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Joshua Boone

Joshua Boone is an American actor.[1][2][3] He has acted frequently on Broadway, earning a nomination for Best Featured Actor in a Musical at the Tony Awards for his role as Dally in The Outsiders. He's also featured in productions of Holler if Ya Hear Me, Network, and Skeleton Crew. In Spring 2026, returned to Broadway in a revival of Joe Turner's Come and Gone as Herald Loomis.

Joshua Boone
Boone in 2026
EducationVirginia Commonwealth University (BFA)
OccupationActor
Years active2014-present
Notable workThe Outsiders

Boone has also appeared on television and film. He starred in A Jazzman's Blues, which earned him NAACP Image Award nominations.

Career

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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, based on the music of Tupac Shakur. He originated the role of Darius.[6] The show closed after 38 performances.[6]

In 2018, Boone played executive Frank Hackett in Network, which starred Bryan Cranston.[7] In All the Natalie Portmans at the MCC Theater, he was the older brother of Kara Young's protagonist.[8][9] The play, which opened on February 24, 2020,[10] closed on March 12, 2020 due to COVID-19 protocols in New York.[11] He also featured in the 2022 Broadway production of Skeleton Crew. Variety reviewer Ayanna Prescod praised his performance as Dez.[12] Boone also received a Drama Desk nomination for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play.[13]

Starting in March 2024, he played Dallas “Dally” Winston in the musical The Outsiders.[14] He was introduced to the production by his friend Brody Grant, who originated the role of Ponyboy.[15] In a review for Time Out, Adam Feldman praised his performance as "excellent".[16] Jesse Green wrote that he acted as a "scary alpha".[17] The role earned Boone a nomination for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical.[18] He left the production in late January 2025.[19]

Boone returned to Broadway in April 2026 in a revival of Joe Turner's Come and Gone, directed by Debbie Allen.[20] He played the role of Herald Loomis, originated on Broadway by Delroy Lindo in 1988.[20] Sara Holdren wrote for New York that he was "the smoldering coal" of the play who "goes to places at once frightening and devastating."[21] In a critical review of the play for The New York Post, Johnny Oleksinski wrote Boone was a "frightening livewire", but that the directorial emphasis on the character's ferocity overshadowed the rest of the play.[22]

Personal life

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Boone was born in Portsmouth, Virginia.[15] 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.[23]

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
2012 In the Heights Benny Pioneer Theatre Company Regional
2014 Holler If Ya Hear Me Darius Palace Theatre Broadway
2015-2016 Mother Courage and Her Children Recruiting Officer / Soldier Classic Stage Company Off-Broadway
2018-2019 Network Frank Hackett Belasco Theatre Broadway
2021-2022 Skeleton Crew Dez Samuel J. Friedman Theatre Broadway; Drama Desk nominee
2024-2025 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. 1 2 "Holler If Ya Hear Me (Broadway, Palace Theatre, 2014)". Playbill. Retrieved June 12, 2022.
  7. ↑ Lefkowitz, Andy (September 17, 2018). "Tony Goldwyn & Frank Wood to Join Bryan Cranston & Tatiana Maslany in Network on Broadway". Broadway.com. Retrieved 2026-03-02.
  8. ↑ Cunningham, Vinson (2020-03-09). ""All the Natalie Portmans" and the Limits of Hollywood Fantasy". The New Yorker. ISSN 0028-792X. Retrieved 2026-03-03.
  9. ↑ Bernardo, Melissa Rose. "What if your imaginary friend were Natalie Portman?". Time Out New York. Archived from the original on 2025-01-26. Retrieved 2026-03-03.
  10. ↑ Peikert, Mark (February 24, 2020). "See What Critics Thought of All the Natalie Portmans Off-Broadway". Playbill. Retrieved March 3, 2026.
  11. ↑ "The Public Extends Hiatus, MCC, Ars Nova, and MTC Cancel Remainder of 2019–2020 Seasons, and More—How NYC's Coronavirus Restrictions Impacts Off-Broadway Houses". Playbill. April 7, 2020. Retrieved March 3, 2026.
  12. ↑ Prescod, Ayanna (2022-01-27). "'Skeleton Crew' Review: Phylicia Rashad, Chanté Adams Shine in Vibrant, Profoundly Layered Play". Variety. Retrieved 2026-03-03.
  13. ↑ Gans, Andrew (May 16, 2022). "Six, Kimberly Akimbo Lead 2022 Drama Desk Award Nominations; See the Full List". Playbill. Retrieved March 2, 2026.
  14. ↑ King, Darryn (2023-11-13). "Joshua Boone, Emma Pittman, Daryl Tofa & Kevin William Paul Join the Cast of The Outsiders". Broadway.com. Retrieved 2026-03-02.
  15. 1 2 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.
  16. ↑ Feldman, Adam (2024-04-11). "Broadway review: The Outsiders (★★★)". Time Out New York. Retrieved 2026-06-07.
  17. ↑ Green, Jesse (2024-04-12). "Review: In 'The Outsiders,' a New Song for the Young Misfits". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2026-06-07.
  18. ↑ "The Outsiders - Tony Nominations 2024".
  19. ↑ Hall, Margaret (January 24, 2025). "Tony Nominee Joshua Boone to Depart Broadway's The Outsiders". Playbill. Retrieved March 2, 2026.
  20. 1 2 Hall, Margaret (October 15, 2025). "Ruben Santiago-Hudson, Joshua Boone Join Joe Turner's Come and Gone Broadway Revival". Playbill. Retrieved March 2, 2026.
  21. ↑ Holdren, Sara (2026-04-25). "Joe Turner's Come Back, With Power Undimmed". Vulture. Retrieved 2026-06-07.
  22. ↑ Oleksinski, Johnny (2026-04-26). "'Joe Turner's Come and Gone' review: Cedric the Entertainer and Taraji P. Henson star in uneven revival". The New York Post. Retrieved 2026-06-07.
  23. ↑ 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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