Joseph Thompson is a British theatre, screen and voice actor from England, best known for playing Dr. Paul Browning in the Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks.

[1] He studied at the University of Bristol[2] and trained as an actor at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art.

He made his 2005 theatre debut in Romeo and Juliet[3] at the Royal Exchange, Manchester alongside Andrew Garfield and Gugu Mbatha-Raw and has worked extensively on stage.

[6] Other television work includes playing Eddie in Falling Water, Preston in Time After Time, George Hastings in the Sky Television adaptation of She Stoops To Conquer and roles in Elementary, Casualty, and EastEnders.

[8] He was also nominated for Best On-Screen Partnership with Jennifer Metcalfe at the 2014 British Soap Awards.