quiz Emcee/Manager	2 episodes
2013	The Third Wheel	Mark	Short
2014	Headshots and Handcuffs	Captain Collins	TV short
2014-present	The Walking Dead	Eugene Porter	Season 4 (recurring role; 4 episodes) Season 5-present (main role; 23 episodes)
2014	Mad Men	George Payton	2 episodes
2015	Life in Color	Homer

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