Joshua Caleb Johnson (formerly known as Joshua Johnson-Lionel) is currently a series regular on The Good Lord Bird for Showtime, starring opposite Ethan Hawke. He also is recurring on Black-ish for ABC. He starred in the independent feature IT’S JUST A GUN (awarded the Narrative Silver Medal at the 43rd Student Oscars/Academy Awards.) Joshua co-starred in the feature RAY MEETS HELEN opposite Keith David, Keith Carradine and Sandra Locke, and recurred on the TNT series ANIMAL KINGDOM. Joshua was the face of Madden NFL 18, playing the young Devin Wade opposite JR Lemon and Mahershala Ali. He also starred in the Sci-Fi short THE NIGHT THEY CAME by director Avan Hardwell. Joshua starred opposite Pharrell Williams in the project I AM OTHER (sponsered by YOOBIE), a project that helps underprivileged youth believe that they can overcome all obstacles in life, as long as you “believe in yourself.” He has booked national commercials such as: Toyota, Honda, Enterprise and Gardasil, and has done three worldwide campaigns for Nike, Under Armor and Gardasil. He can be seen in all the Nickelodeon ads for the 2017 Sports Kids Choice Awards. In addition, Joshua is an excellent singer and dancer. Joshua is also a star athlete. He plays football for the Valley Seahawks, winners of the 2017 Pop Warner Super Bowl and has been named MVP 5 years consecutively. Additionally, Joshua is the starting point guard for his middle school basketball team. He enjoys boxing and martial arts, runs track and swims.