Joshua Colley
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Joshua Colley | |
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| Born | Joshua Robert Colley January 20, 2002 New Port Richey, Florida, U.S. |
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| Years active | 2012–present |
Joshua Robert Colley (born January 20, 2002) is an American actor and singer.
Background
[edit]Joshua Robert Colley was born on January 20, 2002 in New Port Richey, Florida, to Brad and Robbie Lynn Colley. He grew up in Trinity, Florida.[1] He has a twin brother named Cameron.
Career
[edit]Colley played the role of Les in the musical Newsies between March 11, 2013, and February 2, 2014. In January 2014, it was announced that he would play the role of Gavroche in the Broadway revival of Les Misérables, alternating in the role with a friend, Gaten Matarazzo.[2] Colley began performing with the show when it began previews on March 1, 2014 and left on March 1, 2015.[3] The Huffington Post felt his performance was "'grounded and believable and anything but an outtake from Oliver!"[4] In 2014, Colley was cast as the voice of Pig Robinson in Peter Rabbit, an animated television show on Nick Jr. He voiced the role from 2014 to 2015.[5][6]
He played the lead role in You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown at the York Theater Company from May 24, 2016, to June 26, 2016.[7] The cast album was released on November 18, 2016, by Broadway Records.[8] He took a week off during the run to perform in The Little Mermaid at the Hollywood Bowl. Colley played the role of Flounder in the first week of June 2016; Sara Bareilles was one of the stars in the show.[9] In 2021, he joined the cast of Hulu's Sex Appeal as well as a comedy movie, Senior Year.[10] In the final season of a Hulu series Love, Victor, he portrayed Liam, Victor's sharp-tongued classmate.[11][12] In 2024, he played Monty, a crow who turns into a teenaged boy, in the first season of Dead Boy Detectives, a Netflix series. He plays Captain Hook as a teen in a 2024 Disney+ film, Descendants: The Rise of Red.[13] Colley starred as Orpheus in Hadestown on Broadway, from March 3, 2026 to May 31, 2026.[14]
Personal life
[edit]In a 2022 ABC News primetime documentary special about the LGBTQ+ experience, Colley spoke for the first time about his sexuality, "I am still learning who I am and what I like... I don't really feel like I'm wanting to put a label on myself... It's ever-changing and ever-evolving," He said he is "definitely not straight."[15]
Filmography
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2022 | Sex Appeal | Tristan | |
| Senior Year | Yaz | ||
| Love, Victor | Liam | 2 episodes | |
| 2024 | Dead Boy Detectives | Monty | Recurring role |
| Descendants: The Rise of Red | Young Hook | ||
| 2026 | Brian | TBA | Post-production |
Theater credits
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Venue | Notes |
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| 2012-13 | Les Misérables | Gavroche | US National Tour | 25th Anniversary |
| 2013–14 | Newsies | Les | Nederlander Theatre | Broadway |
| 2014–15 | Les Misérables | Gavroche | Imperial Theatre | Broadway |
| 2015 | Elf The Musical | Michael Hobbs | US National Tour | |
| 2016 | A Bronx Tale | Young Calogero | Paper Mill Playhouse | World Premiere |
| You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown | Charlie Brown | York Theatre | Off-Broadway | |
| The Little Mermaid | Flounder | Hollywood Bowl | Concert | |
| 2026 | Hadestown | Orpheus | Walter Kerr Theatre | Broadway |
References
[edit]- ↑ "Trinity twins make Broadway debuts in 'Newsies,' 'Kinky Boots'". Tampa Bay Times.
- ↑ "Les Miserables Finds Its Little People! Young Cosette, Eponine and Gavroche Announced!". BroadwayWorld.
- ↑ "Joshua Colley – Broadway Cast & Staff". Internet Broadway Database.
- ↑ Giltz, Michael (March 30, 2014). "Theater: Les Miz a Pleasure (and not a Guilty One); Breathing Time Expires". HuffPost.
- ↑ Smith, Matt. "BWW Exclusive: Lilla Crawford, Joshua Colley & More Dish on Fame, Fans, and Life as a Child Actor (Part 2)". BroadwayWorld.
- ↑ Rudin, Jen (November 26, 2014). "Creating Your Character with 'Peter Rabbit's' Joshua Colley". Backstage.com.
- ↑ "You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown Discount Tickets". Broadwaybox.com.
- ↑ "'Happiness Is...' York's You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown Cast Recording, Out Today". BroadwayWorld.
- ↑ "LEASE EVENT: Disney's The Little Mermaid in Concert". hollywoodbowl.com. Los Angeles Philharmonic. Archived from the original on April 9, 2016.
- ↑ Jackson, Angelique (July 16, 2021). "Jade Bender, Michael Cimino, Jeremy Ray Taylor and Avantika Join Paramount Players' 'Senior Year'(EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
- ↑ Amber, Melis (June 15, 2022). "LOVE, VICTOR Recap: (S03E06) Agent of Chaos". geekgirlauthority.com. Retrieved June 19, 2022.
- ↑ Knight, Lewis (June 15, 2022). "Love, Victor season 3 ending explained: Who does Victor choose? Cast explain". Radio Times. Retrieved June 19, 2022.
- ↑ Petski, Denise (November 21, 2022). "Brandy & Rita Ora Among 7 Cast In 'Descendants' Sequel 'The Pocketwatch' At Disney+". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved November 21, 2022.
- ↑ Gans, Andrew J. Harrison Ghee, Joshua Colley, Jordan Tyson, Gary Dourdan, Gaby Moreno to Join Hadestown on Broadway Playbill, January 14, 2026
- ↑ Pride: To Be Seen — A Soul of a Nation Presentation. ABC News. June 9, 2022. Event occurs at 37:39. Archived from the original on July 20, 2024.
