Joe Thomas (actor)

Joe Thomas
Thomas at the British Academy Television Awards in May 2012
Born
Joseph Owen Thomas

(1983-10-28) 28 October 1983 (age 40)
Chelmsford, Essex, England
EducationKing Edward VI Grammar School
Alma materPembroke College, Cambridge
Occupations
  • Actor
  • comedian
Years active2002–present
Television
Partner(s)Hannah Tointon[1] (2012–present; engaged)
Children1

Joseph Owen Thomas (born 28 October 1983)[2] 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.

  1. ^ "HubMesh – Hannah Tointon and Joe Thomas to marry". Retrieved 23 October 2015.
  2. ^ Christie, Janet (27 May 2017). "Interview: Joe Thomas". The Scotsman. Retrieved 16 March 2018.