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Information on Josh Coxx is not widely available, so I'm afraid this setction is not terribly extensive. This piece was compiled from the following sources - so feel free to blame any inaccuracies on any or all of the organizations/individuals listed below;-)
Lynne's Best of Both Worlds Convention Report.
Douglas Shuler's Joshua Cox Biography
Picture from Ursanity
Josh Coxx was born in New York, and currently resides in Los Angeles. He began acting in high school, and according to one source, his interest in pursuing the art on a professional basis was sparked by the career of Al Pacino. After a period at the Actor's Institute and the Actor's Conservatory Training Program at Purchase College, at the State University of New York, Josh secured his first television part as a series regular on ABC's "One Life to Live", shortly after graduating. While this did provide openings into other roles, the notorious inconsistency of acting jobs frequently left him obliged to supplement his income by working for a construction company.
Aside from his regular part as Lt David Corwin in "Babylon 5" , Cox(x) has more recently guest starred in NBC's "Providence", ABC's drama "Once and Again," UPN's "Sliders, and had a co-starring role on the NBC "comedy" ,"Friends." His most current appearance is as Peter Riggs in the medical drama "Strong Medicine", a role that secured him the status of "2000 Lifetime Man of the Year". Josh has also done a variety of small-screen and off-screen work in television commercials, where his ability to mimic a variety of dialects has served him well.
Cox(x) has also made a number of film appearances, most recently in Ziri Rideaux's "Backgammon," which was presented at both the Cannes and Berlin film festivals in the spring of 2000. His versatility as an actor is proven in his ability to play both dramatic and comedy roles, including the lead in the independent productions "The Zig Zag", "Fire Escape" and "Runaway Eden". In addition, Cox(x) had supporting roles in "The Runestone", Wes Craven's "The People Under the Stairs", and worked as a prop-maker in the 1993 feature "Freaked." He auditioned for the role of "Faramir" in the forthcoming Lord of the Rings movie, and despite submitting numerous pictures of himself clad in a kilt to the casting director, unfortunately failed to secure the part.
His stage credits include roles in "American Buffalo", "Prairie Avenue" at the Rip Torn Stage in New York, "North of Providence" for the Black Box Theatre, and the production of "Us And Them" for the Hudson Theatre in Los Angeles. Josh has also played such diverse roles as the part of Laertes in "Hamlet" and most surprisingly, the role of a "girl" in "The Resistible Rise Of Auturo Ui".
Picture from The Edinburgh Alliance Website
Usually described as being somewhat humorous himself, Josh has an appreciation for eccentric and subversive comedy, principally the magnificent Blackadder, and Monty Python's Flying Circus. He also pursues a number of extreme sports, although his foremost passion is for surfing. In 1997 he sustained extensive damage to his shoulder in a snowboarding accident, an injury that required $30 000 worth of reparative surgery, and temporarily halted his activities as an amateur guitarist. Once fully recovered, he took up the bass, and now plays with the Los Angeles-based band "Skin". Described as a "bluesy sort of outfit", the band is apparently composed of what Josh refers to as "guys who learnt their social skills in institutions and prisons". When last heard of "Skin" had played at The Gig and the El Ray Theatre and were scheduled to appear in the Roxy Theater in Los Angeles. Lastly, Josh is a PADI-certified rescue diver, and earned an NASDS certification in over-ocean Helicopter Rescue and Diver retrieval. What a guy, eh?
And finally - for those interested in the physical minutiae, the man is somewhere in the region of 6ft 4ins tall, posesses a 6 pack stomach, a number of somewhat artistic tattoos, and he was observed at the 1998 Best of Both Worlds convention, in possession of a lit cigarette. His favourite film is allegedly the excellent "Apocalypse Now", and he once owned two cats. He is also an Aries - astrological symbol of the male sheep. How attractive.
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