Stephen Boxer (born 19 May 1950) is an English actor who has appeared in films, on television and on stage. He is known for his role as Joe Fenton on the BBC soap opera Doctors.
Stephen Boxer | |
|---|---|
| Born | 19 May 1950 Sidcup, Kent, England |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1963–present |
| Spouse | Tamsin Oglesby |
| Children | 2 |
Career
editStephen Boxer was educated at New College School in Oxford, where he was a chorister,[1] and Magdalen College School, Oxford.[2]
He is perhaps best known for appearing as Joe Fenton in the BBC One daytime soap opera Doctors.[3] He took a break from the show in mid-2008 to appear as Petruchio in the Royal Shakespeare Company production of The Taming of the Shrew, returning to soap for a few episodes in November 2010.[4] For his portrayal of Joe, Boxer was nominated for the British Soap Award for Best Actor in 2007 and 2008.[5][6]
He appeared in Zigger Zagger in 1967 with the National Youth Theatre.
Boxer has starred in a number of detective dramas,[7] most notably in the second, third and fourth installments of Prime Suspect.[8] On children's television, he was co-presenter of Get Up And Go! with Beryl Reid and its successor programme Mooncat and Co, where he was joined variously by the likes of Pat Coombs, Pam Ayres, Patsy Rowlands and Wilf Lunn. He had a featured role in the BBC docudrama A Royal Scandal.[9] He played Mr Smith in the 2005 adaptation of Tom Brown's Schooldays and Lord Melville in Garrow's Law. He has also featured in episodes of Casualty,[10] Luther,[11] Midsomer Murders,[12] Father Brown[13], The Honourable Woman[14] and Humans.[15][16]
In 2012, Boxer appeared as Francisco de Aguiar y Seijas in the RSC production of Helen Edmundson's The Heresy of Love.[17] From May to October 2013, he played the title role in the RSC production of Titus Andronicus.[18] From January to July 2014, Boxer played the role of Gloucester in William Shakespeare's King Lear.[19][20] Between October 2016 to March 2017, he worked with From Software to voice the character and boss enemy Slave Knight Gael in the video game Dark Souls III, specifically its DLC Ashes of Ariandel and The Ringed City. He recently played Captain Rivers in the stage adaptation of Pat Barker's Booker-prize nominated novel Regeneration.[21]
In 2018, Boxer played The Chairman in the Netflix series finale of Sense8. In the 4th season of the historical drama series The Crown Boxer played Denis Thatcher alongside Gillian Anderson as Margaret Thatcher.[2]
In 2022, Boxer voiced Sage Gowry in Elden Ring[22]
In 2023, Boxer voiced Withers in the video game Baldur's Gate 3.[23]
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Thatcher: The Final Days | John Sergeant | Television film |
| 1995 | Carrington | Military Rep | |
| 1996 | Different for Girls | Uncredited | |
| Mary Reilly | The Inspector | ||
| A Royal Scandal | Lord Hood | Television film | |
| 2000 | Rough Treatment | Colonel Peter Moorcroft | Television film |
| 2002 | AKA | Dermot | |
| 2004 | Agatha Christie: A Life in Pictures | Psychiatrist | Television film |
| Rabbit on the Moon | Mr. Stanner | ||
| 2005 | Tom Brown's Schooldays | Mr. Smith | Television film |
| Cherished | Professor Patton | Television film | |
| The Trial of the King Killers | John Cook | ||
| The Quatermass Experiment | Colonel | Television film | |
| 7 Seconds | Underhill | Direct-to-video | |
| 2006 | Mysterious Creatures | Martyn Bowler | Television film |
| 2009 | Breaking the Mould | Arthur Gardner | Television film |
