Joseph Oliveira was born in Bretanha, São Miguel, Azores. He emigrated with his parents in the late 1960s to Fall River, Massachusetts. He started his career as a background actor in Jaws. Joseph has participated in numerous film projects, TV series, commercials etc. Joseph Oliveira is also a published author of fictional novels.

Interstellar
2014 · as Astronaut (uncredited)

The Dark Knight
2008 · as Officer (uncredited)

The Wolf of Wall Street
2013 · as Court Room Attendant (uncredited)

Whiplash
2014 · as Bartender (uncredited)

Jaws
1975 · as Swimmer (uncredited)

The Imitation Game
2014 · as MI6 Agent (uncredited)

The Departed
2006 · as Officer (uncredited)

American Psycho
2000 · as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

Changing Lanes
2002 · as Road Driver (uncredited)

Central Intelligence
2016 · as School Teacher (uncredited)

Killing Season
2013 · as Serbian Soldier

The Pink Panther 2
2009 · as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

November Criminals
2017 · as Officer (uncredited)

The Catcher Was a Spy
2018 · as Team Scout

The Boys from Brazil
1978 · as German Newspaper Boy (uncredited)

Proud Mary
2018 · as Gangster Tanev

Southern Comfort
1981 · as Soldier (uncredited)

American Woman
2018 · as Man at the House (uncredited)