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.

Filmography

• 2026Seahorse — Cyrus
• 2025The Thursday Murder Club — Father Mackie
• 2024Hellboy: The Crooked Man — Reverend Watts
• Mammoth — Roger Buck
• 2024Portraits of Dangerous Women — Claude
• Bel-Air — Roman
• 2022Folding — Errol
• 2022Goodnight Henry — Mr. Pageant
• I Hate You — Ralph
• 2022The Exorcism of God — Father Michael Lewis
• 2022The Stranger in Our Bed — Stefan
• 2020The Man in the Hat — Old Man
• 2019Hero: Inspired by the Extraordinary Life & Times of Mr. Ulric Cross — C.L.R. James
• 2019The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind — Chief Wembe
• 2018Battledream Chronicles: A New Beginning — Zeus Thunderking
• 2018Lady Windermere's Fan — Lord Lorton
• 2017Wrapped Up In Christmas — Jim Nash
• 2014Return to Zero — Dr. Harrington
• 2013Fedz — Fast Eddie
• 2012Much Ado About Nothing - Live at Shakespeare's Globe — Leonato
• Death in Paradise — Alexander Jackson
• Jericho — Clive Marlowe
• In the House
• 1994Sioux City — Dr. Darryl Reichert
• 1993David Copperfield — Mr. Micawber (voice)
• A Touch of Frost — Joshua Ray
• Die Kinder — Joe
• The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air — Geoffrey Butler
• 1988Doctor Who: Remembrance of the Daleks — John
• 1987Cry Freedom — Moses
• First Sight — Mik
• 1987Playing Away — Robbo
• 1984End of the Line — Harry
• The Bill
• Fancy Wanders — Alastair
• Empire Road
• The Professionals — Nero
• Rumpole of the Bailey — Freddy Ruingo
• Doctor Who — John

Appearances as themselves (2)

• 2020The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Reunion — Self
• The Tamron Hall Show — Self - Guest