Joseph Marcell

ABOUT JOSEPH MARCELL

British actor who played the role of Geoffrey the snooty butler on the popular NBC sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air . He has accumulated more than 60 acting credits throughout his long on-screen career.

He was born on the Caribbean island of St. Lucia and relocated to England with his family during his late childhood.

He starred in a production of King Lear at London's famous Globe Theatre. He played Len Bronley in two episodes of Ratched .

He and his first wife, Judi, had a son named Ben. With his second wife, Joyce, he had a daughter named Jessica.

He and fellow television actor Richard Gibson both trained at London's Central School of Speech and Drama.