Michael Fox (British actor)

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Michael Fox
Michael C.Fox at the Dunkirk World Premiere.jpg
Fox in 2017
Born
Michael Colin Fox

(1989-01-05) 5 January 1989 (age 35)
Education Royal Central School of Speech and Drama
Occupation Actor
Years active2013–present
Partner(s) Laura Carmichael
(2014-present)
Children1

Michael Colin Fox (born 5 January 1989) is an English actor who is best known for playing Andrew Parker in the fifth and sixth seasons of the television series Downton Abbey (2014–2015). His first television role was in the 2001 CITV comedy Little Big Mouth (thought to be lost media). [1]

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Personal life

Fox was born in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England. He resides in London. He is also a musician and is in a band called Luna. [2]

Fox has been in a relationship with his Downton Abbey co-star Laura Carmichael since 2014. [3] They have a son together.[ citation needed ]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2013 Good People Bobby Witkowski
2017 Dunkirk Engineer
2019 Downton Abbey Andrew "Andy" Parker
2022 Downton Abbey: A New Era
2025 Untitled Downton Abbey: A New Era sequel Filming

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2001Little Big MouthKevin ArmstrongSeries 1
2014 Marvellous RegistrarTV movie
2014–2015 Downton Abbey Andrew "Andy" Parker Seasons 5 and 6
2015 The Ark ShemTV movie
2017 Endeavour Ken WildingSeason 4, episode 2
2019 Midsomer Murders Gavin WebsterSeason 20, episode 5

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References

  1. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0280271/
  2. "MICHAEL FOX". www.nuitmagazine.com. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
  3. This Morning, Downton's Michael Fox on Filming With His Girlfriend Laura Carmichael , retrieved 21 August 2021