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Naya Rivera & Ryan Dorsey's 10-Year-Old Son Josey Lands 1st Film Role
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AUG 31, 2026, 2:50 AM
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Naya Rivera & Ryan Dorsey's 10-Year-Old Son Josey Lands 1st Film Role

According to IMDB.com, he'll appear in writer-director Evan Coury's 'The Burning Valley,' which is filming in Pennsylvania.

Naya Rivera and Ryan Dorsey's son is expanding his acting career.

Josey Dorsey, 10, has landed a role in writer-director Evan Coury’s The Burning Valley, according to IMDB.com. Ryan Dorsey also is listed among the cast, meaning the father-son duo could share some screen time.

Coury told Pittsburgh’s Tribune Review that the movie “is about a steelworker who loses his job when the mill announces a shutdown. It sets him on a journey as he wanders through his Rust Belt town." Related Stories News Naya Rivera's Ex Shares Her Final Moments Recalled by Their Son Music 'Glee' Castmembers Team Up to Finish Previously Unreleased Naya Rivera Song for Charity

The Burning Valley began filming in August in locations around the Pennsylvania area where Coury grew up, including Brackenridge and Arnold. "My hope is to encapsulate the history of our region through one guy's personal experience," Coury said.

Other cast listed includes Tyler Miles, J.B. Brown, Joseph Ducar, Whip Hubley, Patrick Jordan, Sam Lothard, Joseph Mazza and Sheila McKenna.

According to KTVB, Josey landed a role in a local theater production of Seussical Jr. in West Virginia in 2024, when he was 8. According to People, Josey and his dad moved from Los Angeles to West Virginia in 2023.

Ryan Dorsey’s credits include Yellowstone, Ray Donovan, Justified and Palm Royale.

She and Ryan wed in 2014 and were married for two years before divorcing.

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