Joe Absolom

Acting

Joe Absolom

Born 1978-12-16 · London, England, UK

Joe Absolom (born 16 December 1978) is an English actor. He began acting in 1990 at age 11 in a peanut butter advertisement. After appearing in "Screenplay: Antonia and Jane (#5.2)" (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), Extreme Ops (2002) and also popular television series "Doc Martin" (2004) and "Vincent" (2005) and most recently "Personal Affairs" (2009) .

Acting credits

I Spit on Your Grave 2 poster
6.3

Broke, and in desperate need to update her portfolio, New York City model Katie calls a number from a tear-off flyer offering free photos. But this innocent attempt quickly turns into an unthinkable kidnapping nightmare where she's ripped away from everyone and everything she knows.

I Spit on Your Grave 2

2013

Extreme Ops poster
4.8

While filming an advertisement, some extreme sports enthusiasts unwittingly stop a group of terrorists.

Extreme Ops

2002

The Mermaid of Mevagissey poster
NR

Mathew Trewella is a lad adrift, living in the shadow of his brother Pete; fishermen in a small Cornish village. Banned from every pub, his options have run out. Whilst singing to himself at sea on Pete’s fishing trawler, Mathew finds a strange beast: unconscious, clearly female and part human, in the net. Seeing the chance to exploit this, the brothers smuggle it to the local aquarium and, roping in Pete’s wife Nessa, they debate what to do.

The Mermaid of Mevagissey

2019

Long Time Dead poster
5.2

A group of British students embark on summoning spirits on a Ouija board after a night of clubbing. But someone breaks the link before they have finished and now a demon is trapped in their world and the only way to banish it, is for all the people who summoned it to die.

Long Time Dead

2002

Caught in a Trap poster
6.0

Gemma collects money out of parking meters. But really she's obsessed with Elvis.

Caught in a Trap

2008

Antonia and Jane poster
5.4

Plain Jane Hartman hates her life. She's goofy, boring and only has sex if she reads Iris Murdoch novels out loud to her loopy boyfriend. Her oldest friend Antonia McGill knows about everything. She orders the right food; she can complain and get results. She's beautiful and has a brilliant career. Is it any wonder that they hate each other's guts?

Antonia and Jane

1990

The Best of EastEnders poster
NR

Join Adam Woodyatt, who has played the long suffering Ian Beale since the very first episode of EastEnders, as he takes the viewer on a special trip down memory lane. Adam re-lives the very best of the drama: the bust-ups and shocks, the cliffhangers (or "duff-duffs" as Adam calls them), the moments that made us laugh and the ones that made us cry.

The Best of EastEnders

2018

Thorne: Scaredycat poster
6.2

Two women have been murdered within hours of one another near St. Pancras station, but in quite different ways. When a connection is made with two other murders which occurred months before, but also on the same day, DI Thorne realizes two serial killers may be at work in a macabre partnership

Thorne: Scaredycat

2010

One of Those Days poster
7.3

We've all had "one of those days" - when nothing seems to go right, when life just seems to be dealing you one poor hand after another. Unfortunately for Howard Whittam, that day is Judgment Day.

One of Those Days

2008

Unconditional Love poster
6.5

A young criminal kidnaps a couple's young son and then blackmails them into committing his crime instead of asking for a ransom.

Unconditional Love

2003

Dream poster
5.5

16-year-old Emma has a dream - her boyfriend Tommy, has a completely different one. Emma is less at the slow small town life; Tommy wants to get married and buy houses like everyone else.

Dream

2001

Farewell Doc Martin poster
10.0

Doc Martin, one of UK's iconic TV characters, hangs up his stethoscope for the final time as the long-running titular series comes to an end. This one-hour retrospective spotlights the longevity and impact locally and around the world of Doc Martin over the years, as well as offering behind the scenes of the final season with the cast and crew. From scripting and pre-production to shooting and delivery, meet the regular characters that live and work in the picturesque Cornish town of Portwenn, the key crew behind the camera, the residents of Port Isaac, the show's real-life setting, and the visitors who come solely because Doc Martin films there.

Farewell Doc Martin

2022

Jubilee poster
NR

Two members of a right wing political party are on the campaign trail in a housing estate. During the course of a day knocking on doors, it becomes clear they have differing motivations for being there.

Jubilee

2009

The Story of F*** poster
7.2

A frustrated music business executive accidentally creates a band called F**K and has to find a group of talentless no-hopers to take on the music industry and become rock stars.

The Story of F***

2010

No artwork available
5.0

A man is forbidden by higher powers from pursuing love, so he plans to end his life and finally escape his heartbreaking existence.

Neon

2016

Defining Fay poster
6.0

A greedy multinational company, a poetic vision of the end of the world, an extraordinary drug-induced dream, great love. Not necessarily in that order.

Defining Fay

2012