Joseph Millson

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Joseph Millson
Born (1974-04-27) 27 April 1974 (age 51)
Berkshire, England
Alma mater Rose Bruford College
OccupationActor
Years active1995–present
Spouses
Caroline Fitzgerald
(m. 1999;div. 2011)
(m. 2013)
Children2

Joseph Millson (born 27 April 1974 [1] ) is an English actor, writer, director and singer. His first book, Work and Other Four Letter Words, was released in 2021.

Contents

Millson has recently moved into writing and directing. His first film, Care, won many awards at festivals. His first feature film, SIgns of Life, was scheduled for release in 2024/25.

Education

Millson 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.

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 by 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. [1] 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

Television and film
YearTitleRoleNotes
1996La Belle Dame sans Merci by John KeatsKnight at ArmsFilm [2]
1998 In Exile Raphael1 episode
1999–2001 Peak Practice Dr Sam Morgan49 episodes
2001 Lily Savage's Blankety Blank Himself1 episode [3]
2002 EastEnders Jason James 6 episodes
Holby City Paul Fry1 episode
2003 Doctors Steve Parkinson1 episode
2005 ShakespeaRe-Told Billy Banquo Episode: Macbeth
The Ghost Squad DS Vinny Thomas1 episode
2006 New Tricks Tom Christie1 episode
Casino Royale MI6 Agent CarterFilm
2007–2008 The Sarah Jane Adventures Alan Jackson 12 episodes
2007 Talk to Me Woody4 episodes
2008 Midsomer Murders James ParkesS 11 ep 6
Harley Street Jeff Turner1 episode
Survivors Jimmy Garland1 episode
Telstar: The Joe Meek Story DoctorFilm
2009 Ashes to Ashes Dr Battleford1 episode
Comedy Showcase Matthew Beer1 episode, "Campus"
Enid Hanly BlytonTelevision film
2010S.N.U.B!Bomb disposal NCO Film
2011 Reunited MartinPilot
2011 Campus Matthew Beer6 episodes
The Romantics Lord Byron Film
Mount Pleasant Mark1 episode
2011–2013 Holby City Luc Hemingway 32 episodes
2013 I Give It a Year CharlieFilm
The Dead 2: India Nicholas BurtonFilm
2014 24: Live Another Day Derrick Yates3 episodes
2015 Banished Major Ross
Penny Dreadful Captain Branson
2015–2020 The Last Kingdom AelfricRecurring role
2018AmeriCANJim Mitchel1 episode
Tango OneAndrew HathawayFilm
Ransom Keith Taylor1 episode
All the Devil's Men Tony Deighton
2019 Dragonheart: Vengeance DariusFilm [4]
2019 Angel Has Fallen FBI Agent RamirezFilm
2022 Moon Knight Dr. Grant1 episode
Prancer: A Christmas Tale Finn WallyFilm

Theatre

Theatre
YearWorkRoleNotes
1998 Black Comedy Georg Bamberger Comedy Theatre, London
2001 Four Nights in Knaresborough
2003–2004 As You Like It OrlandoPeter Hall Company
Nominated - Ian Charleson Awards
2004 The Lifted Veil The National, London
Pillars of the Community Johan TorrensenThe National, London
2006 Much Ado About Nothing Benedick Royal Shakespeare Company
King John The BastardRoyal Shakespeare Company
2009 Every Good Boy Deserves Favour IvanovThe National
Hamlet Stafford Castle Theatre
The Priory
2010 Love Never Dies Viscount Raoul de Chagny Adelphi Theatre, London
2011 Rocket to the Moon Ben StarkThe National, London
2013 Macbeth Macbeth Shakespeare's Globe
2015 Mr Foote's Other Leg David Garrick Hampstead Theatre
2017ApologiaDual role of Kristin's sonsTrafalgar Studios
2019–2020 Mary Poppins Mr. George Banks Prince Edward Theatre

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". [5]

References

  1. 1 2 "Biography | Joseph Millson".
  2. La Belle Dame sans Merci by John Keats (1996), BFI
  3. "Series 1, Episode 1". Lily Savage's Blankety Blank. 7 January 2001. ITV1. Repeated 22 August 2016 on Challenge.
  4. "Dragonheart Vengeance: has wrapped filming | Joseph Millson". www.josephmillson.com. 30 December 2018. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
  5. MacAulay, Alastair (22 May 2006). "Much Ado about Nothing, Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon". The Financial Times . Retrieved 20 May 2010.