Joe Absolom

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Joe Absolom, Ian McNeice, and Jessica Ransom in Doc Martin (2004)

King Lear meets King Arthur. A Shakespearean script applied to the legends of King Arthur: Queen Guinevere is to be burned to death for her adulterous affair with the knight Lancelot. On the eve of her execution there is one last desperate chance for her life to be spared. This short film directed by Chris Mugford and produced by Joe Driver combines a Shakespearean script with an outstanding performance by Joe Absolom who starred in UK Network TV's "A Confession" with Martin Freeman and Imelda Staunton, BAFTA nominated for Best Supporting Actor. The original score is by Matthew Slater, composer for the long-running UK TV drama series "Endeavour", screened by PBS in the US.

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A Dieu (2020)

Born in 1978, Joe Absolom began acting in 1990 at age 11 in a peanut butter advertisement. After appearing in Antonia and Jane (1990) , he achieved fame as Matthew Rose in EastEnders (1985) in 1997 at age 18. After leaving EastEnders (1985) in 2000, he has appeared in Long Time Dead (2002), The eXtremists (2002) and also popular television series Doc Martin (2004) and Vincent (2005) and most recently Personal Affairs (2009) .

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Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
- 3 wins & 3 nominations total

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Known for

Jemma Dallender in I Spit on Your Grave 2 (2013)

I Spit on Your Grave 2

5.7

Ivan Patov

2013

Martin Clunes in Doc Martin (2004)

8.4

TV Series

Al Large

EastEnders (1985)

4.8

TV Series

Matthew
Matthew Rose

Devon Sawa in The eXtremists (2002)

4.4

Silo

2002

Credits

Actor

Code of Silence
7.1
TV Series
- Braden Moore
- 2025
Affaires non classées
7.9
TV Series
- Calvin
- Kelvin Price
- 1997–2025
Doc Martin
8.4
TV Series
- Al Large
- 2004–2022
Grave
8.5
Short
- Dad
- 2021
The Bay
7.2
TV Series
- Andy Warren
- 2021
A Dieu
Short
- King Arthur
- 2020
Battered
Short
- Pete
- 2019
A Confession
7.6
TV Mini Series
- Christopher Halliwell
- 2019
Neon
6.6
Short
- Elias
- 2018
The Level
6.8
TV Series
- Shay Nash
- 2016
Suspects
7.2
TV Series
- Stan Clarke
- 2015
Meurtres au paradis
7.8
TV Series
- Aiden Parker
- 2015
Inspecteur Barnaby
7.9
TV Series
- Luke Altman
- 2015
I Spit on Your Grave 2
5.7
- Ivan Patov
- 2013
Defining Fay
6.3
Short
- Higgins
- 2012

Soundtrack

Videos12

Season 10 Official Trailer

Season 10 Official Trailer

Trailer

Trailer

Theatrical Trailer

Theatrical Trailer

Doc Martin: Series 8

Doc Martin: Series 8

Doc Martin: Series 7

Doc Martin: Series 7

Doc Martin: Series 1-6 + The Movies Collection

Doc Martin: Series 1-6 + The Movies Collection

Personal details

Height
- 1.85 m
Born
- December 16, 1978
- London, England, UK
Spouse
- Brown, Liz(3 children)
Parents
- Joe Absolom
Other works
Performed in the UK tour of "The Full Monty" as Lomper, alongside Gary Lucy, Andrew Dunn, Chris Fountain, Louis Emerick and Kai Owen.
Publicity listings
- 3 Interviews

Did you know

Trivia
Is one of 7 EastEnders (1985) actors to have won a Best Actor Award at the British Soap Awards; the others are Ross Kemp, Martin Kemp, Shane Richie, Robert Kazinsky, Scott Maslen and Adam Woodyatt.

Quotes
On working with Ian McNeice on Doc Martin - "I'm constantly learning from Ian McNeice.

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How old is Joe Absolom?
46 years old
When was Joe Absolom born?
December 16, 1978
Where was Joe Absolom born?
London, England, UK
How tall is Joe Absolom?
6 feet 1 inch, or 1.85 meters
What is Joe Absolom known for?
EastEnders, Extreme Ops, Doc Martin, and I Spit on Your Grave 2

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