Paul Fox (actor) explained

Paul Fox
Birth Date:10 April 1979
Birth Place:Truro, Cornwall, England
Occupation:Actor
Years Active:1995–present

Paul Fox (born 10 April 1979)[1] is an English actor, known for portraying Mark Redman in Coronation Street, Will Cairns in Emmerdale and Dr Jeff Goodwin in The Royal.

Early life

Born in Truro, Cornwall, Fox moved to Greasby in Merseyside whilst still a baby. He has one older brother, Christian. He attended Hilbre High School in West Kirby, the Glenda Jackson Youth Theatre in Birkenhead, and West Cheshire College, where he took a BTEC national diploma in performing arts.[2] [3] [1]

Career

Fox made his television debut playing the nephew of Christopher Eccleston's character in the Channel 4 drama Hearts and Minds. He won the role after a casting director visited the Glenda Jackson Youth Theatre, looking for people to play a group of schoolchildren in the drama.[2] Fox later won a role in the ITV children's drama Children's Ward, and went on to play Will Cairns in Emmerdale from 1997 to 1999.[4]

Fox played Mark Redman, the long-lost son of Mike Baldwin, in Coronation Street from 1999 to 2000. Fox left the programme when Mark, who had started an affair with Mike's fiancé Linda Sykes, confessed to it on Mike and Linda's wedding day, and was thrown out by Mike. Fox reprised the role in 2001 and also in 2006, around the time of Mike's death from Alzheimer's.

Fox played Dr Jeff Goodwin in The Royal from 2003 to 2007 and also appeared in Casualty in 2008, playing Simon Tanner. His other television credits include Moving On, Doctors the Canadian science fiction drama Starhunter, and Westworld.

Fox's film credits include Elizabeth (1998), Simon: An English Legionnaire (2002), Deserter (2002), and the short film Hero. He made his stage debut while appearing in Emmerdale in a production of Romeo and Juliet at the Theatre Royal, York playing Romeo.[4] [5] Fox's other stage credits include Salonika, Twelfth Night,[5] A Midsummer Night's Dream and Too Cold for Snow.[6]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1995 Hearts and Minds Tony Television series
1996 Children's Ward Tim O'Halloran Medical drama
1997–1999 Emmerdale Soap opera
1998 Elizabeth Male Martyr Feature film
1999–2001, 2006 Coronation Street Soap opera
2000 Life Force Greg Webber Television series
City Central Denny Police procedural
Episode: "No Direction Home"
2001 Hero Mark Short film
2002 Simon: An English Legionnaire Simon Murray Feature film
2003–2004 Starhunter Marcus Fagen Science fiction drama
2003–2007 The Royal Dr Jeffrey 'Jeff' Goodwin Medical drama
2008 Doctors Cal Robinson Soap opera
Episode: "Groomed for the Game"
Casualty Simon Tanner Medical drama
(7 episodes)
2009 Moving On Mike Anthology series
Episode: "The Rain Has Stopped"
2013 Our Girl Sergeant Lamont Episode: "Pilot" (TV film)
2017 Westworld Young Robert Ford/Young Doctor Television series

Notes and References

  1. Web site: College days . The Guardian . Katie . Shimmon . 1 June 2004 . 20 January 2022.
  2. News: Fox not foxy. Evening Chronicle. 19 January 2000. 2009-09-02.
  3. http://www.hellomagazine.com/profiles/paul-fox/ Fox, Paul - Who's who on UK TV from hellomagazine.com
  4. News: Bedside manner - Paul Fox . Penfold, Phil . . 30 December 2004 . 2009-09-02.
  5. Web site: Salonika, West Yorkshire Playhouse . . 21 January 2008 . 2009-09-02.
  6. http://www.memorabletv.com/tvpreview07/royalseasonsixcastprofiles.htm The Royal Season Six Cast Profiles from Memorable TV