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Joseph Marcell (born 18 August 1948) is a Caribbean-born British actor, best known for his work as Geoffrey the snooty English butler on the NBC sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. He serves on the board of the Globe Theatre in London and is a British citizen.

Joseph Marcell moved with his family to England when he was 5-years-old. He studied at Sheffield University in South Yorkshire and graduated from the Central School of Speech and Drama. Joseph is a British actor who has been in the profession for more than 25 years. He has been married 3 times. He has two children; Ben, born in 1979 from his first marriage, and Jessica, born in 1989, from his third marriage. His current wife's name is Joyce.

• Cry Freedom, 1987 (Moses)
• Flying Away, 1988

Television

• A Touch of Frost, 2008, (Joshua Wrey)
• Holby City, 2008, (Carl Webster)
• Rough Crossings, 2007 BBC TV (David George (Baptist))
• EastEnders, 2006, (Aubrey Valentine)
• The Bold and the Beautiful, 2003-2004 (Hudson)
• Brothers and Sisters, 1998 TV Series (Pastor Gittens)
• Sioux City, 1994 (Dr. Darryl Reichert)
• David Copperfield, 1993 (voice of Mr. Micawber)
• EastEnders, 1992, (Adrian Bell)
• The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, 1990-1996 (Geoffrey Butler)
• Desmond‘s, 1990 (Matthew McFarlane)
• Empire Road, 1978 (Walter Isaacs)
• Antony and Cleopatra, 1974 (Eros)
• The Bill, 1998 (Vernon Johnson)
• In the House, 1998 (Minister)
• Living Single, 1997 (Reese)
• Boon, 1989 (Charlie Fowkes)
• Doctor Who, 1988 (John)
• Juliet Bravo, 1985 (Bold)
• Rumpole of the Bailey, 1983 (Freddy Ruingo)
• Hosted a night of Nick at Nite

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