1. Paterson Davis Joseph was born on 22 June 1964 and is a British actor and author.
31 Facts About Paterson Joseph
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Paterson Joseph is a writer, and his 2022 debut novel The Secret Diaries of Charles Ignatius Sancho won the 2023 Christopher Bland Prize awarded by the Royal Society of Literature.
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Paterson Joseph was announced as Chancellor of Oxford Brookes University in October 2022.
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Paterson Joseph was born on 22 June 1964 in Willesden Green, Middlesex, to parents from Saint Lucia.
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Paterson Joseph has described himself as a "terrible bunker" while at school, opting to spend the best part of two years in the local public library instead.
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Paterson Joseph worked briefly as a catering assistant at a hospital, before deciding to pursue acting as a profession.
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Paterson Joseph first trained at the Studio '68 of Theatre Arts, London, from 1983 to 1985 with Robert Henderson.
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Paterson Joseph later attended the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, before going on to perform for the Royal Shakespeare Company and The Royal National Theatre.
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In 1991, Paterson 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.
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In 2015, Sancho: An Act of Remembrance, a solo play written and performed by Paterson Joseph and based on the life of Ignatius Sancho, was staged in Oxford and Birmingham, and toured in the US starting in October.
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In late 2019 and early 2020, Paterson Joseph starred as Ebenezer Scrooge at the Old Vic Theatre in London in their production of A Christmas Carol.
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Paterson Joseph has played many roles in British television programmes, both drama and comedy.
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Paterson Joseph has appeared in various supporting roles in Dead Ringers.
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In 2007, Paterson 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.
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From 2008 to 2010, Paterson Joseph played Greg Preston in Survivors, the BBC remake of the 1970s science-fiction drama of the same name.
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Also in 2008, Paterson Joseph appeared as former hitman Patrick Finch in Series 1, Episode 5 of The Fixer.
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Paterson Joseph 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.
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Paterson Joseph took up the main role of Connor Mason in the television series Timeless, which ended in 2018.
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In 2020, Paterson Joseph played the part of Home Secretary Kamal Hadley in the series of Noughts + Crosses.
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Paterson Joseph played Tyler in the BBC Switch film Rules of Love in 2010.
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In 2000, Paterson Joseph appeared as Keaty in Danny Boyle's adventure drama film The Beach, which starred Leonardo DiCaprio.
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Paterson Joseph appears as villain Arthur Slugworth, part of an ensemble cast in the 2023 musical fantasy film Wonka, directed by Paul King.
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Paterson Joseph has appeared in several short films, including Stop the World, directed by Richard Leaf.
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Paterson Joseph voiced the character of Victor in the 2023 drama short film Bet Your Bottom Dollar produced by British-Canadian filmmaker Jonathan Tammuz.
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In 2011, Paterson Joseph returned to Doctor Who, where he appeared in the audio drama Earth Aid, playing Victor Espinosa.
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Paterson Joseph had previously played the part of the Marquis de Carabas in the 1996 BBC TV six-part drama Neverwhere.
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Paterson Joseph played the role of Colonel Arbuthnott in the Audible production of Murder on the Orient Express.
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Paterson Joseph read the BBC Radio 4 abridgement of Barbadian writer George Lamming's 1953 debut novel In the Castle of My Skin first broadcast in December 2020.
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Paterson Joseph has delivered such keynote public lectures as the Memorial 2007 Annual Lecture at the Institute of Commonwealth Studies and at Lancaster University.
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In October 2022, Paterson Joseph was announced as the next Chancellor of Oxford Brookes University and was officially installed in May 2023.
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Paterson Joseph lived in the Loire Valley, France, with his French ex-wife Emmanuelle and their son, before moving back to his native London.