Joseph Rutland on a train with a reflection of himself

Joseph Rutland


Joseph has been in love with acting since he was a child, and has acted in stage productions of The Venetian Twins; Swing In The Willows; The Radicalisation Of Bradley Manning; Scorch; and numerous other plays. He has also written, acted in, and directed, his own web series.

Joseph is currently in his second year of study at Liverpool John Moores University. 

Joseph Rutland

Autonomy By Owen Saddington

Joseph Rutland wearing a natty snood and running through the alleys of Stoke

For this film, Joseph played the part of somebody trapped in his film for a director down in Stoke on Trent. The film was supposed to be experimental by nature. Joseph really didn't like Stoke on Trent as it was incredibly foggy and cold and…

Joseph Rutland

A Lovely BBQ 

two faceless people in colourful shirts sitting on grass and waiting for food

Wanting to make use of leftover by-products from casting faces in resin, Joseph came up with the idea of his film 'A Lovely BBQ'. The film was shot entirely on a DJI Mini camera, giving it a somewhat surreal feeling due to the wide angle…

Joseph Rutland

Juicy!

A line up of two men and one female juice vampire

Recently Joseph has collaborated with his writer accomplice 'Cat Wray' to write a few short films, beginning with Juicy. Juicy was a labour of love whilst also being really really annoying to film, with locations cancelling and trains not working. But through all of this,…

Joseph Rutland

Wee Willie Winkie (WWW) 

Joseph Rutland in front of the camera in the 2023 short film: Wee Willie Winkie (WWW

Recently Joseph has written, directed and starred in a short film called WWW (Short for Wee Willie Winkie). It was filmed in an absolutely boiling hot room with a very small window but the cast and crew knuckled down and produced something everybody could be…

Joseph Rutland

The Dog Expert - A 48 hour film challenge

Joseph_Rutland_as a dog expert in the 2022 short film: The Dog Expert.

Recently, I worked alongside fellow creatives, Keiran Riley, Will Knowles, and Cat Wray for a 48 hour film challenge using my own equipment. It wasn't a complete failure, as we only came last in one of the two categories. We also managed to obtain the…