Paul Fox (actor)
English actor
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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), Deserter (also known as Simon: An English Legionnaire) (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
Films
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Elizabeth | Male Martyr | |
| 2002 | Deserter | Simon Murray | |
| 2012 | Red Tails | Captain Miller | |
| 2013 | Dead of the Nite | Paul | |
| 2014 | Some Kind of Beautiful | Young Gordon | |
| 2018 | The Reckoning of Darkness | Victor Frankenstein | Short film |
| 2019 | After | Soccer game announcer | Voice |
| Ford v Ferrari | British commentator | Voice | |
| 2020 | Middleton Christmas | Mr. Phillips | |
| Mank | Joe von Sternberg | ||
| 2021 | Tuxedo Terrace | Lorenzo | Short film |
| 2024 | Witchy Ways | Fred | |
Television series
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Hearts and Minds | Tony | 3 episodes |
| 1996 | Children's Ward | Tim O'Halloran | |
| 1997–1999 | Emmerdale | Will Cairns | 143 episodes |
| 1999–2001, 2006 | Coronation Street | Mark Redman | 96 episodes |
| 2000 | Life Force | Greg Webber | 13 episodes |
| City Central | Denny | Episode: "No Direction Home" | |
| 2003–2004 | Starhunter | Marcus Fagen | 3 episodes |
| 2003–2007 | The Royal | Dr Jeff Goodwin | 43 episodes |
| 2008 | Doctors | Cal Robinson | Episode: "Groomed for the Game" |
| Casualty | Simon Tanner | (8 episodes) | |
| 2009 | Moving On | Mike | Episode: "The Rain Has Stopped" |
| 2013 | Our Girl | Sergeant Lamont | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 2017 | Westworld | Young Robert Ford | 3 episodes |
| Teen Wolf | Grenadier Abel | Episode: "Blitzkrieg" | |
| 2020 | SEAL Team | Isaac Craig | 2 episodes |
| Sydney to the Max | Drexel | Episode: "Baby One More Rhyme" | |
| 2022 | Reasonable Doubt | Theo James | 6 episodes |
| 2023 | The Burning Girls | Reverend Fletcher | 2 episodes |
Video games
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Dragon Age II | Corff the Bartender / Hanged Man patron / Follower of She |
| 2014 | Dragon Age: Inquisition | Herald's Rest patron |
| 2023 | Remnant 2 | Dran |
| 2024 | Abiotic Factor | The Blacksmith |
| 2025 | Dune: Awakening | Additional voices |