Acting

Joseph Marcell

Born 1948-08-18 · Castries, Saint Lucia

Joseph Marcell (born 18 August 1948) is a St Lucian born, British actor, best known for his role as Geoffrey the Englishbutler 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 England at the age of nine, and currently resides in Southall, Ealing, in London.

Credits

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Seahorse
as Cyrus
2026
The Thursday Murder Club
as Father Mackie
2025
Portraits of Dangerous Women
as Claude
2024
Hellboy: The Crooked Man
as Reverend Watts
2024
Mammoth
as Roger Buck
2024
Goodnight Henry
as Mr. Pageant
2022
I Hate You
as Ralph
2022
Folding
as Errol
2022
The Stranger in Our Bed
as Stefan
2022
The Exorcism of God
as Father Michael Lewis
2022
Bel-Air
as Roman
2022
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Reunion
as Self
2020
The Man in the Hat
as Old Man
2020
The Tamron Hall Show
as Self - Guest
2019
Hero: Inspired by the Extraordinary Life & Times of Mr. Ulric Cross
as C.L.R. James
2019
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
as Chief Wembe
2019
Battledream Chronicles: A New Beginning
as Zeus Thunderking
2018
Lady Windermere's Fan
as Lord Lorton
2018
Wrapped Up In Christmas
as Jim Nash
2017
Return to Zero
as Dr. Harrington
2014
Fedz
as Fast Eddie
2013
Much Ado About Nothing - Live at Shakespeare's Globe
as Leonato
2012
Death in Paradise
as Alexander Jackson
2011
Jericho
as Clive Marlowe
2005
In the House
1995
Sioux City
as Dr. Darryl Reichert
1994
David Copperfield
as Mr. Micawber (voice)
1993
A Touch of Frost
as Joshua Ray
1992
Die Kinder
as Joe
1990
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
as Geoffrey Butler
1990
Doctor Who: Remembrance of the Daleks
as John
1988
Cry Freedom
as Moses
1987
First Sight
as Mik
1987
Playing Away
as Robbo
1987
The Bill
1984
End of the Line
as Harry
1984
Fancy Wanders
as Alastair
1980
Empire Road
1978
The Professionals
as Nero
1977
Rumpole of the Bailey
as Freddy Ruingo
1975
The Troubleshooters
as Elijah
1965
Doctor Who
as John
1963