Josh Willis (Neighbours)
| Josh Willis | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Neighbours character | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Portrayed by | Harley Bonner | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Duration | 2013–16 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| First appearance | 20 May 2013 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Last appearance | 27 April 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Introduced by | Richard Jasek | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification | Former; regular | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Occupation | Student Competitive swimmer Gym manager Supplements salesman Exotic dancer Waiter |
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| Family | Willis |
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| Father | Brad Willis |
| Mother | Terese Willis |
| Sisters |
Imogen Willis Piper Willis |
| Half-brothers | Ned Willis |
| Half-sisters | Paige Smith |
| Daughters | Matilda Turner |
| Grandfathers | Doug Willis |
| Grandmothers | Pam Willis |
| Uncles | Nick Petrides |
Joshua "Josh" Willis is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera Neighbours, played by Harley Bonner. The actor was cast in the role after being persuaded to attend the audition by his agent. He began filming his first scenes in early February 2013. Bonner's character and his family were created and introduced to Neighbours, as part of an ongoing overhaul of the show's cast and renewed focus on family units within the show. He made his first screen appearance during "Episode 6646", which was first broadcast on 20 May 2013. Bonner left Neighbours to pursue new acting opportunities, and Josh was killed off during the episode broadcast on 5 April 2016.
Josh is portrayed as being driven, "self-motivated", charismatic and having "a real fight in him". Bonner thought viewers would empathise with his character and relate to his "inner conflict." Josh gets on well with his parents and shares a love-hate relationship with his twin sister Imogen (Ariel Kaplan). Josh's storylines have often revolved around his swimming career and his on-off relationship with Amber Turner (Jenna Rosenow). Josh's competitive swimming career later ended when he suffered a shoulder injury as a result of an abseiling accident. He also embarked on a casual relationship with his older neighbour Naomi Canning (Morgana O'Reilly) and was part of a storyline focusing on the consequences of a coward punch he inflicted on Chris Pappas (James Mason), which earned the TV Week Soap Extra Award for Most Topical Storyline of 2015.
On 7 February 2013, it was announced that the four-strong Willis family would be introduced to Neighbours, as part of an ongoing overhaul of the show's cast and renewed focus on family units. News of the Willis family's introduction came shortly after producers decided to also bring in the five-strong Turner family. Executive producer Richard Jasek commented "As viewers will find out shortly, the Turners are a family of secrets, and the unique backstory of the Willis family is just as compelling." The character of Brad Willis (Kip Gamblin) was reintroduced to the show, along with his wife Terese (Rebekah Elmaloglou) and teenage twins Imogen (Ariel Kaplan) and Joshua.
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