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Joe Thomas

Acting
1983-10-28
Chelmsford, Essex, England, UK
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 36 titles
Would I Lie to You? (2007) subtitle poster
Would I Lie to You?
2007 TV
as Self
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The Last Leg (2013) subtitle poster
The Last Leg
2013 TV
as Self
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Taskmaster (2015) subtitle poster
Taskmaster
2015 TV
as Self
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The Jonathan Ross Show (2011) subtitle poster
The Jonathan Ross Show
2011 TV
as Self
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The Weakest Link (2021) subtitle poster
The Weakest Link
2021 TV
as Self - Contestant
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Richard Osman's House of Games (2017) subtitle poster
Richard Osman's House of Games
2017 TV
as Self - Contestant
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Fresh Meat (2011) subtitle poster
Fresh Meat
2011 TV
as Kingsley Owen
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The Inbetweeners (2008) subtitle poster
The Inbetweeners
2008 TV
as Simon Cooper
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The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer (2018) subtitle poster
The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer
2018 TV
as Self - Guest
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White Gold (2017) subtitle poster
White Gold
2017 TV
as Martin Lavender
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The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice (2017) subtitle poster
The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice
2017 TV
as Self
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Rhod Gilbert's Growing Pains (2021) subtitle poster
Rhod Gilbert's Growing Pains
2021 TV
as Guest
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Celebrity Bear Hunt (2025) subtitle poster
Celebrity Bear Hunt
2025 TV
as Self - Contestant
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Rob Beckett's Smart TV (2024) subtitle poster
Rob Beckett's Smart TV
2024 TV
as Self - Guest
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New Zealand Spy (2026) subtitle poster
New Zealand Spy
2026 TV
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Drunk History (2015) subtitle poster
Drunk History
2015 TV
as Alexander Graham Bell
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The Inbetweeners Movie (2011) subtitle poster
The Inbetweeners Movie
2011 Movie
as Simon Cooper
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Maternal (2023) subtitle poster
Maternal
2023 TV
as Dr. Matt Malyon
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Iain Stirling's Roast The Internet (2025) subtitle poster
Iain Stirling's Roast The Internet
2025 TV
as Self
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Out of Order (2024) subtitle poster
Out of Order
2024 TV
as Self - Guest
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The Inbetweeners 2 (2014) subtitle poster
The Inbetweeners 2
2014 Movie
as Simon Cooper
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We Are Not Alone (2022) subtitle poster
We Are Not Alone
2022 TV
as Greggs
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The Festival (2018) subtitle poster
The Festival
2018 Movie
as Nick
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Chickens (2013) subtitle poster
Chickens
2013 TV
as George Wright
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