Joe Dixon (actor)

Joe Dixon
Born	Joseph Dixon (1965-10-10) 10 October 1965 (age 59) Birmingham, England
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1989–present
Spouse	Lesley Manville ​ ​ (m. 2000;div. 2004)​

Joe Dixon (born 10 October 1965) is an English actor who is perhaps best known for his role as Jacques in The Mummy Returns .

Early life

Dixon was born in Birmingham in 1965 to Jamaican parents. ^[1] He began acting at Castle Vale Comprehensive, where the drama teacher encouraged him to join the Birmingham Youth Theatre with his contemporary, Barry Aird. Dixon graduated from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and Castle Vale Comprehensive (now Greenwood Academy). ^[2]

Career

Dixon won the Ian Charleson Award for his 1991 performance as Jacques in Cheek by Jowls' all-male production of As You Like It , ^{[3] [4]} and was nominated for an Olivier Award for Best Performance in a Supporting Role for his 2003 performance in The Roman Actor at the Gielgud Theatre (Royal Shakespeare Company).

He also has extensive performances in film and television. A professional tenor, Joe Dixon sang the lead role in The Bacchae opera at Queen Elizabeth Hall, and was in the top ten in Denmark, Spain, and Russia for backing vocals. He plays the euphonium, guitar, tuba, and piano. ^[5]

Personal life

Dixon has two children, Zachary and Coco Rose, with his ex-fiancée Anna Jacobs. Dixon was married to actress Lesley Manville from 2000 to 2004. ^[6]

Filmography

Film
Year	Title	Role	Notes
1995	Rich Deceiver	Pete Sparrow	TV movie
1998	Middleton's Changling	Franciscus
2000	The Last Musketeer	D.C.I. Lyon	TV movie
2001	The Mummy Returns	Jacques Clemons
2002	The Stretford Wives	Dave McCarthy	TV movie
2004	When I'm Sixty-Four	Lynval	TV movie
2007	Rise of the Footsoldier	Mr. Khan
2008	Criminal Justice (British TV series)	Robert Lloyd
2010	14 Days with Victor	Martin	Currently in post production
2012	The Cold Light of Day	Dixon
2015	The Carrier	Eric Mason
2017	Hi-Lo Joe	Bruiser
Television
Year	Title	Role	Notes
1989	The Bill	Young Blood	One Episode: Duty Elsewhere
1990	The Manageress	Terry Moir	Six Episodes: Doing the Business, Pingvin Lakrids, Steal Your Heart Away, A Hundred and Ten Percent, A Match for Anyone, and At the End of the Day
1997	Frighteners	Jack	One Episode: Jevan
	Holding On	Eylot	Three Episodes: Episodes No.1.6 - 1.8
1999	An Unsuitable Job for a Woman	Alan	One Episode: Living on Risk
2007	Casualty	Martin Priddie	One Episode: The Apostate
	Silent Witness	'D.I. Simon Rush	Two Episodes: Suffer the Children: Part 1 and Suffer the Children: Part 2
2008	Criminal Justice	Robert Lloyd	Four Episodes: Episodes No.1.1 - 1.4
2010	Doctor Who	The Chancellor	One Episode: "The End of Time (Part 2)"
2013	Atlantis	Ramos	Thirteen Episodes: Episodes 1x1 to 1x13
2014	Lewis	Tony Maddox	Episode 8.3: Beyond Good and Evil
2016	Vera	George Haleford	Episode 6.2 "Tuesday’s Child"
2016	The Coroner	Samuel Mansfield	Episode 2.4 "The Beast of Lighthaven"
2017	Midsomer Murders	Elliot Luthando	Episode 3, season 19 "Last Man Out"

References

1. Joe Dixon - Biography
2. Birmingham Post - Blogs and Comments - Birmingham Columnists - More Columnists - No reason why Lenny Henry can't be Othello Archived September 24, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
3. "Culture: The Castle Vale actor; Joe Dixon has finally completed the short journey from Birmingham to Stratford - via a Hollywood blockbuster, writes Terry Grimley. - Free Online Library".
4. Lees, Caroline. "Classic recipes for success". Sunday Times. 9 February 1992
5. SueTerry Voices: Joe Dixon Male Voiceover Artist
6. Curtis, Nick (6 January 2010). "Lesley Manville's six degrees of success". London Evening Standard. Archived from the original on 10 January 2010. Retrieved 20 May 2010.

External links

• Joe Dixon at IMDb