Josh Hutcherson

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Josh Hutcherson (born October 12, 1992) began his acting career in the early 2000s and appeared in several commercials and minor film and television roles before landing his first major role in 2002 in the pilot episode of House Blend. His first film role was in Miracle Dogs (2003) on Animal Planet, followed by a motion-capture performance in The Polar Express (2004) and a voice-acting role in Howl's Moving Castle (2005). Hutcherson's other early film appearances include Little Manhattan, Zathura (both 2005), RV (2006), Bridge to Terabithia (2007), Journey to the Center of the Earth (2008), and The Kids Are All Right(2010). In 2011, he landed the leading role of Peeta Mellark in the box office record-setting film series The Hunger Games, released annually from 2012 to 2015, for which he won three MTV Movie Awardsand a People's Choice Award. During the same period he also played a lead role in Journey 2: The Mysterious Island (2012) and a voice role in the animated film Epic (2013). Throughout his career, Hutcherson has expressed an interest in directing and producing. He has served as an executive producer in Detention (2011), The Forger (2012) and Escobar: Paradise Lost (2015), while also playing a lead role in each film. He is also heavily involved in the gaystraight alliance chapter called "Straight But Not Narrow". (AP Photo)

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Danny (Jonah Bobo) and Walter (Josh Hutcherson) check out Zathura: 10th Anniversary Edition, now availabe in Blu-ray from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.

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Josh Hutcherson poses with his best male performance award and movie of the year award for "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire" in the press room at the MTV Movie Awards on Sunday, April 13, 2014, at Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)

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Josh Hutcherson, Elizabeth Banks (center) and Jennifer Lawrence are back for more "Hunger Games" in a fiery sequel cooked up for adolescent appetites. (Lionsgate via Associated Press)