Tom Butcher

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| birthname = Thomas Alfred Butcher

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1963|06|29}}

| birth_place = Stamford, Lincolnshire, England

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| occupation = Actor

| years_active = 1988–present

| spouse = {{Marriage|Corrinne Wicks|2005}}

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Thomas Alfred Butcher (born 29 June 1963) is an English actor, known for his roles as PC Steve Loxton in the ITV procedural drama The Bill and Marc Eliot in the BBC soap opera Doctors.

Life and career

Butcher made his acting debut in an episode of the ITV soap opera Coronation Street, playing a police constable in a 1988 episode.{{cite news |title=Former Emmerdale star whose husband played 'loathsome' copper in The Bill |url=https://www.leeds-live.co.uk/news/leeds-news/former-emmerdale-star-whose-husband-21590480 |access-date=24 March 2025 |work=Leeds Live}} Then from 1990 to 1997, Butcher portrayed PC Steve Loxton in The Bill, returning for a one-off in 1999. He then went on to play Marc Eliot in the BBC soap opera Doctors from 2001 to 2005.{{cite web |title=Dr Marc Eliot |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/drama/doctors/past_characters/marc_eliot_person_page.shtml |publisher=BBC |access-date=25 July 2022 |archive-date=15 August 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120815223404/http://www.bbc.co.uk/drama/doctors/past_characters/marc_eliot_person_page.shtml |url-status=live }} Later in 2005, Butcher portrayed the guest role of Tim Gaskill in fellow BBC medical series Casualty.[http://www.freewebs.com/tom_butcher/ Tom Butcher site] He has also guest starred in Holby City, Peak Practice, Heartbeat, Bugs, The Mrs Bradley Mysteries, and Dangerfield. In 2010, Butcher portrayed the lead role of Mike in the urban horror thriller Cherry Tree Lane.{{cite web |title=Cherry Tree Lane |url=https://www.screendaily.com/-cherry-tree-lane/5015137.article |publisher=Screen Daily |access-date=24 March 2025}}

Butcher married his former Doctors co-star Corrinne Wicks in November 2005.{{cite news | url=http://www.herefordtimes.com/leisure/latest/3684331.Julian_Lloyd_Webber_returns_to_Edgar_Street/ | accessdate=6 May 2009 | title=Julian Lloyd Webber returns to Edgar Street | newspaper=Hereford Times | date=18 September 2008 }} Photo and caption.{{cite news |last1=Jones |first1=Craig |title=Former Emmerdale star whose husband played 'loathsome' copper in The Bill |url=https://www.examinerlive.co.uk/news/tv/former-emmerdale-star-whose-husband-21590480 |access-date=25 July 2023 |work=Examiner Live |date=17 September 2021}} They got married at Berrow Court in Edgbaston, a location where they had filmed together on Doctors. In 2010, she revealed that the pair did not like each other when they first began working together. However, after their on-screen characters got together romantically, it meant they worked more closely and began an off-screen relationship. Although happily married, the pair did not live together the first seven years of marriage: he lived in London, while she continued to live at her home in Birmingham. Wicks explained that initially, she liked her home too much to move.{{cite news |last1=Laws |first1=Roz |title=Emmerdale star Corrinne Wicks on why she lives apart from her husband |url=https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/whats-on/tv/emmerdale-star-corrinne-wicks-on-why-she-lives-250093 |access-date=25 July 2023 |work=Birmingham Mail |date=14 November 2010}}

Filmography

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Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes
1988 \| Coronation Street \| Police Constable \| 1 episode
1990–1997, 1999 \| The Bill \| P.C. Steve Loxton \| Main role
1998 \| Bugs \| Terry \| Recurring role
1998 \| The Mrs Bradley Mysteries \| Bertie Philipson \| Episode: "Speedy Death"
1999 \| Wing and a Prayer \| David Tyrell \| 1 episode
1999 \| Heartbeat \| Alan \| Episode: "Old Ties"
1999 \| Peak Practice \| Mickey Parker \| Episode: "Hearts and Minds"
1999 \| The Gift \| {{N/A}} \| Television film
2000 \| Little Bird \| Alan \| Film
2000 \| Holby City \| Tony Wheatley \| Episode: "First Impressions"
2001–2005 \| Doctors \| Marc Eliot \| Regular role
2005 \| Casualty \| Tim Gaskill \| Recurring role
2007 \| Piccadilly Cowboy \| Nigel Backman \| Film
2007 \| And When Did You Last See Your Father? \| Dr. Taggart \| Film
2010 \| Casualty \| Mike Geddes \| Episode: "Angel"
2010 \| Cherry Tree Lane \| Michael \| Film
2010 \| Miliband of Brothers \| Political Aide \| Television film
2012 \| Holby City \| Patrick Haines \| 2 episodes
2012 \| Crime Stories \| Narrator \| 20 episodes
2014 \| Emulsion \| Barry Stevens \| Film
2020 \| Squall \| Jake \| Short film
2020 \| Terms & Conditions \| Dr. Eric Mcavitycatsterson \| Guest role
2024 \| Belgravia: The Next Chapter \| Male Diner \| 1 episode
2024 \| The Apocalypse Box \| Piers Stonesmith \| Film
2024 \| Vexting \| Dad \| Short film

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Year

! Title

! Role

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1988

| Coronation Street

| Police Constable

| 1 episode

1990–1997, 1999

| The Bill

| P.C. Steve Loxton