Joseph Marcell

Joseph Marcell Biography

Joseph Marcell (born 18 August 1948) is a Saint Lucian-born British actor, best known for his role as Geoffrey the English butler on the NBC sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air from its beginning in September 1990, until its final episode in May 1996. Born in Saint Lucia, he moved to the United Kingdom at the age of nine, grew up in Peckham, South London, and currently lives in Ealing, West London.

Life and career

Born in Saint Lucia, Marcell moved to the United Kingdom when he was nine years old. He studied theatre and science at college, then took courses in speech and dance. As a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company, he appeared in productions of Othello and A Midsummer Night's Dream. He has also appeared often on British television and in feature films.

He serves on the board of the Globe Theatre in London, where he featured in a nationwide production of Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing.

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1974	Antony and Cleopatra	Eros
1978	Empire Road	Walter Isaacs
1980	The Professionals	Nero	Credited as Joe Marcell
1983	Rumpole of the Bailey	Freddy Ruingo
1985	Juliet Bravo	Bold
1987	Playing Away
1987	Cry Freedom	Moses
1988	Doctor Who	John	Episode: "Remembrance of the Daleks"
1989	Boon	Charlie Fowkes
1990	Desmond's	Matthew McFarlane
1990-1996	The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air	Geoffrey Butler
1992	EastEnders	Adrian Bell
1993	David Copperfield	Mr. Micawber (voice)
1994	Sioux City	Dr. Darryl Reichert
1997	Living Single	Reese
1998	In the House	Minister
1998	The Bill	Vernon Johnson
1998	Brothers and Sisters	Pastor Gittens
2003-2004	The Bold and the Beautiful	Hudson
2006	EastEnders	Aubrey Valentine
2007	Rough Crossings	David George
2008	Holby City	Carl Webster
2008	A Touch of Frost	Joshua Ray
2014	Death In Paradise	Alexander Jackson	Episode: "The Man with the Golden Gun"

Stage

King Lear as King Lear
Gem of the Ocean as Solly Two Kings

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