Naya Rivera & Ryan Dorsey's 10-Year-Old Son Josey Lands 1st Film Role
The Hollywood Reporter • • entertainment
Key Points:
- Josey Dorsey, son of the late Naya Rivera and Ryan Dorsey, is set to make his feature film debut in Evan Coury’s directorial debut, The Burning Valley, alongside his father.
- The Burning Valley centers on a steelworker’s journey after losing his job due to a mill shutdown, with filming taking place in Pennsylvania towns reflecting the Rust Belt region.
- Josey previously acted in a local theater production of Seussical Jr. in West Virginia in 2024, and he and Ryan Dorsey relocated from Los Angeles to West Virginia in 2023.
- Ryan Dorsey has acting credits in shows like Yellowstone and Ray Donovan, while Josey’s mother, Naya Rivera, was known for her role on Glee before her tragic death in a 2020 drowning accident.
- The film’s cast also includes Tyler Miles, J.B. Brown, and Whip Hubley, with the project aiming to capture the history of the Rust Belt through a personal narrative.
