Joseph Millson

Joseph Millson

51 · Born: Apr 27, 1974

Personal Details

BornApr 27, 1974 Berkshire, England, UK
Spouse
  • Sarah-Jane Potts

    ( Dec 31, 2013 to May 21, 2025 )
  • Caroline Fitzgerald

    ( Dec 31, 1969 to Dec 31, 1969 )

Biography

Joseph Fiennes is a talented actor, writer, and director with a diverse range of credits in feature films, television, theatre, and radio. His extensive work in feature films includes leading roles in nearly thirty films, such as 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, Prancer A Christmas Tale, and many others.

In television, Joseph has had long-running stints in numerous shows, including The Last Kingdom on Netflix, Banished on BBC, 24 - Live Another Day on Fox, Holby City on BBC, The Sarah-Jane Adventures on BBC, Peak Practice on ITV, Campus on Channel 4, Moonknight on Marvel, Penny dreadful on Sony, Van Der Valk on ITV, Catch 22 on Hulu, Survivors on ITV, Ransom on CBS, and over forty other TV credits.

Joseph has also had an extensive theatre career, playing leading roles at the National Theatre, the Royal Shakespeare Company, the Royal Court, the Old Vic, Almeida, Donmar Warehouse, and most leading London theatres. He won the UK Theatre award for best performance in a play for The Rover at the RSC and has toured the USA with Peter Hall's production of As You Like It and Mill On The Floss. His portrayal of Macbeth at Shakespeares Globe was filmed and subsequently released in cinemas worldwide. He has also performed in West End musicals, creating the role of Raoul in Love Never Dies, starring as Mr Banks in the West End Mary Poppins, and as Garry in the hit revival of Noises Off in the West End.

In addition to his acting work, Joseph has appeared in over forty 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. He has also written and directed several projects, including his first film as writer/director, 'Care', which was screened at festivals worldwide and won several awards. He is currently in post-production for his first feature film as writer/director, 'Signs Of Life'.

Joseph is also a busy writer, with an MA in screenwriting from Falmouth University of the Arts. His first book, 'Work - And other Four Letter words', was a #1 best seller on amazon, was longlisted for the 2022 Theatre Book Prize, and is available now.

