Joshua Henry

Joshua Henry, currently starring on Broadway in Lincoln Center Theater’s acclaimed production of Ragtime as Coalhouse Walker Jr., recently won the 2026 Tony Award® for Best Leading Actor in a Musical. In addition to his Tony, this year Henry has received The Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Lead Performance in a Musical, The Distinguished Performance Award from The Drama League Award, The Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Lead Performer in a Broadway Musical as well as a Broadway.com Audience Choice Award for Favorite Leading Actor in a Musical.

Prior to Ragtime, Henry starred in the Broadway revival of Into the Woods, for which he won a Grammy® as a principal vocalist on the 2022 cast recording. He is also known for his Tony Award-nominated leading roles in Carousel, The Scottsboro Boys, and Violet, as well as for his show-stopping performance as Aaron Burr in Hamilton. Henry’s other Broadway credits include In the Heights, Waitress, Shuffle Along, American Idiot, Porgy and Bess and Bring It On: The Musical. On screen, Henry starred as Roger Bart in the Academy Award®-nominated film Tick, Tick… BOOM! directed by Lin-Manuel Miranda. He also starred as Jerlamarel opposite Jason Momoa in two seasons of Apple TV’s See. His debut album Glow is available worldwide on all streaming platforms.