Paterson Joseph
Paterson Joseph | |
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![]() Joseph at the reception for Sancho at the Brooklyn Academy of Music in 2015 | |
Born | Paterson D. Joseph[1] 22 June 1964 |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1989–present |
Spouse | Emmanuelle Joseph |
Children | 1 |
Paterson D. Joseph (born 22 June 1964)[1][3] is a British actor. He appeared in the Royal Shakespeare Company productions of King Lear and Love's Labour's Lost in 1990. On television he is best known for his roles in Casualty (1997–1998), as Alan Johnson in Channel 4 sitcom Peep Show (2003–2015), Green Wing (2004–2006), Survivors (2008–2010), Boy Meets Girl (2009), as DI Wes Layton in Law & Order: UK (2013–2014), as Holy Wayne in The Leftovers (2014–15), as DCI Mark Maxwell in Safe House (2015–2017), and as Connor Mason in Timeless (2016–2018). His film roles include The Beach (2000), Greenfingers (2001), Æon Flux (2005) and The Other Man (2008).
Career
Theatre
In 1991, Joseph won second prize in the Ian Charleson Awards, for his 1990 performances of Oswald in King Lear, Dumaine in Love's Labour's Lost, and the Marquis de Mota in The Last Days of Don Juan, all at the Royal Shakespeare Company.[4] In 1992 he starred as Richard Henry in Blues for Mister Charlie by James Baldwin, directed by Greg Hersov at the Royal Exchange, Manchester.
Joseph's theatre credits include the title role in Othello at the Royal Exchange, Manchester, as well as parts in Henry IV, King Lear, and Hamlet for a performance in New York City.[5] In 2012 he played Brutus in a performance by the RSC of Julius Caesar set in Africa. In 2004 he undertook a project, filmed for Channel 4 in a documentary entitled My Shakespeare, to direct a version of Romeo & Juliet, using 20 young non-actors from the deprived Harlesden area of London.[6]
In 2006, he became a patron of OffWestEnd.com, a listings site for theatre outside the mainstream.[7] Other stage appearances in 2006 and 2007 include the leads in The Royal Hunt of the Sun and The Emperor Jones at the Olivier Theatre, London.[8][9] In 2015, Sancho: An Act of Remembrance, a solo play written and performed by Joseph and based on the life of Ignatius Sancho, was staged in Oxford and Birmingham, and toured in the US starting in October.[10][11][12]
In late 2019 and early 2020 Joseph starred as Ebenezer Scrooge at the Old Vic Theatre in London in their production of A Christmas Carol.
Television
He has played many roles in British television programmes, both drama and comedy. These include Reuben in William and Mary, alongside Martin Clunes; Mark Grace in Casualty; the Marquis de Carabas in Neverwhere; Alan Johnson in Peep Show; Lyndon Jones in Green Wing; and Shorty in the first episode of Jericho.
Joseph also appeared in the acclaimed drama Sex Traffic (2004), in the 2005 TV version of Kwame Kwei-Armah's acclaimed play Elmina's Kitchen and in the Doctor Who episodes "Bad Wolf" and "The Parting of the Ways" as Rodrick, a contestant on a futuristic version of the Weakest Link game show. He has also appeared in various supporting roles in Dead Ringers.[13] In 2006 he appeared in the television sketch show That Mitchell and Webb Look, in which he played Simon, a contestant on the game show Numberwang.[5]
In 2007, Joseph played Space Marshall Clarke in two series of the BBC sci-fi sitcom Hyperdrive, and was Benjamin Maddox in the BBC drama series Jekyll. Joseph also provided the voice of K.O. Joe in Chop Socky Chooks.
From 2008 - 2010, he played Greg Preston in Survivors, the BBC remake of the 1970s science-fiction drama of the same name. Also in 2008, Joseph appeared as former hitman Patrick Finch in Series 1, Episode 5 of The Fixer.
In 2009, he was the bookmakers' favourite to become Doctor Who's Eleventh Doctor, but the role was awarded to Matt Smith.[14]
Joseph played DI Wes Layton in Law & Order: UK from 2013 to 2014.
He played the messianic "Holy Wayne" Gilchrest on the original HBO dramatic series The Leftovers, which began airing in 2014, and General Arnold Gaines on You, Me and the Apocalypse.
