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Joseph Balderrama
Born
Mexico City, Mexico
Other namesPepe Balderrama
Alma mater
OccupationActor
Years active2003–present
SpouseCoco Wake-Porter

Joseph Balderrama is an actor. His films include Stan & Ollie (2018). On television, he is known for his roles in the Netflix series Heartstopper (2022–present) and the BritBox series Hotel Portofino (2023). His voice work includes the video games It Takes Two (2021) and Diablo IV (2024).

Early life[edit]

Balderrama was born in Mexico City to a Mexican father and an American mother and moved to England when he was ten. He attended Alleyn's School in Dulwich, completing his A Levels in 1995. He also studied abroad at Phillips Academy Andover during his time at Alleyn's. He joined the National Youth Theatre. He graduated with a Scottish Master of Arts in History from the University of Glasgow in 1999 followed by a three-year acting diploma on a scholarship at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA) in 2002.[1][2]

Career[edit]

After graduating from drama school,[3] Balderrama made his professional stage debut as Benvolio in the 2003 English Touring Theatre production of Romeo and Juliet alongside Adam Croasdell, Laura Rees, OT Fagbenle, and Michael Cronin.[4] He also made his television debut and feature film debut with small roles in an episode of the ITV police procedural The Vice and the horror film Alien vs Predator respectively. Balderrama played Santiago in the 2006 film The Flying Scotsman. He appeared in the Oxford Castle productions of The Merchant of Venice and Hamlet, Accidental Death of an Anarchist at the Mercury Theatre in Colchester, No Such Cold Thing at the Tricycle Theatre in London, and The Miser at the Royal Exchange, Manchester.

In 2010, Balderrama starred in Oliver Cotton's Wet Weather Cover at the King's Head Theatre and Arts Theatre, the latter of which marked Balderrama's West End debut.[5][6] He also had roles in the BBC Four docudrama Canoe Man[7] and the comedy Schizo Samurai Shitzu. He appeared in The White House Murder Case at the Orange Tree Theatre and The Rubber Room at the Old Vic in 2012, and Labyrinth at the Hampstead Theatre[8] and Drones, Baby, Drones at the Arcola Theatre in 2016.

Having begun working on video games in 2008 and early on in his voice work, Balderrama voiced the likes of Stavo Delgado in Wheelman, Killer Moth in Lego Batman 2: DC Super Heroes, and Sangres in Payday 2.[9] He then voiced Cotter in Game of Thrones: A Telltale Games Series in 2014 and had a small role in the 2015 James Bond film Spectre.

Balderrama returned to the West End in 2017 for All the President's Men at the Vaudeville Theatre, and to the Hampstead Theatre in 2018 for Dry Powder.[10] He portrayed James W. Horne in the 2018 biographical comedy film Stan & Ollie with Steve Coogan and John C. Reilly and had a recurring role as Tony in the BBC One drama Press. He had further voice roles in video games such as the English dub of Dragon Quest XI, The Crew 2, and Ghost Recon Breakpoint.

In 2020, Balderrama had a recurring role as Tim in the HBO and Sky One science fiction series Avenue 5. In 2021, he starred in A Fight Against… (Spanish: Una Lucha Contra…) at the Royal Court Theatre[11] and the video game It Takes Two with Annabelle Dowler; for the latter, Balderrama performed motion capture and voiced the lead character Cody as well as Dr Hakim.[12][13] The following year, Balderrama began playing Julio Spring, Charlie Spring's (Joe Locke) father in the Netflix series Heartstopper[14] and appeared in the film Uncharted. Balderrama joined the cast of the BritBox series Hotel Portofino for its second series, which aired in 2023, as Luigi Farrino.[15] That same year, he voiced the Sorcerer in Diablo IV.[16][17][18]

Filmography[edit]

Film[edit]