| 2011 | The Iron Lady | Cabinet Minister | |
| 2012 | Ginger & Rosa | Police Doctor | |
| 2013 | We Are the Freaks | Dr. Stevens | |
| 2016 | The Gatehouse | The Curator | |
| 2018 | Postcards from London | Stuart | |
| Teen Spirit | Priest | ||
| Red Joan | Peter Kierl | ||
| The Interrogation of Tony Martin | Anthony Scrivener QC | Television film | |
| The Guard Of Auschwitz | Franz | ||
| 2019 | Responsible Child | Judge Walden | Television film |
| 2020 | Misbehaviour | Professor Davidson | |
| Birdsong | Rene Azaire | ||
| The Haunting of Alice Bowles | Dr. Hall | ||
| Red, White and Blue | Chief Inspector | ||
| 2021 | A Splinter of Ice | Kim Philby | |
| The Football Monologues | Gordon | ||
| 2022 | Little Mary | Neil | Short film |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | The Waterfall | Malcolm Grey | Miniseries; 4 episodes |
| 1981 | Bognor | Edmund | Recurring role; 6 episodes |
| 1985 | Brookside | Father Gibbons | Episode: "Flawed" |
| 1986 | Le petit docteur | Guy Ferris | Episode: "L'amoureux en pantoufles" |
| 1989 | Screen Two | Brian Masters | Episode: "Virtuoso" |
| The Paradise Club | Harry Thomas | Episode: "Short Story" | |
| 1990 | The Ruth Rendell Mysteries | Jolyon Vigo | Episode: "The Best Man to Die" |
| 1991 | The Bill | Meed | Episode: "With Intent" |
| 1992 | The Bill | Patrick Mead | Episode: "Trial and Error" |
| 1992–1995 | Prime Suspect | Detective Chief Inspector Thorndike (later Detective Superintendent) | Series regular; 4 episodes |
| 1994 | Under the Hammer | Keith Shrimsley | Series regular; 5 episodes |
| 1995 | Kavanagh QC | Bobby Day | Episode: "The Sweetest Thing" |
| Screen Two | Newscaster | Episode: "The Absence of War" | |
| The Politician's Wife | Colin Fletcher | Miniseries; 3 episodes | |
| 1996 | Karaoke | Consultant | Miniseries; 2 episodes |
| 1997 | The Bill | Tom Grahame | Episode: "Black and Blue" |
| 1998 | Killer Net | D.C. Hawks | Miniseries; 2 episodes |
| 1999 | Grafters | Geoff | Recurring role; 7 episodes |
| 2000 | Casualty | Sam Hutton | Episode: "Getting to Know You" |
| Happy Monsters | Dad | Series regular | |
| 2002 | In Deep | D.C.I. Copeland | Episode: "Abuse of Trust" |
| 2003 | Trust | Anthony Hannington | Miniseries |
| Murphy's Law | Prison Governor | Episode: "Electric Bill" | |
| Ultimate Force | Mr. Walshe | Episode: "Mad Dogs" | |
| Rosemary & Thyme | Julian Marchant | Episode: "And No Birds Sing" | |
| Absolute Power | Nigel Harting | Episode: "History Man" | |
| Blue Dove | Graham Duncan | Miniseries | |
| 2004 | The Bill | Prosecution Barrister | Episode: "An Eye for an Eye" |
| Silent Witness | Major Mark Wiltshire | Episode: "Body 21" | |
| Trial & Retribution | Alex Summerton | Episode: "Blue Eiderdown" | |
| 2005 | Life Begins | Doug | Episode: "From the Past" |
| Midsomer Murders | Owen Swinscoe | Episode: "Midsomer Rhapsody" | |
| 2006–2010 | Doctors | Dr. Joe Fenton | Series regular; 378 episodes |
| 2009 | Spooks | Jack Coleville | Episode: "Series 8, Episode 5" |
| Agatha Christie's Poirot | Christopher Mabbutt | Episode: "The Clocks" | |
| 2009–2011 | Garrow's Law | Lord Melville | Recurring role; 7 episodes |
| 2010 | Casualty | Jerry Mitchell | Episode: "Love of a Good Man" |
| 2011 | Luther | Joe Shepherd | Episode: "Series 2, Episode 4" |
| 2013 | Father Brown | Professor Patrick Galloway | Episode: "The Face of Death" |
| Death in Paradise | Professor King | Episode: "A Deadly Storm" | |
| Foyle's War | Professor Fraser | Episode: "The Eternity Ring" | |
| 2014 | The Honourable Woman | David Thurber | Episode: "The Empty Chair" |
