William Joshua Hopkins (born September 12, 1970) is an American actor. His best known roles include Raymond Millbury on Ally McBeal (2001–2002), Grayson Ellis on Cougar Town (2009–2015), and Liam O'Connor on Quantico (2015–2016).

Early life He was born to Larry J. Hopkins (later a U.S. representative) and Carolyn Pennebaker on September 12, 1970. He has two sisters. Hopkins attended The Lexington School and was a member of the JV basketball team.

Career Hopkins joined the fourth and last season of New York Undercover in 1998. In 1999, Hopkins appeared in Alanis Morissette's "Unsent" music video. He portrayed Paul Allen in the 1999 film Pirates of Silicon Valley and Raymond Milbury on the television series Ally McBeal from 2001 to 2002.

In 2005, Hopkins guest starred on Fox's show Bones as Temperance Brennan's former professor and lover, Michael Stires, in the episode "The Girl in the Fridge". Hopkins has also guest starred in CSI: Miami. In season 1 of the CBS series Cold Case, Hopkins played the role of Assistant District Attorney Jason Kite. The show was especially noted for the on-screen chemistry between Hopkins' character and the character of Detective Lilly Rush, played by Kathryn Morris.

He portrayed womanizer Charlie Babcock on the television series Pepper Dennis in 2006. He later worked with his former Ally McBeal co-star Calista Flockhart when he had a recurring role on Brothers & Sisters. He also had a semi-regular role as Peter Manning on the Fox drama Vanished during 2006.

Hopkins is the writer and performer of the song "Feigning Interest", a humorous music video about dating that became popular in 2007.

Hopkins starred in the 2008 CBS summer drama Swingtown as Roger Thompson. The series was intended for the fall 2007 season, but was postponed due to the writer's strike. It has sparked some controversy for its portrayal of 1970s culture, including open marriage and key parties.

In 2009, Hopkins appeared as Dr. Noah Barnes in season 2 of ABC's Private Practice. He played the character Grayson Ellis on the sitcom Cougar Town, which premiered September 23, 2009, on ABC and later moved to TBS. In 2015, Hopkins joined the main cast for Quantico playing the role of Liam O'Connor, a seasoned FBI agent working in the academy.

In 2018, Hopkins joined the main cast of Whiskey Cavalier in the role of FBI agent Ray Prince.

Hopkins currently works on a podcast called The Rex Chapman Show, which debuted on Basketballnews.com on March 16, 2021, with friend and former NBA player Rex Chapman.

Filmography Film Year Title RoleNotes 1996 Parallel Sons Marty 1997 G.I. Jane 'Flea'2000 Love & Sex Joey Santino The Perfect Storm Captain Darryl Ennis 2001 One Eyed King Chuckie 2007 The Insatiable Chet 2008 Pretty Ugly People George 2010 Lebanon, Pa. Will 2012 2nd Serve Owen Match2014 Kelly & Cal Josh Get On Up Ralph Bass The Opposite Sex Kenny 2016 Car Dogs Mike Reynolds 2017 Only the Brave California Hot Shot Supervisor 2019 Crown Vic Jack Van Zandt 2024 Rust Wood Helm

Television Year Title RoleNotes 1996 Law & Order Ken Soames Episode: "Atonement" 1998 Silencing Mary Clay Roberts TV movie 1998–1999 New York Undercover Detective Alec Stone Main cast (season 4) 1999 Pirates of Silicon Valley Paul Allen TV movie 1999–2001 Jack & Jill Matt Prophet 9 episodes 2000 L.A. Confidential Officer Bud White TV pilot (not shown until 2003) 2001 Kate Brasher Officer Tony Giordano 2 episodes 2001–2002 Ally McBeal Raymond Millbury Main cast (season 5) 2003 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit DEA Special Agent Tim Donovan Episode: "Loss" 2003–2006 Cold Case Assistant District Attorney Kite 10 episodes2004 NYPD 2069 Alex Franco / Alex Bolander TV movie North Shore Morgan Holt 4 episodes2005 Global Frequency Sean Flynn Pilot Bones Michael Stires Episode: "The Girl in the Fridge"2006 Surrender Dorothy Peter TV movie Vanished Peter Manning Recurring cast; 8 episodes Pepper Dennis Charlie Babcock Main cast Brothers and Sisters Warren Salter 9 episodes 2007 Ghost Whisperer Shane Carson Episode: "No Safe Place" 2008 Swingtown Roger Thompson Main cast2009 12 Men of Christmas Will Albrecht TV movie Pushing Daisies Shane Trickle Episode: "Kerplunk" CSI: Miami Mark Gantry 2 episodes Private Practice Dr. Noah Barnes 5 episodes 2009–2015 Cougar Town Grayson Ellis Main cast 2011Castle Police Officer Episode: "Demons"2012 In Plain Sight Kenny 2 episodes Hot in Cleveland Waiter Episode: "Love is Blind"; uncredited Men at Work Ryan Episode: "Toilet at Work" 2013 The Client List Dylan Episode: "I Ain't Broke But I'm Badly Bent"2014 Undateable Julius Episode: "The Julius Effect" Northpole Ryan TV movie 2015–2016 Quantico Liam O'Connor Main cast2019 True Detective Jim Dobkins 4 episodes Whiskey Cavalier Ray Prince Main cast 2022 Walker Fenton Cole 2 episodes 2023 The Rookie Charles Baudelaire 1 episode 2024 Shrinking Mac Episode: "Honesty Era"

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Josh Hopkins cast bio on The WB Hopkins in "12 men of Christmas" premieres on Lifetime on December 5, 2009