Age: 25
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Joshua Taylor Bassett (born December 22, 2000) is an American actor and singer. He began his career as a teen actor, appearing on the third season of Disney Channel family sitcom Stuck in the Middle (2018) as Aidan Peters. Bassett rose to prominence for his leading role as high school student Ricky Bowen in the Disney+ streaming series High School Musical: The Musical: The Series (2019–2023), and for its accompanying soundtracks, for which he was nominated for two Children's and Family Emmy Awards, winning in 2023. He also starred in Better Nate Than Ever and led the voice cast in Night at the Museum: Kahmunrah Rises Again (both 2022). In music, Bassett was signed to Warner Records in 2020 and subsequently released four extended plays. His debut album The Golden Years was released on July 26, 2024. He is currently starring as Seymour Krelborn in Little Shop of Horrors on Broadway.
Joshua Bassett
Elliot Jones
for Elliot Jones in Cursed Land, Liberated Hearts
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In 1855, in North Carolina, nineteen-year-old Elliot Jones, the son of a wealthy and cruel planter, 41-year-old Nicholas Jones, lives under the harsh tutelage of his father, who becomes increasingly aggressive and indifferent toward his son after his wife's death. One day Elliot learns that his father has purchased a new slave, fifteen-year-old Davu. The girl, though quiet, turns out to be smart and strong, and Elliot, full of compassion, begins to help her and strikes up conversations with her. When his father discovers their contact, he brutally punishes Davu with a flogging, and threatens his son with turning him in to a 20-year-old widow if he doesn't stop seeing her. Determined to escape his father's cruelty and save Davu, Elliot steals a horse and takes her away on the night of her sixteenth birthday. They flee into the nearby woods, but Nicholas sets off on their trail. They begin a dangerous journey north, where they plan to find freedom and a better life. Along the way, they fall in love with each other, but still have to escape the pursuit of a cruel father, who will not rest until he gets his son and the girl back.
