Joseph Millson
- Actor
- Writer
- Director
Joseph's extensive work in films has included featured roles in The Amateur, Angel Has Fallen, Casino Royale, I Give It A Year, Dragonheart Vengeance, Two Neighbours, All The Devil's Men, Creation Stories, Tango One, and Prancer: A Christmas Tale, among nearly 30 others. He is known for long-running stints in TV shows such as The Last Kingdom (Netflix), Banished (BBC), 24 - Live Another Day (Fox), Holby City (BBC), The Sarah Jane Adventures (BBC), Peak Practice (ITV), Campus (Channel 4), Moon Knight (Marvel), Penny Dreadful (Sony), Van Der Valk (ITV), Catch 22 (Hulu), Survivors (ITV), and Ransom (CBS), among over 40 other TV credits.
An extensive theatre career has included playing leading roles at the National Theatre, the Royal Shakespeare Company (where he is an associate artist), at the Royal Court, the Old Vic, Almeida, Donmar Warehouse in the West End, and at most leading London theatres. He won the UK Theatre award for Best Performance in a Play for "The Rover" at the RSC. He has toured the USA with Peter Hall's production of "As You Like It" and "Mill on the Floss". His portrayal of Macbeth at Shakespeare’s Globe was filmed and subsequently released in cinemas worldwide. He has performed in West End musicals, creating the role of Raoul in "Love Never Dies" (for which he won a Whatsonstage Award), starring as Mr. Banks in the West End’s "Mary Poppins", and as Garry in the hit revival of "Noises Off" in the West End.
He has appeared in over 40 radio dramas, and was nominated for the Best Actor award at the BBC Audio Drama Awards for his portrayal of George Orwell in "The Real George Orwell".
His first film as writer/director, Care, was screened at festivals worldwide, winning several awards. His first feature film as writer/director, Signs Of Life was released cinematically in 2025 winning many awards and critical acclaim, "Seek it out. This is what cinema should be doing." Mark Kermode.
He's a busy writer with an MA in Screenwriting from Falmouth University of Art. His first book "Work - And other Four Letter words" has been a #1 best seller on Amazon, was long-listed for the 2022 Theatre Book Prize. His first fiction book, ‘Miller Rose Roberts’ will be published in the fall of 2026.
An extensive theatre career has included playing leading roles at the National Theatre, the Royal Shakespeare Company (where he is an associate artist), at the Royal Court, the Old Vic, Almeida, Donmar Warehouse in the West End, and at most leading London theatres. He won the UK Theatre award for Best Performance in a Play for "The Rover" at the RSC. He has toured the USA with Peter Hall's production of "As You Like It" and "Mill on the Floss". His portrayal of Macbeth at Shakespeare’s Globe was filmed and subsequently released in cinemas worldwide. He has performed in West End musicals, creating the role of Raoul in "Love Never Dies" (for which he won a Whatsonstage Award), starring as Mr. Banks in the West End’s "Mary Poppins", and as Garry in the hit revival of "Noises Off" in the West End.
He has appeared in over 40 radio dramas, and was nominated for the Best Actor award at the BBC Audio Drama Awards for his portrayal of George Orwell in "The Real George Orwell".
His first film as writer/director, Care, was screened at festivals worldwide, winning several awards. His first feature film as writer/director, Signs Of Life was released cinematically in 2025 winning many awards and critical acclaim, "Seek it out. This is what cinema should be doing." Mark Kermode.
He's a busy writer with an MA in Screenwriting from Falmouth University of Art. His first book "Work - And other Four Letter words" has been a #1 best seller on Amazon, was long-listed for the 2022 Theatre Book Prize. His first fiction book, ‘Miller Rose Roberts’ will be published in the fall of 2026.
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