Paterson Joseph

Born in 1964, Paterson Joseph, is an English actor and author. He first trained at the Studio ‘68 of Theatre Arts, London and later attended London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA). He since performed for the Royal Shakespeare Company and the National Theatre. In 2022 he was announced as Chancellor of Oxford Brookes University.

Theatre
Productions at the National Theatre include: The Emperor Jones, Saint Joan,
The Royal Hunt of the Sun, Whale, The Recruiting Officer, Elmina’s Kitchen
For the RSC: Troilus and Cressida
Other recent productions: Othello, Les Blancs, A Doll’s House, Hamlet, Philoctetes

Recent TV
That Mitchell And Webb Thing, Mayo, Hyperdrive, Open Wide, Peep Show, Dr Who, Green Wing, Rose And Maloney, Jericho, William And Mary, Dalziel And Pascoe, My Dad’s The Prime Minister, Dead Ringers, Murphy’s Law, My Shakespeare, Sex Traffic, Elmina’s Kitchen, Loving You, A Touch Of Frost, Silent Witness, Bodily Harm, Waking The Dead, Cold Feet, Now You See Her, Armadillo, Safe As Houses, Not Even God Is Wise Enough

Films
Aeon Flux, In the Name of the Father, Baby Juice Express, The Long Run, Green Fingers, The Beach

Published May 2007 (updated September 2023)