Paterson Joseph
Paterson Joseph | |
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| Born | Paterson Joseph 22 June 1964 |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1988–present |
Paterson Joseph (born 22 June 1964) 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 known for his roles in Casualty (1997-1998), as Alan Johnson in Channel 4 sitcom Peep Show (2003-2012), Green Wing (2004-2006), Survivors (2008-2010), Boy Meets Girl (2009) and as DI Wes Layton in Law & Order: UK (2013-2014). His film roles include The Beach (2000), Æon Flux (2005) and The Other Man (2008).
Career
Joseph was born in London and attended Cardinal Hinsley R.C. High School in north-west London. He first trained at the Studio '68 of Theatre Arts, London (South Kensington Library) from 1983 to 1985 with Robert Henderson, then at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA). In 1991, he 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.[1]
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.
He also appeared in the acclaimed drama Sex Traffic, in the 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 Weakest Link who is eventually killed by the Daleks. He has also appeared in various supporting roles in Dead Ringers.[2] 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.[3]
He appeared as Keaty in the Hollywood film The Beach alongside Leonardo DiCaprio and starred as Giroux alongside Charlize Theron and Peter Clarke[disambiguation needed] in Paramount Pictures' Æon Flux.
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. He also provided the voice of K.O. Joe in Chop Socky Chooks.
In 2008, he played Greg Preston in Survivors, the BBC remake of the 1970s science fiction drama of the same name. He repeated the role for the second series in 2010, after which the programme was cancelled.
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.[4]
Joseph provided the narration for the National Geographic series Mega Cities from 2005 to 2011, and Wild Russia in 2009. He played Tyler in the BBC Switch film Rules of Love in 2010.
In 2011, he returned to Doctor Who where he appeared in the audio drama Earth Aid in which he played Victor Espinosa.[5]
Joseph's theatre credits include the title role in Othello, as well as parts in Henry IV, King Lear, and Hamlet for a performance in New York City.[3] 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] His more recent stage appearances include the leads in The Royal Hunt of the Sun and The Emperor Jones at the Olivier Theatre, London.[8][9]
Joseph played DI Wes Layton in Law & Order: UK from 2013 to 2014.
He currently plays the messianic "Holy Wayne" Gilchrest on the original HBO dramatic series "The Leftovers", which began airing in 2014.
Personal life
Joseph lives in France with his wife and one son.[10] He was a chef before becoming an actor.[11]
Filmography
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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–present | Peep Show | Alan Johnson | 11 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 | 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 Peston | |
| 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 | Hustle | Dexter Gold[12] | Series 8, Episode 1 |
| 2013-14 | Law & Order UK | DCI Wes Leyton | Series 7-8 |
| 2013 | Wild Burma: Nature's Lost Kingdom | Narrator | |
| 2014 | Babylon | Assistant Commissioner Charles Inglis | Series 1 |
| 2014 | The Leftovers | "Holy" Wayne Gilchrest | Season 1 |
Film
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
References
- ^ "Timely tributes for a new generation of actors". Sunday Times. 13 January 1991.
- ^ "That Mitchell and Webb Look" (Press release). BBC. 29 August 2006. Retrieved 25 January 2009.
- ^ a b "Paterson Joseph". BBC. Retrieved 3 January 2009.
- ^ "Doctor Who: Runners and riders". BBC. Retrieved 2 September 2013.
- ^ "2.06 Doctor Who: Earth Aid". Big Finish.
- ^ Rampton, James (22 December 2004). "Baz and the Bard". The Independent. London: Independent News & Media. Retrieved 2 January 2009.
- ^ Joseph, Paterson. "Patron – Paterson Joseph". OffWestEnd.com. 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.
- ^ Deacon, Michael (21 April 2009). "Interview: Paterson Joseph on Boy Meets Girl". The Daily Telegraph. London. Retrieved 21 May 2010.
- ^ http://sky1.sky.com/10-minute-tales-paterson-joseph-interview
- ^ "Programme Information: Hustle". BBC Media Centre. London. Retrieved December 2011.
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