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 ''

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

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'', Luke in ''

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'' and for voicing

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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 ''

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

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in ''

The Windsors ''The Windsors'' is a British sitcom and parody of the British royal family, the House of Windsor. It was first broadcast on Channel 4 in April 2016 and stars Harry Enfield, Haydn Gwynne, Hugh Skinner, Louise Ford, Richard Goulding, Tom Duran ...

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

The Barbie Diaries ''The Barbie Diaries'' is a 2006 animated motion capture teen drama film directed by Eric Fogel and written by Elise Allen and Laura McCreary which premiered on Nickelodeon and then on DVD. The eighth entry in the Barbie film series, it feat ...

'', Autolycus in ''

Class of the Titans ''Class of the Titans'' is a Canadian animated television series produced by Studio B Productions and Nelvana Limited. It premiered on December 31, 2005, at 5 pm ET/PT, on Teletoon with a special 90-minute presentation of the first three e ...

'',

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in ''

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'', Perdido in ''

Xenoblade Chronicles 2 ''Xenoblade Chronicles 2'' is a 2017 action role-playing game developed by Monolith Soft and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo Switch. It is the third installment in the '' Xenoblade Chronicles'' series and the sixth main entry in the ''X ...

'', Chase McCain in ''

Lego City Undercover ''Lego City Undercover'' is a 2013 action-adventure game developed by TT Fusion and published by Nintendo for the Wii U. It was re-released for the Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Windows, and Xbox One by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment ...

'', Jost and Saravad in ''

Horizon Zero Dawn ''Horizon Zero Dawn'' is a 2017 action role-playing game developed by Guerrilla Games and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment for the PlayStation 4. A port to Windows was released in 2020 as the first in a series of PlayStation exclusi ...

'', Hiro in ''

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'' and Ellis in ''

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''.

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 ...

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, Canada, May returned to the United Kingdom 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. Founded in 1861, it is the oldest specialist drama school in the British Isles and a founding member of the Federation of Drama Schools. In ...

Career

May may be most recognised by British-American television viewers as Paul, the unemployed partner of gay nurse Sam Colloby in ''

's'' 12th season. He also starred in the final season of the

sci-fi Science fiction (often shortened to sci-fi or abbreviated SF) is a genre of speculative fiction that deals with imaginative and futuristic concepts. These concepts may include information technology and robotics, biological manipulations, space ...

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

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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 ...

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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 second lieutenant Edward Shames, 2001's '' Investigating Sex'' 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 (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 ''

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

'' as

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(following

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's departure from the title role after the eighteenth series), starting with the special ''

The Adventure Begins ''Thomas & Friends: The Adventure Begins'' is a 2015 animated adventure comedy film and the eighth feature-length special based on the British television series ''Thomas & Friends''. The film was produced and distributed by HIT Entertainment w ...

''. 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 ''

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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 role in ''Guerrilla''. He also starred as the main antagonist Pilgrim in season 3 of AMC TV series '' Into the Badlands''. Early life and education Ceesay was born in L ...

and

John Schwab John Schwab 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 television roles, such as lawyer ...

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

References

External links

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