JOSHUA RUSH

• Full Name: Joshua Nisenson, professionally known as Joshua Rush 

• Born: December 14, 2001 (23 years old) in Houston, Texas, USA 

• Heritage & Family: Raised in a Jewish family by his father, a marketing strategist and family therapist, and his mother, a corporate documentary producer 

Early Passion & Child Star Career

• Tiny Talent: First appeared at about ten months in a Houston local TV special, later in commercials and print ads by age two, showcasing an early knack for performance 

• Early TV Appearances: As a child he landed roles on hit series like Heroes (young Sylar), Chuck (young Chuck Bartowski), Private Practice, Medium, CSI: NY, Criminal Minds, and The Jay Leno Show 

Breakthrough Roles & On-Screen Work

• Feature Film Debut: Played Turner Simmons in Parental Guidance (2012), earning two Young Artist Award nominations 

• Further Film Credits: Acted in Saving Lincoln (2013) and had voice or acting roles in Escape from Planet Earth, Mr. Peabody & Sherman, Break Point, Emelie (2015), and Sex, Death and Bowling 

Voice Acting & Leading TV Roles

• Voice Roles:

  • Breehn in Clarence (2014–2016)

  • Bunga in Disney Junior’s The Lion Guard (2016–2019)

  • Toby in The Adventures of Puss in Boots (2015–2018)

  • Title character in Where’s Waldo? (2019–2021) 

• Pivotal Disney Channel Role: Portrayed Cyrus Goodman in Andi Mack (2017–2019), marking Disney Channel’s first openly gay main character. His performance was widely praised, earning a Young Entertainer Award in 2019 

Education & Advocacy

• Higher Education: Initially intended to study at NYU Gallatin in 2019 but instead enrolled at the University of Utah, earning a BA in Political Science in 2023 

• Activism:

  • Launched “News In a Rush” in 2018, a social media series aimed at delivering politics to Gen Z in an engaging format 

  • Interned in the U.S. House of Representatives in 2019 and has volunteered for figures like Beto O’Rourke, Bernie Sanders (2020), Ed Markey, and others 

  • As of 2021, served as communications director for the Utah Democratic Party and by 2023, deputy press secretary for California State Senator Toni Atkins 

Identity & Advocacy

• Sexual Orientation: Publicly came out as bisexual in August 2019 

• LGBTQ+ Support: Actively spoke out supporting LGBTQ+ youth, including confronting homophobic trolls when his character Cyrus came out on Andi Mack