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Stephen Boxer

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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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

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Film

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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

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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

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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

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