Joseph Marcell

Acting

Joseph Marcell

Born August 18, 1948 · Castries, Saint Lucia (age 78)

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.

Known For

Hellboy: The Crooked ManHellboy: The Crooked Man · 2024
Hellboy: The Crooked Man
5.12024
MovieFantasyHorror
Hellboy and a rookie BPRD agent get stranded in 1950s rural Appalachia. There, they discover a small community haunted by witches, led by a local devil with a troubling connection to Hellboy's past: the Crooked Man.
The Thursday Murder ClubThe Thursday Murder Club · 2025
The Thursday Murder Club
6.62025
MovieComedyMystery
A group of senior sleuths passionate about solving cold cases get plunged into a real-life murder mystery in this comic crime caper.
The Boy Who Harnessed the WindThe Boy Who Harnessed the Wind · 2019
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
7.92019
MovieDramaHistory
Against all the odds, a thirteen year old boy in Malawi invents an unconventional way to save his family and village from famine.
The Exorcism of GodThe Exorcism of God · 2022
The Exorcism of God
7.12022
MovieHorrorCrime
An American priest working in Mexico is considered a saint by many local parishioners. However, due to a botched exorcism, he carries a secret that’s eating him alive until he gets an opportunity to face his demon one final time.
Cry FreedomCry Freedom · 1987
Cry Freedom
7.01987
MovieDrama
A dramatic story, based on actual events, about the friendship between two men struggling against apartheid in South Africa in the 1970s. Donald Woods is a white liberal journalist in South Africa who begins to follow the activities of Stephen Biko, a courageous and outspoken black anti-apartheid activist.
SeahorseSeahorse · 2026
Seahorse
2026
MovieDrama
Nola, a sous chef, is seeking stability after a stay in a mental health facility. After a hectic dinner shift, she crashes her bike—and wakes to find her estranged, unhoused father, standing over her. As she takes him in, old wounds resurface, and her world unravels. Caught between past and present, love and loss, Nola must navigate grief, forgiveness, and the fragile hope of healing.
Sioux CitySioux City · 1994
Sioux City
5.01994
MovieDramaThriller
A young Lakota Sioux, adopted by a wealthy Jewish couple in Beverly Hills, gets in touch with his cultural roots and solves a mystery in this thriller.
The Stranger in Our BedThe Stranger in Our Bed · 2022
The Stranger in Our Bed
5.72022
MovieThrillerMystery
A newly married woman leaves her wealthy husband for a lover who mysteriously disappears. Things start to unravel and become life-threatening on a trip to the husband's family estate.

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Much Ado About Nothing - Live at Shakespeare's GlobeMuch Ado About Nothing - Live at Shakespeare's Globe · 2012
Much Ado About Nothing - Live at Shakespeare's Globe
8.02012
MovieComedyDrama
Much Ado About Nothing is a comedic play by William Shakespeare thought to have been written in 1598 and 1599, as Shakespeare was approaching the middle of his career. The play was included in the First Folio, published in 1623. Much Ado About Nothing is generally considered one of Shakespeare’s best comedies, because it combines elements of robust hilarity with more serious meditations on honor, shame, and court politics. Like As You Like It and Twelfth Night, Much Ado About Nothing, though interspersed with darker concerns, is a joyful comedy that ends with multiple marriages and no deaths. Also known as "Globe on Screen: Much Ado About Nothing".

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Empire RoadEmpire Road · 1978
Empire Road
7.51978
SeriesDrama
Empire Road was a British television series, made by the BBC in 1978 and 1979. Written by Michael Abbensetts, the show ran for two seasons of eight episodes each. The series was the first British television series to be written, acted and directed predominantly by black artists. A soap opera, similar in format to Coronation Street, Empire Road depicted life for the African-Caribbean, East Indian and South Asian residents of a racially diverse street in the city of Birmingham. Prominent cast members included Norman Beaton, Corinne Skinner-Carter, Wayne Laryea, Joseph Marcell and Rudolph Walker. The programme also provided early TV exposure for Julie Walters who appeared in a few episodes. The series was made at BBC Pebble Mill with location work in the Handsworth area of Birmingham. The eponymously named theme song was recorded by Matumbi and also released as a single in 1978.