Josiah Cross

{{Short description|American actor}}

Josiah Cross (born c. 1997) is an American actor.

Born in Cleveland, Ohio,{{cite web |last1=Goldstein |first1=Gary |title=Josiah Cross' delicate dance with scene partner Teyana Taylor in A Thousand and One |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/awards/story/2024-01-09/teyana-taylor-acting-partner-josiah-cross-in-thousand-and-one |website=The Los Angeles Times |access-date=20 August 2024 |date=January 9, 2024}} Cross attended Cleveland State University, and had initially planned to explore a career in sports journalism, but changed his major to theatre upon encouragement from his professors. He would go on to study at California State University, Northridge, and was awarded a scholarship to train at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association.{{cite web |last1=Tauer |first1=Kristen |title=Josiah Cross and A Thousand and One |url=https://wwd.com/eye/people/josiah-cross-a-thousand-and-one-movie-1235590213/ |website=Women's Wear Daily |access-date=20 August 2024 |date=March 31, 2023}}

Cross had a voice role in the 2019 video game NBA 2K20.{{cite web |last1=McMahon |first1=Andrew |title=Meet the Voice Actors of NBA 2K20's My Career Voice Cast |url=https://twinfinite.net/gallery/meet-the-voice-actors-of-nba-2k20s-my-career-voice-cast/ |website=Twinfinite |access-date=20 August 2024 |date=September 9, 2019}} In February 2021, Cross had been cast in Sam Esmail's crime drama television pilot Acts of Crime,{{cite web |last1=Petski |first1=Denise |title=Acts Of Crime: Sam Esmail's ABC Pilot Casts Four Series Regulars; Newcomer Candace Grace Set As Lead |url=https://deadline.com/2021/02/acts-of-crime-newcomer-candace-grace-sam-esmail-abc-drama-pilot-molly-price-cast-1234686807/ |website=Deadline Hollywood |access-date=20 August 2024 |date=February 3, 2021}} though the pilot would ultimately not be picked up.{{cite web |last1=Andreeva |first1=Nellie |last2=Petski |first2=Denise |title=ABC Pilots Update: Drama Acts Of Crime, Comedies Black Don't Crack, Bucktown Not Moving Forward |url=https://deadline.com/2021/05/abc-pilots-update-drama-acts-of-crime-comedies-black-dont-crack-bucktown-not-moving-forward-1234756614/ |website=Deadline Hollywood |access-date=20 August 2024 |date=May 14, 2021}} In July 2022, Cross was cast in two Apple TV+ miniseries: the war drama Masters of the Air, and the thriller Lady in the Lake.{{cite web |last1=Otterson |first1=Joe |title=Apple's Lady in the Lake Series Rounds Out Cast With Five Additions |url=https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/apples-lady-in-the-lake-series-cast-1235311174/ |website=Variety |access-date=20 August 2024 |date=July 7, 2022}}