Joseph Marcell

Joseph Marcell is a British actor and comedian who was born in Saint Lucia and moved to the UK at nine, growing up in Peckham, south London. His training in speech and dance was at the Central School of Speech and Drama. He is best known for playing Geoffrey Butler, the butler of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air on NBC, a role he held from 1990 to 1996. His work with the Royal Shakespeare Company took in Othello and A Midsummer Night's Dream. He serves on the board of Shakespeare's Globe Theatre in London, where he performed in King Lear and Much Ado About Nothing. His stage roles have included the title part in King Lear, Puck in A Midsummer Night's Dream, Solly Two Kings in August Wilson's Gem of the Ocean, Lord Lorton in Lady Windermere's Fan, and Gonzalo in The Tempest. He has also appeared in British films and television.