• Name: Joshua Ryan Hutcherson
• Birth Date: October 12, 1992 (currently 18 years old)
• Nationality: American
• Height: 5′ 7″ (1.70 m)

Joshua Ryan Hutcherson was born on October 12th, 1992, in Union, Kentucky, to Michelle and Chris Hutcherson. He has a younger brother, Connor, who he’s very close to. Josh is homeschooled and loves Algebra, but is not very found of reading. He has two dogs and two cats. Josh always wanted to be an actor, and his parents allowed him to start acting in the early 2000s. Hutcherson has cited actor Jake Gyllenhaal as an inspiration. According to Hutcherson, he still “gets grounded” by his parents. He recently gained his license to drive. Hutcherson has stated that he enjoys cars, competing in triathlons, bowling, and soccer. On August 11, 2007, Hutcherson served as the Grand Marshal at the Indy Racing League IndyCar Series Meijer Indy 300 at Kentucky Speedway. On September 2008 he went to Italy for his first time. He visited cities like Rome and Milan, and participated in a local event about kids and cinema.

It was announced in March 2011 that Josh was cast as Peeta Mellark in The Hunger Games book-to-movie adaptation alongside other young Hollywood actors Jennifer Lawrence, as his love-interest Katniss Everdeen, and Liam Hemsworth, as fellow District 12 youth Gale Hawthorne.