Naya Rivera's Son Cast in First Film - Six Years After Glee Star's Tragic Death
The project is filming in the Pennsylvania Rust Belt and marks Josey’s first screen role six years after Naya Rivera’s death.
- Josey Hollis Dorsey, 10, has landed his first feature film role in The Burning Valley alongside his father, actor Ryan Dorsey, 43. Filming began this month in the Pennsylvania Rust Belt.
- Six years after Naya Rivera drowned at Lake Piru in California, her son is pursuing acting. During the 2020 accident, then 4-year-old Josey was found asleep on the boat by another boater.
- Writer-Director Evan Coury's debut feature follows a steelworker navigating job loss in his Rust Belt town. Filming is underway in Pennsylvania locations including Brackenridge and Arnold, where Coury aims to "encapsulate the history of our region through one guy's personal experience."
- While this marks his first feature role, Josey previously appeared in the 2022 film Dear Zoe and played one of the Wickersham Brothers in a 2024 local theater production of Seussical Jr.
- Dorsey, known for Ray Donovan and Yellowstone, is focused on raising Josey following his mother's death. IMDb lists the pair as "Father" and "Boy" in the upcoming project, marking their first shared screen time.
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Naya Rivera’s son Josey lands first film role six years after her death
Josey Hollis Dorsey, 10, is set to appear with his father in drama directed by Evan Coury
The son of the star of 'Glee' will appear in the film 'The Burning Valley', six years after her death
Naya Rivera's son Josey Hollis Dorsey was there when his mother drowned. Now the ten-year-old has scored his first role in a movie – six years after the tragic death of the "Glee" star. The boy stands for the film "The Burning Valley" together with his father Ryan Dorsey in front of the camera. According to the IMDb side of the film, the boy is performed as "Boy" and Ryan as "Father" . "The Burning Valley" is the feature film debut of author and…
[OSEN=Reporter Sun Mi-kyung] The son of the late Naya Rivera is following in his mother's footsteps and making his debut as an actor. According to the American entertainment media outlet Page Six on the 30th (local time), Naya Rivera's son, Josh Dorsey, is following in his late mother's footsteps to become an actor. This comes six years after his mother passed away. According to the report, Josh, who is 11 years old this year, will appear in the…
Naya Rivera's son Josey to make acting debut; lands first film role six years after 'Glee' star's tragic death by drowning
Josey Dorsey, son of the late Naya Rivera, has secured his first acting role. He will appear in the upcoming film 'The Burning Valley' with his father. This project follows Josey's previous theatre experience in West Virginia. The film explores a steelworker's journey after losing his job. It is a poetic film about deindustrialization and emotional truth.
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