He took up the main role of Connor Mason in the television series Timeless, which ended in 2018.[15]
In 2020, Joseph played the part of Prime Minister Kamal Hadley in the series of Noughts + Crosses.[16]
As voice actor, Joseph provided the narration for the National Geographic series Mega Cities from 2005 to 2011, Wild Russia in 2009 and the BBC Two documentary Inside Obama's White House in 2016.[17]. He played Tyler in the BBC Switch film Rules of Love in 2010.
Film
In 2000, Joseph appeared as Keaty in adventure drama The Beach, which starred Leonardo DiCaprio. In 2005, Joseph appeared as Giroux in the science-fiction action film Æon Flux, which starred Charlize Theron.
Voice work
In 2011, Joseph returned to Doctor Who, where he appeared in the audio drama Earth Aid, playing Victor Espinosa.[18] In November 2016 he played the title role in the BBC radio adaptation of the short story by Neil Gaiman, How the Marquis Got His Coat Back. Joseph had previously played the part of the Marquis de Carabas in the 1996 BBC TV six-part drama Neverwhere. He played the role of Colonel Arbuthnott in the Audible production of Murder on the Orient Express.
Joseph read the BBC Radio 4 abridgement of George Lamming's 1953 debut novel In the Castle of My Skin first broadcast in December 2020.[19]
Personal life
Joseph lived in the Loire Valley with his French wife Emmanuelle and their son, before moving to London.[20][21] Before becoming an actor, Joseph worked as a chef.[22] Joseph supports the Brazilian national football team.[23]
Filmography
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1992 | Between the Lines | Sergeant Viv Jones | Episode: "Words of Advice" |
1994 | Soldier Soldier | Fusilier Eddie Nelson | Episode: "Changing the Guard" |
1994 | Casualty | Michael | Episode: "Hidden Agendas" |
1996 | Neverwhere | Marquis de Carabas | 6 episodes |
1997–1998 | Casualty | Mark Grace | 42 episodes |
2000 | Safe as Houses | Gabriel | |
2001 | Armadillo | Alan | |
2001 | Now You See Her | Mark | |
2001 | Cold Feet | Suggs | Episodes: 4.5 and 4.6 |
2002 | Waking the Dead | Dermot Sullivan | Episode: "Life Sentence Part 1" |
2002 | Silent Witness | Sergeant Terry Harding | Episodes: "The Fall Out Part 1" and "The Fall Out Part 2" |
2003 | Loving You | Felix Fisher | |
2003 | A Touch of Frost | Colin Stokes | Episode: "Close Encounters" |
2003–05 | William and Mary | Reuben | 10 episodes |
2003–15 | Peep Show | Alan Johnson | 16 episodes |
2004 | Murphy's Law | Dr. Mark Maddison | Episode: "The Group" |
2004 | Sex Traffic | Martin | |
2004 | My Dad's the Prime Minister | Detective Gary McRyan | 6 episodes |
2004–06 | Green Wing | Lyndon Jones | 9 episodes |
2005 | Dalziel and Pascoe | Mr Alisdair Collinson | Episodes: "Heads You Lose Part 1" and "Heads You Lose Part 2" |
2005 | Elmina's Kitchen | Deli | |
2005 | Doctor Who | Rodrick | Episodes: "Bad Wolf" and "The Parting of the Ways" |
2005 | Rose and Maloney | Harry Callaghan | Episode 2.1 |
2005 | Jericho | Shorty | Episode: "A Pair of Ragged Claws" |
2005 | Open Wide | Neil | |
2006 | Mayo | Dr. Rossi | Episode 1.1 |
2006 | That Mitchell and Webb Look | Various characters | |
2006–07 | Hyperdrive | Space Marshal Clarke | 7 episodes |
2007 | Jekyll | Benjamin Lennox | 4 episodes |
2007 | Chop Socky Chooks | KO Joe | |
2008–10 | Survivors | Greg Preston | |
2008 | The Fixer | Patrick Finch | Series 1, Episode 5 |
2009 | The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency | Cephas Buthelezi | Episodes: "Beauty and Integrity" and "A Real Botswana Diamond" |
2009 | Boy Meets Girl | Jay Metcalfe | |
2010 | Blood and Oil | Ed Daly | 2 episodes |
2010 | On Christmas Night | Presenter | Reading from the Gospel of John |
2011 | Case Histories | Patrick Carter | 2 episodes |
2011 | Coming Up: Food | English man | 1 episode |
2011 | Death in Paradise | William | 1 episode |
2012 | The Hollow Crown Henry V | Duke of York | TV film |
2012 | Hustle | Dexter Gold[24] | Series 8, Episode 1 |
