Paul Fox (actor)

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.

For other people with the same name, see Paul Fox (disambiguation).

Paul Fox
Born (1979-04-10) 10 April 1979
Truro, Cornwall, England
OccupationActor
Years active1995–present

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
YearTitleRoleNotes
1995Hearts and MindsTonyTelevision series
1996Children's WardTim O'HalloranMedical drama
1997–1999EmmerdaleWill CairnsSoap opera
1998ElizabethMale MartyrFeature film
1999–2001, 2006Coronation StreetMark RedmanSoap opera
2000Life ForceGreg WebberTelevision series
City CentralDennyPolice procedural
Episode: "No Direction Home"
2001HeroMarkShort film
2002Simon: An English LegionnaireSimon MurrayFeature film
2003–2004StarhunterMarcus FagenScience fiction drama
2003–2007The RoyalDr Jeffrey 'Jeff' GoodwinMedical drama
2008DoctorsCal RobinsonSoap opera
Episode: "Groomed for the Game"
CasualtySimon TannerMedical drama
(7 episodes)
2009Moving OnMikeAnthology series
Episode: "The Rain Has Stopped"
2013Our GirlSergeant LamontTelevision series
2017WestworldYoung Robert Ford/Young DoctorTelevision series

References
  1. Shimmon, Katie (1 June 2004). "College days". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
  2. "Fox not foxy". Evening Chronicle. 19 January 2000. Retrieved 2 September 2009.
  3. Fox, Paul - Who's who on UK TV from hellomagazine.com Retrieved on 2009-09-02.
  4. Penfold, Phil (30 December 2004). "Bedside manner - Paul Fox". The Stage. Retrieved 2 September 2009.
  5. "Salonika, West Yorkshire Playhouse". Northern Echo. 21 January 2008. Retrieved 2 September 2009.
  6. The Royal Season Six Cast Profiles from Memorable TV Archived 25 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine See relevant listing. Retrieved on 2009-09-02.
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