Joshua Boone is an American actor.[1][2][3] He starred opposite Zora Howard in the 2019 film Premature.[4] For his performance in the 2022 Tyler Perry/Netflix film A Jazzman's Blues, Boone was nominated for two NAACP Image Awards.[5]
Boone made his Broadway debut at the Palace Theatre in 2014, in the jukebox musical Holler If Ya Hear Me. In 2024, he played Dallas “Dally” Winston in the musical The Outsiders, earning a nomination for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical.[6]
Personal life
editBoone was born in Portsmouth, Virginia.[7] In 2010, he graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University School of the Arts with a BFA in Theatre Performance; he returned as commencement speaker to the class of 2024. [8]
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Journeymen | Booby | Short film |
| 2013 | Dyce and Devil | Dyce | Short film |
| 2015 | Brooklove | Ian | Short film |
| 2019 | Premature | Isaiah | |
| 2020 | Wheels | Terry | |
| 2021 | Mother's Milk | Sparrow | |
| 2022 | A Jazzman's Blues | Bayou |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Willie | 1 episode |
| 2013 | The Big Gulp | Unknown | 1 episode |
| 2014 | Downtown Girls | Quentin | 1 episode |
| 2015 | Fan Girl | Darvan | TV movie |
| 2016 | MacGyver | Gunner/Hunter | 1 episode |
| 2017 | Salamander | Craig Anders | TV movie |
| 2018 | Seven Seconds | Khalil | 1 episode |
Stage
edit| Year | Title | Role | Theatre | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Holler If Ya Hear Me | Darius | Palace Theatre | Broadway |
| 2018 | Network | Frank Hackett | Belasco Theatre | Broadway |
| 2022 | Skeleton Crew | Dez | Samuel J. Friedman Theatre | Broadway; Drama Desk nominee |
| 2024 | The Outsiders | Dallas "Dally" Winston | Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre | Broadway; Tony nominee; Drama Desk nominee |
References
edit- ^ Clement, Olivia (October 11, 2017). "Joshua Boone and Alexandra Socha Will Star in Actually Off-Broadway". Playbill. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
- ^ LaDuke, Sarah (April 8, 2019). "Joshua Boone In "Network" On Broadway". WAMC. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
- ^ Donahue, Joe (July 18, 2018). "Joshua Boone In "Artney Jackson" At Williamstown Theatre Festival". WAMC. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
- ^ Kay-B (February 13, 2019). "'Premature' focuses on young black love and speaks to the power of sisterhood". NBC News. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
- ^ Chamberlain, Maria (January 12, 2023). "The 2023 NAACP Image Awards: Full List of Nominees". KNSD. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
- ^ "The Outsiders - Tony Nominations 2024".
- ^ Henderson, Kathy (2024-06-12). "Tony First-Timers: The Outsiders' Joshua Boone on Relinquishing the 'Desire to Be Recognized'". Broadway.com. Retrieved 2024-06-24.
- ^ Ivasauskas, Brian (2024-05-08). "Alum and freshly minted Tony Award nominee Joshua Boone to inspire new VCUarts graduates this week". VCU News. Virginia Commonwealth University Public Relations. Retrieved 2024-06-24.
