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Joe Thomas (actor)

English actor and comedian (born 1983)

English actor and comedian (born 1983)

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nameJoe Thomas
imageFile:Joe Thomas at the 2024 Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2.jpg
captionThomas at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2024
birth_nameJoseph Owen Thomas
birth_date
birth_placeChelmsford, Essex, England
educationKing Edward VI Grammar School
alma materPembroke College, Cambridge
children1
occupation
television{{plainlist
years_active2000–present
partnerHannah Tointon (2012–present; engaged)
  • The Inbetweeners
  • Fresh Meat
  • White Gold

Joseph Owen Thomas (born 28 October 1983) is an English actor and comedian. 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.

Early life and education

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.

Career

After entering the performing arts via the Footlights, Thomas performed with fellow University of Cambridge students at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in a production of All's Well That Ends Well directed by author Duncan Barrett. Thomas was in a double act along with Sweet, and they have performed their show, The Jonny and Joe Show, at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.

Thomas' big break in television was his role as Simon Cooper in The Inbetweeners which was so popular that it spawned two feature films, The Inbetweeners Movie and The Inbetweeners 2. Together with Bird and writing partner Sweet, he wrote Chickens, a satirical sketch about three conscientious objectors during World War I. It was broadcast as part of Channel 4's Comedy Showcase in 2011. In 2012, it was picked up by Sky One who commissioned a full, six episode series; filming began in late 2012 and debuted in August 2013.

Following this, Thomas starred in the student sitcom Fresh Meat as Kingsley Owen and played a Maths teacher in the first episode of the second series of Threesome. In 2017, Thomas began starring in the sitcom White Gold, along with his other The Inbetweeners co-star James Buckley.

In 2018, Thomas began work on Proposal, a comedy radio series announced as part of BBC Radio 2's spring "funny fortnight", in which he plays Jamie, a man preparing to propose to his girlfriend Lucy (Pearl Mackie).

In 2021, Thomas performed in his own show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

Personal life

As of 2017, Thomas has resided on the Barbican Estate, London, with his fiancée Hannah Tointon. In October 2022, they announced the birth of their first child, a girl.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2011The Inbetweeners MovieSimon Cooper
A Trick of the LightJoe (voice)Short film
2012Straw DonkeyTom
2014The Inbetweeners 2Simon Cooper
2015Scottish MusselDanny
2016The Darkest UniverseToby
2018The FestivalNick Taylor
2022We Are Not AloneGreggs
2023MummiesThut (voice)
2025UniversalLeo

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1997Robot Wars Himself (contestant)Series 1, Episode 6
2008–2010The InbetweenersSimon Cooper18 episodes
2011–2016Fresh MeatKingsley30 episodes
2010Comedy ShowcaseGeorgeEpisode: "Chickens"
2012ThreesomeTeacherEpisode: "Back to School"
2013ChickensGeorge6 episodes; also creator and writer
2017–2019White GoldMartin Lavender12 episodes; also writer of 2 episodes
2019Celebrity MastermindHimself (contestant)Series 17, Episode 5
The Inbetweeners: Fwends ReunitedHimselfSpecial
TaskmasterHimself (contestant)Series 8
2021Richard Osman's House of GamesHimself (contestant)Series 5, Week 3
2022Would I Lie To You?Himself (guest)last1=IPlayerfirst1=BBCtitle=Would I Lie To You? Series 15 Episode 9url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m00150hf/would-i-lie-to-you-series-15-episode-9website=BBC IPlayerpublisher=BBC Oneaccess-date=2 July 2023}}
Hobby ManHimself (guest)1 episode
Rhod Gilbert's Growing PainsHimself (guest)Series 4, Episode 4
The Greatest SnowmanHimself (contestant)1 episode
2023Great British Bake Off: Stand up to CancerHimself (contestant)1 episode; Star Baker
Between the CoversHimself (guest)1 episode
Maternal (TV series)Dr. Matt Malyon6 episodes
2024Rob Beckett's Smart TVHimself (guest)Series 1, Episode 6
2025Celebrity Bear HuntHimself (contestant)Series 1

Theatre

YearTitleRoleVenueRef.
2023The Crown JewelsTom Blood Jr/SuitorGarrick Theatre

References

References

  1. "HubMesh – Hannah Tointon and Joe Thomas to marry".
  2. Christie, Janet. (27 May 2017). "Interview: Joe Thomas". [[The Scotsman]].
  3. (10 August 2018). "Essex-born Inbetweeners star Joe Thomas on his new movie The Festival". [[The Echo (Essex).
  4. Leggett, Tabatha. (16 November 2010). "Tab Interview: Joe Thomas". The Tab.
  5. "Cambridge Footlights Presents: Niceties". Cambridge Footlights.
  6. "Footlights: Alumni 2000–2009". Cambridge Footlights.
  7. Webb, Claire. (9 October 2012). "''Fresh Meat'': Joe Thomas – I was quite similar to Kingsley at university". [[Radio Times]].
  8. Webb, Claire. "What's next for an Inbetweener". BBC Nordic.
  9. Lobb, Adrian. (29 August 2011). "Chickens: What the Inbetweeners did next". [[The Guardian]].
  10. "The Ariel Society presents... All's Well That Ends Well". Camdram.
  11. Webb, Claire. (22 August 2013). "Chickens: Inbetweeners Simon Bird and Joe Thomas on playing overgrown schoolboys – again". Radio Times.
  12. (18 January 2011). "Jonny Sweet: smell of success". [[The Independent]].
  13. [http://www.comedy.co.uk/news/story/00000765/sky_order_full_series_wartime_sitcom_chickens/ Sky orders full series of wartime sitcom Chickens], retrieved 23 February 2012.
  14. "Watch".
  15. (24 May 2017). "White Gold: Inbetweeners writer honours Essex roots". BBC News.
  16. Bley Griffiths, Eleanor. (23 March 2018). "Doctor Who actress Pearl Mackie to star in new BBC comedy Proposal". Radio Times.
  17. Bennett, Steve. "Joe Thomas: Trying Not To Panic : Reviews 2021 : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide".
  18. Soteriou, Stephanie. (22 January 2017). "The Inbetweeners' Simon and Tara are engaged in real life".
  19. (7 August 2014). "Joe Thomas' My London".
  20. Adejobi, Alicia. (4 October 2022). "The Inbetweeners' Hannah Tointon and Joe Thomas welcome first child".
  21. "Would I Lie To You? Series 15 Episode 9". BBC One.
  22. "Hobby Man".
  23. "Rhod Gilbert's Growing Pains".
  24. "The Greatest Snowman 2022".
  25. Adewale, Dami. (10 April 2023). "Essex TV star Joe Thomas wins Stand Up To Cancer Bake Off". [[Daily Gazette (Colchester).
  26. "Between the Covers".
  27. "Rob Beckett's Smart TV".
  28. "Full Celebrity Bear Hunt line-up with Holly Willoughby confirmed".
  29. "The Crown Jewels".
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