Josha Stradowski was announced as Rand al'Thor, the lead role in Amazon Prime's "The Wheel of Time" television series in August of 2019. Here is why Stradowski is al'Thor.
“It was not about me. It’s never been about me.” @joshastradowsk1 as Rand Al’Thor #WoTWednesday #TwitterOfTime pic.twitter.com/09sArPoM1g
— The Wheel of Time (@WOTonPrime) August 14, 2019
Actor Profile
If you have yet to watch Josha's latest showreel, do so now. Josha shows an impressive range of emotions and he absolutely kills it in all the scenes. If anyone is still on the fence as to whether Stradowski can pull off the extensive and intense range of emotions Rand goes through in the series, watching the showreel should help you decide.
Watching Josha's latest work can be a bit difficult depending on where in the world you live. The English subtitled trailers below are a good alternative if you need more Josha in your life right now.
You can view Josha's full resume at Favor Talent
The Journey
Two Rivers are you ready?
— joshastradowski (@joshastradowsk1) September 12, 2019
-#WOT #wheeloftime @WoTonPrime #twitteroftime #WoTWednesday #RosamundPike pic.twitter.com/psi2KiHzUp
And apparently Twitter strips location data as well. So here it is if you don’t have Instagram! pic.twitter.com/Z8tCGDOyPc
— Rafe Judkins (@rafejudkins) January 15, 2020
📸 PHOTO | New photo of Josha Stradowski (via IG stories @ joshastradowski) #wotcast #TwitterOfTime #wheeloftime pic.twitter.com/24wkENFv49
— Wheel of Time News (@wheeloftimenews) October 26, 2019
OMG!! Wheel of time set photos released!
🎥 VIDEO | "Meet my friend Jack, he teaches me a lot. Little of it has do with horses ✨" (via IG @ joshastradowski) #TwitterOfTime #WoTOnPrime #WoTCast #WheelOfTime pic.twitter.com/zYMAbILuM6
— Wheel of Time News (@wheeloftimenews) March 4, 2020

Josha is Rand
Rafe Judkins the showrunner and his Casting Director Kelly Valentine Hendry seem to have nailed this casting. The proof will be in the pudding, or as we like to say around here, WAFO!