Joshua Caleb Johnson
Acting
Biography
Joshua Caleb Johnson is an American actor. He is best know for his role as Onion aka Henry Shackleford in Showtime's limited series "The Good Lord Bird". He is also currently recurring as "Dwayne Baxter" on the FX hit show Snowfall.
Born: May 28, 2005
Place of Birth: Decatur, Georgia, USA
Known For
Snowfall
Los Angeles. 1983. A storm is coming and its name is crack. Set against the infancy of the crack cocaine epidemic and its ultimate radical impact on the culture as we know it, the story follows numerous characters on a violent collision course.
Genius
The life stories of history's greatest minds. From their days as young adults to their final years we see their discoveries, loves, relationships, causes, flaws and genius.
black-ish
A family man struggles to gain a sense of cultural identity while raising his kids in a predominantly white, upper-middle-class neighborhood.
The Good Lord Bird
Enslaved teenager Henry Shackleford, aka Little Onion, becomes a member in abolitionist John Brown’s motley family during the Bleeding Kansas era before the Civil War.
Women of the Movement
A limited series focusing on Mamie Till Mobley, who devoted her life to seeking justice for her son Emmett Till following his brutal murder in the Jim Crow South.
It's Just A Gun
Imagine in the life time of a gun all the hands it passes through. It's Just A Gun is just one chapter in that story.
Bingo Hell
In the barrio of Oak Springs lives a strong and stubborn group of elderly friends who refuse to be gentrified. Their leader, Lupita, keeps them together as a community, a family. But little did they know, their beloved bingo hall is about to be sold to a much more powerful force than money itself.
Ray Meets Helen
Two lonely strangers who are struggling in life cross paths with each other under unusual circumstances and get a chance to start over.
FIRELINE
An inmate firefighter desperately tries to call home while his crew combats a wildfire. Today, 30% of CalFire Fire Dept. is supplemented by prison labor despite no clear pathway to employment upon release. FIRELINE is a tribute to the unsung heroes on the frontlines in the battle against climate change.
Filmography
as Shawn Davies
as Wheeler Parker, Jr.
as Caleb
as Onion
as Andre
as Dwayne Baxter
as Malcolm X
as Gabe
as Jalen