Josh Hartnett shares four children with his wife Tamsin Egerton, but keeps them out of the public eye
The Fight or Flight actor revealed on Today that his kids had an emotional reaction to his blonde hair in the film
During a recent appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, the actor joked that his kids make fun of him for being American
Josh Hartnett’s children are not fans of their dad having to change his hair for his career.
On Thursday, May 8, the actor, 46, made an appearance on Today to discuss his new, upcoming action film, Fight or Flight, where he had to undergo a major hair transformation. The actor shared that while his wife Tamsin Egerton loved his blonde streaks, his children had a very emotional reaction to it.
“[My wife] really liked it, … and I don’t really know why, but my kids, no, they cried,” he said. “But, they cry every time I change my look, and being an actor I have to do that quite a bit.”
“My dad’s had a beard his entire life. If he shaved his beard, I think I would cry too,” he continued.
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The Trap actor and his wife are parents to four children, whose names they haven’t publicly disclosed. They welcomed their first baby, a daughter, in late 2015, while their second and third kids arrived in 2017 and 2019, respectively. In February 2024, Hartnett revealed that he and Egerton had quietly welcomed their fourth baby.
Like their relationship, Hartnett and Egerton have kept their kids primarily out of the spotlight. However, Hartnett occasionally shares a look at his home life in interviews.
While promoting his role in M. Night Shyamalan’s thriller Trap, Hartnett shared a few details about his children, including how he doesn’t necessarily want his kids to follow the same career as him.
“We’ll try and keep them away from it as much as possible because we want them to have normal upbringings,” he told PEOPLE of why he and Egerton don’t raise their kids in the spotlight.
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Josh Hartnett (left) and Tamsin Egerton
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On a Wednesday, May 7 episode of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, the actor shared rare comments about his family life. Hartnett joked with host Jimmy Fallon that his kids make fun of him for being American.
“My kids love to give me crap about being an American because I’m the only American in our house. I’m a foreigner in my own home,” said the dad of four. “My middle one does a really good impersonation of me, [and] will just kind of turn to me and be like, ‘I’m Daddy, and I like pizza and I won’t mow the lawn.’ “
“And then my littlest daughter keeps telling me what it’s like to be English, like she keeps saying to me, ‘You might not understand this Daddy, but in England we say boot instead of trunk of a car,’ ” he continued. “And I’m like, ‘I’ve lived here for longer than you. I made you.’ “
Fight or Flight is in theaters now.
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