Joel Beckett | |
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Born | Joel Bygraves 27 November 1973 (age 50) Potton, Bedfordshire, England |
Occupation | Actor |
Joel Beckett (born Joel Bygraves; 27 November 1973) is an English actor, known for playing Jake Moon in the BBC soap opera EastEnders [1] [2] and as Lee in the original version of the comedy series The Office . Born in Potton, Bedfordshire, he was educated at Bedford School. He also appeared in other television series such as Holby City and Band of Brothers . In 2005 he appeared in the film Green Street as a pub landlord.
Year | Film | Role | Notes |
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1998 | Underground | Des | |
2005 | Green Street | Terry | |
2009 | Christmas Time | Terry | Short film |
Eve | Tom/Liam | ||
Piccadilly High Noon | Cowboy | Short film | |
2010 | Spoiler | Specials FX Guy | Short film |
The Big I Am | Johnny | ||
2011 | What's the 48? | Motorcycle Rider | Short film |
2014 | