Joe Thomas
Born: 1983-10-28 in Chelmsford, Essex, England, UK
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2025
- Celebrity Bear Hunt as Self - Contestant
- Iain Stirling's Roast The Internet as Self
- Universal as Leo
2024
- Rob Beckett's Smart TV as Self - Guest
2023
- Maternal as Dr. Matt Malyon
- We Are Not Alone as Greggs
2022
- Plebs: Soldiers of Rome as Amadeus
- We Are Not Alone as Greggs
- Katie Piper's Breakfast Show as Himself
2021
- The Weakest Link as Self - Contestant
- Friday Night Dinner: 10 Years and a Lovely Bit of Squirrel as Himself
- Rhod Gilbert's Growing Pains as Guest
- The Greatest Snowman as Self - Contestant
2019
- Mamma Mia! Here We Go Yet Again as Three Very Different Young Men
- The Inbetweeners: Fwends Reunited as Self
2018
- The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer as Self - Guest
- The Festival as Nick
2017
- Richard Osman's House of Games as Self - Contestant
- The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice as Self
- White Gold as Martin Lavender
2016
- The Darkest Universe as Toby
2015
- Taskmaster as Self
- Scottish Mussel as Danny
- Drunk History as Alexander Graham Bell
2014
- The Inbetweeners 2 as Simon Cooper
- The Inbetweeners Go Global as Self
2013
- The Last Leg as Self
- Chickens as George Wright
2011
- The Jonathan Ross Show as Self
- The Inbetweeners Movie as Simon Cooper
- Fresh Meat as Kingsley Owen
- A Trick of the Light as Joe
2008
- The Inbetweeners as Simon Cooper
2007
- Would I Lie to You? as Self
- Comedy Showcase ... (Writer)