Year Title Role Notes
2004 Alien vs. Predator High Priest
2006 Alien Autopsy News Presenter
The Flying Scotsman Santiago
2007 I Want Candy Man
2011 Jack and Jill Spanish Valet
2012 The Unfortunate Truth Seymore Galintinee Short film
2013 The Scampi Trail Mr. Pepe
2014 Job's Dinner Eli Short film
White Collar Hooligan 3 Detective Pablo
The Engagement Ricardo Short film
2015 Last Love Roberto Short film
Spectre Head of Nation
2017 Tad the Lost Explorer and the Secret of King Midas Mummy / Construction Worker Voice role (English dub)
The Current War: Director's Cut Horace Kaden
2018 Stan & Ollie James W. Horne [19]
2019 A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon Additional voices
Master Moley Short film; voice role
2020 Dolittle Prisoner
2022 Uncharted Carlos
The Batman Lead Detective
The Contract Elio Short film
Tad, the Lost Explorer and the Emerald Tablet Mummy Voice role (English dub)
2023 Under the Boardwalk Chauncey Voice role
2024 The Substance Craig Silver

Television[edit]

Year Title Role Notes
2003 The Vice Bell Boy Episode: "Birdhouse"
2005 The Robinsons Alfonso 1 episode
2007 The Bill Santi Garcia Episode: "Lead on a Merry Chase"
Bremner, Bird and Fortune Mexican Rory 1 episode
The Omid Djalili Show John Boy Ross 1 episode
2008 Holby City Ray Glover Episode: "The Extra Mile"
2010 Canoe Man Carlos Television film
Schizo Samurai Shitzu Hood 5 episodes
2011 Episodes Tour Guide 1 episode
2014 Borgia Gugliemo Farnese Episode: "1495"
Not Going Out Mario Episode: "Surprise"
2015 I Live with Models Client Episode: "Anna the Agent"
2017 Snatch Filippe Episode: "A Family Affair"
2018 Press Tony 3 episodes
2019 Turn Up Charlie Ethan 1 episode
Living the Dream Frank Episode: "The British Method"
2020 Let's Go See... Egypt Captain Ollie / Lucas Voice role
2020–2022 Avenue 5 Tim 6 episodes
2021 The Great Escapists Miniseries
2022 Tulipop Voice role
The Creature Cases Armadillo Voice role
2022–present Heartstopper Julio Spring Recurring role
2022 FBI: International Dr. Luc Michaud Episode: "Get That Revolution Started"
Best & Bester Various Voice role
Big Tree City Tricks / Russell Plaza Voice role
Combat Ships 3 Narrator Docuseries
2023 Hotel Portofino Luigi Farrino Main role
Jack Ryan Javier Oreja Episode: "Proof of Concept"
Ancient Empires Parmenion Episode: "Alexander the Great"

Video games[edit]

Year Title Role Notes
2008 Haze Additional voices
2009 Wheelman Stavo Delgado
Colin McRae: Dirt 2
2010 APB: All Points Bulletin
2011 Operation Flashpoint: Red River Marines
2012 Lego Batman 2: DC Super Heroes Killer Moth
007 Legends Additional voices
2013 Lego City Undercover
Payday 2 Sangres
2014 Game of Thrones: A Telltale Games Series Cotter
2017 Dragon Quest XI Don Rodrigo English version
The Lego Ninjago Movie Videogame
Need for Speed Payback
2018 A Way Out Additional voices
Lego The Incredibles Citizen
The Crew 2 Tio
Overkill's The Walking Dead The Family
2019 Ghost Recon Breakpoint Various
2020 Relicta Dr. Ollin Kwarizmi / The Parasite
Troy: A Total War Saga
2021 It Takes Two Cody / Dr. Hakim
Evil Genius 2: World Domination Espectro / Blue Saint
Battlefield 2042 Santiago "Dozer" Espinoza
2022 Horizon Forbidden West Additional voices
Triangle Strategy Patriatte
Sniper Elite 5
As Dusk Falls Lone Cop
2023 Peppa Pig: World Adventures Señor Cat
Diablo IV Sorcerer
Aliens: Dark Descent Sergeant Rico Martinez
Jagged Alliance 3 Fidel
Lies of P Arlecchino
Transformers: EarthSpark Ratchet
Alan Wake 2

Stage[edit]

