Joseph May is a British-born Canadian actor, who has appeared in television and film. He is best known for his role as Adam Moseby in ''
Bugs'', Andy Button in the television series ''
Episodes
Episodes may refer to:
* Episode, a part of a dramatic work
* Episodes (TV series), ''Episodes'' (TV series), a British/American television sitcom which premiered in 2011
* Episodes (journal), ''Episodes'' (journal), a geological science journal
...
'', Paul who was the boyfriend of Sam Colloby, in ''
Casualty'', Luke in ''
I Live with Models'' and for voicing
Thomas in the US dub of the children's television series ''
Thomas & Friends
''Thomas & Friends'' is a British children's television series which aired from 9 October 1984 to 20 January 2021. Based on ''The Railway Series'' books by Wilbert Awdry and his son Christopher Awdry, Christopher, the series was developed for ...
'' from 2015 to 2021.
His other television roles include Dan Sanders in ''
Hollyoaks
''Hollyoaks'' is a British soap opera which originally began airing on Channel 4 on 23 October 1995. It was created by Phil Redmond, who had previously conceived the soap opera ''Brookside (TV series), Brookside''. From 2005 to 2023, episodes h ...
'', Sgt. Markham in ''
Stargate: Atlantis'' and
Justin Trudeau 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 ''
Class of the Titans'',
Michael Corleone in ''
The Godfather'', Perdido in ''
Xenoblade Chronicles 2'', Chase McCain in ''
Lego City Undercover'', Jost and Saravad in ''
Horizon Zero Dawn'', Hiro in ''
The Crew 2'' and Ellis in ''
Blair Witch''.
Early life
Born in England and raised in
Calgary
Calgary () is a major city in the Canadian province of Alberta. As of 2021, the city proper had a population of 1,306,784 and a metropolitan population of 1,481,806 making it the third-largest city and fifth-largest metropolitan area in C ...
,
Alberta
Alberta is a Provinces and territories of Canada, province in Canada. It is a part of Western Canada and is one of the three Canadian Prairies, prairie provinces. Alberta is bordered by British Columbia to its west, Saskatchewan to its east, t ...
, Canada, May returned to the United Kingdom to study at the
London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.
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
sci-fi series ''
Bugs'' as the naive and misguided Adam Mosby. May has also appeared in the television series ''
Stargate: Atlantis'' as Sgt. Markham of the
United States Marine Corps
The United States Marine Corps (USMC), also referred to as the United States Marines or simply the Marines, is the maritime land force service branch of the United States Department of Defense. It is responsible for conducting expeditionar ...
, ''
Episodes
Episodes may refer to:
* Episode, a part of a dramatic work
* Episodes (TV series), ''Episodes'' (TV series), a British/American television sitcom which premiered in 2011
* Episodes (journal), ''Episodes'' (journal), a geological science journal
...
'' as Andy Button, a television casting director, and as Larry Schwarz in the
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is a British public service broadcaster headquartered at Broadcasting House in London, England. Originally established in 1922 as the British Broadcasting Company, it evolved into its current sta ...
television movie ''
We'll Take Manhattan''.
May's initiation into film was as a miner in the
Brian Gilbert 1997
Oscar Wilde
Oscar Fingal O'Fflahertie Wills Wilde (16 October 185430 November 1900) was an Irish author, poet, and playwright. After writing in different literary styles throughout the 1880s, he became one of the most popular and influential playwright ...
biopic, ''
Wilde''. Since then, he has appeared in the critically acclaimed
World War II
World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...
miniseries ''
Band of Brothers'' as
second lieutenant Edward Shames, 2001's ''
Investigating Sex'' as Roger, ''
Resident Evil'' 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 (media), spin-off from the established BBC medical drama '' ...
'' as surgeon George Kerwan in 2010.
May voiced the character of main protagonist Chase McCain for the 2013 video game ''
Lego City Undercover'' and its prequel, ''
Lego City Undercover: The Chase Begins''.
In 2015, he joined the US voice cast of ''
Thomas & Friends
''Thomas & Friends'' is a British children's television series which aired from 9 October 1984 to 20 January 2021. Based on ''The Railway Series'' books by Wilbert Awdry and his son Christopher Awdry, Christopher, the series was developed for ...
'' as
Thomas the Tank Engine
Thomas the Tank Engine is a fictional, anthropomorphised tank locomotive who originated from the British children's books ''The Railway Series'', created and written by Wilbert Awdry with his son Christopher Awdry, Christopher, first publish ...
(following
Martin Sherman's departure from the title role after the eighteenth series), starting with the special ''
The Adventure Begins''. In 2021, the show ended its run after 24 seasons and a reboot titled ''All Engines: Go!'' started airing. May voiced the character of the mercenary Phantom in the team-based first-person shooter ''
Dirty Bomb''.
In 2019, he went to play Brett Huntley in the television miniseries ''
Dark Mon£y'', which featured
Babou Ceesay and
John Schwab.
Filmography
Film
Television
Video games
References
External links
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Living people
Alumni of the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art
British male film actors
British male television actors
British male video game actors
British male voice actors
British emigrants to Canada
Canadian male film actors
Canadian male television actors
Canadian male video game actors
Canadian male voice actors
Male actors from Calgary
Canadian people of English descent
20th-century British male actors
20th-century Canadian male actors
21st-century British male actors
21st-century Canadian male actors
Year of birth missing (living people)