2013–14 | Law & Order: UK | DCI Wes Leyton | Series 7–8 |
2013 | Wild Burma: Nature's Lost Kingdom | Narrator | 3 episodes |
2014 | Babylon | Assistant Commissioner Charles Inglis | Series 1 |
2014 | The Leftovers | "Holy" Wayne Gilchrest | Season 1 Season 2, two episodes |
2015 | Thunderbirds Are Go | Robert Williams (voice) | 1 episode |
2015 | You, Me and the Apocalypse | General Arnold Gaines | Main Role |
2015 | Safe House | Mark | |
2016 | Inside Obama's White House | Narrator | 4 episodes |
2016–18 | Timeless | Connor Mason[15] | 26 episodes |
2017 | Rellik | Dr Isaac Taylor | 6 episodes |
2019 | The End of the F***ing World | Kevan | 1 episode |
2019 | Avenue 5 | Harrison Ames | 2 episodes |
2020 | Noughts + Crosses | Home Secretary Kamal Hadley | 6 episodes |
2021 | Inside No. 9 | Pantalone | Episode: “Wuthering Heist” |
2021 | Vigil | Commander Neil Newsome, Commanding Officer of HMS Vigil |
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1993 | In the Name of the Father | Benbay | |
2000 | The Long Run | Gasa | |
2000 | The Beach | Keaty | |
2000 | Greenfingers | Jimmy | |
2004 | The Baby Juice Express | Sean Boetang | |
2005 | Æon Flux | Giroux | |
2008 | The Other Man | Ralph | |
2023 | Wonka | Filming |
References
- ^ a b "FreeBMD Entry Info".
- ^ "Paterson Joseph – People – Royal Opera House". www.roh.org.uk.
- ^ "LC Linked Data Service: Authorities and Vocabularies (Library of Congress)". id.loc.gov.
- ^ "Timely tributes for a new generation of actors", Sunday Times, 13 January 1991.
- ^ a b "Paterson Joseph". BBC. Retrieved 3 January 2009.
- ^ Rampton, James (22 December 2004). "Baz and the Bard". The Independent. London. Retrieved 2 January 2009.[dead link]
- ^ "Patron – Paterson Joseph". OffWestEnd.com. Archived from the original on 9 August 2016. Retrieved 25 January 2009.
- ^ Billington, Michael (13 April 2006). "The Royal Hunt of the Sun, National, London". The Guardian. UK. Retrieved 25 January 2009.
- ^ Nightingale, Benedict (30 August 2007). "The Emperor Jones". The Times. London: Times Newspapers. Retrieved 25 January 2009.
- ^ Hemley, Matthew (15 July 2015). "Paterson Joseph one-man show to play UK ahead of US tour". The Stage.
- ^ Joseph, Paterson (14 September 2015). "Paterson Joseph on Sancho: The First Black Briton to Vote". The Guardian.
- ^ "Leon Levy BAM Digital Archive: Production: Sancho: An Act of Remembrance [2015f.01270]". levyarchive.bam.org.
- ^ "That Mitchell and Webb Look" (Press release). BBC. 29 August 2006. Retrieved 25 January 2009.
- ^ "Doctor Who: Runners and riders". BBC. 3 January 2009. Retrieved 2 September 2013.
- ^ a b Fienberg, Daniel (30 September 2016). "'Timeless': TV Review". Hollywood Reporter.
- ^ "Noughts + Crosses (2020– ) Full Cast & Crew". IMDb.
- ^ "BBC Two - Inside Obama's White House". BBC. 17 March 2016. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
- ^ "2.06 Doctor Who: Earth Aid". Big Finish.
- ^ "In the Castle of My Skin by George Lamming". BBC Radio 4. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- ^ Deacon, Michael (21 April 2009). "Interview: Paterson Joseph on Boy Meets Girl". The Daily Telegraph. London. Retrieved 21 May 2010.
- ^ Laws, Roz (10 January 2010). "Survivors star Paterson Joseph on chips, coal mines and cycling". birminghammail. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
- ^ "Sky 1 - Sky.com". sky.com.
- ^ "Paterson Joseph Talks About Racism in Football | Dear Lovejoy Podcast". 4 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Programme Information: Hustle". BBC Media Centre. London. January 2012.
External links
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- 1964 births
- Alumni of the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art
- English male television actors
- English male stage actors
- English male radio actors
- English male voice actors
- English male film actors
- British male Shakespearean actors
- Royal Shakespeare Company members
- Living people
- Black British male actors
- British people of Saint Lucian descent