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Joe Wilson Jr. is an actor, director, and educator working in Providence Rhode Island. Wilson is part of the resident acting company at Trinity Repertory Company.[1]

In addition to acting, Wilson is known for his work in youth theater education, mentoring and arts advocacy, and has received awards from the Rhode Island Black Heritage Society, [2] the Rhode Island Council for the Humanities, [3] the Metlife Foundation, and the Rhode Island House of Representatives.[2]

In 2018, Wilson as the understudy to Denzel Washington as Hickey and Michael Potts as Joe Mott in the 2018 Broadway revival production of The Iceman Cometh at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theater. [4]

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  1. ^ "America Too returns for fifth year". Warwick Beacon. Retrieved 2019-10-29.
  2. ^ a b Desk, BWW News. "Joe Wilson Jr. To be Honored by R.I. Black Heritage Society 2/18". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2019-10-29. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  3. ^ Staff, P. B. N. (2019-06-21). "R.I. Council for the Humanities announces 2019 award recipients". Providence Business News. Retrieved 2019-10-29.
  4. ^ "Joe Wilson Jr. Hits Broadway". Rhode Island Monthly. 2018-05-02. Retrieved 2019-10-29.