Joseph Kennedy (actor) explained

Joseph Kennedy
Birth Name:Joseph Wilson
Birth Date:1 November 1981
Birth Place:Oxford, England, UK
Occupation:Actor, musician
Father:John Bowe

Joseph Kennedy (born Joseph Wilson, 1 November 1981 in Oxford) is an actor, singer and musician.[1]

Early life and education

Joseph was born to the actor John Bowe.[2] He was a student at Dragon School and then Abingdon School from 1995 to 2000 where he appeared in the productions Jesus Christ Superstar and Sweeney Todd. After having obtained the equivalent of a bachelor's degree in France, he joined the Central School of Speech and Drama in London.[3]

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.[4]

More recently he appeared in the films The Incident and The Grind,[3] and in 2014 played the character Will Scarlet in the Doctor Who episode "Robot of Sherwood".[5]

In 2016 he appeared in Brimstone, directed by Martin Koolhoven.[6]

In 2023, he appeared as Dr. Weathers in BBC One miniseries Boat Story.[7]

Solomon Grey

Kennedy co-created a band called Captive State in London, alongside Tom Bootle, before forming a band with Tom Kingston called Solomon Grey,[8] which was signed by Mercury KX in 2015.[9]

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.[10]

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.[11]

Career

Filmography

Theatre

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: An Introduction from Jeremy Taylor, Director of Drama. Abingdon School.
  2. 782238815859728385. JohnBoweActor. My son(Joseph Kennedy) his film #Gozo has won best UK Film @Raindance I am very proud of him.. 1 October 2016.
  3. Web site: Biography of Joseph Kennedy. Hypno Series.
  4. Web site: Get Carter episode - credits. BBC.
  5. Web site: Robot of Sherwood. BBC.
  6. Web site: Brimstone 2016. IMDb.
  7. Web site: BBC Boat Story full cast and when it will be on TV . . 5 January 2024 . 20 November 2023.
  8. Web site: New music to listen to this week: Solomon Grey. https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220617/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/new-music-to-listen-to-this-week-solomon-grey-a6992901.html . 17 June 2022 . subscription . live. 21 April 2016. The Independent.
  9. Web site: Its All About Music. Audio Network.com.
  10. Web site: SOLOMON GREY ON WRITING MUSIC FOR TV DRAMA. 20 October 2017. Creative Review.
  11. Web site: BESS . www.submithub.com . 2024-03-30.

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