Tom Butcher

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 attended Stamford School.

He made his acting debut in an episode of the ITV soap opera Coronation Street, playing a police constable in a 1988 episode. 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. Later in 2005, Butcher portrayed the guest role of Tim Gaskill in fellow BBC medical series Casualty. He has also guest starred in Holby City, Peak Practice, Heartbeat, Bugs, The Mrs Bradley Mysteries, and Dangerfield.

Butcher married his former Doctors co-star Corrinne Wicks in November 2005. 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.

Filmography 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 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