Joshua Henry
| Joshua A. C. Henry | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Joshua Anthony Charlton Henry September 2, 1984 Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Occupation | Actor and singer |
| Known for | The Scottsboro Boys, Violet, Hamilton |
| Home town | Miami, Florida |
| Awards | Drama Desk Award, Outstanding Ensemble Performance |
Joshua Anthony Charlton Henry (born September 2, 1984) is an American actor and singer of stage and screen. He is best known for portraying Haywood Patterson in Kander and Ebb's 2010 musical The Scottsboro Boys, for which he received a Tony Award nomination.
He is currently portraying the lead role of Aaron Burr in the first U.S. tour of of Hamilton. He previously played the role in the Chicago production that began performances in late September 2016. After Hamilton, Henry is set to portray the lead role of Billy Bigelow in an upcoming Broadway revival of Carousel.
Henry was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, to Zadoc Henry, and raised in Miami, Florida. He currently resides in Harlem, New York City. He had originally wanted to be an accountant, like his mother, but changed his mind after he was cast as Harold Hill in his high school (Florida Bible Christian School) production of The Music Man. Henry studied theatre at the University of Miami, graduating in 2006. He recently married his college sweetheart, Cathryn Stringer.
Henry made his acting debut when he co-starred as Judas in the Paper Mill Playhouse (Milburn, New Jersey) production of Godspell in 2006. He was set to star in a 2008 Broadway transfer, but the project was cancelled.
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