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Joe Thomas

Acting Born Oct 28, 1983 Chelmsford, Essex, England, UK 24 credits

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.

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Known for

Taskmaster

as Self

The Last Leg

as Self

Would I Lie to You?

as Self

The Jonathan Ross Show

as Self

Richard Osman's House of Games

as Self - Contestant

The Inbetweeners

as Simon Cooper

Full filmography

  • Taskmaster (2015) as Self
  • The Last Leg (2013) as Self
  • Would I Lie to You? (2007) as Self
  • The Jonathan Ross Show (2011) as Self
  • Richard Osman's House of Games (2017) as Self - Contestant
  • The Weakest Link (2021) as Self - Contestant
  • The Inbetweeners (2008) as Simon Cooper
  • The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer (2018) as Self - Guest
  • Fresh Meat (2011) as Kingsley Owen
  • The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice (2017) as Self
  • Celebrity Bear Hunt (2025) as Self - Contestant
  • White Gold (2017) as Martin Lavender
  • Rhod Gilbert's Growing Pains (2021) as Guest
  • Rob Beckett's Smart TV (2024) as Self - Guest
  • Mummies (2023) as Thut (voice)
  • The Inbetweeners Movie (2011) as Simon Cooper
  • Drunk History (2015) as Alexander Graham Bell
  • Maternal (2023) as Dr. Matt Malyon
  • Katie Piper's Breakfast Show (2022) as Himself
  • The Inbetweeners 2 (2014) as Simon Cooper
  • The Festival (2018) as Nick
  • Out of Order (2024) as Self - Guest
  • New Zealand Spy (2026) as Michael Anderson
  • Iain Stirling's Roast The Internet (2025) as Self