Please answer the following question: Facts: - years active: 2008 -- present - caption: thomas , may 2012 at the 2012 bafta television awards in london - birth name: joseph thomas - birth date: 28 october 1983 - name: joe thomas - occupation: actor , writer - image: joe thomas 2012.jpg - birth place: chelmsford , essex , england - alma mater: pembroke college , cambridge Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of joe thomas -lrb- actor -rrb- .
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joseph thomas -lrb- born 28 october 1983 -rrb- is an english actor .he is best known for playing simon cooper in the e4 sitcom '' the inbetweeners '' and kingsley owen in the channel 4 comedy-drama series '' fresh meat '' .