Joshua Charlie Joseph Bradley (born September 4 1992), better known by his online alias Zerkaa and his stage name Josh Zerker, is an English YouTuber, Twitch streamer, influencer, and Internet personality. He is a member of the British YouTube group, the Sidemen. In 2019, he was listed as the ninth most influential online creator in the United Kingdom by The Sunday Times'. In 2022, he was the most watched Twitch streamer in the United Kingdom, with 17.68 million hours watched.
Josh was born on September 4 1992 in Bermondsey, London. He attended Bexley Grammar School, where he met future fellow Sidemen member Tobi Brown. He claims to have had an interest in architecture in his early years, and used to love designing houses. As a child, Josh took dance lessons and competed in street dance performances. His parents went through a divorce growing up, which he states led to him playing games. He claims to have played Call of Duty in his room for 8 hours, because he wanted an escape from the stress of his parents' divorce. In the Netflix documentary, The Sidemen Story, Josh had mentioned that he suffered from anxiety.
He later attended Ravensbourne University and earned an upper second honours degree in digital film production. Before getting into content creation, Josh tried working in a bank in London with his father, who was a banker himself, but left soon after. He also had a week-long stint at the Sky Sports studio.
In 2009, Josh created his first YouTube channel, Zerkaa, to which he primarily uploaded video game content from games like Call of Duty and FIFA. He has subsequently launched six more solo YouTube channels â namely ZerkaaPlays, ZerkaaReacts, ZerkaaLive, ZerkaaActuallyPlays, ZerkaaGuesses, and ZerkaaCards.
In October 2013, Josh co-founded and became a member of the British YouTuber group, the Sidemen. He is the eldest amongst the seven members of the Sidemen. He lived with three other members of the group â Vikkstar, KSI, and Miniminter â from 2014 until 2018, creating content regularly, after which he moved into an apartment with his girlfriend. The Sidemen publishes content around a variety of themes including challenges, sketches and video game commentaries.
In 2018, Josh co-starred alongside the rest of the Sidemen in the YouTube Premium series The Sidemen Show. In 2019, Josh was listed as the ninth most influential online creator in the United Kingdom by The Sunday Times. In a 2021 article discussing gambling issues surrounding the FIFA game series, Josh was cited by The Sunday Times as an example of a YouTuber sponsored by EA to make pack-opening videos.
Josh started streaming on Twitch in 2010. He is also a Twitch partner. In 2022, he was the most watched Twitch streamer in the United Kingdom, with 17.68 million hours watched. He was also cited as a streamer featuring walkthroughs of the 2023 video game Hogwarts Legacy by Guinness World Records. He was nominated for Best Role-play Streamer at the 2022 Streamer Awards.
Josh and the Sidemen have founded multiple businesses throughout their online careers. In 2014, the group launched a clothing brand under the Sidemen Clothing banner. In November 2021, they founded a restaurant chain Sides in collaboration with Reef. In October 2022, they launched their own vodka brand, XIX Vodka. In March 2024, they launched a breakfast cereal brand, Best Cereal, in collaboration with Mornflake. In May 2025, they launched their own venture capital firm, Upside VC. Josh was a Director of the firm but has formally resigned from the position.
In 2017, Josh launched his own clothing line, ZRK London, selling streetwear apparels like T-shirts, hoodies, and caps. In 2023, the clothing line was renamed to Internet Made.
Josh has been in a relationship with Freya Nightingale since 2010. They were engaged in January 2024, and got married on 6 September 2025 in France. The wedding took place at the in Southern France and lasted over several days.
Josh is a supporter of Millwall F.C. and claims to have a season ticket since he was six years old.