Stephen Boxer

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Stephen Boxer
Born (1950-05-19) 19 May 1950 (age 75)
Sidcup, Kent, England
OccupationActor
Years active1963–present
SpouseTamsin Oglesby
Children2

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 .

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Career

Stephen 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

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
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 HoodTelevision film
2000Rough TreatmentColonel Peter MoorcroftTelevision film
2002 AKA Dermot
2004 Agatha Christie: A Life in Pictures PsychiatristTelevision film
Rabbit on the MoonMr. Stanner
2005 Tom Brown's Schooldays Mr. SmithTelevision film
Cherished Professor PattonTelevision film
The Trial of the King Killers John Cook
The Quatermass Experiment ColonelTelevision film
7 Seconds UnderhillDirect-to-video
2006 Mysterious Creatures Martyn BowlerTelevision film
2009Breaking the MouldArthur GardnerTelevision film
2011 The Iron Lady Cabinet Minister
2012 Ginger & Rosa Police Doctor
2013 We Are the Freaks Dr. Stevens
2016The GatehouseThe Curator
2018 Postcards from London Stuart
Teen Spirit Priest
Red Joan Peter Kierl
The Interrogation of Tony MartinAnthony Scrivener QCTelevision film
The Guard Of AuschwitzFranz
2019 Responsible Child Judge WaldenTelevision film
2020 Misbehaviour Professor Davidson
Birdsong Rene Azaire
The Haunting of Alice BowlesDr. Hall
Red, White and Blue Chief Inspector
2021A Splinter of IceKim Philby
The Football MonologuesGordon
2022Little MaryNeilShort film

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1980The WaterfallMalcolm GreyMiniseries; 4 episodes
1981 Bognor EdmundRecurring role; 6 episodes
1985 Brookside Father GibbonsEpisode: "Flawed"
1986Le petit docteurGuy FerrisEpisode: "L'amoureux en pantoufles"
1989 Screen Two Brian MastersEpisode: "Virtuoso"
The Paradise Club Harry ThomasEpisode: "Short Story"
1990 The Ruth Rendell Mysteries Jolyon VigoEpisode: "The Best Man to Die"
1991 The Bill MeedEpisode: "With Intent"
1992 The Bill Patrick MeadEpisode: "Trial and Error"
1992–1995 Prime Suspect Detective Chief Inspector Thorndike (later Detective Superintendent)Series regular; 4 episodes
1994 Under the Hammer Keith ShrimsleySeries regular; 5 episodes
1995 Kavanagh QC Bobby DayEpisode: "The Sweetest Thing"
Screen Two NewscasterEpisode: "The Absence of War"
The Politician's Wife Colin FletcherMiniseries; 3 episodes
1996 Karaoke ConsultantMiniseries; 2 episodes
1997 The Bill Tom GrahameEpisode: "Black and Blue"
1998 Killer Net D.C. HawksMiniseries; 2 episodes
1999 Grafters GeoffRecurring role; 7 episodes
2000 Casualty Sam HuttonEpisode: "Getting to Know You"
Happy MonstersDadSeries regular
2002 In Deep D.C.I. CopelandEpisode: "Abuse of Trust"
2003 Trust Anthony HanningtonMiniseries
Murphy's Law Prison GovernorEpisode: "Electric Bill"
Ultimate Force Mr. WalsheEpisode: "Mad Dogs"
Rosemary & Thyme Julian MarchantEpisode: "And No Birds Sing"
Absolute Power Nigel HartingEpisode: "History Man"
Blue DoveGraham DuncanMiniseries
2004 The Bill Prosecution BarristerEpisode: "An Eye for an Eye"
Silent Witness Major Mark WiltshireEpisode: "Body 21"
Trial & Retribution Alex SummertonEpisode: "Blue Eiderdown"
2005 Life Begins DougEpisode: "From the Past"
Midsomer Murders Owen SwinscoeEpisode: "Midsomer Rhapsody"
2006–2010 Doctors Dr. Joe FentonSeries regular; 378 episodes
2009 Spooks Jack ColevilleEpisode: "Series 8, Episode 5"
Agatha Christie's Poirot Christopher MabbuttEpisode: "The Clocks"
2009–2011 Garrow's Law Lord Melville Recurring role; 7 episodes
2010 Casualty Jerry MitchellEpisode: "Love of a Good Man"
2011 Luther Joe ShepherdEpisode: "Series 2, Episode 4"
2013 Father Brown Professor Patrick GallowayEpisode: "The Face of Death"
Death in Paradise Professor KingEpisode: "A Deadly Storm"
Foyle's War Professor FraserEpisode: "The Eternity Ring"
2014 The Honourable Woman David ThurberEpisode: "The Empty Chair"
Toast of London Parker PipeEpisode: "High Winds Actor"
2015 Life in Squares Sir Leslie Stephen Miniseries
Lewis Wouter EislerEpisode: "Magnum Opus"
2015–2018 Humans David ElsterRecurring role; 8 episodes
2016 Stan Lee's Lucky Man Nate KelsoRecurring role; 2 episodes
The Five Ron HatchettMiniseries; 3 episodes
Agatha Raisin Bernie SpottEpisode: "Agatha Raisin and the Potted Gardener"
Poldark Judge Wentworth ListerEpisode: "Series 2, Episode 2"
2018 Sense8 The ChairmanEpisode: "Amor Vincit Omnia"
2019Thanks for the MemoriesLeonardMiniseries; 2 episodes
2020HitmenMr. K.Episode: "Nikhil"
The Crown Denis Thatcher Recurring role; 6 episodes
2021 La Fortuna Clayden de AlbaMiniseries; 2 episodes
2022 Mood UlrichEpisode: "Babygirl"
Grace Dr. Roger GunnislakeEpisode: "Dead Tomorrow"
Ridley James MallorsEpisode: "Hospitality"
2023 The Diplomat Sir Gerald FosterMiniseries; 1 episode
2024 Miss Scarlet and The Duke Commissioner FitzroyRecurring role; 2 episodes
2024 Sister Boniface Mysteries Sterling ThistletonEpisode: "A Fragrant Scandal"

