Josh Braaten (born June 25, 1977, in Austin, Minnesota) is an American actor. He grew up in Blooming Prairie, Minnesota and graduated from Blooming Prairie High in 1995. He graduated in 1999 from Winona State University where he performed on stage in productions such as Shakespeare's Macbeth, playing the titular character opposite of Anthony Rydberg, Samantha Sweeney, and The Reverend Adam Posegate.