---
name: "Joe Absolom"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/joe-absolom"
fi1m_id: "joe-absolom"
imdb_id: "nm0009424"
tmdb_id: 97430
wikidata_id: "Q1691313"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "16 December 1978"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 76
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-10-07T20:14:17.853762+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Joe Absolom

## Identity

Joe Absolom

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/joe-absolom
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** joe-absolom
- **IMDb ID:** nm0009424
- **TMDB ID:** 97430
- **Wikidata ID:** Q1691313
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Absolom, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1691313, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0009424/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/97430

Actor. Born 16 December 1978 in London, England, UK.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 16 December 1978, London, England, UK
- **Active:** 2004–present
- **Also known as:** โจ แอปโซลม, Джо Абсолом, 조 앱솔, जो अबशोलोम, Джо Эбсолом, ジョー・アブソロム, جو آبسلوم, 乔·阿布索隆, ג׳ו אבסולום
- **Average Fi1m score:** 76, as actor, over 2 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 72 (1), 2010s 80 (1)
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Absolom, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1691313, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0009424/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/97430

## Streaming the US now

- **BritBox:** [*A Confession*](https://film.one/tv/a-confession.md) (80)

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## Biography

Joe Absolom is an English actor. He began his career with a peanut butter advertisement at the age of 11 and made his screen debut in the 1991 film *Antonia and Jane*. He gained prominence playing Matthew Rose in the BBC soap opera *EastEnders* from 1997 to 2000, for which he received the Best Actor award at the 2000 British Soap Awards.

Absolom has appeared in numerous television series and films, including the role of Tommy in the 2004 BBC drama *The Long Firm*. He is known for playing Al Large in *Doc Martin* (2004–2022) and has featured in *Vincent* (2005), *Hatfields & McCoys* (2012), *A Confession* (2019), for which he received a BAFTA nomination, and *Emmerdale* (2025–). Other credits include *Midsomer Murders*, *Death in Paradise* and *Ashes to Ashes*.

*Sources: bbc.co.uk, imdb.com, unitedagents.co.uk, en.wikipedia.org.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *A Confession* (2019), Fi1m 80, as Christopher Halliwell — [page](https://film.one/tv/a-confession.md)
- *The Long Firm* (2004), Fi1m 72, as Tommy — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-long-firm.md)

## Complete filmography (41)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Code of Silence* (2025), series, as Braden Moore
- *A Confession* (2019), series, as Christopher Halliwell — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/a-confession.md)
- *The Bay* (2019), series, as Andy Warren
- *The Mermaid of Mevagissey* (2019), as Pete
- *The Best of EastEnders* (2018), as Matthew Rose (archive footage)
- *The Level* (2016), series, as Shay Nash
- *Neon* (2016), as Elias
- *I Spit on Your Grave 2* (2013), as Ivan
- *Hatfields & McCoys* (2012), series, as Selkirk McCoy
- *Defining Fay* (2012), as Higgins
- *Death in Paradise* (2011), series, as Aiden Parker
- *Thorne: Scaredycat* (2010), as Stuart Nicklin
- *Thorne* (2010), series, as Stuart Nicklin
- *The Story of F**** (2010), as Baz
- *Girl Number 9* (2009), series, as Boylan
- *Jubilee* (2009), as Young Man
- *Personal Affairs* (2009), series, as Bob Baxter
- *Caught in a Trap* (2008), as Marcus Stewart
- *Ashes to Ashes* (2008), series, as Andy Smith — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/tv/ashes-to-ashes.md)
- *One of Those Days* (2008), as Counter Clerk
- *Vincent* (2005), series, as Robert
- *Doc Martin* (2004), series, as Al Large
- *The Long Firm* (2004), series, as Tommy — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-long-firm.md)
- *New Tricks* (2004), series, as Luke Hanson
- *P.O.W.* (2003), series, Actor
- *Trevor's World of Sport* (2003), series, as Scott
- *Servants* (2003), series, as George Cosmo
- *Unconditional Love* (2003), as Benjamin Cain
- *Extreme Ops* (2002), as Silo
- *Long Time Dead* (2002), as Rob
- *Dream* (2001), as Tommy
- *Touching Evil* (1997), series, as Craig Jones
- *Midsomer Murders* (1997), series, as Luke Altman — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/tv/midsomer-murders.md)
- *The Tenant of Wildfell Hall* (1996), series, as Fergus Markham
- *Silent Witness* (1996), series, as Kelvin Price
- *Antonia and Jane* (1990), as Daniel Nash
- *Agatha Christie's Poirot* (1989), series, as James Bentley — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/tv/agatha-christies-poirot.md)
- *Casualty* (1986), series, as Howard Jarrold, Benny Steele — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/tv/casualty.md)
- *EastEnders* (1985), series, as Matthew Rose — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/tv/eastenders.md)
- *Emmerdale* (1972), series, as Ray Walters
- *Coronation Street* (1960), series, as Ray Walters — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/tv/coronation-street.md)

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