Career

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2025
The Amateur
The Amateur as Ellish
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2024
War Blade
War Blade as Robert Banks
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Hard Home
Hard Home as Robert
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Fyre Rises
Fyre Rises as Commander Doyle
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2022
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Van der Valk
Van der Valk as Roland de Windt
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2021
Creation Stories
Creation Stories as Peter Mandelson
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2020
Kindred
Kindred as Older brother (Cainan)
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{"id":7016,"title":"The Last Kingdom","year":2020,"character":"Aelfric","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/show\/the-last-kingdom","type":"show","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/shows\/poster\/5eknhop41oe0.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/shows\/poster\/5eknhop41oe0.jpg"},"released":1}
{"id":136514,"title":"Angel Has Fallen","year":"2019","character":"Agent Ramirez","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/angel-has-fallen","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/eml4ro0tuja0.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/eml4ro0tuja0.jpg"},"released":1}
2019
Angel Has Fallen
Angel Has Fallen as Agent Ramirez
{"id":132557,"title":"All the Devil's Men","year":"2018","character":"Deighton","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/all-the-devils-men-2018","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/5ebu53krutb0.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/5ebu53krutb0.jpg"},"released":1}
2018
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Tango One
Tango One as Andrew Hathaway
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2017
Amy and Sophia
Amy and Sophia as Mark Collins
{"id":144587,"title":"The Chameleon","year":"2015","character":"Him","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/the-chameleon-2015","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_144587.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_144587.jpg"},"released":1}
2015
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Banished
Banished as Major Ross
{"id":140916,"title":"Macbeth","year":"2014","character":"Macbeth","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/macbeth-2014","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_140916.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_140916.jpg"},"released":1}
2014
Macbeth
Macbeth as Macbeth
{"id":4512,"title":"Dead of the Nite","year":"2013","character":"Detective Anderson","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/dead-of-the-nite","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_4512.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_4512.jpg"},"released":1}
2013
Dead of the Nite
Dead of the Nite as Detective Anderson
{"id":13277,"title":"The Dead 2: India","year":"2013","character":"Nicholas Burton","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/the-dead-2-india","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_13277.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_13277.jpg"},"released":1}
The Dead 2: India
The Dead 2: India as Nicholas Burton
{"id":15047,"title":"The Magnificent Eleven","year":"2013","character":"Fire Chief","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/the-magnificent-eleven","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_15047.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_15047.jpg"},"released":1}
{"id":3246,"title":"I Give It a Year","year":"2013","character":"Charlie","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/i-give-it-a-year","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/ept3o4dgqms0.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/ept3o4dgqms0.jpg"},"released":1}
{"id":40401,"title":"Devil's Bridge","year":"2012","character":"Sean","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/devils-bridge-2010","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_40401.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_40401.jpg"},"released":1}
2012
{"id":11526,"title":"Campus","year":2011,"character":"Matt Beer","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/show\/campus","type":"show","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/show_11526.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/show_11526.jpg"},"released":1}
2011
Campus
Campus as Matt Beer
{"id":147684,"title":"Reunited","year":"2010","character":"Martin","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/reunited-2010","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_147684.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_147684.jpg"},"released":1}
2010
Reunited
Reunited as Martin
{"id":45491,"title":"Enid","year":"2009","character":"Hanly Blyton","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/enid","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_45491.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_45491.jpg"},"released":1}
2009
Enid
Enid as Hanly Blyton
{"id":1243,"title":"Ashes to Ashes","year":2009,"character":"","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/show\/ashes-to-ashes","type":"show","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/shows\/poster\/528mfuo4jrc0.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/shows\/poster\/528mfuo4jrc0.jpg"},"released":1}
{"id":149110,"title":"Abraham's Point","year":"2008","character":"Adam","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/abrahams-point-2008","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_149110.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_149110.jpg"},"released":1}
2008
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{"id":2779,"title":"Midsomer Murders","year":2008,"character":"James Parkes","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/show\/midsomer-murders","type":"show","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/shows\/poster\/5hgoreh22030.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/shows\/poster\/5hgoreh22030.jpg"},"released":1}
Midsomer Murders
Midsomer Murders as James Parkes
{"id":149666,"title":"The Sarah Jane Adventures","year":"2007","character":"Alan Jackson","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/the-sarah-jane-adventures","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_149666.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_149666.jpg"},"released":1}
2007
{"id":8783,"title":"The Sarah Jane Adventures","year":2007,"character":"Alan Jackson","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/show\/the-sarah-jane-adventures","type":"show","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/shows\/poster\/71m995f0fuj0.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/shows\/poster\/71m995f0fuj0.jpg"},"released":1}
{"id":103831995,"title":"Talk to Me","year":2007,"character":"","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/show\/talk-to-me","type":"show","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/show_103831995.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/show_103831995.jpg"},"released":1}
{"id":198,"title":"Casino Royale","year":"2006","character":"Carter","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/casino-royale","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/7qmjun4l8hi0.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/7qmjun4l8hi0.jpg"},"released":1}
2006
{"id":1323,"title":"New Tricks","year":2006,"character":"","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/show\/new-tricks","type":"show","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/shows\/poster\/7q2s6fvk6ef0.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/shows\/poster\/7q2s6fvk6ef0.jpg"},"released":1}
{"id":172434,"title":"ShakespeaRe-Told","year":"2005","character":"Billy Banquo","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/shakespeare-told","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_172434.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_172434.jpg"},"released":1}
2005
ShakespeaRe-Told
ShakespeaRe-Told as Billy Banquo
{"id":103834265,"title":"Peak Practice","year":1999,"character":"Dr. Sam Morgan","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/show\/peak-practice","type":"show","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/show_103834265.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/show_103834265.jpg"},"released":1}
1999
Peak Practice
Peak Practice as Dr. Sam Morgan
{"id":279660,"title":"Signs of Life","year":"2025","job":"Director, Writer","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/signs-of-life-2025","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_279660.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_279660.jpg"},"released":1}
2025
Signs of Life
Signs of Life as Director, Writer