Paterson Joseph

Paterson D. Joseph (born 22 June 1964) is a British actor and author. He was announced as Chancellor of Oxford Brookes University in October 2022.

Paterson Joseph
Joseph at the reception for Sancho at the Brooklyn Academy of Music in 2015
Born
Paterson D. Joseph

(1964-06-22) 22 June 1964
Willesden, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Alma materLondon Academy of Music and Dramatic Art
Occupation(s)Actor, author
Years active1989–present
Notable workThe Secret Diaries of Charles Ignatius Sancho (2022)
OfficeChancellor of Oxford Brookes University
SpouseEmmanuelle Joseph
Children1
AwardsRSL Christopher Bland Prize

Joseph appeared in the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) 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), The Other Man (2008) and Wonka (2023).

Joseph is also 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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