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Joe Thomas (actor)

Joe Thomas, English actor and screenwriter

Born
October 28, 1983
Age in 2026
43
Zodiac sign
Scorpio
Birth year
1983

About Joe Thomas (actor)

Joseph Owen Thomas (born 28 October 1983) is an English actor and comedian. He is best known for his breakthrough role as 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, playing Kingsley Owen until 2016. He was reunited with his Inbetweeners colleague James Buckley when they both joined the cast of BBC Two sitcom White Gold, with Thomas playing Martin Lavender. In 2018, he starred in the comedy film The Festival, which was directed by Iain Morris, one of the directors for The Inbetweeners. Following this, Thomas starred in the student sitcom Fresh Meat as Kingsley Owen and played a Maths teacher in the first episode of the second series of Threesome.

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The world when Joe Thomas (actor) was born

Joe Thomas (actor) was born in 1983. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1983

  • #1 song"Every Breath You Take" – The Police
  • Top movieTerms of Endearment
  • Top TV showDallas
  • Best-selling bookThe Bonfire of the Vanities – Tom Wolfe

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentNC State's miraculous NCAA Championship win over Houston
  • Top headlineU.S. invades Grenada
  • Technology milestoneInternet's TCP/IP protocol adopted
  • Defining fadCabbage Patch Kids — parents fighting in stores
  • Notable inventionNintendo Entertainment System (Japan)
  • World population4.69 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderRonald Reagan
  • Sports championBaltimore Orioles (World Series)
  • Also wonPhiladelphia 76ers (NBA)
  • U.S. population233.8M

1983 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Joe Thomas (actor)'s birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19832026
Gas$1.16$3.45/gal
Average home$70,300$435,000
Average income$24,580$67,500
Minimum wage$3.35$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$3.15$11.95
Postage stamp$0.20$0.73
Population233.8M341 million

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