Joe Thomas
Known For
Acting
Born
1983-10-28 in Chelmsford, Essex, England, UK
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.
Most Known For
Taskmaster
as Self
The Last Leg
as Self
Would I Lie to You?
as Self
The Jonathan Ross Show
as Self
The Inbetweeners
as Simon Cooper
The Weakest Link
as Self - Contestant
Richard Osman's House of Games
as Self - Contestant
The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer
as Self - Guest
The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice
as Self
Drunk History
as Alexander Graham Bell
Fresh Meat
as Kingsley Owen
Rob Beckett's Smart TV
as Self - Guest
White Gold
as Martin Lavender
Celebrity Bear Hunt
as Self - Contestant
Rhod Gilbert's Growing Pains
as Guest
The Inbetweeners Movie
as Simon Cooper
Maternal
as Dr. Matt Malyon
Chickens
as George Wright
The Festival
as Nick
Out of Order
as Self - Guest