Joe grew up on the Isle of Wight. He took his cinema inspired one-man show, Bane, to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe winning a sweep of awards: "Excellent" - The Times, "Brilliant" - The Guardian, "A virtuoso performance" - The Stage. The show earned him several acting and writing nominations. He went on to write and perform three more shows in the Bane series and tour them across the globe. In 2018 Joe co-wrote psychological thriller, 'Keepers' with Celyn Jones (Submergence, Set Fire to the Stars) directed by Kristoffer Nyholm (The Killing, Taboo), starring Peter Mullan and Gerard Butler. Joe co-wrote his second feature, The Corrupt, with Celyn Jones, to be directed by Kristoffer Nyholm.