In The Inbetweeners , Simon Bird plays the character of Will , Joe Thomas plays Simon , Blake Harrison plays Neil , and James Buckley plays Jay .
The series followed the misadventures of suburban teenager Will ( Denis Finlayson ) and his friends Simon ( James Heseltine ) , Neil ( Calvin Addenbrook ) , and Jay ( Jonathan Denby ) at the fictional Rudge Park Comprehensive .
The Inbetweeners