Aubrey Joseph

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Born
Aubrey Omari Joseph

(1997-11-26) November 26, 1997 (age 26) [1] [2]
Alma mater University of Southern California
OccupationActor
Years active2013–present

Aubrey Omari Joseph (born November 26, 1997) [1] [2] is an American actor best known for his role as Tyrone Johnson / Cloak in Freeform's Cloak & Dagger .

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Career

Aubrey started acting on the stage, portraying Simba in the Broadway musical The Lion King , a role he alternated with Judah Bellamy. [3]

Aubrey has his first major, starring role after being cast in January 2017 as Tyrone Johnson / Cloak, one of the lead characters, in the Marvel's Cloak & Dagger television series. The show, set within the larger Marvel Cinematic Universe, aired on Freeform, jointly produced by the network, Marvel Television, based on the Marvel Comics characters of the same name. [4] [5] Aubrey felt his casting was coincidental. "At the time that I got the audition, I was in the middle of trying to watch season one of Luke Cage , so it was crazy just how ironic everything was at that moment." [6] The series ran for two seasons, concluding in May 2019 and was canceled that October. [7] Joseph and his Cloak & Dagger co-star Olivia Holt returned to voice their respective characters on the Disney XD animated series Spider-Man and reprised their roles for a two-episode crossover in the third and final season of Marvel's Runaways . Aubrey released his debut album, XXl, on July 24, 2020.

Personal life

Aubrey Joseph is the middle child of three boys. [6]

Filmography

Film
YearTitleRoleNotes
2013 Fading Gigolo Cefus
2015 Run All Night Curtis 'Legs' Banks
2017A Quaker SoundEliasShort film
2018The High BridgeAbelShort film
2022 The Inspection Boles
2024 Bosco Quawntay "Bosco" Adams
Television
YearTitleRoleNotes
2014Death PactMartin
2014 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Yusuf BarréEpisode: "Amaro's One-Eighty"
2016 The Night Of Dwight Gooden StoneRecurring role; 3 Episodes
2018–2019 Cloak & Dagger Tyrone Johnson / Cloak Main role
2019Adult Ed.Kevin2 episodes
2019–2020 Spider-Man Tyrone Johnson / Cloak (voice)Episodes: “Cloak and Dagger”, [8] "The Cellar", “Vengeance of Venom” [9]
2019 Runaways Tyrone Johnson / CloakEpisodes: "Left-Hand Path", "Devil's Torture Chamber"
2020 Little Fires Everywhere Warren WrightEpisode: "The Uncanny"

Accolades

YearAwardCategoryWorkResultRef.
2018 Teen Choice Awards Choice Summer TV Star Cloak & Dagger Nominated [10]
2019 Teen Choice Awards Choice Sci-Fi/Fantasy TV ActorNominated [11]

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  2. 1 2 Official Twitter account states he was born on November 26.
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