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

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Boone 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

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Film

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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

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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

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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

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  1. ^ Clement, Olivia (October 11, 2017). "Joshua Boone and Alexandra Socha Will Star in Actually Off-Broadway". Playbill. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
  2. ^ LaDuke, Sarah (April 8, 2019). "Joshua Boone In "Network" On Broadway". WAMC. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
  3. ^ Donahue, Joe (July 18, 2018). "Joshua Boone In "Artney Jackson" At Williamstown Theatre Festival". WAMC. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
  4. ^ Kay-B (February 13, 2019). "'Premature' focuses on young black love and speaks to the power of sisterhood". NBC News. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
  5. ^ Chamberlain, Maria (January 12, 2023). "The 2023 NAACP Image Awards: Full List of Nominees". KNSD. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
  6. ^ "The Outsiders - Tony Nominations 2024".
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ 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.
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