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RADA-trained Laurence Fox is the third son of the actor James Fox and his wife Mary. He comes from a theatrical family and promises to have an illustrious career ahead of him. Married to Billie Piper (31 December 2007 - present) 1 child, Winston James Fox.

• Attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art.
• He is great friends with Matthew Goode.
• Went to drama school
• Married fellow actor Billie Piper at the Parish Church of St Mary's in Easebourne, West Sussex on New Year's Eve. They met while starring in the West End play Treats. [2007]
• David Tennant attended Fox's wedding to former "Doctor Who" co-star Billie Piper (December 2007).
• First child, a boy named Winston James Fox, was born on October 21, 2008. He weighed 6 lbs. 11 oz.

Despite the fact that he was unfamiliar with Morse history, when he took on the role of James Hathaway, Lewis's new partner, Laurence Fox was instantly at home in Oxford.

• "Kevin took me around Oxford, into little chapels and pubs, and would talk about the colleges and the quads, I'm an obsessive flesh-eater, so he showed me places where you could get really great barbecue! The minute you see that face, you trust him and you want to go for a beer with him. Kevin's a great guy. He's keen on the truth and understanding what other people think. He's not totally different from my own father. Though Kevin and I come from totally different backgrounds, and have incredibly different politics as well, not once did we have an argument about anything.
• "On my first day, I just strolled in like this was brand new... I had no context for the history of Morse, other than when I was acting, to defer to the idea that what happened before was obviously very important to Kevin's character, Lewis. I allowed my character to believe that, in the police force that he worked for, this guy was a legend."
• Fox had family ties to his character, the theology student turned fast-track detective.

"My sister is a theology graduate from Cambridge, and my older brother briefly considered becoming a priest. So what research there was came around the kitchen table! So much of this has to come from your instinctive reaction to a script. In some examples, research can be very helpful, but I often find it can hurt and hinder you, because you think, 'I don't know anything, I'm screwed! The script was good enough for me to know what Hathaway was like and to get a very strong sense of him."

• But Fox says he shared a secret with his character.

"I decided that something had happened to Hathaway -- which is why he hadn't continued on the path of becoming a priest. He tells Lewis that he was too frivolous for the priesthood. That's a lie; he's just not telling the real reason. I've got my reason -- which is my secret and his. Hathaway is hard-working, diligent and seeks approval. As a young actor like me, who has managed to have some success early on, you develop a sense of confidence beyond your experience; Hathaway's probably got that as well. He's not exceptional. He's got a very real vulnerability and he does respect other people's opinion. He's a secretive sort of guy. I don't sense that he likes people to know a lot about him. He would rather give nothing away."

• James Hathaway is a great advocate of new technology, forever using his Blackberry in the course of his police duties. But this ability has not rubbed off onto Fox.

"I've just learnt how to email, but I don't know how to attach things. I like it that way... I really like being without it; I don't want to become dependent on it."

• What does Hathaway think of having a women boss in Jean Innocent (played by actress Rebecca Front)?

"She likes him; he's hard working and doesn't get in the way. He's a modern, politically correct creature. He's totally un-Establishment. For him, if women can do the job, then fine. It's the world I grew up in, where I've had women bosses, like he has. He doesn't turn on the charm for anyone. But he does start to respect this guy Lewis."

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