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Paterson D. Joseph (born 22 June 1964) is a British actor. He appeared in the
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productions of ''
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'' and '' Love's Labour's Lost'' in 1990. On television he is best known for his roles in ''
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'' (1997–1998), as Alan Johnson in
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'' (2003–2015), ''
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'' (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 ''
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'' (2015–2017), and as Connor Mason in '' Timeless'' (2016–2018). His film roles include '' The Beach'' (2000), ''
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'' (2001), ''
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'' (2005) and '' The Other Man'' (2008).


Early life

Joseph was born on 22 June, 1964 in
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, London to parents from Saint Lucia. He attended Cardinal Hinsley R.C. High School in north-west London, a predominantly Irish-Catholic school. He has described himself as a "terrible bunker" whilst at school, opting to spend the best part of two years in the local public library instead. He worked briefly as a catering assistant at a hospital, before deciding to pursue acting as a profession. Joseph first trained at the Studio '68 of Theatre Arts, London (South Kensington Library) from 1983 to 1985 with Robert Henderson. He later attended
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, before going on to perform for the Royal Shakespeare Company and
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.


Career


Theatre

In 1991, Joseph won second prize in the
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, for his 1990 performances of Oswald in ''
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'', Dumaine in '' Love's Labour's Lost'', and the Marquis de Mota in ''The Last Days of Don Juan'', all at the
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. In 1992 he starred as Richard Henry in ''
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'' by James Baldwin, directed by
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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'', ''
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'', and ''
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'' for a performance in
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. In 2012 he played
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in a performance by the
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of ''
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'' set in Africa. In 2004 he undertook a project, filmed for Channel 4 in a documentary entitled ''My Shakespeare'', to direct a version of ''
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'', using 20 young non-actors from the deprived
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area of London. In 2006, he became a patron of ''OffWestEnd.com'', a listings site for theatre outside the mainstream. Other stage appearances in 2006 and 2007 include the leads in ''
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'' and ''
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'' at the
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, London. In 2015, ''Sancho: An Act of Remembrance'', a solo play written and performed by Joseph and based on the life of
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, was staged in Oxford and Birmingham, and toured in the US starting in October. In late 2019 and early 2020 Joseph starred as Ebenezer Scrooge at the
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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
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; Mark Grace in ''
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''; the Marquis de Carabas in ''
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''; Alan Johnson in ''
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''; Lyndon Jones in ''
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''; and Shorty in the first episode of '' Jericho''. Joseph also appeared in the acclaimed drama ''
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'' (2004), in the 2005 TV version of
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's acclaimed play '' Elmina's Kitchen'' and in the '' Doctor Who'' episodes "
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" and "
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" as Rodrick, a contestant on a futuristic version of the ''
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'' game show. He has also appeared in various supporting roles in '' Dead Ringers''. In 2006 he appeared in the television sketch show ''
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'', in which he played Simon, a contestant on the game show ''
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''. In 2007, Joseph played Space Marshall Clarke in two series of the
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sci-fi sitcom '' Hyperdrive'', and was Benjamin Maddox in the BBC drama series '' Jekyll''. Joseph also provided the voice of K.O. Joe in ''
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''. 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
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, but the role was awarded to
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. 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 ''
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''. He took up the main role of Connor Mason in the television series '' Timeless'', which ended in 2018. In 2020, Joseph played the part of
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Kamal Hadley in the series of ''
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''. 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. He played Tyler in the
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film ''Rules of Love'' in 2010.


Film

Joseph's first feature film role was as Benbay in
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's ''
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''. In 2000, Joseph appeared as Keaty in
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's adventure drama film '' The Beach'', which starred Leonardo DiCaprio. In the same year, he also appeared in '' The Long Run'' and ''
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.'' In 2005, he portrayed Giroux in the science-fiction action film ''
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'', which starred Charlize Theron. Then in 2008 he played a supporting role in '' The Other Man'', opposite
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and Antonio Banderas. Joseph is set to star as villain
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, alongside
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as
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, in the upcoming musical fantasy film '' Wonka'', directed by Paul King. He has also appeared in several short films, including ''Stop the World'', directed by
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. He will
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the character Victor in upcoming drama short film '' Bet Your Bottom Dollar''.


Voice work

In 2011, Joseph returned to ''Doctor Who'', where he appeared in the audio drama '' Earth Aid'', playing Victor Espinosa. In November 2016 he played the title role in the
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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 ''
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''. He played the role of Colonel Arbuthnott in the
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production of ''
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''. Joseph read the
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abridgement of
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's 1953 debut novel '' In the Castle of My Skin'' first broadcast in December 2020.


Writing

In October 2022, Joseph's debut novel ''The Secret Diaries of Charles Ignatius Sancho'' was released. The book charts the life of Charles Ignatius Sancho through fictionalised diary entries, letters and commentary.


Chancellor of Oxford Brookes University

In October 2022 it was announced that Joseph will be the next Chancellor of Oxford Brookes University.


Personal life

Joseph lived in the Loire Valley with his French wife Emmanuelle and their son, before moving back to his native London. Joseph supports the
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.


Filmography


Television


Film


Stage


Audio and radio


References


External links

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