3. Paterson Joseph
Paterson Joseph is a funny guy. If youve ever seen Peep Show, you know this to be true his role as Marks boss Alan Johnson is something Ive always found unexplainably hilarious, entirely because of Josephs evoking of a slightly disturbing sexually-charged confidence. Of course thats not the only string to his actors bow, but I had to mention it because its goddamned hilarious. The man was there-or-thereabouts the front runner during the speculation on casting the Eleventh Doctor and support for his application has not died down since then not only would the show be getting its first black Timelord (regardless of colour-blind casting, still a huge milestone), theyd also be getting a very talented man to boot. An accomplished theatre actor, Josephs been rocking the West End for some time, working in the lauded Royal Shakespeare Company and picking up plaudits for other plays. Hes also kept himself busy on the TV, starring in shows such as the No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency, the critically lauded Sexual Traffic and other well-received but lesser-known dramas. What Patersons problem (if you can call it that) appears to be is that while hes very good, he just needs something big enough to sink his teeth into. The mans clearly got talent and rocks wherever he goes hes my favourite character in The Beach, entirely because he just
loves cricket so it might be time for him to take a step up to the big leagues. He can clearly play the Doctors inner torment hes an RSC alumni, for gods sake is well-prepared for comedy parts and can handle anything you throw at him. The fact hes already starred in Doctor Who, both in audiobook form (in Earth Aid) and on TV as a contestant during Roses stint on a futuristic Weakest Link cant hurt his chances either. Neither can the fact he has a voice that could make a wolverine purr.