Josh Barrett (Home and Away)
| Josh Barrett | |||||||
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| Home and Away character | |||||||
| Portrayed by | Jackson Gallagher | ||||||
| Duration | 2013–2016 | ||||||
| First appearance | 27 August 2013 | ||||||
| Last appearance | 5 July 2016 | ||||||
| Introduced by | Lucy Addario | ||||||
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Home and Away Extras (2013) | ||||||
| Classification | Former; regular | ||||||
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| Occupation | Student Pizza delivery worker Waiter |
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| Father | Johnny Barrett |
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| Mother | Debbie Barrett |
| Half-brothers |
Andy Barrett Casey Braxton |
Joshua "Josh" Barrett is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera Home and Away, played by Jackson Gallagher. The actor was initially hesitant about auditioning for the role, as he believed he was too old to portray a 16-year-old. However, three days after attending the audition, he learnt he was successful. Gallagher relocated to Sydney for filming. His character was introduced along with his on-screen brother Andy Barrett (Tai Hara) through a series of online webisodes titled Home and Away Extras. He then made his debut appearance in Home and Away during the episode broadcast on 27 August 2013. Gallagher's departure from Home and Away was announced in May 2016, and Josh's last scenes aired on 5 July 2016.
Josh is portrayed as being troubled, but also someone who tries to do the right thing. Gallagher thought Josh was a lovable character deep down and someone who did not want his past to define his future. Several of Josh's storylines has centred around his relationships with Maddy Osborne (Kassandra Clementi) and Evelyn MacGuire (Philippa Northeast), the latter whom he became engaged to. He has also been involved in Andy's feud with the Braxton family, shot by his mother, held hostage and coward punched by Tank Snelgrove (Reece Milne), which almost ended his life and left him temporarily blind. In May 2016, Josh was revealed to be Charlotte King's (Erika Heynatz) killer, ending months of speculation. After confessing to Charlotte's murder, Josh fled Summer Bay with Andy before he was sent to prison.
On 3 August 2013, Debbie Schipp of The Daily Telegraph reported that Jackson Gallagher and Tai Hara had joined the cast of Home and Away as brothers Josh and Andy Barrett respectively. Schipp also reported that the two characters would appear in stand-alone webisodes before making their debuts in the main show. When Gallagher heard about the role, he was "hesitant" about auditioning as he thought he was too old to portray a 16-year-old. The actor was in his early 20s and he did not think he had a chance of securing the part. After attending the audition on a Friday, he learnt he had been successful on the Monday. He commented, "Whatever idea they had in their heads of Josh, I happened to fit that image." The actor relocated to Sydney for filming, and admitted to being "terrified" on his first day. He spent a total of five months preparing for the part and filming with the show, before making his on-screen debut as Josh on 27 August 2013.
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