Josh Henderson as Austin McCann

Joshua Baret “Josh” Henderson was born on October 25, 1981 in Dallas, Texas. Because of the eye condition known as heterochomia, Henderson has one blue and one green eye. He grew up in Tulsa, Oklahoma, where he completed his studies at Tulsa Memorial Senior High School. He then returned to Dallas and subsequently won a talent contest for the WB reality series, Pop Stars.

Winning Pop Stars secured him a spot on the music group, Scene23, but after one unsuccessful CD, the group disbanded. However, the failure did not deter Henderson from pursuing a career in the entertainment industry, and in 2002, he appeared in the television series, Maybe It’s Me. From there, he continued to embark on many other productions, both on the small and big screens. His television credits include Do Over, She Spies, The Girl Next Door, North Shore, 8 Simple Rules, Rodney and Over There. He also had a recurring role in the UPN comedy series, One on One, and appeared in the first few episodes of The Ashlee Simpson Show, where he was seen breaking up with his former girlfriend, Ashlee Simpson.

On October 21, 2006, Henderson returned to the small screen in another recurring role, this time for the hit television drama/comedy series, Desperate Housewives. He was cast in the role of Austin McCann, the notorious nephew of Edie Britt, played by Nicolette Sheridan. However, even if the role has given him another opportunity to shine, Henderson still has plans of building a career in the music industry. He said, “I have been working, trying to record that “hit” song that will show who I am as a musical artist. We are trying to make it work with all the stuff happening on Desperate.”

As for the big screen, a number of productions have been credited to his name, including The Girl Next Door, Leeches!, Newton, Broken Bridges, Step Up and Yours, Mine and Ours.