Born:
June 22, 1965
in
London
Best Known For:
A string of TV roles.
Early-life:
Paterson was born in London on June 22, 1965. He trained to be an actor at the Studio '68 of Theatre Arts, London, and the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. In 1989, he made his TV debut in the drama Streetwise. Roles followed in The Bill, Between the Lines, Soldier Soldier, Neverwhere, and Casualty.
Career:
Joseph has starred in a number of TV shows, playing recurring roles in My Dad's the Prime Minister, William and Mary, Green Wing, Jekyll, Hyperdrive, Chop Socky Chooks, That Mitchell and Webb Look, Survivors, and Peep Show. More recently, he has starred in Law & Order: UK, The Leftovers, Babylon, and Safe House. His film credits include In the Name of the Father (1993), The Beach (2000) and The Other Man (2008).
Quote:
On the police: "It will always be different for people who are considered to be not working class in this country. I think the middle classes have a very different idea of what and who the police are."
Trivia:
In 1991, 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 for the Royal Shakespeare Company.