Profile
Ethnicity
European
Location
London, United Kingdom (Currently Overseas)
Height
176 cm
Age Range
24–30
Website
Career Highlights
Joseph graduated from the American Academy of Dramatic Art in Los Angeles in 2019. A month after graduating he jetted back to New Zealand to star in top Kiwi medical drama series SHORTLAND STREET. Since then he’s bounced from job to job, including a return to SHORTLAND STREET in 2024.
Joseph played the recurring role of Gabe Zarkoff in the second season of BBC’s MYSTIC and starred as Zee in Hallmark’s WRITTEN IN THE STARS in 2021. More recently Joseph can be seen in the leading role of Leo in two seasons of KID SISTER that is airing on Britain’s ITV and in 2024 he was featured in an upcoming film from Director Taika Waititi. No stranger to the stage, he has amassed an impressive amount of credits for his age playing roles from Shakespeare’s Iago in OTHELLO to the leading role of Andy Mayo in the Pulitzer Prize winning BEYOND THE HORIZON.
Shortland St
Television
Role: Will Young
Producer: South Pacific Pictures
Director: South Pacific Pictures
Awards.
| 2018 | NAPTA for best leading actor in 'In the Heights' | ||
Feature Film.
| 2021 | Written in the Stars | Zee (Supporting) | Dir. Thomas Robbins |
Short Film.
| 2019 | HLWYD BB | Eric (Lead) | Dir. Evan Siegal |
| 2018 | Dealer | Damian (Lead) | Dir. Joe Nathan |
| 2017 | Searching | Owen (Lead) | Dir. Simone Dawes |
| 2016 | Missing | Stan (Lead) | Dir. Aimeé Watson |
| 2015 | The Engagement Party | Pete (Lead) | Dir. Katherine McRae |
Television.
| 2024 | Shortland St | Will Young (Guest) | Dir. Various |
| 2023 | Kid Sister S2 | Leo Emanuel (Lead) | Dir. Aidee Walker |
| 2022 | Kid Sister | Leo Emanuel (Lead) | Dir. Aidee Walker |
| 2021 | Mystic S2 | Gabe (Supporting) | Libertine Pictures Dir. Aidee Walker |
| 2019 | Shortland Street | Rob Lattimore | Dir. Various |
| 2009 | Legend of the Seeker | Aiden | The Walt Disney Company (New Zealand) Dir. Various |
Theatre.
| 2019 | Beyond The Horizon | Andy Mayo (Lead) | Dir. Matt Neves |
| 2019 | Crimes of the Heart | Doc Porter (Supporting Lead) | Dir. Scott Reiniger |
| 2019 | Noises Off | Frederick Fellows (Lead) | Dir. Joe Garcia |
| 2019 | Othello | Iago (Lead) | American Academy of Dramatic Arts Dir. Tim Landfield |
| 2018 | Bedrooms | Nick (Lead) | American Academy of Dramatic Arts Dir. Diana Brown |
| 2018 | Patterns | Fred Staples (Lead) | American Academy of Dramatic Arts Dir. Jules Aaron |
| 2018 | The Game's Afoot | William Gillette (Lead) | American Academy of Dramatic Arts Dir. Perry Hart |
| 2017 | In The Heights | Usnavi (Lead) | Allan Brewster Centre Dir. Adam Spedding |
| 2016 | Balls | Abel (Lead) | Navi Collaborative Dir. Dawn Glover |
| 2016 | Occupy: The Road to Joy | Pete (Lead) | Don't Blink Theatre Company Dir. Rachael Jocelyn |
| 2015 | Love and Information | Multiple (Lead) | Basement Theatre Dir. Cameron Rhodes |
| 2015 | Stutterpop | Dancer | Q Theatre Dir. Sam Brooks |
Web Series.
| 2018 | Public Lives | Kieran (Lead) | Dir. Joe Nathan |
Training.
| American Academy of Dramatic Arts - Associates Degree - 2019 | |||
| Audition Technique and Connection with Andrea Kelland and Vicky Yiannetsous - 2016, Andrea Kelland and Vicky Yiannetsous | |||
| Australian Accent Course with Alex Whitlam - 2016 | |||
| US Accent Workshop with Chris Stewart - 2016 | |||
| Actors Program Drama School - 2015, Diploma of Performing Arts |