Joseph Millson (born 27 April 1974) is an English actor, writer, director and singer. His first book, Work and Other Four Letter Words, was released in 2021.
Millson has recently moved into writing and directing. His first film, Care, won many awards at festivals. His first feature film, SIgns of Life, was scheduled for release in 2024–2025.
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Education
Millson trained at the Rose Bruford College of Speech and Drama in Sidcup, London. He gained a master's degree in screenwriting from Falmouth University in 2023.
Personal life
Millson married singer and actress Caroline Fitzgerald in the summer of 1999. They had two children. In October 2012, it was reported by various media outlets that they had divorced.
Millson met his second wife Sarah-Jane Potts while filming for the BBC. The two married on 31 December 2013. Millson has a stepson, Buster, from Potts' first marriage to actor Tony Denman. Millson and Potts separated in 2024 and began divorce proceedings in 2025.
Critical reception
Financial Times critic in May 2006:
"I have seen actors from Alan Bates to Matthew Macfadyen play Shakespeare’s Benedick, but Joseph Millson’s performance in the new RSC production strikes me as definitive. Handsome in voice and in person, he can carry the audience on his roar and draw it into his hush. The elements of wit, anger and vulnerability are thrillingly mixed in this actor".
