Josh Hutcherson played Peeta Mellark, one of Katniss’ love interests and co-District 12 tribute, in all four films. Despite not knowing Katniss very well, reveals he has feelings for her, which spirals into a storyline for the pair.
Their “love” story, which is played up for the games, results in them surviving the games in the first film. The two grow closer and, even through torture, memory loss, and a second games, end up together in “Mockingjay Part 2.”
Hutcherson was a well-known child star before getting cast in “The Hunger Games.” To name a few, he was in “Kicking and Screaming,” “Little Manhattan,” “Zathura,” “Bridge to Terabithia,” and “The Kids Are All Right.”
He also had a mini-franchise under his belt, with “Journey to the Center of the Earth” and “Journey 2: The Mysterious Island.”
While he was a co-lead of the franchise, its success took years to translate to success for Hutcherson’s box-office career post-“Hunger Games.”
He’s been in more than a few flops, like “The Forger,” “Red Dawn,” “Escobar: Paradise Lost,” “Elliot the Littlest Reindeer,” and “Burn.” He’s also been in a few solid films, like “Epic,” “The Disaster Artist,” and “Tragedy Girls.”
For a few years, he found more success in streaming. He starred in and executive produced all three seasons of Hulu’s “Future Man,” and he voiced Ultraman in the English dub of the anime series “Ultraman” from 2019 to 2023.
But recently, things have been turning around for Hutcherson. Besides the iconic “Whistle” meme that took over TikTok, he’s now the star of the “Five Nights at Freddy’s” franchise. The first installment was a surprise box-office hit in 2023, grossing almost $300 million. A sequel is set for this year.
He also had a solid role in the Jason Statham action film “The Beekeeper” in 2024, which was also successful.
Hutcherson, 32, has 2 million followers on Instagram and 2.1 million followers on X.
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