Joshua Helman (born 22 February 1986) is an Australian actor. He portrayed Slit in the action film Mad Max: Fury Road (2015), William Stryker in the superhero film X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014) and its sequel X-Men: Apocalypse (2016), and Scabrous Scrotus in the action film Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (2024). He has also appeared in several television series, as well as the films Jack Reacher (2012), Monster Hunter (2020), and Thirteen Lives (2022).
Career Helman started acting when he got a recurring role on the Australian television show Home and Away in 2007, playing Denni Maitland. He then got a small role in a short film Aidan's View where he played the role of an intruder trying to break into the house of the protagonist. A few years later, he was cast as Cpl. Lew "Chuckler" Juergens in the American television show, The Pacific. He appeared in six episodes. He was then signed on by American talent agency The Gersh Agency. He made his major studio motion picture debut in 2012 when he was cast as Jeb Oliver in Jack Reacher.Josh Helman takes his 'One Shot' He returned to Australia and was cast in Blinder, a film based on Australian rules football drama."Aussie Rules film Blinder kicks off in Victoria" In 2011, Helman acted in the original production of Small Engine Repair at Theatre Theater in Los Angeles. He also starred in its film adaptation released in 2021.
He co-starred in the ensemble Marvel Comics film, X-Men: Days of Future Past, as William Stryker—shown, through footage, to be the younger/1973 version of the Stryker played by Brian Cox in X2 (2003), ignoring the younger/1973/1979 version of Stryker played by Danny Huston in X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009). He later played Slit, alongside two-time fellow X-Men actor Nicholas Hoult, in the Mad Max sequel Mad Max: Fury Road (2015).Trumbore, Dave (13 August 2012). "Updated Cast for Mad Max: Fury Road Includes One-Time Wonder Woman Megan Gale". Collider. In 2016, he had a main role in season two of the television series Wayward Pines, while in 2024, he played Scabrous Scrotus, son of Immortan Joe, in the Mad Max prequel Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga.
On 17 February 2025, Helman was named in the Stan Australia series Watching You.
By January 2026, he was cast in the horror film Evil Dead Wrath from director Francis Galluppi.
Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2007 All My Friends Are Leaving Brisbane Party Guest / Wedding Guest 2009 Aidan's View The Intruder Short film 2010 Animal Kingdom Const. Peter Simmons 2012 Jack Reacher Jeb Oliver 2013 Blinder Morts 2014 X-Men: Days of Future Past William StrykerMystique (as Stryker)2015 Mad Max: Fury Road Slit At Home with Mystic Arnie Short film A Country Called Home James2016 Falling Malcolm Washington X-Men: Apocalypse William Stryker Crazy Cat Lady Good Date2017 Kate Can't Swim Nick My Name Is Lenny Lenny McLean 2018 Undertow Brett2019 Feast of the Seven Fishes Juke Washland Express James Short film 2020 Monster Hunter Steeler 2021 Small Engine Repair Anthony Romanowski 2022 Thirteen Lives Major Hodges 2024 Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga Scabrous Scrotus 2028 Evil Dead Wrath Post-production
Television + Year Title Role Notes 2007 Home and Away Denni Maitland 5 episodes 2009 McLeod's Daughters Grown Up Xander Episode: "The Long Paddock" 2010 The Pacific PFC Lew 'Chuckler' Juergens Miniseries; 6 episodes 2015 Flesh and Bone Bryan Miniseries; 8 episodes 2016 Wayward Pines Xander Beck 10 episodes 2018 The End of the World As We Know It Quinn Television film2019 The Loudest Voice James Murdoch Miniseries; 2 episodes Soundtrack Pete Fairman Episode: "Track 8: Gigi and Jean" 2020 Deputy Deputy Carter 6 episodes 2022 Troppo Bryce 3 episodes 2023 Harley Quinn Captain Boomerang Voice; episode: "A Very Problematic Valentine's Day Special"2025 Optics Archie Toole 1 episode Watching You Dan 6 episodes
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