Josiah — Brother Future Character Profile

About Josiah

An enslaved man on Cooper's plantation who befriends TJ. TJ teaches him literacy, but Josiah's secret practice in a book leads to severe punishment. He later joins Vesey's rebellion and successfully escapes with Caroline.

Character Facts

Played by

Michael Burgess

Appears in

Brother Future (1991)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (2)

• Josiah — Conflict Enemy — Zeke (Bernard Addison)

  Direct antagonists with violent history.

• Josiah — Romantic Girlfriend — Caroline (Akosua Busia)

  Romantic partners bound by love and shared danger.

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• T.J. (Phill Lewis)
• Denmark Vessy (Carl Lumbly)
• Caroline (Akosua Busia)
• John Gell (Arthur Gilliard)
• Zeke (Bernard Addison)
• Patroller #1 (Daniel Hydrick III)
• Jarvis (Frank P. Jarrell)
• Lonny (Johhny Heyward)
• Ned (William Thomas Crumby)
• Crunch (Kenyatta Jackson)
• Auctioneer (William Bender)
• Lucius (Matthew Sullivan)