Joseph Millson
{{Short description|English actor and singer (born 1974)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2023}}
{{Use British English|date=August 2016}}
{{BLP sources|date=March 2013}}
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1974|04|27|df=y}}
| birth_place = Berkshire, England
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| occupation = Actor
| alma_mater = Rose Bruford College
| yearsactive = 1995–present
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- {{marriage|Caroline Fitzgerald|1999|2011|end=divorced}}
- {{marriage|Sarah-Jane Potts
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Joseph Millson (born 27 April 1974) is an English actor, writer, director and singer. He trained at the Rose Bruford College of Speech and Drama in Sidcup, London. He gained a master's degree in screenwriting from Falmouth University in 2023. His first book, 'Work and Other Four Letter Words' was released in 2021.
Millson has recently moved into writing and directing. His first film, 'CARE' won many awards at festivals and his first feature film SIGNS OF LIFE will be released in 2024/25.
Personal life
Millson married singer and actress Caroline Fitzgerald in the summer of 1999. The two had two children. In October 2012, it was reported in various media outlets that they had divorced.
Millson met his second wife Sarah-Jane Potts whilst filming for the BBC. The two married on 31 December 2013.{{Cite web|url=http://www.josephmillson.com/content/biography|title = Biography | Joseph Millson}} Millson has a stepson, Buster, from Potts' first's marriage to actor Tony Denman. Millson and Potts separated in 2024 and began divorce proceedings in 2025.
Filmography
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|+ Television and film | |||
| Year
! Title ! Role ! Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | La Belle Dame sans Merci by John Keats | Knight at Arms | Film[https://web.archive.org/web/20220711015103/https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b80741ab1 La Belle Dame sans Merci by John Keats (1996), BFI] |
| 1998 | In Exile | Raphael | 1 episode |
| 1999–2001 | Peak Practice | Dr Sam Morgan | 49 episodes |
| 2001 | Lily Savage's Blankety Blank | Himself | 1 episode{{cite episode|title=Series 1, Episode 1|series=Lily Savage's Blankety Blank|network=ITV1. Repeated 22 August 2016 on Challenge|airdate=7 January 2001}} |
| rowspan=2| 2002 | EastEnders | Jason James | 6 episodes |
| Holby City | Paul Fry | 1 episode | |
| 2003 | Doctors | Steve Parkinson | 1 episode |
| rowspan=2| 2005 | ShakespeaRe-Told | Billy Banquo | Episode: Macbeth |
| The Ghost Squad | DS Vinny Thomas | 1 episode | |
| rowspan=2| 2006 | New Tricks | Tom Christie | 1 episode |
| Casino Royale | MI6 Agent Carter | Film | |
| 2007–2008 | The Sarah Jane Adventures | Alan Jackson | 12 episodes |
| 2007 | Talk to Me | Woody | 4 episodes |
| rowspan=4| 2008 | Midsomer Murders | James Parkes | S 11 ep 6 |
| Harley Street | Jeff Turner | 1 episode | |
| Survivors | Jimmy Garland | 1 episode | |
| Telstar: The Joe Meek Story | Doctor | Film | |
| rowspan=3| 2009 | Ashes to Ashes | Dr Battleford | 1 episode |
| Comedy Showcase | Matthew Beer | 1 episode, "Campus" | |
| Enid | Hanly Blyton | Television film | |
| 2010 | S.N.U.B! | Bomb disposal NCO | Film |
| 2011 | Reunited | Martin | Pilot |
| rowspan=3| 2011 | Campus | Matthew Beer | 6 episodes |
| The Romantics | Lord Byron | Film | |
| Mount Pleasant | Mark | 1 episode | |
| 2011–2013 | Holby City | Luc Hemingway | 32 episodes |
| rowspan=2| 2013 | I Give It a Year | Charlie | Film |
| The Dead 2: India | Nicholas Burton | Film | |
| 2014 | 24: Live Another Day | Derrick Yates | 3 episodes |
| rowspan=2| 2015 | Banished | Major Ross | |
| Penny Dreadful | Captain Branson | ||
| 2015–2020 | The Last Kingdom | Aelfric | Recurring role |
| rowspan=4| 2018 | AmeriCAN | Jim Mitchel | 1 episode |
| Tango One | Andrew Hathaway | Film | |
| Ransom | Keith Taylor | 1 episode | |
| All the Devil's Men'' | Tony Deighton | ||
| 2019
|Darius | |||
| 2019
|FBI Agent Ramirez |Film | |||
| rowspan="2" |2022
|Dr. Grant |1 episode | |||
| Prancer: A Christmas Tale
|Finn Wally |Film |
Theatre
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|+ Theatre | |||
| Year
! Work ! Role ! Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Black Comedy | Georg Bamberger | Comedy Theatre, London |
| 2001 | Four Nights in Knaresborough | ||
| 2003–2004 | As You Like It | Orlando | Peter Hall Company Nominated - Ian Charleson Awards |
| rowspan=2| 2004 | The Lifted Veil | The National, London | |
| Pillars of the Community | Johan Torrensen | The National, London | |
| rowspan=2| 2006 | Much Ado About Nothing | Benedick | Royal Shakespeare Company |
| King John | The Bastard | Royal Shakespeare Company | |
| rowspan=3 | 2009 | Every Good Boy Deserves Favour | Ivanov | The National |
| Hamlet | Stafford Castle Theatre | ||
| The Priory | |||
| 2010 | Love Never Dies | Viscount Raoul de Chagny | Adelphi Theatre, London |
| 2011 | Rocket to the Moon | Ben Stark | The National, London |
| 2013 | Macbeth | Macbeth | Shakespeare's Globe |
| 2015 | Mr Foote's Other Leg | David Garrick | Hampstead Theatre |
| 2017
|Apologia |Dual role of Kristin's sons |Trafalgar Studios | |||
| 2019–2020
|Mr. George Banks |
Critical reception
Financial Times critic in May 2006:
"I have seen actors from Alan Bates to Matthew Macfadyen play Shakespeare’s Benedick, but Joseph Millson’s performance in the new RSC production strikes me as definitive. Handsome in voice and in person, he can carry the audience on his roar and draw it into his hush. The elements of wit, anger and vulnerability are thrillingly mixed in this actor".{{cite news|last=MacAulay|first=Alastair|title=Much Ado about Nothing, Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon|url=http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/c5dfde64-e9b0-11da-a33b-0000779e2340.html|publisher=The Financial Times|date=22 May 2006|access-date=20 May 2010}}
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|id=0590243}}
- [http://www.josephmillson.com Official website]
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Category:English male television actors
Category:English male stage actors
Category:English male film actors
Category:English male Shakespearean actors
Category:Royal Shakespeare Company members
Category:Male actors from Berkshire
Category:Alumni of Rose Bruford College