Josh Hutcherson

Joshua Ryan Hutcherson (born October 12, 1992) is an American actor who has received four Teen Choice Awards, four Young Artist Awards, and three MTV Movie Awards, along with a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination.

Hutcherson began his acting career in the early 2000s with appearances in commercials and minor film and television roles. He gained wider recognition in his teenage years through leading roles in *Little Manhattan* and *Zathura: A Space Adventure* (both 2005), *RV* (2006), *Bridge to Terabithia* (2007), *Journey to the Center of the Earth* (2008), and *The Kids Are All Right* (2010).

In 2011, at age 18, Hutcherson was cast as Peeta Mellark in the *Hunger Games* film series, which was released annually from 2012 to 2015. For his role, he won three MTV Movie Awards and a People's Choice Award. During this time, he also starred in *Journey 2: The Mysterious Island* (2012) and provided a voice role in the animated film *Epic* (2013). In the years following, he reduced his acting workload, appearing in independent films and in the television series *Future Man* (2017–2020) and *Ultraman* (2019–2023). He later appeared in the horror film *Five Nights at Freddy's* (2023) and the action film *The Beekeeper* (2024).

Hutcherson has shown an interest in filmmaking throughout his career. He served as an executive producer for *Detention* (2011), *The Forger* (2012), and *Escobar: Paradise Lost* (2015), in addition to starring in each of those films.

He dated actress Vanessa Hudgens in 2011 after co-starring with her in *Journey 2: The Mysterious Island*. He has been in a relationship with actress Claudia Traisac.