Although the series concluded in 2015, Josh Hutcherson is probably still best known for playing Peeta Mellark in The Hunger Games movies. As one of the most successful teen dystopian franchises of its time, The Hunger Games catapulted all of its stars, including Hutcherson, to instant fame on a scale many of them hadn't had before. Unsurprisingly, this hasn't been the end of the road for the actor in the seven years since.
Before The Hunger Games, Hutcherson had a fairly deep resume of roles as a child actor and young adult, the most notable of which was probably the infamously tragic Bridge to Terabithia, in which Leslie's death leaves a deep impression on Jess, Hutcherson's character, in the end. With such an emotionally nuanced role already under his belt at a young age, it's no surprise that Hutcherson went on to score big parts in such recognizable films as The Kids Are All Right and the Journey to the Center of the Earth movies between 2008 and 2012. Of course, his biggest break and most significant role to date came with The Hunger Games in 2013 when he first played Peeta Mellark.
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While a multi-feature blockbuster project like The Hunger Games can cast a long shadow, Hutcherson has still been active in the years since. His more recent roles may not be as high-profile or competitive as Peeta Mellark, which almost cast actors as big as Liam Hemsworth and Lucas Till, but it's likely that this is exactly what Hutcherson needed (and wanted) after several years under an enormous spotlight. He's done a variety of projects since The Hunger Games, all with different degrees of acclaim. Arguably, Hutcherson's biggest project in recent years was the Hulu
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