Video Games

YearTitleRoleNotes
2016Dark Souls 3: Ashes of AriandelSlave Knight GaelVoice
2017Dark Souls 3: Ringed CitySlave Knight GaelVoice
2022Elden RingSage GowryVoice
2023 Baldur's Gate 3 Withers / His MajestyVoice

References

  1. "Benjamin Britten - The choristers of New College, Oxford" . Retrieved 9 June 2022.
  2. 1 2 "OW Stephen Boxer (1967) on acting during 2020" . Retrieved 9 June 2022.
  3. Stephen Boxers entry on the BBC Doctors sub-site
  4. Royal Shakespeare Company: Cast list, accessed 2008-04-29.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. British Film Institute
  8. Prime Suspect Character-list on TV.com
  9. "A Royal Scandal (TV Movie 1997)". IMDB. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
  10. "Casualty 'Love of a good man', Series 24 Episode 30". BBC Website. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
  11. "Luther clip from Series 2, Episode 4". BBC Website. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
  12. "Midsomer Rhapsody". Midsomermurders.org. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
  13. "Father Brown, The Face of Death". BBC Website. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
  14. "Stellar casting announced for Hugo Blick's The Honourable Woman". BBC Website. Retrieved 29 July 2013.
  15. "Humans - Series 1 Episode 5". Radio Times. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
  16. Internet Movie Database entry for Stephen Boxer
  17. "The Heresy of Love | by Helen Edmundson | Royal Shakespeare Company".
  18. "Titus Andronicus – review". The Guardian . 24 May 2013. Archived from the original on 1 February 2023.
  19. Review of King Lear in The Express
  20. 'Talking Lear Pt.2' on The National Theatre site
  21. Regeneration synopsis on Everyman Theatre Site
  22. "Elden Ring (Video Game 2022)". IMDb. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  23. "Baldur's Gate III (Video Game 2023)". IMDb. Retrieved 12 November 2023.