Joseph Millson

Actor Joseph Millson discusses with Ivan six things which should be better known.

Joseph Millson has been a busy and well known actor for over thirty years, an associate artist of the Royal Shakespeare company, he has won many awards for his work on stage and screen. His film and TV work includes Casino Royale, The Last Kingdom, Holby City, Banished, The Sarah Jane adventures, Peak Practice and many, many more. He has a masters degree in screenwriting and has written many films as well as for television.

His first feature film as writer/director 'Signs Of Life' won rave reviews and was released digitally and in cinemas across the world. The film won best feature film at the Berlin Indie Film Festival and the London Independent Film festival. Joseph’s memoir 'Work And Other Four Letter Words' was a number one best seller on Amazon, it was shortlisted for the 2021 Theatre Book Prize and received five star reviews in the national press and from renowned writers such as Irvine Welsh and Russell T Davies.

His new novella Miller Rose Roberts is available at https://dl.bookfunnel.com/gn9pyjqy4t.

1. The music of Peter James Millson, most of his albums were signed to reveal records, extraordinarily beautiful stuff. Try the album called ’the accidental’ as a gateway album. https://peterjamesmillson.bandcamp.com/
2. TV show, Babylon Berlin. Holy moly, I’m obsessed, it’s just brilliant! A prestige German TV series that ought to be better known here, do not even slightly worry about the subtitles it’s amazing. https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2020/apr/10/lifes-no-cabaret-why-gritty-weimar-noir-babylon-berlin-is-wholly-compelling-tv
3. The RSPB centre in Sandy, Bedfordshire, known as The Lodge. Extraordinarily beautiful place, really, and only 45 minutes from london by train or just off A1 by car. https://www.rspb.org.uk/days-out/reserves/the-lodge
4. The Seven Days of Peter Crumb, book by Jonny Glynn. LOVE this little known dark comedy thriller novel. https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/2226570.The_Seven_Days_of_Peter_Crumb
5. Album Somehow it’s growing by Lilli Fichtner https://open.spotify.com/album/5kNnp8pKBfcqHnxtji8iNQ
6. Signs of Life: feature film. A beautiful film about grief and kindness. I might have been part of making it but honestly it’s a gem. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=enZuJmULTVU

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