Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
October 28, 1983
Place of Birth:
Chelmsford, Essex, England, UK
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Joe Thomas
Biography
Joseph "Joe" Thomas (born 28 October 1983) is an English actor. He played Simon Cooper in the E4 sitcom The Inbetweeners (2008–2010) and its two film adaptations, The Inbetweeners Movie (2011) and The Inbetweeners 2 (2014). After The Inbetweeners concluded, Thomas remained connected to Channel 4, joining the cast of comedy-drama series Fresh Meat in 2011, portraying the role of Kingsley Owen until 2016. He was reunited with his The Inbetweeners colleague James Buckley when they both joined the cast of BBC Two sitcom White Gold, with Thomas portraying the role of Martin Lavender. In 2018, he starred in the comedy film The Festival.
Born in Chelmsford, Essex, as the first of four boys, Thomas attended King Edward VI Grammar School, Chelmsford before reading History at Pembroke College, Cambridge. At Cambridge, Thomas was a member of the Footlights, alongside his future Inbetweeners co-star Simon Bird. Bird and Thomas served as the President and the Secretary of the Footlights, respectively, in 2005–2006. After graduating in 2006, Thomas briefly shared a flat with Bird and fellow Pembroke graduate and Footlights alumnus Jonny Sweet.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Oasis: The Reunion: The Movie | Noel Gallagher |
| 2023 | We Are Not Alone | Greggs |
| 2022 | Plebs: Soldiers of Rome | Amadeus |
| 2021 | Friday Night Dinner: 10 Years and a Lovely Bit of Squirrel | Himself |
| 2019 | Mamma Mia! Here We Go Yet Again | Three Very Different Young Men |
| 2019 | The Inbetweeners: Fwends Reunited | Self |
| 2018 | The Festival | Nick |
| 2016 | The Darkest Universe | Toby |
| 2015 | Scottish Mussel | Danny |
| 2014 | The Inbetweeners Go Global | Self |
| 2014 | The Inbetweeners 2 | Simon Cooper |
| 2011 | The Inbetweeners Movie | Simon Cooper |
| 2011 | A Trick of the Light | Joe |
| 3 of a Kind | Robin Banks |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Celebrity Bear Hunt | Self - Contestant |
| 2024 | Rob Beckett's Smart TV | Self - Guest |
| 2023 | Maternal | Dr. Matt Malyon |
| 2022 | Katie Piper's Breakfast Show | Himself |
| 2022 | We Are Not Alone | Greggs |
| 2021 | Rhod Gilbert's Growing Pains | Guest |
| 2021 | The Greatest Snowman | Self - Contestant |
| 2021 | The Weakest Link | Self - Contestant |
| 2018 | The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer | Self - Guest |
| 2017 | White Gold | Martin Lavender |
| 2017 | Richard Osman's House of Games | Self - Contestant |
| 2015 | Drunk History | Alexander Graham Bell |
| 2015 | Taskmaster | Self |
| 2013 | Chickens | George Wright |
| 2013 | The Last Leg | Self |
| 2011 | The Jonathan Ross Show | Self |
| 2011 | Fresh Meat | Kingsley Owen |
| 2008 | The Inbetweeners | Simon Cooper |
| 2007 | Would I Lie to You? | Self |