Joseph Kennedy (born Joseph Wilson, 1 November 1981 in

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) is an English actor, singer and musician.

Early life and education

Kennedy is the son of fellow actor John Bowe. He was educated at

Dragon School The Dragon School is a private school across two sites in Oxford, England. The Dragon Pre-Prep (children aged 4–7) and Prep School (children aged 8–13) are both co-educational schools. The Dragon Prep School was founded in 1877 as the Oxfo ...

and then

Abingdon School Abingdon School is an independent day and boarding school in Abingdon-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England. It is the List of the oldest schools in the United Kingdom, twentieth oldest Independent School (UK), independent British school. In May 202 ...

from 1995 to 2000 where he appeared in the productions ''

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'' and ''

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''. After having obtained the equivalent of a bachelor's degree in

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, he joined the Central School of Speech and Drama in London.

Acting

In 2008 he played the role of the assassin Carter, in the British television programme TV series ''Robin Hood'', the character Carter was killed by the Sheriff of Nottingham at the end of season 2 in episode 13. Episode 8 "Get Carter!" was named after his character. More recently he appeared in the films '' The Incident'' and '' The Grind,'' and in 2014 played the character Will Scarlet in the ''

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'' episode "

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". In 2016 he appeared in '' Brimstone'', directed by

Martin Koolhoven Martinus Wouter "Martin" Koolhoven (born 25 April 1969) is a Dutch film director and screenwriter. Internationally he is most known for ''Schnitzel Paradise'' (2005), ''Winter in Wartime (film), Winter in Wartime'' (2008) and ''Brimstone (2016 fi ...

. In 2023, he appeared as Dr. Weathers in

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miniseries '' Boat Story''.

Solomon Grey

Kennedy co-created a band called Captive State in

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, alongside Tom Bootle, before forming a band with Tom Kingston called Solomon Grey, which was signed by

Mercury KX Mercury KX (MKX) is a British, London-based modern classical, electronic, and avant-garde music record label that was founded in 2016. Artists signed to the label have included Ólafur Arnalds, Anoushka Shankar, Guy Sigsworth, Jonny Greenwood ...

in 2015. In 2017 Solomon Grey created the music for the BBC drama ''The Last Post'' and ''The Casual Vacancy'', a TV adaptation of JK Rowling's novel. He is also involved in the project Bess who did one of the songs for ''Back to Life'', another series for which Solomon Grey provided the music.

Career

Filmography

*2006: ''Housewife, 49'' (TV film): James Wenchurch *2006: '' Where the Heart Is'': Johnny (TV, 1 episode) *2006: ''Do not Look Back in Anger'' (TV, 2 episodes) Johnny *2006: ''

Midsomer Murders ''Midsomer Murders'' is a British Mystery fiction, mystery television series, adapted by Anthony Horowitz and Douglas Watkinson from the novels in the ''Chief Inspector Barnaby'' book series created by Caroline Graham (writer), Caroline Graham. ...

'': Roland Marwood (TV, 1 episode) *2006: ''Four Funerals and a Wedding'' (TV): Roland Marwood *2006: ''Bobby Moore'' (Telefilm): Bobby Moore (Lead) *2008: ''

Robin Hood Robin Hood is a legendary noble outlaw, heroic outlaw originally depicted in English folklore and subsequently featured in literature, theatre, and cinema. According to legend, he was a highly skilled archer and swordsman. In some versions o ...

'': Carter (TV, 2 episodes) *2009: ''

Trial & Retribution ''Trial & Retribution'' is a feature-length ITV police procedural television drama series that first aired on 19 October 1997. Written and devised by Lynda La Plante as a follow-on from her successful television series ''Prime Suspect'', each e ...

'': Sebastian (TV, 1 episode) *2009: ''Siren'' (Part 1); (TV): Sebastian *2010: ''Baseline'' (film): Jack *2010: ''

Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll (film) ''Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll'' is a 2010 biographical film based on English new wave musician Ian Dury, starring Andy Serkis as Dury. The film follows Dury's rise to fame and documents his personal battle with the disability caused by having cont ...

'': Davey Payne *2011: ''

Women in Love (TV series) ''Women in Love'' is a British two-part television film, a combined adaptation by William Ivory of two D. H. Lawrence novels, ''The Rainbow'' (1915) and ''Women in Love'' (1920). Directed by Miranda Bowen and produced by Mark Pybus, it features ...

'' (TV, 1 episode, season 1): Anton Skrebensky *2011: '' The Grind (film)'': Barry *2011: '' The Incident (film)'': Ricky *2012: ''Gozo'' (film): Joe *2012: ''Subculture'' (film): Darryl *2014: ''

'': Will Scarlet (TV, 1 episode) *2016: '' Brimstone'' by

*2023: '' Boat Story'': Dr. Weathers

Theatre

*2004: ''

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''; Sebastian *2005: ''

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'' *2007: ''Europe'' *2008: ''Riflemind''

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kennedy, Joseph 1981 births Living people 21st-century English actors British television actors Male actors from Oxford English stage actors British film actors People educated at The Dragon School People educated at Abingdon School