Joseph Steele

Name: Joseph Steele

Age: 47

Actor: Glyn Cadwallader

Background:

As a Head Teacher at the local high school, Joseph expects a lot from his students. He expects even more of his daughter. He is very controlling over his family and his wife has been submissive to his demands for their entire marriage. When he was a child, his parents were very over-protective of him which has led to him doing the same to his daughter.

Strengths/Weaknesses

• Hard-working
• Tough
• Appears to be a stable, hard-working member of society.

• Over-protective of his daughter
• Egomaniacal
• Looks down on everyone

Reasons for character name
The name is the English translation of one of the most infamous men in world history. It was chosen to show a similarity between the character and the real Josef Stalin, both being very determined to make their vision of the future come true.

Reasons for choice of actor
We chose the actor because he fits the description, middle-aged and respectable looking, of the character profile. He is also in the same profession as the character so he was able to play the character convincingly.

Character Inspiration

This character is based on James Cromwell’s Dudley Smith in the 1997 noir thriller, L.A. Confidential.