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.
Prior to 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.[14] He also took up the main role of Connor Mason in the television series Timeless, which ended in 2018.[15]
Personal Life
Selected Credits
Doctor Who
As the Doctor
- The Silurian Awakening
- The Empty Child
- Miasimia Goria
- You Can Only Time Travel Twice
- Wirrn Dawn
- Jubilee
- The Unicorn and the Wasp
- The Scream
- The Abbey of Felsecar
- The Death of Jensen
- Confess
- Hot Air
- Vengeance of the Nimon
- Storm Warning
- In Thy Image
- Burning Books
- Operation Salvation
- Cold Star
- The One Doctor
- Cannon Fodder
- The Whitechapel Murderer
- Inquisition
- The Facade
- Delayed Indefinitely
- The Impossible Planet
- Brave New Town
- The Fight for Survival
- The Eternity Trap
- Mad World