---
name: "Stephen Boxer"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/stephen-boxer"
fi1m_id: "stephen-boxer"
imdb_id: "nm0101540"
tmdb_id: 47943
wikidata_id: "Q7608751"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "19 May 1950"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 6
average_fi1m_score: 66
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 6
updated: "2026-10-07T19:44:20.370833+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Stephen Boxer

## Identity

Stephen Boxer

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/stephen-boxer
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** stephen-boxer
- **IMDb ID:** nm0101540
- **TMDB ID:** 47943
- **Wikidata ID:** Q7608751
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Boxer, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7608751, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0101540/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/47943

Actor. Born 19 May 1950 in Sidcup, Kent, England, UK.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 19 May 1950, Sidcup, Kent, England, UK
- **Active:** 2011–present
- **Average Fi1m score:** 66, as actor, over 6 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2010s 64 (5), 2020s 76 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 64 to 60 across 4 titles
- **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 3 at 60–79, 2 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 1 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 4, History 2, Comedy 1, Thriller 1
- **Screen time:** 5 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $116m across 1 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Boxer, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7608751, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0101540/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/47943

## Streaming the US now

- **Tubi:** [*Responsible Child*](https://film.one/film/responsible-child.md) (66)

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## Biography

Stephen Boxer (born 19 May 1950) is an English actor who has worked extensively in film, television and theatre. He trained at Rose Bruford College and began his professional career with the National Youth Theatre.

He is best known for playing Joe Fenton in the BBC soap opera *Doctors*. Other notable credits include Denis Thatcher in *The Crown* (2016), roles in *Luther* (2010), *Humans* (2015) and *The Iron Lady* (2011), and Judge Walden in the 2019 television film *Responsible Child*.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (6)

- *Mood* (2022), Fi1m 76, as Ulrich — [page](https://film.one/tv/mood.md)
- *Responsible Child* (2019), Fi1m 66, as Judge Walden — [page](https://film.one/film/responsible-child.md)
- *Red Joan* (2018), Fi1m 45, as Peter Kierl — [page](https://film.one/film/red-joan.md)
- *The Crown* (2016), Fi1m 78, as Denis Thatcher — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-crown.md)
- *Toast of London* (2013), Fi1m 80, Actor — [page](https://film.one/tv/toast-of-london.md)
- *The Iron Lady* (2011), Fi1m 52, as Cabinet Minister — [page](https://film.one/film/the-iron-lady.md)

## Complete filmography (70)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Ridley* (2022), series, as James Mallors
- *Sister Boniface Mysteries* (2022), series, as Sterling Thistleton
- *Mood* (2022), series, as Ulrich — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/tv/mood.md)
- *The Football Monologues* (2021), as Gordon
- *A Splinter of Ice* (2021), as Kim Philby
- *Grace* (2021), series, as Dr. Roger Gunnislake
- *The Haunting of Alice Bowles* (2020), as Dr. Hall
- *The Last* (2020), Actor
- *Small Axe* (2020), series, as Chief Inspector — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/small-axe.md)
- *The Last* (2020), Actor
- *Verisimilitude* (2020), as Dr. D'Arby
- *Birdsong* (2020), as Rene Azaire
- *Miss Scarlet* (2020), series, as Police Commissioner Fitzroy
- *Hitmen* (2020), series, as Mr. K.
- *Misbehaviour* (2020), as Professor Davidson
- *Responsible Child* (2019), as Judge Walden — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/film/responsible-child.md)
- *Thanks for the Memories* (2019), series, as Leonard
- *Teen Spirit* (2019), as Priest
- *The Interrogation of Tony Martin* (2018), as Anthony Scrivener QC (voice)
- *Red Joan* (2018), as Peter Kierl — Fi1m 45, [page](https://film.one/film/red-joan.md)
- *The Guard of Auschwitz* (2018), as Franz
- *National Theatre Live: Macbeth* (2018), as Duncan
- *Passengers* (2016), Stunts
- *The Crown* (2016), series, as Denis Thatcher — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-crown.md)
- *The Gatehouse* (2016), as The Curator
- *Agatha Raisin* (2016), series, as Bernie Spott
- *Humans* (2015), series, as Dr. David Elster — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/tv/humans.md)
- *Poldark* (2015), series, as Judge Wentworth Lister — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/tv/poldark.md)
- *National Theatre Live: King Lear* (2014), as The Earl of Gloucester
- *Toast of London* (2013), series, Actor — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/toast-of-london.md)
- *We Are the Freaks* (2013), as Dr Stevens
- *Father Brown* (2013), series, as Professor Patrick Galloway
- *Ginger & Rosa* (2012), as Police Doctor
- *The Iron Lady* (2011), as Cabinet Minister — Fi1m 52, [page](https://film.one/film/the-iron-lady.md)
- *Death in Paradise* (2011), series, as Professor King
- *Luther* (2010), series, as Joe Shepherd — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/tv/luther.md)
- *Garrow's Law* (2009), series, as Viscount Melville, Lord Melville
- *Breaking the Mould* (2009), as Arthur Gardner
- *Mysterious Creatures* (2006), as Martyn Bowler
- *7 Seconds* (2005), as Underhill
- *The Quatermass Experiment* (2005), as Colonel
- *Cherished* (2005), as Professor Patton
- *Tom Brown's Schooldays* (2005), as Mr. Smith
- *Agatha Christie: A Life in Pictures* (2004), as Psychatrist
- *Life Begins* (2004), series, as Doug
- *Rosemary & Thyme* (2003), series, as Julian Marchant
- *Sons & Lovers* (2003), as Specialist
- *Trust* (2003), series, as Anthony Hannington
- *Foyle's War* (2002), series, as Professor Fraser — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/tv/foyles-war.md)
- *Spooks* (2002), series, as Jack Coleville — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/tv/spooks.md)
- *AKA* (2002), as Dermot
- *In Deep* (2001), series, as D.C.I. Copeland
- *Rough Treatment* (2000), as Col. Peter Moorcroft
- *Grafters* (1998), series, as Geoff
- *Killer Net* (1998), series, as DC Hawks
- *A Royal Scandal* (1997), as Lord Hood
- *Midsomer Murders* (1997), series, as Owen Swinscoe — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/tv/midsomer-murders.md)
- *Karaoke* (1996), series, as Consultant
- *Mary Reilly* (1996), as Inspector
- *Carrington* (1995), as Military Rep
- *The Absence of War* (1995), as Newscaster
- *Under the Hammer* (1994), series, as Keith Shrimsley
- *Thatcher: The Final Days* (1991), as John Sergeant
- *Prime Suspect* (1991), series, as David Thorndike, DCI David Thorndike, DSU David Thorndike — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/prime-suspect.md)
- *The Paradise Club* (1989), series, as Harry Thomas
- *Virtuoso* (1989), as Brian Masters
- *Agatha Christie's Poirot* (1989), series, as Christopher Mabbutt — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/tv/agatha-christies-poirot.md)
- *Screen Two* (1985), series, as Newscaster
- *The Waterfall* (1980), series, as Malcolm Gray
- *Little Mary*, as Neil

## Awards

### Other awards — 0 won, 1 nominated

- Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role 1997: Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role (nominated)

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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