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).
Early life Potter was born in Bedfordshire, England and was raised in Clophill. He has two younger siblings. His brother Max is also an actor.
Potter attended Emil Dale's School of Performing Arts in Hitchin as a child. He graduated from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London in 2019.
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. 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.
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. 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."
In 2020, Potter starred in the world premiere of Philip Ridley's play The Poltergeist at Southwark Playhouse, which was later made available for streaming. He reprised the role at the Arcola Theatre in 2022 and he received the 2023 Offie for Best Solo Performance.
In 2022, Potter made his film debut with the role of Roy in Michael Grandage's romantic drama My Policeman.
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. In 2026, Potter reprised the role in the third season of the series, retitled The Vampire Lestat.
Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2022 My Policeman Roy Feature film debut 2024 Black Hole Barry Robin Short You Can't Keep Running Stage Manager Short
Television Year Title Role Notes 2013 All at Sea Wenclas Episode: "Gymnast" 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 2011 The Sound of Music Friedrich Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II UK tour Oliver! Artful Dodger Lionel Bart UK tour 2018 Mercury Fur Darren Philip Ridley Guildhall School of Music and Drama 2019 Candida Marchbanks George Bernard Shaw Orange Tree Theatre 2020–2022 The Poltergeist Sasha Philip Ridley Southwark Playhouse / Arcola Theatre 2023 Salt-Water Moon Jacob Mercer David French Finborough Theatre Leaves of Glass Barry Philip Ridley Park Theatre 2026 Much Ado About Nothing Don John William Shakespeare Shakespeare's Globe
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