Josh Finan


Josh Finan is a British actor, known for his role in the TV series The Responder.

Early life and education

Josh Finan is from the Wirral.
He went to the Wirral Grammar School for Boys in Bebington.
He trained at the Bristol Old Vic.

Career

Finan's stage work has included Southbury Child at the Bridge Theatre and Peggy For You at Hampstead Theatre. He also appeared in productions for the Royal Shakespeare Company including Romeo and Juliet, and Macbeth.
He appeared in BBC One drama series The Responder in 2022, and reprised the role for the second series in 2024.
In 2024, he could be seen in the Netflix shows The Gentlemen as Jethro, and as Diggsy in Baby Reindeer.
He plays the younger Gerry Adams in the 2024 Disney+ drama series Say Nothing, set in Northern Ireland during The Troubles.
Finan had the lead role as philosophy teacher Dan in BBC One drama series Waiting for the Out, broadcast in January 2026.

Awards and nominations

For his performance in series 1 of The Responder, Finan was nominated for British Academy Television Award for Best Supporting Actor.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2017GuerrillaAidanEpisode 1.3
2017The Current WarPeter
2019HellboyNovice
2020Leaving the ForcesSebastian BellShort
2020SurgeJermaine
2020DoctorsAaron RaffertyEpisode: "Comeback"
2020StilePoor Boy
2021Shook by Samuel BaileyCain
2022-
2024		The ResponderMarco10 episodes
2024The GentlemenJethro4 episodes
2024Baby ReindeerDiggsy2 episodes
2024Say NothingGerry Adams7 episodes
2025Black MirrorLumpEpisode "Plaything"
2026Waiting for the OutDanLead role