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Joe lives with his girlfriend Liz and their daughter Lyla. Joe has been the Patron of Hill Park Autistic Trust since 2001. He will appear as a criminal in in upcoming [[Internet]] Crime [[Thriller (genre)|Thriller]] |
Joe lives with his girlfriend Liz and their daughter Lyla. Joe has been the Patron of Hill Park Autistic Trust since 2001. He will appear as a criminal in in upcoming [[Internet]] Crime [[Thriller (genre)|Thriller]] Girl Number Nine, also starring [[Tracy Ann Oberman]] and [[Gareth David Lloyd]]<ref name="Girl Number Nine">http://www.canyousaveher.com/</ref> |
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Joseph Absolom (born 16 December 1978 in Greenwich, London) is an English actor best known for playing Matthew Rose in the popular BBC soap opera EastEnders and Al Large in Doc Martin.
Biography
Joe made his acting debut with the 1991 film Antonia and Jane which was followed by roles in several television series such as The Bill, Dangerfield and Silent Witness.
He joined the popular BBC Soap opera EastEnders in 1997 and the storyline which gained him recognition was the Saskia Duncan murder storyline in 1999 when his character Matthew Rose was wrongly imprisoned for the murder by the real culprit Steve Owen (played by Martin Kemp). His character's last appearance was aired in February 2000, and he won the Best Actor Award at the British Soap Awards. On several occasions, there has been press speculation that Absolom will return to EastEnders, but he has insisted that he has no intention of ever returning to the show.
Since leaving EastEnders, he played the leading role in the 2002 British horror film Long Time Dead and has played supporting roles in ITV television series such as Doc Martin and Vincent.
He has recently starred in The Bill this year and also as Benny, a violent loan shark in Casualty.
Personal life
Joe lives with his girlfriend Liz and their daughter Lyla. Joe has been the Patron of Hill Park Autistic Trust since 2001. He will appear as a criminal in in upcoming Internet Crime Thriller Girl Number Nine, also starring Tracy Ann Oberman and Gareth David Lloyd[1]
Filmography
Films
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Antonia and Jane | Daniel Nash | |
| 2001 | Dream | Tommy | |
| 2002 | Long Time Dead | Rob | |
| Extreme Ops | Silo | ||
| 2008 | Small Things | Boyd Hilton | Short film |
| One of Those Days | Counter Clerk | Short film | |
| 2009 | Jubilee | Short film | |
| The Story Of __ | Baz |
TV
| Year | Show | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | The Bill | Kevin Parsons | 1 episode: Radio Waves |
| 1996 | The Tenant of Wildfell Hall | Fergus Markham | 3 part series |
| The Bill | Tommy Benning | 1 episode: Toe the Line | |
| 1997 | Frighteners | Errand Boy | 1 episode: If You Meet A Fairy |
| Silent Witness | Kelvin Price | 1 episode: Friends Like These | |
| Touching Evil | Craig Jones | 1 episode: 1.5 | |
| Dangerfield | Alex Dell | 1 episode: Contact | |
| 1997-2000 | EastEnders | Matthew Rose | Series regular |
| 2001 | Now You See Her | Lewis | |
| 2002 | Stan the Man | Depp | 6 part series |
| 2003 | Unconditional Love | Benjamin Cain | |
| Servants | George Cosmo | 6 part series | |
| Trevor's World of Sport | Scott | Recurring | |
| P.O.W | Drew Pritchcard | 6 part series | |
| 2004 | The Long Firm | Tommy | |
| 2006 & 2009 | New Tricks | Luke Hanson | 2 episodes: Congratulations and The Last Laugh |
| 2005-2006 | Vincent | PI Robert | Series regular |
| 2008 | The Bill | Mark Lawrence | 2 episodes: We Are Family (Parts 1 & 2) |
| Poirot | James Bentley | Mrs McGinty's Dead | |
| Casualty | Benny | 2 episodes: This Will Be Our Year and Took A Long Time To Come | |
| Caught in a Trap | Marcus | ||
| 2009 | Personal Affairs | Bob Baxter | 5 part series |
| 2004-2009 | Doc Martin | Al Large | Series regular |
External links
- Joe Absolom at IMDb
References
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