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.
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Joseph at the reception for Sancho at the Brooklyn Academy of Music in 2015 | |
| Born | Paterson D. Joseph 22 June 1964 |
| Alma mater | London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, author |
| Years active | 1989–present |
| Notable work | The Secret Diaries of Charles Ignatius Sancho (2022) |
| Office | Chancellor of Oxford Brookes University |
| Spouse | Emmanuelle Joseph |
| Children | 1 |
| Awards | RSL 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.