Josh Bowman

Bowman in 2012, image via kathclick /Bigstock.com

Birth Name: Joshua Tobias Bowman

Place of Birth: Windsor and Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, U.K.

Date of Birth: 4 March, 1988

Ethnicity:
*father – Ashkenazi Jewish
*mother – English, Irish, distant Italian

Josh Bowman, also known as Joshua Bowman, is a British actor.

His sister is actress Scarlett Bowman. Josh’s father is Jewish, of Russian Jewish descent. His mother is from a Christian background, and has English and Irish heritage; he has said that his mother has distant Italian ancestry as well. Josh has stated that he feels “Jew-ish,” that he identifies with both faiths, and that he has also explored Buddhism. He has said:

I’m a Jew-Bu… I celebrate [Jewish] holidays sometimes when I’m with friends; I have family that’s very religious and some that’s not at all, like my father. My mom is Irish-Catholic.

Josh is married to Canadian actress Emily VanCamp, with whom he has two children.

Josh’s maternal grandfather is Kenneth Grimward (the son of Harold Charles Grimward and Edith A. Baxter). Kenneth was born in Hendon, Middlesex. Harold was the son of Ernest Stanley Grimward and Emma Elija Saunders.

Josh’s maternal grandmother is named Teresa Gibbons.

Sources: Video interview where Josh talks a little about his background – http://www.ynet.co.il

Josh mentions his ancestry – http://www.usmagazine.com

Genealogy of Josh Bowman (focusing on his mother’s side) – https://www.geni.com