Joe Thomas (actor)

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Joe Thomas

Joe Thomas at the British Academy Television Awards 2009
Born Joseph Thomas
28 October 1983 (1983-10-28) (age 28)
Chelmsford, Essex, England
Alma mater Pembroke College, Cambridge
Occupation Actor
Years active 2007–present

Joseph "Joe" Thomas (born 28 October 1983) is an English actor perhaps best known for his role as Simon Cooper in the E4's comedy The Inbetweeners.[1] Thomas currently appears as Kingsley in the Channel 4 comedy-drama series Fresh Meat.

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[edit] Early life

As a teenager he attended King Edward VI Grammar School (Chelmsford) before proceeding to study History at Pembroke College at Cambridge University, where he was a member of Footlights, alongside his The Inbetweeners co-star Simon Bird. [2]

[edit] Career

Thomas appears in CBeebies TV show Numberjacks (in the episode "Round and Round") as a "man" attacked by "The Problem Blob". He also participated in the television show ChuckleVision when younger. This is according to fellow stars on The Inbetweeners.[citation needed]

With Bird he would go on to star in The Inbetweeners, The Inbetweeners Movie and a Comedy Showcase pilot for a proposed series Chickens. Following this he would star in the student sit-com Fresh Meat.

[edit] Personal life

Thomas and his writing partner Jonny Sweet, whom he met during his Cambridge years, performed together on the Project V[3] – an internet comedy show.

He also helped to construct, along with other students from his school in Chelmsford, the robot "T.R.A.C.I.E." which competed on the first series of BBC's Robot Wars.

[edit] Filmography

Actor
Year Film Role Notes
2008-2010 The Inbetweeners Simon Cooper
2011 The Inbetweeners Movie Simon Cooper First feature film role
2011 Chickens George Part of the Comedy Showcase series
2011– Fresh Meat Kingsley

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