Year Title Role Notes
2003 Romeo and Juliet Benvolio English Touring Theatre
2006 The Merchant of Venice Gratiano Oxford Castle, Oxford
Arabian Nights Ali Babba / Ensemble Mirror Tent BMW, Cowley
Hamlet Laertes Oxford Castle, Oxford
2008 Accidental Death of an Anarchist Bertozzo Mercury Theatre, Colchester
No Such Cold Thing Sergio Tricycle Theatre, London
2009 The Miser Maitre Simon / Dame Claude Royal Exchange, Manchester
2010 Wet Weather Cover Pepe King's Head Theatre / Arts Theatre, London
2012 The White House Murder Case Capt Weems Orange Tree Theatre, Richmond-upon-Thames
The Rubber Room Mr. Rodriguez Old Vic, London
2016 Labyrinth Minister / Business Man Hampstead Theatre, London
Drones, Baby, Drones Jay Neroli / Ramon Arcola Theatre, London
2017 All the President's Men Menendez / Murphy / Durbin Vaudeville Theatre, London
2018 Dry Powder Jeff Hampstead Theatre, London
2021 A Fight Against… (Spanish: Una Lucha Contra…) Bob Royal Court Theatre, London

Audio[edit]

Year Title Role Notes
2016 The Old Man and the Sea Manolin BBC Radio 4
2019 DK Life Stories: Nelson Mandela Narrator Audiobook
On the Plain of Snakes Narrator Audiobook[20]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Joseph Balderrama" (PDF). SAG-AFTRA. Retrieved November 9, 2022.
  2. ^ Moore, Camille (March 31, 2022). "10 Things You Didn't Know about Joseph Balderrama". TV Overmind. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
  3. ^ "Episode 15.8: Interview with Joseph Balderrama, the Revival of Dead Space, Amblin & Netflix Deal, and a New Boston Dynamics Owner". Online Warriors Podcast (Podcast). June 23, 2021. Retrieved January 28, 2024.
  4. ^ "Romeo and Juliet". English Touring Theatre. Retrieved January 28, 2024.
  5. ^ "Michael Brandon, Steve Furst, Pepe Balderrama Set for Oliver Cotton's Wet Weather Cover". Theater Mania. January 8, 2010. Retrieved January 28, 2024.
  6. ^ Shenton, Mark (March 16, 2010). "Cotton's Wet Weather Cover Will Transfer to West End's Arts Theatre April 6". Playbill. Retrieved January 28, 2024.
  7. ^ "Canoe Man". BBC Four. 2010. Retrieved January 28, 2024.
  8. ^ Swain, Marianka (July 26, 2016). "Cast Announced for Beth Steel's LABYRINTH at Hampstead Theatre". BroadwayWorld. Retrieved October 17, 2023.
  9. ^ James, Allisa (March 27, 2021). "Who are the voice actors in It Takes Two?". Gamepur. Retrieved January 28, 2024.
  10. ^ "Dry Powder receives an Olivier nomination". Hampstead Theatre. March 6, 2018. Retrieved September 18, 2023.
  11. ^ "Joseph Balderrama". Royal Court Theatre. Retrieved November 10, 2022.
  12. ^ "First speaker revealed - Joseph Balderrama!". London Dev Conference. February 28, 2023. Retrieved January 28, 2024.
  13. ^ Kasanova, Mekel (May 12, 2021). "EXCLUSIVE Interview with Annabelle and Joseph of EA's It Takes Two". The Kasanova Podcast (Podcast). Retrieved January 28, 2024.
  14. ^ Aeron Mer Eclarinal (August 4, 2023). "Full Cast of Heartstopper Season 2 - Every Actor & Character In New Netflix Episodes". The Direct. Retrieved January 28, 2024.
  15. ^ Kundu, Tamal (November 21, 2023). "Hotel Portofino Season 3 Release Date Rumors: When Is It Coming Out?". Coming Soon. Retrieved January 28, 2024.
  16. ^ Kime, Joseph (June 9, 2023). "INTERVIEW: Joseph Balderrama talks becoming Diablo IV's Sorcerer". GGRecon. Retrieved October 17, 2023.
  17. ^ Potter, Aaron (May 20, 2023). "Diablo 4 voice actor warns of 'self-destructive' dangers of AI in video games and beyond". Daily Mirror. Retrieved October 17, 2023.
  18. ^ Woodrow, Ryan (May 17, 2023). "Diablo 4 interview – "[I want people to] laugh in the darkness"". Video Games. Retrieved October 17, 2023.
  19. ^ "Stan & Ollie". BBC Two. Retrieved October 17, 2023.
  20. ^ "ON THE PLAIN OF SNAKES by Paul Theroux Read by Joseph Balderrama". AudioFile. January 2020. Retrieved October 17, 2023.

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