Joseph May is a British-born Canadian actor, who has appeared in television and film. He is best known for his role as Andy Button in the television series ''

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'', Paul who was the boyfriend of Sam Colloby, in '' Casualty'', Luke in ''

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'' and for voicing

Thomas the Tank Engine Thomas the Tank Engine is an anthropomorphised fictional tank locomotive in the British ''Railway Series'' books by Wilbert Awdry and his son, Christopher, published from 1945. He became the most popular and famous character in the series, ...

in the US dub of the children's television series ''

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'' from 2015 to 2021. His other television roles include Adam Moseby in '' Bugs'', Dan Sanders in ''

Hollyoaks ''Hollyoaks'' is a British soap opera which began airing on Channel 4 on 23 October 1995. It was created by Phil Redmond, who had previously conceived the soap opera '' Brookside''. Since 2005, episodes have been aired on sister channel E4 a ...

'', Sgt. Markham in '' Stargate: Atlantis'' and

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in '' The Windsors''. His voice work in animation and video games include Link in '' G.I. Joe: Valor vs. Venom'', Mr. Wexler in '' The Barbie Diaries'', Autolycus in ''

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'',

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in ''

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'', Perdido in ''

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'', Chase McCain in ''

Lego City Undercover ''Lego City Undercover'' is an action-adventure video game developed by TT Fusion and published by Nintendo for the Wii U in 2013. It was later re-released for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Microsoft Windows via Steam by Warner Br ...

'', Jost and Saravad in ''

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'', Hiro in ''

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'' and Ellis in ''

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''.

Early life

Born in England and raised in

Calgary Calgary ( ) is the largest city in the western Canadian province of Alberta and the largest metro area of the three Prairie Provinces. As of 2021, the city proper had a population of 1,306,784 and a metropolitan population of 1,481,806, maki ...

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, Canada, May returned to the UK to study at the

London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art The London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA) is a drama school located in Hammersmith, London. It is the oldest specialist drama school in the British Isles and a founding member of the Federation of Drama Schools. LAMDA's Principal is ...

Career

May may be most recognised by British-American television viewers as Paul, the unemployed partner of gay nurse Sam Colloby in '' Casualty's'' 12th season. He also starred in the final season of the

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series '' Bugs'' as the naive and misguided Adam Mosby. May has also appeared in the television series '' Stargate: Atlantis'' as Sgt. Markham of the

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, ''

'' as Andy Button, a television casting director, and as Larry Schwarz in the BBC television movie '' We'll Take Manhattan''. May's initiation into film was as a miner in the Brian Gilbert 1997

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, ''

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''. Since then, he has appeared in the critically acclaimed

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miniseries '' Band of Brothers'' as

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Edward Shames, 2001's ''

Investigating Sex ''Investigating Sex'' is a 2001 comedy-drama film written and directed by Alan Rudolph, starring Neve Campbell, Til Schweiger, Nick Nolte and Dermot Mulroney. The film is based on ''Investigating Sex: Surrealist Research 1928-1932'', a book of S ...

'' as Roger, ''

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'' as Dr. Blue and ''

Holby City ''Holby City'' (stylised on-screen as HOLBY CIY) is a British medical drama television series that aired weekly on BBC One. It was created by Tony McHale and Mal Young as a spin-off from the established BBC medical drama '' Casualty'', and ...

'' as surgeon George Kerwan in 2010. May voiced the character of main protagonist Chase McCain for the 2013 video game ''

'' and its prequel, '' Lego City Undercover: The Chase Begins''. In 2015, he joined the US voice cast of ''

'' as

(following Martin Sherman's departure from the title role after the eighteenth series), starting with the special ''

The Adventure Begins ''Greyhawk: The Adventure Begins'' is a 1998 sourcebook for the ''World of Greyhawk'' campaign setting for the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' roleplaying game. The 128 page book was written by Roger E. Moore and published by Wizards of the Coast under ...

''. In 2021, May left the show due to ''Thomas & Friends'' airing a reboot titled ''All Engines: Go!'' for the twenty-fifth series. May voiced the character of the mercenary Phantom in the team-based first-person shooter ''

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''. In 2019, he went to play Brett Huntley in the television miniseries '' Dark Mon£y'', which featured

Babou Ceesay Baboucarr Alieu Ceesay (born 1979) is a British actor. He is known for his roles in '' Guerrilla'' and '' Rogue One''. He also starred as the main antagonist Pilgrim in season 3 of AMC TV series '' Into the Badlands''. Early life and education ...

and

John Schwab John Schwab (born 15 September 1972) is an American actor, TV producer and musician who resides in London. He produced ''The Hide'' with Christopher Granier-Deferre, which was nominated for a BIFA 2010. He is best known for his film and televi ...

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

References

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