Josh Willis (Neighbours)

Josh Willis
Neighbours character
Portrayed by	Harley Bonner
Duration	2013–2016
First appearance	20 May 2013 (2013-05-20)
Last appearance	27 April 2016 (2016-04-27)
Classification	Former; regular
Introduced by	Richard Jasek
In-universe information Occupation Student Competitive swimmer Gym manager Supplements salesman Topless waiter Exotic dancer Waiter Family Willis Father Brad Willis Mother Terese Willis Sisters Imogen Willis Piper Willis Half-brothers Ned Willis Half-sisters Paige Smith Daughters Matilda Turner Grandfathers Doug Willis Grandmothers Pam Willis Uncles Nick Petrides

Joshua "Josh" Willis is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera Neighbours, played by Harley Bonner. The actor was cast in the role after being persuaded to attend the audition by his agent. He began filming his first scenes in early February 2013. Bonner's character and his family were created and introduced to Neighbours, as part of an ongoing overhaul of the show's cast and renewed focus on family units within the show. He made his first screen appearance during "Episode 6646", which was first broadcast on 20 May 2013. Bonner left Neighbours to pursue new acting opportunities, and Josh was killed off during the episode broadcast on 5 April 2016.

Josh is portrayed as being driven, "self-motivated", charismatic and having "a real fight in him".^[1] Bonner thought viewers would empathise with his character and relate to his "inner conflict." Josh gets on well with his parents and shares a love-hate relationship with his twin sister Imogen (Ariel Kaplan). Josh's storylines have often revolved around his swimming career and his on-off relationship with Amber Turner (Jenna Rosenow). Josh's competitive swimming career later ended when he suffered a shoulder injury as a result of an abseiling accident. He also embarked on a casual relationship with his older neighbour Naomi Canning (Morgana O'Reilly) and was part of a storyline focusing on the consequences of a coward punch he inflicted on Chris Pappas (James Mason), which earned the TV Week Soap Extra Award for Most Topical Storyline of 2015.