Joshua Colley

Joshua Robert Colley is an American actor and singer.

Joshua Colley
Born	Joshua Robert Colley (2002-01-20) January 20, 2002 (age 21) New Port Richey, Florida, U.S.
Occupations	Actor singer
Years active	2012–present

Personal life

Joshua Colley and his twin brother Cameron were born on January 20, 2002, to Brad and Robbie Lynn Colley. Colley was raised in Trinity, Florida.^[1]

Career

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 Colley would play the role of Gavroche in the Broadway revival of Les Misérables, alternating in that role with Gaten Matarazzo.^[2] Colley started with the show when it began previews on March 1, 2014 and performed until March 1, 2015.^[3] The Huffington Post called Colley's performance "'grounded and believable and anything but an outtake from Oliver!"^[4]

In 2014, Colley was cast as the voice of Pig Robinson in the Nick Jr. Channel animated television show Peter Rabbit. He voiced the role from 2014 to 2015.^[5][6]

Colley 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 one week off of the run to perform in The Little Mermaid at the Hollywood Bowl. Colley played the role of Flounder, alongside Sara Bareilles, Tituss Burgess, John Stamos, and Rebel Wilson in the first week of June 2016.^[9]

In 2021, he joined the cast of Hulu's Sex Appeal as well as American comedy film Senior Year.^[10]

In the third and final season of the coming-of-age series Love, Victor Colley portrayed Liam, Victor's sharp-tongued classmate.^[11][12]

On October 12, 2022, he was cast to play Monty in the upcoming HBO Max series titled Dead Boy Detectives^{[citation needed]}.

He will play a teen version of Captain Hook in the upcoming Disney+ film Descendants: The Rise of Red.^[13]

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2022	Sex Appeal	Tristan	Movie
	Senior Year	Yaz	Movie
	Love, Victor	Liam	TV series, 2 episodes
2024	Dead Boy Detectives	Monty	TV series
TBA	Descendants: The Rise of Red	Teen Hook	Film

Theatre credits

Year	Title	Role	Venue	Notes
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

References

1. "Trinity twins make Broadway debuts in 'Newsies,' 'Kinky Boots'". Tampa Bay Times.
2. BWW News Desk. "LES MISERABLES Finds Its Little People! Young Cosette, Eponine and Gavroche Announced!". BroadwayWorld.com.
3. "Joshua Colley – Broadway Cast & Staff | IBDB". www.ibdb.com.
4. Giltz, Michael; creator, ContributorBookFilter (March 30, 2014). "Theater: Les Miz a Pleasure (and not a Guilty One); Breathing Time Expires". HuffPost. {{cite web}}: |first2= has generic name (help)
5. Smith, Matt. "BWW Exclusive: Lilla Crawford, Joshua Colley & More Dish on Fame, Fans, and Life as a Child Actor (Part 2)". BroadwayWorld.com.
6. "Creating Your Character with 'Peter Rabbit's' Joshua Colley". www.backstage.com. November 26, 2014.
7. "You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown Discount Tickets - BroadwayBox". BroadwayBox.com.
8. BWW News Desk. "'Happiness Is...' York's YOU'RE A GOOD MAN, CHARLIE BROWN Cast Recording, Out Today". BroadwayWorld.com.
9. . www.hollywoodbowl.com. Archived from the original on April 9, 2016.
10. 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.
11. Amber, Melis (June 15, 2022). "LOVE, VICTOR Recap: (S03E06) Agent of Chaos". Geek Girl Authority. Retrieved June 19, 2022.
12. Knight, Lewis (June 15, 2022). "Love, Victor season 3 ending explained: Who does Victor choose? Cast explain". Radio Times. Retrieved June 19, 2022.
13. Petski, Denise (November 21, 2022). "Brandy & Rita Ora Among 7 Cast In 'Descendants' Sequel 'The Pocketwatch' At Disney+". Deadline. Retrieved November 21, 2022.