Joe Thomas

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.

Known For

Mamma Mia! Here We Go Yet Again
Mamma Mia! Here We Go Yet Again
We Are Not Alone
We Are Not Alone
3 of a Kind
3 of a Kind
Plebs: Soldiers of Rome
Plebs: Soldiers of Rome
The Inbetweeners 2
The Inbetweeners 2
The Inbetweeners Movie
The Inbetweeners Movie
Scottish Mussel
Scottish Mussel
The Darkest Universe
The Darkest Universe

Filmography

2025 Oasis: The Reunion: The Movie
as Noel Gallagher
2025 Celebrity Bear Hunt
as Self - Contestant
2024 Rob Beckett's Smart TV
as Self - Guest
2023 We Are Not Alone
as Greggs
2023 Maternal
as Dr. Matt Malyon
2022 Plebs: Soldiers of Rome
as Amadeus
2022 We Are Not Alone
as Greggs
2022 Katie Piper's Breakfast Show
as Himself
2021 The Greatest Snowman
as Self - Contestant
2021 The Weakest Link
as Self - Contestant
2021 Friday Night Dinner: 10 Years and a Lovely Bit of Squirrel
as Himself
2021 Rhod Gilbert's Growing Pains
as Guest
2019 Mamma Mia! Here We Go Yet Again
as Three Very Different Young Men
2019 The Inbetweeners: Fwends Reunited
as Self
2018 The Festival
as Nick
2018 The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer
as Self - Guest
2017 Richard Osman's House of Games
as Self - Contestant
2017 White Gold
as Martin Lavender
2016 The Darkest Universe
as Toby
2015 Taskmaster
as Self