Cast & creator
Paterson Joseph
Best known for Doctor Who, Doctor Who, Death in Paradise
Paterson Joseph (born June 22, 1964) is a British actor. He appeared in the Royal Shakespeare Company productions of King Lear and Love's Labour's Lost in 1990. On television he is known for his roles in Casualty, as Alan Johnson in Channel 4 sitcom Peep Show, Green Wing, Survivors, Boy Meets Girl, as DI Wes Layton in Law & Order: UK, and as Connor Mason in Timeless. His film roles include The Beach, Æon Flux and The Other Man.
Also known as: Paterson Davis Joseph
28
film credits
66
television credits
94
1986–2027 · acting roles
7.0
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Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (94)
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Doctor Who
2005Doctor Who
Rodrick
2005
Death in Paradise
William
2011
Casualty
Mark Grace
1986
Silent Witness
Sergeant Terry Harding
1996
The Leftovers
Wayne Gilchrest
2014
GMTV
Self
1993
Waking the Dead
Dermot Sullivan
2001
Hustle
Dexter Gold
2004
A Touch of Frost
Colin Stokes
1992
Timeless
Connor Mason
2016
Dalziel and Pascoe
Mr Alisdair Collinson
1996
Inside No. 9
Pantalone, a Rogue
2014
ScreenPlay
Busi
1986
Songs of Praise
2001
Law & Order: UK
Wes Layton
2009
Peep Show
Alan Johnson
2003
Soldier Soldier
Fusilier Eddie Nelson
1991
The Mosquito Coast
Calaca (voice)
2021The Mosquito Coast
Calaca
2021
Vigil
Commander Newsome
2021
Doctor Who Confidential
2005
They Will Kill You
Ray
2026
Avenue 5
Harrison Ames
2020
Between the Lines
1992
Wonka
Arthur Slugworth
2023
The Hollow Crown
Duke of York
2012
Urban Myths
Chuck D
2017
Murphy's Law
Dr Mark Maddison
2001
Cold Feet
Suggs
1998
Green Wing
Lyndon
2004
Twilight of the Gods
Loki (voice)
2024
Case Histories
Patrick Carter
2011
Rose and Maloney
Harry Callaghan
2002
You, Me and the Apocalypse
General Arnold Gaines
2015
Safe House
DCI Mark Maxwell
2015
That Mitchell and Webb Look
Various Characters
2006
Rellik
Isaac Taylor
2017
Æon Flux
Giroux
2005
10 Minute Tales
Paul
2009
In the Name of the Father
Benbay
1993
Dead Ringers
Micky Stone
2002Dead Ringers
Mickey Stone
2002
Babylon
Deputy Commissioner Charles Inglis
2014
The Beach
Keaty
2000
The Velveteen Rabbit
King (voice)
2023
Jekyll
Benjamin
2007
South of the Border
Julian Henry
1988
Chop Socky Chooks
Ko Joe
2008
Sex Traffic
2004
The Fixer
2008
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
Cephas Buthelezi
2009
That Dirty Black Bag
Thompson
2022
Wild Burma: Nature's Lost Kingdom
Self - Narrator
2013
Neverwhere
Marquis de Carabas
1996
Survivors
Greg Preston
2008
Boat Story
Samuel Wells
2023
Hyperdrive
2006Hyperdrive
Space Marshall Clarke
2006
William and Mary
Ruben
2003
The Other Man
Ralph
2008
Jericho
Shorty
2005
Mayo
Dr. Rossi
2006
Streetwise
Dave
1989
My Dad's the Prime Minister
2003
Boy Meets Girl
Jay Metcalfe
2009
Tomb Raider
Thomas Warner
Bodily Harm
Undertaker
2002
Greenfingers
Jimmy
2001
Blood And Oil
Ed Daly
2010Funky Black Shorts
Ellis
1994
The Coopers vs The Rest
Toby Cooper
2016
Open Wide
Neil
2005
Bunch Of Five
Compton
1992
The Baby Juice Express
Sean Boetang
2004
Odd Socks
McGuin
2025The Making of Julius Caesar: Royal Shakespeare Company
Himself / Brutus
2012Candles
Man
Not Even God Is Wise Enough
Busi
1993
Since Yesterday
Man
2019The Roots Manœuvre
Bet Your Bottom Dollar
Victor
2023
Elmina’s Kitchen
Deli
2004
Red Panda: World's Cutest Animal
Narrator
2017
My Shakespeare: Romeo & Juliet for a New Generation
Self
2006
Julius Caesar
Brutus
2012
On the Edge
(voice)
2027Loving You
Felix Fisher
2003
The Long Run
Gasa
2001
Daddy's Girl
Saul
2022
Nordic Wild
Narrator
2011
Geronimo
Doctor
2023Rules of Love
Tyler
2010