| Toast of London | Parker Pipe | Episode: "High Winds Actor" | |
| 2015 | Life in Squares | Sir Leslie Stephen | Miniseries |
| Lewis | Wouter Eisler | Episode: "Magnum Opus" | |
| 2015–2018 | Humans | David Elster | Recurring role; 8 episodes |
| 2016 | Stan Lee's Lucky Man | Nate Kelso | Recurring role; 2 episodes |
| The Five | Ron Hatchett | Miniseries; 3 episodes | |
| Agatha Raisin | Bernie Spott | Episode: "Agatha Raisin and the Potted Gardener" | |
| Poldark | Judge Wentworth Lister | Episode: "Series 2, Episode 2" | |
| 2018 | Sense8 | The Chairman | Episode: "Amor Vincit Omnia" |
| 2019 | Thanks for the Memories | Leonard | Miniseries; 2 episodes |
| 2020 | Hitmen | Mr. K. | Episode: "Nikhil" |
| The Crown | Denis Thatcher | Recurring role; 6 episodes | |
| 2021 | La Fortuna | Clayden de Alba | Miniseries; 2 episodes |
| 2022 | Mood | Ulrich | Episode: "Babygirl" |
| Grace | Dr. Roger Gunnislake | Episode: "Dead Tomorrow" | |
| Ridley | James Mallors | Episode: "Hospitality" | |
| 2023 | The Diplomat | Sir Gerald Foster | Miniseries; 1 episode |
| 2024 | Miss Scarlet and The Duke | Commissioner Fitzroy | Recurring role; 2 episodes |
| 2024 | Sister Boniface Mysteries | Sterling Thistleton | Episode: "A Fragrant Scandal" |
Video Games
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Dark Souls 3: Ashes of Ariandel | Slave Knight Gael | Voice |
| 2017 | Dark Souls 3: Ringed City | Slave Knight Gael | Voice |
| 2022 | Elden Ring | Sage Gowry | Voice |
| 2023 | Baldur's Gate 3 | Withers / His Majesty | Voice |
References
edit- ^ "Benjamin Britten - The choristers of New College, Oxford". Retrieved 9 June 2022.
- ^ a b "OW Stephen Boxer (1967) on acting during 2020". Retrieved 9 June 2022.
- ^ Stephen Boxers entry on the BBC Doctors sub-site
- ^ Royal Shakespeare Company: Cast list, accessed 2008-04-29.
- ^ Green, Kris (27 May 2007). "The British Soap Awards 2007: The Winners". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on 19 October 2013. Retrieved 20 May 2012.
- ^ Hilton, Beth; Green, Kris (4 May 2008). "The British Soap Awards 2008: The Winners". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on 19 October 2013. Retrieved 20 May 2012.
- ^ British Film Institute
- ^ Prime Suspect Character-list on TV.com
- ^ "A Royal Scandal (TV Movie 1997)". IMDB. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
- ^ "Casualty 'Love of a good man', Series 24 Episode 30". BBC Website. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
- ^ "Luther clip from Series 2, Episode 4". BBC Website. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
- ^ "Midsomer Rhapsody". Midsomermurders.org. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
- ^ "Father Brown, The Face of Death". BBC Website. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
- ^ "Stellar casting announced for Hugo Blick's The Honourable Woman". BBC Website. Retrieved 29 July 2013.
- ^ "Humans - Series 1 Episode 5". Radio Times. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
- ^ Internet Movie Database entry for Stephen Boxer
- ^ "The Heresy of Love | by Helen Edmundson | Royal Shakespeare Company".
- ^ "Titus Andronicus – review". The Guardian. 24 May 2013. Archived from the original on 1 February 2023.
- ^ Review of King Lear in The Express
- ^ 'Talking Lear Pt.2' on The National Theatre site
- ^ Regeneration synopsis on Everyman Theatre Site
- ^ "Elden Ring (Video Game 2022)". IMDb. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
- ^ "Baldur's Gate III (Video Game 2023)". IMDb. Retrieved 12 November 2023.