Joshua Rush

Joshua Nisenson (born December 14, 2001), also known as Joshua Rush, is an American actor and political activist. He is known for playing Cyrus Goodman on the Disney Channel series Andi Mack (2017–2019), the first openly-gay character on the network. Rush earned significant praise and media coverage for his performance, as well as a Young Entertainer Award in 2019. Rush began his career as a child actor, appearing in short films and commercials, and the series Heroes (2009). For his role as Turner in the feature film Parental Guidance (2012), he received two Young Artist Award nominations. His voice roles includes Breehn on the Cartoon Network series Clarence (2014–2016), Bunga on the Disney Junior series The Lion Guard (2016–2019) and the titular character on the DreamWorks series Where's Waldo? (2019–2021). Early life and education Rush was born in Houston, Texas to parents Adam and Beryt (née Kiselstein) Nisenson. His father is a marketing strategist and his mother is a corporate documentary producer. In December 2019, Rush revealed his intentions to study at New York University's Gallatin School. However, he instead went to the University of Utah, graduating in 2023 with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science. Career