- Birth nameJossan Markel Robinson
- Height5′ 9″ (1.75 m)
- Jossan Robinson is an actor originating from Washington, DC, having trained under such legendary talent coaches as Prof. Vera Katz, Mark McKinnon, Marishka Phillips, and Tracey Moore, alongside studying theater as a minor at North Carolina Central & Towson Universities. Jossan has appeared in a few dozen film/television and stage productions, including performances at The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, The Blackbox Theatre and exhibits in the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African-American History and Culture. In 2025, he was recognized and nominated by Broadway World for "Best Performer in a Play" for his role as "Lincoln" in the Pulitzer Prize winning play, "Top Dog, Underdog" written by Suzan-Lori Parks, directed by Rain Pryor. In addition, Jossan has been featured on various television networks from the ID Channel & TVOne, and was a recurring guest-star on the series HUSH, on AMC’s ALLBLK Network. With over a dozen film credits, one of his latest projects, "Underground King", premiered in AMC theaters across eleven (11) major cities throughout the country, from New York to Los Angeles, and another, "The Novelist" which can be seen on Amazon & Tubi. He also has voice over and commercial credits, with Radio One and New York City Affordable Healthcare.
- IMDb mini biography by: Jossan Robinson
- Gender / Gender identityMale
- While at North Carolina Central University, in Durham, NC, he met & befriended his college roommate Patrick Douthit, who would later go on to become Grammy Award Winning Music Producer and college professor 9th Wonder.
- He attended Calvin Coolidge Senior High School in Washington, D.C. & Eleanor Roosevelt High School in Greenbelt, MD. (which produced alumni such as actor Martin Lawrence, singers Mya & Kenny Lattimore, Ex-NFL football player Jermaine Lewis, and NBA basketball player Delante West).
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