Josh Hartnett Is Of Irish Ancestry And Was Raised Roman Catholic Attending Nativity
He first came to audiences’ attention in 1997 as “Michael Fitzgerald” in the television series Cracker. He is of Irish ancestry and was raised Roman Catholic, attending Nativity of Our Lord Catholic Grade School, where he played Adam Apple in an eighth grade production of “Krazy Kamp”. A relative encouraged him to audition for a stage production of Tom Sawyer & Huckleberry Finn and to his surprise, he won the part of Huckleberry Finn. Now in love with the stage, he went on to star in a slew of high school plays. in the early 2000s, Hartnett was approached several times to play the role of Clark Kent/Superman in the upcoming film(at the time helmed by Brett Ratner), but always turned it down, not wanting to commit to a predicted ten-year role.
