Ethan Lawrence

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Ethan Lawrence
Born
Ethan David Lawrence

(1992-09-28) 28 September 1992 (age 32)
Maldon, Essex, England
OccupationActor
Years active2012–present
Television Bad Education
After Life

Ethan David Lawrence (born 28 September 1992) is an English actor. He is known for playing the roles of Joe Poulter in the BBC series Bad Education and James in the Netflix black comedy series After Life . Since 2021, he has played various characters in the CBBC children's comedy sketch show Horrible Histories .

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Life and career

Ethan David Lawrence was born on 28 September 1992 in Maldon, Essex where he attended Plume School. [1] [2] Prior to his acting career, Lawrence studied Drama and Creative Writing at Royal Holloway, University of London. [3]

In 2012, he was cast as Joe Poulter in the BBC Three sitcom Bad Education , which ran for three series. [4] In 2014, he played Ryan in Sky Living comedy series Trying Again . [5] [6] In 2015, he made his film debut playing the role as Fraser in Friday Download: The Movie and later that year, he reprised the role of Joe in the film adaptation of Bad Education, The Bad Education Movie . [7] Over the next few years, Lawrence made several guest appearances in television series such as Flat TV , Avatards and Doc Martin , and also had a small part as John in the 2017 film How to Talk to Girls at Parties . [8] [9] In 2018 however, he struggled to find steady acting work and got a job as a pizza delivery boy. [10]

In 2019, he had a recurring role in the first series of Ricky Gervais' black comedy-drama series After Life as a teenager who played the recorder with his nose that was interviewed for the newspaper. [11] The character was later established as James and became a regular character in the second and third series. [12] In 2021, he appeared in an episode of Murder, They Hope as Ray. [13] That same year, he began playing various characters in the CBBC comedy sketch show, Horrible Histories . [14] In 2022, he appeared as Trotter in the film adaptation of Stephen Fry's 1991 novel, The Liar . [15]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2012–2014, 2022 Bad Education Joe PoulterMain role
2014 Trying Again RyanMain role
BBC Comedy FeedsWebbyEpisode: "Rude Boys"
2015 Friday Download: The Movie FraserFilm
The Bad Education Movie Joe PoulterFilm
2016 Flat TV Mikey4 episodes
Avatards DanielMiniseries
2017 How to Talk to Girls at Parties JohnFilm
Doc Martin Dan WillisEpisode: "Faith"
The Rebel Sales LeeEpisode: "Money"
2018Modern Horror StoriesVariousMiniseries
2019–2022 After Life JamesMain role
2021 Murder, They Hope RayEpisode: "Evil Under the Bun"
2021–present Horrible Histories VariousEnsemble cast
2022The LiarTrotterFilm
2023 Magic Mike's Last Dance WoodyFilm
Boat Story BenMain role
2024Cheap Show presents The Trash Cannes Film Festival 2024HimselfWebfilm

Theatre credits

YearTitleVenueRoleWriterDirector
2017 Cinderella Lighthouse, Poole Buttons Peter Duncan [16]

References

  1. ↑ "Here's What We Do, Series 5, Episode 6". BBC . Archived from the original on 1 December 2021. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
  2. ↑ Robinson, Emma (6 September 2013). "Maldon: TV's Ethan is reaping the benefits of a Bad Education". Maldon Standard. Archived from the original on 16 May 2022. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
  3. ↑ "Nathan's good education with new TV role". Surrey Live . 15 August 2012. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
  4. ↑ "Bad Education, Characters, Joe". BBC. Archived from the original on 16 May 2015. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
  5. ↑ "Trying Again, Ethan Lawrence interview". Comedy. 22 April 2014. Archived from the original on 16 May 2022. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
  6. ↑ "Fledgling actor Ethan lands part in Sky Living series". Maldon Standard. 25 January 2014. Archived from the original on 16 May 2022. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
  7. ↑ "Reading Up on Ghosts: A Conversation with Ethan Lawrence". The Fan Carpet. Archived from the original on 16 May 2022. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
  8. ↑ "From CSI Bedroom to The Great British Rake Off: 24 hours in fantasy TV land". The Guardian . 25 March 2016. Archived from the original on 21 April 2016. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
  9. ↑ "Flat TV, The Teabagging". BBC . Archived from the original on 19 June 2017. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
  10. ↑ "Netflix After Life: Star reveals he was forced to deliver pizzas and was almost mauled by a dog as acting dried up after Bad Education". My London. 19 November 2021. Archived from the original on 14 December 2021. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
  11. ↑ "Ethan Lawrence interview: After Life actor on working with Ricky Gervais - and why the Netflix show had to end". National World. 31 January 2022. Archived from the original on 15 February 2022. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
  12. ↑ "Meet the cast of After Life season 3 – Full list of characters". Radio Times. 21 January 2022. Archived from the original on 4 February 2022. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
  13. ↑ "Murder, They Hope: Who is starring with Johnny Vegas and Sian Gibson in the new three-part series?". BT. Archived from the original on 20 June 2021. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
  14. ↑ "Ethan Lawrence: Horrible Histories". Comedy. Archived from the original on 19 November 2021. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
  15. ↑ "Ethan Lawrence". MN2S. Archived from the original on 14 May 2021. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
  16. ↑ Miles, Jeremy (13 December 2017). "REVIEW: Cinderella, Lighthouse, Poole". Bournemouth Echo . Archived from the original on 9 November 2020. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
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