Joshua Boone
Biography
Joshua Boone is an American actor whose career has centered on the New York stage. He first reached Broadway in 2014 at the Palace Theatre, originating the role of Darius in Holler If Ya Hear Me, a jukebox musical built around Tupac Shakur's songs. Later Broadway credits include Frank Hackett in Network, which starred Bryan Cranston, and Skeleton Crew, whose Dez brought him a Drama Desk Award nomination. At the MCC Theater he played the older brother in All the Natalie Portmans. From March 2024 he portrayed Dally Winston in the musical The Outsiders, a part that earned him a Tony nomination, and he left the show in January 2025. In April 2026 he returned to Broadway to play Herald Loomis in Joe Turner's Come and Gone, a Debbie Allen revival. His screen work includes starring opposite Zora Howard in Premature (2020) and leading A Jazzman's Blues (2022), which brought two NAACP Image Award nominations.
Movie Career
- Films
- 3
- Career span
- 7 years2015 to 2022
Every film, newest first
- 2022A Jazzman's BluesIMDb rating 6.8
- 2020PrematureIMDb rating 6.4
- 2015Fan GirlIMDb rating 4.5
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First role
Boone's Broadway debut came in 2014 at the Palace Theatre, where he originated the role of Darius in Holler If Ya Hear Me, a jukebox musical built on Tupac Shakur's music. The show closed after 38 performances.
Big break
In March 2024, Boone took on the part of Dallas "Dally" Winston in the musical The Outsiders. Brody Grant, his friend, who first played Ponyboy, brought the production to his attention.
Joshua Boone movies on Netflix
A Jazzman's Bluesas Bayou
Prematureas Isaiah
Fan Girlas Darvan
Worked with
Joshua Boone 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
Bill Sage1 film together, 2015
Bill Sage's page Fan Girl2015IMDb rating 4.5Boone as Darvan
Meg Ryan1 film together, 2015
Meg Ryan's page Fan Girl2015IMDb rating 4.5Boone as DarvanRyan as Mary Farrow
Kiernan Shipka1 film together, 2015
Kiernan Shipka's page Fan Girl2015IMDb rating 4.5Boone as DarvanShipka as Telulah Farrow
Catherine Curtin1 film together, 2015
Catherine Curtin's page Fan Girl2015IMDb rating 4.5Boone as Darvan
E. Roger Mitchell1 film together, 2022
E. Roger Mitchell's page A Jazzman's Blues2022IMDb rating 6.8Boone as BayouMitchell as Buster
Scott Adsit1 film together, 2015
Scott Adsit's page Fan Girl2015IMDb rating 4.5Boone as DarvanAdsit as Paul
Tyler PerryDirector, 1 film, 2022
All films by Tyler Perry A Jazzman's Blues2022IMDb rating 6.8Boone as Bayou
Rashaad Ernesto GreenDirector, 1 film, 2020
All films by Rashaad Ernesto Green Premature2020IMDb rating 6.4Boone as Isaiah
Paul JarrettDirector, 1 film, 2015
All films by Paul Jarrett Fan Girl2015IMDb rating 4.5Boone as Darvan
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.
