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*The following article is written from an Out of Universe perspective.*

Paterson Joseph (born 22 June 1964) played the Twelfth Doctor from Season 44 in 2007 to Season 46 in 2009, before appearing in the 2010 feature film, Doctor Who: Vengeance, the 2018 feature film, Doctor Who: Until the World Ends, and the 2021 television film, Doctor Who: The Upgrade from Tomorrow

Biography

Prior to Doctor Who

Paterson Joseph was a chef before becoming an actor.

Work on Doctor Who

Joseph's first role in the Doctor Who universe was as Victor Espinosa in the Season 27 story, Earth Aid.

In 2006, he was chosen to play the Twelfth Doctor, making his first appearance at the end of Doctor Who: Revelation, he then played the role regularly between 2007 and 2010. He was the first person of colour to play the role in the TV Series.

Joseph made his final appearance as the Doctor in the 2010 film, Doctor Who: Vengeance before handing the role over to David Suchet.

Joseph returned in 2013 to play John in Doctor Who: Genesis. The character was made to look and sound like the Twelfth Doctor, due to the Matrix.

In September 2018, it was announced that Paterson Joseph will return in the upcoming sixth Doctor Who film, as the main Doctor.

After Doctor Who

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 at the Royal Shakespeare Company. In 1992 he starred as Richard Henry in Blues for Mister Charlie by James Baldwin, directed by Greg Hersov at the Royal Exchange, Manchester.

Joseph's theatre credits include the title role in Othello at the Royal Exchange, Manchester, as well as parts in Henry IV, King Lear, and Hamlet for a performance in New York City.

He has played many roles in British television programmes, both drama and comedy. These include Reuben in William and Maryalongside Martin Clunes; Mark Grace in Casualty; the Marquis de Carabas in Neverwhere; Alan Johnson in Peep Show; Lyndon Jones in Green Wing; and Shorty in the first episode of Jericho.

In 2000, Joseph appeared as Keaty in The Beach, which starred Leonardo DiCaprio. In 2005, he appeared as Giroux in Æon Flux, which starred Charlize Theron.

He also appeared in the acclaimed drama Sex Traffic, in the TV version of Kwame Kwei-Armah's acclaimed play Elmina's Kitchen

In 2006, he became a patron of OffWestEnd.com, a listings site for theatre outside the mainstream.

In 2007, 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.

Joseph provided the narration for the National Geographic series Mega Cities from 2005 to 2007.

In 2012 he played Brutus in a performance by the RSC of Julius Caesar set in Africa. In 2004 he undertook a project, filmed for Channel 4 in a documentary entitled My Shakespeare, to direct a version of Romeo & Juliet, using 20 young non-actors from the deprived Harlesden area of London.

Joseph played DI Wes Layton in Law & Order: UK from 2013 to 2014.

He played the messianic "Holy Wayne" Gilchrest on the original HBO dramatic series The Leftovers, which began airing in 2014, and he has recently portrayed General Arnold Gaines on You, Me and the Apocalypse.

In 2016, Joseph narrated the BBC Two documentary Inside Obama's White House. He also took up the main role of Connor Mason in the television series Timeless, which ended in 2018.

In November 2016, he played the title role in the BBC radio adaptation of the short story by Neil Gaiman, How the Marquis Got His Coat Back. Joseph had previously played the part of the Marquis de Carabas in the 1996 BBC TV six-part drama Neverwhere.

Personal Life

Joseph lived in the Loire Valley with his French wife Emmanuelle and their son.

