Josh Rivera
Biography
Josh Rivera is an American actor who began his career touring with the stage musical Hamilton before moving into film and television. Born in New York City and raised in Connecticut and then Boulder, Colorado, he studied at Ithaca College and graduated in 2018. His breakthrough came as Chino in Steven Spielberg's remake of West Side Story (2021), and he went on to play Sejanus Plinth in The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes (2023). He took the role of Aaron Hernandez in the limited series American Sports Story (2024). In 2026 he made his Broadway debut as Rocky in The Rocky Horror Show, a Roundabout Theatre Company production directed by Sam Pinkleton.
31years old
Turns 32 on May 1in 200 days
- Born New York City
- Star sign: TaurusThe sign runs April 20 to May 20
- Also credited as Josh Andrés Rivera
Movie Career
- Films
- 4
- Career span
- 4 years2021 to 2025
Every film, newest first
- 2025InhabitantsIMDb rating 4.0
- 2023Cat PersonIMDb rating 6.0
- 2023The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & SnakesIMDb rating 6.6
- 2021West Side StoryIMDb rating 7.1
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First role
Rivera's Broadway debut came in 2026, playing Rocky in The Rocky Horror Show. The Roundabout Theatre Company produced it, and Sam Pinkleton directed.
Josh Rivera movies on Netflix
Worked with
Josh Rivera shares two films with Rachel Zegler, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Rachel Zegler's page
Peter Dinklage's page
Viola Davis's page
Isabella Rossellini's page
Jason Schwartzman's page
Hope Davis's page
All films by Francis Lawrence
All films by Steven Spielberg
Susanna FogelDirector, 1 film, 2023
All films by Susanna Fogel
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.