Joshua Boone

Joshua Boone is a Tony and Grammy Award nominee best known for his standout performance in The Outsiders on Broadway, directed by Danya Taymor, for which he also received a Drama League nomination for Distinguished Performance. He most recently starred on Broadway as ‘Herald Loomis’ in August Wilson’s Joe Turner’s Come and Gone directed by Debbie Allen, opposite Taraji P. Henson, Cedric the Entertainer, and Ruben Santiago-Hudson. A stalwart of the stage, Joshua has originated roles in Broadway productions including Dominique Morisseau’s Skeleton Crew, starring opposite Phylicia Rashad and Chante Adams and directed by Tony winner Ruben Santiago-Hudson; Lee Hall and Ivo van Hove’s Network opposite Bryan Cranston; and Tupac’s Holler if Ya Hear Me, in addition to countless Off-Broadway productions including All the Natalie Portmans directed by Kate Whoriskey.

On screen, he is best known as the lead in Tyler Perry’s critically acclaimed A Jazzman’s Blues for Netflix, which premiered worldwide at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival. The film received a roaring seven-minute standing ovation and was nominated for several 2023 NAACP Awards. Joshua himself received nominations for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture and Outstanding Breakthrough Performance in a Motion Picture. He can currently be seen in the Sundance favorite Love, Brooklyn alongside André Holland, Nicole Beharie, and DeWanda Wise. Joshua previously starred in Wheels for writer/director Paul Starkman, and before that, Premature for director Rashaad Ernesto Green opposite Zora Howard. He will next be seen in Blow the Horn, starring opposite Tracee Ellis Ross and Lake Bell.