Joshua Cole Hamilton was born on June 9, 1969 in New York. His parents were actors Sandra Kingsbury and Dan Hamilton, who were both involved in performing arts. His father's later wife, the well-known actress Stephanie Braxton, came into Hamilton's life as his stepmother.
Hamilton, who stepped into acting at a young age, attracted attention on the Broadway stage with two productions that left their mark on 2007: "Proof" and "The Coast of Utopia", staged at Lincoln Center. In the world of cinema, he diversified his career by appearing in films such as "Alive" in 1993, "With Honors" in 1994, "Frances Ha" in 2012, "Dark Skies" in 2013 and "Bottled Up" in the same year.
Looking at his filmography, Hamilton started with the production "A Good Dissonance Like a Man" in 1977, and took part in projects such as "Kicking and Screaming" in 1995, "Drive, She Said" and "The House of Yes" in 1997, and "Freak Talks About Sex" in 1999. In the mid-2000s, "West of Here", "On_Line", "Homecoming", "The F Word" and "Dumped!" He continued his presence on the screens with films such as.
He was also seen in "Outsourced" in 2006, "Ten Stories Tall" in 2010 and Oliver Stone's "J. Edgar" in 2011. In recent years, he has added to his career with productions such as "Amok", "Take Me to the River" and "Carvalho's Journey" in 2015, and "Eighth Grade" in 2018.
Hamilton, who also left his mark in the television world, appeared in TV series such as "The Investigators" in 2000 and "Experience 3D" in 2011. In TV movies, he starred in productions such as "The Wilder Summer" in 1983, "Don't Look Back" in 1996, "The '60s" in 1999, "A Child's Garden of Poetry" in 2011 and "Rita" in 2013. He also went behind the camera with the video film "The Making of 'Away We Go'" in 2009.