Joseph May
Joseph May in 2014
Joseph May in 2014
Alma materLondon Academy of Music and Dramatic Art
OccupationActor
Years active1997–present
AgentCharacters Talent Agency[1]

Joseph May is a British-born Canadian actor, who has appeared in television and film. He is best known for his role as Andy Button in the television series Episodes, Paul who was the boyfriend of Sam Colloby, in Casualty, Luke in I Live with Models and for voicing Thomas the Tank Engine in the US dub of the children's television series Thomas & Friends from 2015 to 2021.

His other television roles include Adam Moseby in Bugs, Dan Sanders in Hollyoaks, 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, Alberta, Canada, May returned to the UK 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, Episodes as Andy Button, a television casting director, and as Larry Schwarz in the BBC television movie We'll Take Manhattan.

May's initiation into film was as a miner in the Brian Gilbert 1997 Oscar Wilde biopic, Wilde. Since then, he has appeared in the critically acclaimed World War II miniseries Band of Brothers as second lieutenant Edward Shames, 2001's Investigating Sex as Roger, Resident Evil as Dr. Blue and Holby City 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 as Thomas the Tank Engine (following Martin Sherman's departure from the title role after the eighteenth series), starting with the special The Adventure Begins. In 2021, May left the show due to Thomas & Friends airing a reboot titled All Engines: Go! for the twenty-fifth series. 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

YearTitleRoleNotes
1997WildeFirst Miner
FairyTale: A True StoryHoudini's Assistant
2001Investigating SexRogerAlso known as Internal Affairs
2002Resident EvilMr. BlueFilm
2004G.I. Joe: Valor vs. VenomLinkVoice, direct-to-video film[1]
2006The Barbie DiariesMr. WexlerVoice[2]
CircumferenceSteveShort film
2007White Noise: The LightEMT
They WaitParamedic
2009Last FlowersHarveyShort film
2012Resident Evil: RetributionDr. BlueArchival footage
2015Thomas & Friends: The Adventure BeginsThomas the Tank EngineVoice, US version
Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure[1]
VikingGallery AssistantShort film
2016Resident Evil: The Final ChapterDr. BlueArchival footage
Thomas & Friends: The Great RaceThomas the Tank EngineVoice, US version
BbOfficer Henry Harris
2017Poles ApartGrizzly Bear (Aklak)Voice, short film
Journey Beyond SodorThomas the Tank EngineVoice, US version
2018Thomas & Friends: Big World! Big Adventures! The Movie
2019Thomas & Friends: Digs and Discoveries (Part 1 & 2)
Thomas & Friends: Steam Team to the Rescue
2020Thomas and the Royal Engine

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1997BodyguardsCourierEpisode: "Know Thine Enemy"
CasualtyPaul8 episodes
1998–99BugsAdam Moseby6 episodes
1999–2000HollyoaksDan SandersRegular role
A Dinner of HerbsBen Hamilton3 episodes
2001Band of BrothersLieutenant Edward ShamesEpisode: "The Breaking Point"
2001–2007Scooter: Get a Clue!BenVoice, main role
156 episodes
2002American BikersYoung Michael BaldwinVoice, episode: "The Age of Bikers"
2003Da Vinci's InquestPolice Constable #2Episode: "Send in the Clowns"
2004Stargate: AtlantisSGT# MarkhamEpisodes: "Thirty Eight Minutes" and "The Defiant One"
Dead Like MeKenEpisode: "The Shadow End"
2005Godiva'sCop #1Episode: "The Hungry Ghost"
Class of the TitansAutolycusVoice[2]
Killer InstinctMax KellerEpisode: "Game Over"
2006The Dead ZoneYoung NolanEpisode: "Revelations"
2007Blood TiesJude MarstensEpisode: "Drawn and Quartered"
PsychBruce/FatherEpisode: "Gus's Dad May Have Killed an Old Guy"
2009Batman Black and WhiteSupermanVoice, 2 episodes[2][1]
2010I Shouldn't Be AliveDr. Andy WolfEpisode: "Nightmare on the Mountain"
2010–14Holby CityGeorge Kerwan / Kristopher Wyngarten5 episodes
2011–17EpisodesAndy Button22 episodes[3]
2012TitanicVictor Giglio3 episodes
Television miniseries
2013DraculaEwan Telford1 episode
2014MistressesMickeyEpisodes: "Rebuild" and "Open House"[4]
2015–presentI Live with ModelsLukeMain Role
2015–21Thomas & FriendsThomas the Tank EngineVoice, US version; succeeding Martin Sherman
2017The WindsorsJustin Trudeau[5]Episode: "#2.5"
2018Sky Comedy ShortsProducerEpisode: "Kris Marshall's Whodunnit"
2019Living the DreamTJ Starmer3 episodes
Dark Mon£yBrett HuntleyTelevision miniseries
Episodes: "Shattered Dreams" and "The Valiant One"[6]

Video games

YearTitleVoice roleNotes
2005SSX on TourMackenzie "Mac" FraserCredited as Joe May
2006The GodfatherMichael Corleone[1]
Need for Speed: CarbonSamsonCredited as Joe May
2009Dead Space: ExtractionNathan McNeill
2011Battlefield 3Sanders
LittleBigPlanet 2Green Lantern[2]
2012LittleBigPlanet PS Vita
2013Lego City UndercoverChase McCain[1]
Lego City Undercover: The Chase BeginsChase McCain
Killzone: Shadow FallVSA Soldier[2]
Trials FusionRider[2]
2015Blues and BulletsOsmond Burke, Carmine, Hank Sörensen, Additional voices
Dirty BombPhantom
Lego DimensionsChase McCain[1]
SomaPeter Strasky and Brandon Wan[2]
2017Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: WildlandsNomadMale
Lego DimensionsChase McCain
Horizon Zero DawnJost / Saravad
Forza Motorsport 7The Racing Expert[2]
Xenoblade Chronicles 2Perdido[2]
Need for Speed: PaybackAdditional voices
2018A Way OutAdditional voices
The Crew 2Hiro
2019The Division 2Manny Ortega
Blair WitchEllis[7][8]
2020 Cyberpunk 2077 Thompson
2022Dying Light 2: Stay HumanBarney[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Joe May". Voice Chasers. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Joseph May (visual voice guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved 19 December 2018. Check marks indicates role has been confirmed using screenshots of closing credits and other reliable sources{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
  3. ↑ Foley, Rachel (April 12, 2019). "Back To Life: Episodes' Daisy Haggard on playing a 'relentless optimist'". www.bbc.com/news. BBC News. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
  4. ↑ Slezak, Michael (February 11, 2014). "Mistresses Exclusive: Episodes Co-Star Set to Recur as April's 'Fabulous' Gay Pal". www.tvline.com. TV Line. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
  5. ↑ Dowell, Ben (July 6, 2017). ""Dreamboat" Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau causes a stir with the "British Royal Family"". www.radiotimes.com. Radio Times. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
  6. ↑ White, Peter (January 15, 2020). "'Dark Money': Streamer BET+ Snaps Up Levi David Addai's BBC Drama". www.deadline.com. Deadline. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
  7. ↑ "Blair Witch Game Review: Return to the Black Hills Forest". Den of Geek. 30 August 2019.
  8. ↑ Boo, Bernard (September 3, 2019). "Blair Witch game review: the dog is great, but the scares are lacking". Den of Geek. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
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