Josh Coxx

Josh Coxx
Born (1964-04-09) April 9, 1964 (age 62)
EducationState University of New York
OccupationsFilm and television actor

Josh Coxx (born April 9, 1964) is an American film and television actor. He is best known for playing nurse practitioner Peter James Riggs in the American medical drama television series Strong Medicine.

Life and career

Coxx was born on April 9, 1964. He attended and graduated from the State University of New York. He began his screen career in 1985, playing the sixth Daniel Wolek in the ABC soap opera television series One Life to Live until 1986, when he was fired. In 1988, he appeared in the syndicated horror anthology television series Freddy's Nightmares.

Later in his career, in 2000, Coxx starred as nurse practitioner Peter James Riggs in the Lifetime medical drama television series Strong Medicine, starring along with Janine Turner, Rosa Blasi, Chris Marquette, Jenifer Lewis and Philip Casnoff. After the series ended in 2006, he guest-starred in television programs including Quantum Leap, 21 Jump Street, Friends, NYPD Blue, The Mentalist, The Burning Zone and Providence, and played the recurring role of Lt. David Corwin in the space opera television series Babylon 5. He also appeared in films such as Thor, The Last House on the Left and Drop Dead Gorgeous.

In 2020, Coxx played Brendan Byrne, the brother of Neil Byrne (Joe Flanigan), in the ABC soap opera television series General Hospital. He reprised his role again in 2022.

Personal life

According to the New York Daily News, Coxx is a trained rescue diver in Australia.

References

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  2. ↑ "University of New Orleans capture motion-capture entertainment studio". The Times. Shreveport, Louisiana. March 12, 2001. p. 13. Retrieved October 14, 2026 – via Newspapers.com. Closed access icon
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Josh Coxx List of Movies and TV Shows". TV Guide. Retrieved October 14, 2026.
  4. 1 2 "Joshua Cox rode a star on Babylon 5". The Salisbury Post. Salisbury, North Carolina. October 25, 1999. p. 6. Retrieved October 14, 2026 – via Newspapers.com. Closed access icon
  5. ↑ "Several Ryan's Hope stars departing". The Times-News. Hendersonville, North Carolina. March 21, 1987. p. 15. Retrieved October 14, 2026 – via Google News Archive. Open access icon
  6. ↑ Fries, Laura (July 21, 2000). "Strong Medicine". Variety. Retrieved October 14, 2026.
  7. ↑ Greenland, Baz (January 12, 2024). The Triumph of Babylon 5: The Science Fiction Classic and Its Long Twilight Struggles. McFarland. p. 167. ISBN 9781476651446 – via Google Books.
  8. ↑ Mistretta, Amy (September 28, 2020). "Josh Coxx Appears on General Hospital As Brendan Byrne: Neil's Brother". Soaps She Knows. Retrieved October 14, 2026.
  9. ↑ Ryan-Duncan, Angela (March 31, 2022). "Josh Coxx Returns To General Hospital!". Soap Opera News. Retrieved October 14, 2026.
  10. ↑ Mistretta, Amy (March 31, 2022). "General Hospital's Latest Return Could Turn the Heat *Way* Up on a Cold Case". Soaps She Knows. Retrieved October 14, 2026.
  11. ↑ "'Medicine' Man Knows His Stuff". Daily News. New York, New York. August 13, 2000. p. 212. Retrieved October 14, 2026 – via Newspapers.com. Closed access icon