Josh Holloway was born in California, but at age two his family moved to the Blue Ridge Mountains area of Georgia.

He attended Free Home Elementary in Cherokee County and
Cherokee High School in Canton, GA. He went on to attend the University of Georgia, and began modeling.

He moved to Los Angeles and landed some small parts in shows such as "Navy NCIS," "Walker Texas Ranger," and "CSI." Most notably he played the "Good Looking Guy" on an episode of "Angel."

This was enough to get him the part of likable ne'er-do-well Sawyer on the sci-fi/fantasy series "Lost."

Josh married his longtime girlfriend, Yessica, in Hawaii in October 2004.