Joshua Helman (born 22 February 1986) is an Australian actor. He is best known for playing Slit in the action film Mad Max: Fury Road (2015), William Stryker in the superhero film X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014) and its sequel X-Men: Apocalypse (2016), and Scabrous Scrotus in the action film Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (2024). He has also appeared in several television series, as well as the films Jack Reacher (2012), Monster Hunter (2020), and Thirteen Lives (2022).
Josh Helman | |
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| Born | Joshua Helman 22 February 1986 Adelaide, South Australia, Australia |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2007–present |
| Known for | Mad Max: Fury Road and Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga X-Men: Days of Future Past and X-Men: Apocalypse |
Early life
editHelman was born in Adelaide, South Australia.[citation needed]
Career
editHelman started acting when he got a recurring role on the Australian television show Home and Away in 2007, playing Denni Maitland. He then got a small role in a short film Aidan's View where he played the role of an intruder trying to break into the house of the protagonist. A few years later, he was cast as Cpl. Lew "Chuckler" Juergens in the American television show, The Pacific. He appeared in six episodes. He was then signed on by American talent agency The Gersh Agency. He made his major studio motion picture debut in 2012 when he was cast as Jeb Oliver in Jack Reacher.[1] He returned to Australia and was cast in Blinder, a film based on Australian rules football drama.[2] In 2011, Helman acted in the original production of Small Engine Repair at Theatre Theater in Los Angeles; he will also take part in its film adaptation, filmed Winter 2019.[3]
He co-starred in the ensemble Marvel Comics film, X-Men: Days of Future Past, as William Stryker—shown, through footage, to be the younger/1973 version of the Stryker played by Brian Cox in X2 (2003), ignoring the younger/1973/1979 version of Stryker played by Danny Huston in X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009).[4] He later played Slit, alongside two-time fellow X-Men actor Nicholas Hoult, in the Mad Max sequel Mad Max: Fury Road (2015).[5] In 2016, he had a main role in season two of the television series Wayward Pines, while in 2024, he played Scabrous Scrotus, son of Immortan Joe, in the Mad Max prequel Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga.
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | All My Friends Are Leaving Brisbane | Party Guest / Wedding Guest | Independent film, debut film |
| 2009 | Aidan's View | The Intruder | Short film |
| 2010 | Animal Kingdom | Const. Peter Simmons | |
| 2012 | Jack Reacher | Jeb | |
| 2013 | Blinder | Morts | |
| 2014 | X-Men: Days of Future Past | William Stryker Mystique (as Stryker) |
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| 2015 | Mad Max: Fury Road | Slit | |
| At Home with Mystic | Arnie | Short film | |
| A Country Called Home | James | ||
| 2016 | Falling | Malcolm Washington | |
| X-Men: Apocalypse | William Stryker | ||
| Crazy Cat Lady | Good Date | ||
| 2017 | Kate Can't Swim | Nick | |
| My Name Is Lenny | Lenny McLean | ||
| 2018 | Undertow | Brett | |
| 2019 | Feast of the Seven Fishes | Juke | |
| Washland Express | James | Short film | |
| 2020 | Monster Hunter | Steeler | |
| 2021 | Small Engine Repair | Anthony Romanowski | |
| 2022 | Thirteen Lives | Major Hodges | |
| 2024 | Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga | Scabrous Scrotus | [6] |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Home and Away | Denni Maitland | 5 episodes |
| 2009 | McLeod's Daughters | Grown Up Xander | Episode: "The Long Paddock" |
| 2010 | The Pacific | PFC Lew 'Chuckler' Juergens | Miniseries, 6 episodes |
| 2015 | Flesh and Bone | Bryan | Miniseries, 8 episodes |
| 2016 | Wayward Pines | Xander Beck | 10 episodes |
| 2018 | The End of the World As We Know It | Quinn | Television film |
| 2019 | The Loudest Voice | James Murdoch | Miniseries, 2 episodes |
| Soundtrack | Pete Fairman | Episode: "Track 8: Gigi and Jean" | |
| 2020 | Deputy | Deputy Carter | 6 episodes |
| 2022 | Troppo | Bryce | 3 episodes |
| 2023 | Harley Quinn | Captain Boomerang | Episode: "A Very Problematic Valentine's Day Special" |
References
edit- ^ Josh Helman takes his 'One Shot' Archived 21 July 2013 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Aussie Rules film Blinder kicks off in Victoria" Archived 25 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Small Engine Repair". StageSceneLA. 21 August 2011. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
- ^ Perry, Spencer (15 July 2013). "Characters and Story Details Revealed for X-Men: Days of Future Past". Retrieved 16 July 2013.
- ^ Trumbore, Dave (13 August 2012). "Updated Cast for Mad Max: Fury Road Includes One-Time Wonder Woman Megan Gale". Collider.
- ^ "Anya Taylor-Joy and Chris Hemsworth go inside 'Furiosa,' their full-throttle 'Mad Max' prequel". EW.com. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
External links
edit- Josh Helman at IMDb