Joshua George Whitehouse (born 27 February 1990) is an English actor, musician and artist. His films include Northern Soul (2014), Modern Life Is Rubbish (2017), and Valley Girl (2020). On television, he is known for his roles in the BBC One series Poldark (2017–2018) and the Amazon Prime series Daisy Jones & the Six (2023).

Early life

Whitehouse is from Chester. He attended Bishop Heber High School and Queen's Park High School.

Career

In 2014, in his debut film, Whitehouse played the lead role as Matt in the film Northern Soul in a cast which included Steve Coogan and Ricky Tomlinson. In 2015, he starred as Hugh Armitage in the BBC series Poldark, alongside Aidan Turner and Eleanor Tomlinson.

In 2018, he was originally set to play an unspecified leading role in the unproduced Game of Thrones prequel series. He co-starred with Vanessa Hudgens in the Netflix Christmas film The Knight Before Christmas (2019).

In 2020, he was again in a lead role as Randy, alongside Jessica Rothe in the teen rom-com Valley Girl (2020).

In 2023, he starred as Eddie Roundtree, bassist and one of the founding members of the band The Six, in the Amazon Prime Video streaming drama series Daisy Jones & the Six.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2014Northern SoulMatt
2016AlleycatsChris
2016The ReceptionistFrank
2017Modern Life Is RubbishLiam
2019The Knight Before ChristmasSir Cole Frederick Christopher Lyons of Norwich
2020Valley GirlRandy
2024Ozi: Voice of the ForestPeanutVoice role
2025Legend of the Happy WorkerJoe

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2007Living on the edgeHimself
2017–2018PoldarkHugh Armitage10 episodes
2020Rhyme Time TownChuckley3 episodes; voice role
2023Daisy Jones & the SixEddie RoundtreeMain role

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