Joshua Bassett
Biography
Joshua Bassett is an American actor and singer who broke out in Disney projects after beginning as a teen performer. Born and raised in Oceanside, California, he got his first substantial role as Aidan Peters on the final season of the Disney Channel comedy Stuck in the Middle in 2018. Soon after, he was cast as Ricky Bowen, the male lead on Disney+'s mockumentary musical series High School Musical: The Musical: The Series, which ran from 2019 to 2023. Bassett performed on the show's five soundtracks, co-wrote several original songs, and received two Children's and Family Emmy Award nominations, winning one in 2023. He also played a supporting role in Better Nate Than Ever (2022) and led the voice cast of Night at the Museum: Kahmunrah Rises Again (2022). After signing with Warner Records in 2020, he released four extended plays, followed by his debut album The Golden Years in 2024.
25years old
Turns 26 on December 22in 69 days
- Born Oceanside
- Star sign: CapricornFirst day of the sign, on the Sagittarius cusp
- Joshua Taylor Bassett (birth name)
Movie Career
- Films
- 3
- Career span
- 2 years2020 to 2022
Every film, newest first
- 2022Better Nate Than EverIMDb rating 6.4
- 2022Night at the Museum: Kahmunrah Rises AgainIMDb rating 5.0
- 2020High School Musical: The Musical: The Holiday SpecialIMDb rating 5.6
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First role
At age eight, Bassett was in a community theater staging of High School Musical on Stage!, which was his first taste of musical theater. Over a decade later he starred as Ricky in High School Musical: The Musical: The Series.
A change of course
Bassett had already appeared in more than 30 musical productions and in multiple commercials before he began working in television.
Big break
In October 2018, when he was 17, Bassett landed his first major role: Ricky Bowen, the male lead of Disney+'s mockumentary musical drama series High School Musical: The Musical: The Series.
A first
Bassett shot the short film Limbo in 2015, but it did not come out until February 2021, when it appeared on Amazon Prime Video and Vimeo on Demand. The late arrival still made it his film debut.
Behind the camera
On his self-titled debut EP, Bassett wrote and co-produced five of the six tracks and played six instruments across the record.
A first
In May 2026, Bassett released his first book, the autobiography Rookie: My Public, Private, and Secret Life, which entered The New York Times Bestseller list for Hardcover Nonfiction at number ten.
Joshua Bassett movies on Netflix
Worked with
Joshua Bassett made one film with each of them. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Thomas Lennon's page
Lisa Kudrow's page
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Chris Parnell's page
Zachary Levi's page
Tim FederleDirector, 2 films, 2020 to 2022
All films by Tim Federle
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