According to Deadline, Joe Locke has been cast in Studiocanal’s Ian Charleson Film “Elsinore” alongside Olivia Colman and Andrew Scott. Also joining the cast,  Billie Piper (Doctor Who), Johnny Flynn (Ripley), Luke Thompson (Bridgerton), BAFTA winner Monica Dolan (Mr Bates Vs The Post Office), Olivier winner Juliet Stevenson (Bend It Like Beckham), BAFTA winner Adeel Akhtar (Sherwood), Matthew Beard (The Testament of Ann Lee), David Dawson (The Last Kingdom), Kadiff Kirwan (Slow Horses), Dickie Beau (Bohemian Rhapsody) and BAFTA winner Peter Mullan (Ozark).

The film tells the story of Ian Charleson (Andrew Scott ), the Chariots Of Fire and Gandhi actor who faced incredible odds while preparing to give the performance of his life in Hamlet at the National Theatre in London. A noted stage and screen actor, Charleson was diagnosed with HIV in 1986, and died in 1990 at the age of just 40. He requested that it be announced after his death that he had died of AIDS, to publicise the condition. It was the first celebrity death in the UK openly attributed to the illness.

Filming is underway in the UK.

Joe attended the premiere of the play ‘Oh, Mary!’ at the Trafalgar Theatre on December 18, 2025 in London. I added some pictures in the gallery. Watch the entire video on WhatsOnStage Youtube.

Joe is nominated for his performance in the play ‘Clarkston’ in the category Best Performer in a Play at the 26th Annual WhatsOnStage Awards. It’s his second nomination after his nomination in 2022 for ‘The Trials’. ‘Clarkston’ is also nominated for Best New Play, Sophie Melville for Best Supporting Performer in a Play & Ruaridh Mollica for Best Professional Debut Performer. The ceremony will take place at The London Palladium on Sunday March 8, 2026.

– Jonathan Bailey for Richard II
– Ncuti Gatwa for Born With Teeth
– Tom Hiddleston for Much Ado About Nothing
– Joe Locke for Clarkston
– Maxine Peake for The Last Stand of Mary Whitehouse
– Rosamund Pike for Inter Alia

→ Vote here: awards.whatsonstage.com.

Joe attended the Together At Christmas Carol Service, led by The Princess Catherine and supported by The Royal Foundation, at Westminster Abbey on December 5, 2025 in London, England. Joe delivered a reading during the event. I added some pictures in the gallery.

Joe attended the unveiling of the Burberry and Claridge’s 2025 Christmas Tree on November 25, 2025 in London, England. I added some pictures in the gallery.