Josh Lawson (born 22 July 1981) is an Australian actor best known for his role as Doug Gugghenheim in House of Lies, Tate in Superstore and as Kano in the 2021 film Mortal Kombat.
Lawson grew up in Brisbane, and attended St Joseph's College, Gregory Terrace.
2001
He graduated from the National Institute of Dramatic Art in 2001.
He also spent one year studying improvisation techniques in Los Angeles at The Second City, The Groundlings, ACME Comedy Theatre and I.O. West.
His older brother is actor Ben Lawson.
2003
In 2003 Lawson was awarded a Mike Walsh Fellowship.
Lawson has had guest-starring roles in such popular Australian television programs as Blue Heelers and Home & Away, and is known for his appearances on the improv comedy program Thank God You're Here and on the Australian drama Sea Patrol and comedy The Librarians.
He also had a guest role in the comedy Wilfred and starred in several television commercials, including advertisements for Coca-Cola Cherry and Gold Class cinemas.
He portrayed Tate Staskiewicz, the pharmacist in the series' titular setting, on the sitcom Superstore for three seasons.
Lawson also hosted Wipeout Australia with James Brayshaw.
Lawson played Ben in the American pilot Spaced and Shawn on Romantically Challenged for ABC.
2006
In 2006, Lawson made his feature film debut in BoyTown.
During 2006 and 2007, Lawson was a regular guest co-host on the Australian radio comedy show Get This which aired on Triple M.
2012
Since its inception in 2012, he has played management consultant Doug Guggenheim on Showtime's House of Lies.
He had the starring role in the 2012 Australian comedy film Any Questions for Ben?, created by Working Dog Productions.
He also appeared alongside Will Ferrell and Zach Galifianakis in the 2012 comedy film The Campaign, as well as Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues and Crave.
2013
In 2013, he voiced the role of Bob in the Cartoon Hangover short film Rocket Dog.
2014
His feature directing debut The Little Death which he also wrote and starred in, was released in 2014.
2017
In 2017 he played the title role in Hoges: The Paul Hogan Story.
2018
Lawson was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film in 2018 for The Eleven O'Clock, a short film he wrote and starred in.
In 2018, Lawson portrayed "Dave Johnson" in the comedy pilot for the CBS series Here Comes the Neighborhood (later The Neighborhood), but was replaced by actor Max Greenfield before the series was picked up by the network.
2019
In August 2019, Lawson was cast in the Mortal Kombat reboot as Kano.