Credits

Actor

Doctor Who

Panopticon

Vengeance

Movies

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-{{Behind_the_Scenes|image1 = Paterson Joseph.jpg|main_jobs = [[Actor]]|main_time_period_active = [[1990]]; [[2007]]-[[2010]]; [[2013]]|first_doctor_who_credit = [[Earth Aid]]|last_doctor_who_credit = [[Doctor Who: Genesis]]|title1 = Paterson Joseph}}'''Paterson Joseph''' (born 22 June [[1964]]) played the [[Twelfth Doctor]] from [[Season 44]] in [[2007]] to [[Season 46]] in [[2009]], before appearing in the [[2010]] feature film, [[Doctor Who: Vengeance|''Doctor Who: Vengeance'']].
+{{Behind_the_Scenes|image1 = Paterson Joseph.jpg|main_jobs = Actor|main_time_period_active = 1990; 2007-2010; 3013; 2018; 2021|first_doctor_who_credit = ''[[Earth Aid (serial)|Earth Aid]]''|last_doctor_who_credit = ''[[Doctor Who: The Upgrade from Tomorrow]]''|title1 = Paterson Joseph}}{{Realworld}}'''Paterson Joseph''' (born [[22 June]] [[1964]]) played the [[Twelfth Doctor]] from [[Season 44 (Doctor Who)|Season 44]] in [[2007]] to [[Season 46 (Doctor Who)|Season 46]] in [[2009]], before appearing in the [[2010]] feature film, [[Doctor Who: Vengeance|''Doctor Who: Vengeance'']], the [[2018]] feature film, ''[[Doctor Who: Until the World Ends]]'', and the [[2021]] television film, ''[[Doctor Who: The Upgrade from Tomorrow]]''
+==Biography==
+===Prior to Doctor Who===
+Paterson Joseph was a chef before becoming an actor.
+===Work on Doctor Who===
+Joseph's first role in the Doctor Who universe was as [[Victor Espinosa]] in the [[Season 27 (Doctor Who)|Season 27]] story, [[Earth Aid (serial)|''Earth Aid'']].
+In [[2006]], he was chosen to play the [[Twelfth Doctor]], making his first appearance at the end of [[Doctor Who: Revelation|''Doctor Who: Revelation'']], he then played the role regularly between [[2007]] and [[2010]]. He was the first person of colour to play the role in the TV Series.
-== Biography ==
+Joseph made his final appearance as the Doctor in the [[2010]] film, [[Doctor Who: Vengeance|''Doctor Who: Vengeance'']] before handing the role over to [[David Suchet]].
-=== Prior to Doctor Who ===
-Paterson Joseph was a chef before becoming an actor.
+Joseph returned in [[2013]] to play [[John (Remembrance of the Daleks)|John]] in [[Doctor Who: Genesis|''Doctor Who: Genesis'']]. The character was made to look and sound like the Twelfth Doctor, due to [[the Matrix]].
+In September 2018, it was announced that Paterson Joseph will return in the upcoming [[Doctor Who: Until the World Ends|''sixth Doctor Who film'']], as the main Doctor.
+===After Doctor Who===
 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 at the Royal Shakespeare Company. In [[1992]] he starred as Richard Henry in ''Blues for Mister Charlie'' by James Baldwin, directed by Greg Hersov at the Royal Exchange, Manchester.
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 In [[2007]], 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''.
+Joseph provided the narration for the National Geographic series ''Mega Cities'' from 2005 to [[2007]].
-=== Work on Doctor Who ===
-Joseph's first role in the Doctor Who universe was as [[Victor Espinosa]] in the [[Season 27 (Doctor Who)|Season 27]] story [[Earth Aid (serial)|''Earth Aid'']].
-In [[2006]] he was chosen to play the [[Twelfth Doctor]], making his first appearance at the end of [[Doctor Who: Revelation|''Doctor Who: Revelation'']].  He then played the role regularly between [[2007]] and [[2010]]. He was the first African-American actor to play the role in the TV Series.
-Joseph made his final appearance as the Doctor in the [[2010]] film [[Doctor Who: Vengeance|''Doctor Who: Vengeance'']] before handing the role over to [[David Suchet]].
-Joseph returned in 2013 to play John in Doctor Who: Genesis. The character was made to look and sound like the Twelfth Doctor due to the Matrix.
-In September 2018, it was announced that Paterson Joseph will return in the upcoming sixth Doctor Who film, as the main Doctor.
-=== After Doctor Who ===
-Joseph provided the narration for the National Geographic series ''Mega Cities'' from 2005 to 2011, and ''Wild Russia'' in 2009.
 In [[2012]] he played Brutus in a performance by the RSC of ''Julius Caesar'' set in Africa. In 2004 he undertook a project, filmed for Channel 4 in a documentary entitled ''My Shakespeare'', to direct a version of ''Romeo & Juliet'', using 20 young non-actors from the deprived Harlesden area of London.
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 He played the messianic "Holy Wayne" Gilchrest on the original HBO dramatic series ''The Leftovers'', which began airing in 2014, and he has recently portrayed General Arnold Gaines on ''You, Me and the Apocalypse''.
-In [[2016]], Joseph narrated the BBC Two documentary ''Inside Obama's White House''. He also took up the main role of Connor Mason in the television series ''Timeless'', which ended in 2018.
