Joshua Boone is an American actor. He starred opposite

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in the 2019 film ''

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''. For his performance in the 2022

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film ''

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'', Boone was nominated for two

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. Boone made his

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debut at the

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in 2014, in the

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''. In 2024, he played Dallas “Dally” Winston in the musical ''

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'', earning a nomination for the

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Personal life

Boone was born in

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. 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.

Filmography

Film

Television

Stage

References

External links

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Boone, Joshua Living people Year of birth missing (living people) 21st-century African-American male actors 21st-century American male actors American male film actors American male television actors American male stage actors