Josiah Cross (born c. 1997) is an American actor. Born in

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, Cross attended

Cleveland State University Cleveland State University (CSU) is a public research university in Cleveland, Ohio, United States. It was established in 1964 and opened for classes in 1965 after acquiring the entirety of Fenn College, a private school that had been in oper ...

, and had initially planned to explore a career in

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, but changed his major to theatre upon encouragement from his professors. He would go on to study at

California State University, Northridge California State University, Northridge (CSUN or Cal State Northridge), is a public university in the Northridge neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, United States. With a total enrollment of 36,848 students (as of Fall 2024), it has the ...

, and was awarded a scholarship to train at the

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by the

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. Cross had a voice role in the 2019 video game ''

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''. In February 2021, Cross had been cast in

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's crime drama television pilot ''Acts of Crime'', though the pilot would ultimately not be picked up. In July 2022, Cross was cast in two

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miniseries: the war drama ''

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'', and the thriller ''

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''.

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

References

External links

Josiah Cross
at the

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Cross, Josiah 1990s births 21st-century African-American male actors 21st-century American male actors American male film actors American male television actors California State University, Northridge Cleveland State University alumni Living people Male actors from Cleveland Alumni of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art