+In [[2016]], Joseph narrated the [[BBC Two]] documentary ''Inside Obama's White House''. He also took up the main role of Connor Mason in the television series ''Timeless'', which ended in 2018.
-In November 2016 he played the title role in the BBC radio adaptation of the short story by Neil Gaiman, ''How the Marquis Got His Coat Back''. Joseph had previously played the part of the Marquis de Carabas in the 1996 BBC TV six-part drama ''Neverwhere''.
+In November [[2016]], he played the title role in the BBC radio adaptation of the short story by Neil Gaiman, ''How the Marquis Got His Coat Back''. Joseph had previously played the part of the Marquis de Carabas in the 1996 BBC TV six-part drama ''Neverwhere''.
 ==Personal Life==
 Joseph lived in the Loire Valley with his French wife Emmanuelle and their son.
-==Selected Credits ==
+==Credits==
+==='''Actor'''===
-{| width="100%"
+===='''Doctor Who'''====
-| valign="top" width="33%" |
+{{div col|colwidth=20em}}
-===Doctor Who ===
+*[[Earth Aid (serial)|''Earth Aid'']]
-====As the Doctor ====
-*[[Brave New Town|''Brave New Town'']]
+*[[The Silurian Awakening (episode)|''The Silurian Awakening'']]
-*[[Burning Books|''Burning Books'']]
-*[[Cannon Fodder|''Cannon Fodder'']]
-*[[Cold Star|''Cold Star'']]
-*''[[Confess]]''
-*[[Delayed Indefinitely]]
-*[[Hot Air|''Hot Air'']]
-*[[In Thy Image|''In Thy Image'']]
-*[[Inquisition|''Inquisition'']]
-*[[Jubilee|''Jubilee'']]
-*[[Mad World|''Mad World'']]
-*[[Miasimia Goria|''Miasimia Goria'']]
-*[[Operation Salvation|''Operation Salvation'']]
-*[[Space and Time (mini-episode)|''Space and Time'']]
-*[[Storm Warning|''Storm Warning'']]
-*[[The Abbey of Felsecar|''The Abbey of Felsecar'']]
-*[[The Death of Jensen|''The Death of Jensen'']]
 *[[The Empty Child (episode)|''The Empty Child'']]
-*[[The Eternity Trap|''The Eternity Trap'']]
+*[[Miasimia Goria (episode)|''Miasimia Goria'']]
+*[[You Can Only Time Travel Twice (episode)|''You Can Only Time Travel Twice'']]
-*[[The Façade|''The Façade'']]
-*[[The Fight for Survival|''The Fight for Survival'']]
+*[[Wirrn Dawn (episode)|''Wirrn Dawn'']]
+*[[Jubilee (episode)|''Jubilee'']]
-*[[The Impossible Planet|''The Impossible Planet'']]
-*[[The One Doctor|''The One Doctor'']]
+*[[The Unicorn and the Wasp (episode)|''The Unicorn and the Wasp'']]
-*[[The Scream|''The Scream'']]
+*[[The Scream (episode)|''The Scream'']]
-*[[The Silurian Awakening|''The Silurian Awakening'']]
+*[[The Abbey of Felsecar (episode)|''The Abbey of Felsecar'']]
-*[[The Unicorn and the Wasp|''The Unicorn and the Wasp'']]
+*[[The Death of Jensen (episode)|''The Death of Jensen'']]
+*[[Confess (episode)|''Confess'']]
-*[[The Whitechapel Murderer|''The Whitechapel Murderer'']]
-*[[Time Crash (mini-episode)|''Time Crash'']]
+*[[Hot Air (episode)|''Hot Air'']]
-*''[[Vengeance of the Nimon]]''
+*[[Vengeance of the Nimon (episode)|''Vengeance of the Nimon'']]
-*[[Wirrn Dawn|''Wirrn Dawn'']]
+*[[Storm Warning (episode)|''Storm Warning'']]
-*[[You Can Only Time Travel Twice|''You Can Only Time Travel Twice'']]
+*[[In Thy Image (episode)|''In Thy Image'']]
+*[[Burning Books (episode)|''Burning Books'']]
-====As Victor Espinosa ====
-*[[Earth Aid (serial)|''Earth Aid'']]
+*[[Operation Salvation (episode)|''Operation Salvation'']]
+*[[Cold Star (episode)|''Cold Star'']]
-|
+*[[The One Doctor (episode)|''The One Doctor'']]
-=== Panopticon ===
+*[[Cannon Fodder (episode)|''Cannon Fodder'']]
+*[[The Whitechapel Murderer (episode)|''The Whitechapel Murderer'']]
-==== As the Doctor ====
-* [[Doctor Who: Vengeance|''Vengeance Part 1'']]
+*[[Inquisition (episode)|''Inquisition'']]
-* [[Doctor Who: Vengeance|''Vengeance Part 2'']]
+*[[The Façade (episode)|''The Façade'']]
+*[[Delayed Indefinitely (episode)|''Delayed Indefinitely'']]
+*[[The Impossible Planet (episode)|''The Impossible Planet'']]
-=== Movies ===
+*[[Brave New Town (episode)|''Brave New Town'']]
+*[[The Fight for Survival (episode)|''The Fight for Survival'']]
-==== As the Doctor ====
+*[[The Eternity Trap (episode)|''The Eternity Trap'']]
+*[[Mad World (episode)|''Mad World'']]
-===== 2007 =====
+{{div col end}}
-* [[Doctor Who: Revelation|''Doctor Who: Revelation'']]
+===='''Panopticon'''====
+{{div col|colwidth=20em}}
-===== 2010 =====
-* [[Doctor Who: Vengeance]]
+*[[Doctor Who: Vengeance#Vengeance|''Vengeance'']]
+{{div col end}}
-==== As John ====
+===='''Movies'''====
+{{div col|colwidth=20em}}
+*[[Doctor Who: Revelation|''Doctor Who: Revelation'']]
-===== 2013 =====
-* [[Doctor Who: Genesis|''Doctor Who: Genesis'']]
+*[[Doctor Who: Vengeance]]
+*[[Doctor Who: Genesis|''Doctor Who: Genesis'']]
-|}
+*[[Doctor Who: Until the World Ends|''Doctor Who: Until the World Ends'']]
+*''[[Doctor Who: The Upgrade from Tomorrow]]''
+{{div col end}}
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