Joseph Potter (actor)
English actor
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Joseph Potter is a British actor known for his role as Nicolas de Lenfent on AMC's gothic horror series Interview with the Vampire (2024–present). Potter began his career as a child actor and made his stage debut at age fourteen in the UK tour of the musical The Sound of Music (2011). He has performed in several theatre productions such as Oliver! (2011), Mercury Fur (2018), The Poltergeist (2020–22)—for which he received the 2023 Offie for Best Solo Performance, Salt-Water Moon (2023), Leaves of Glass (2023), and Much Ado About Nothing (2026). He made his film debut as Roy in the romantic drama My Policeman (2022).
Joseph Potter | |
|---|---|
| Born | 28–29[1] Bedfordshire, England |
| Education | Guildhall School of Music and Drama |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2011–present |
| Known for | Nicolas de Lenfent in Interview with the Vampire (2024–present) |
| Notable work | The Poltergeist (2020–22) |
Early life
Potter was born in Bedfordshire, England and was raised in Clophill.[2][3] He has two younger siblings. His brother Max is also an actor.[3]
Potter attended Emil Dale's School of Performing Arts in Hitchin as a child.[3] He graduated from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London in 2019.[4][5][6][7]
Career
In 2011, Potter made his stage debut at age fourteen in the UK tour of the musical The Sound of Music in the role of Friedrich.[3][2] That same year, he played the Artful Dodger in Cameron Mackintosh's UK tour of the musical Oliver!, alongside his younger brother Max in the ensemble.[3][2]
After graduating from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, Potter made his professional stage debut with the role of Marchbanks in George Bernard Shaw's play Candida at the Orange Tree Theatre in London in 2019.[2] Michael Billington wrote in his review for The Guardian: "Potter, making an impressive stage debut, captures Marchbanks's frantic impulsiveness while suggesting that, like so many of Shaw's characters, he is doomed to a martyred solitude."[8]
In 2020, Potter starred in the world premiere of Philip Ridley's play The Poltergeist at Southwark Playhouse,[9] which was later made available for streaming.[10] He reprised the role at the Arcola Theatre in 2022 and he received the 2023 Offie for Best Solo Performance.[11]
In 2022, Potter made his film debut with the role of Roy in Michael Grandage's romantic drama My Policeman.[12]
In 2024, Potter joined the second season of AMC's gothic horror series Interview with the Vampire as Nicolas de Lenfent, a French violinist and Lestat's first love.[13] In 2026, Potter reprised the role in the third season of the series, retitled The Vampire Lestat.[14][15]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | My Policeman | Roy | Feature film debut | |
| 2024 | Black Hole Barry | Robin | Short | [16] |
| TBA | You Can't Keep Running | Stage Manager | Short | |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | All at Sea | Wenclas | Episode: "Gymnast" | [17] |
| 2016 | Casualty | Alex Grady | Episode: "You Make Me Sick" | |
| 2018 | Father Brown | Albert 'Bertie' Granford | Episode: "The Company of Men" | |
| 2024–present | Interview with the Vampire | Nicolas de Lenfent | 5 episodes (guest season 2; main season 3) | |
| 2025 | Grace | Tim Weatherley | Episode: "Need You Dead" | |
| Outrageous | Esmond Romilly | Episode: "Point of No Return" | ||
| Grantchester | Peter Grayson | 1 episode | ||
Theatre
| Year | Title | Role | Playwright | Company/Venue | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | The Sound of Music | Friedrich | Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II | UK tour | [2] |
| Oliver! | Artful Dodger | Lionel Bart | UK tour | [3] | |
| 2018 | Mercury Fur | Darren | Philip Ridley | Guildhall School of Music and Drama | [18] |
| 2019 | Candida | Marchbanks | George Bernard Shaw | Orange Tree Theatre | [8] |
| 2020–2022 | The Poltergeist | Sasha | Philip Ridley | Southwark Playhouse / Arcola Theatre | [9][19] |
| 2023 | Salt-Water Moon | Jacob Mercer | David French | Finborough Theatre | [20] |
| Leaves of Glass | Barry | Philip Ridley | Park Theatre | [21] | |
| 2026 | Much Ado About Nothing | Don John | William Shakespeare | Shakespeare's Globe | [22] |
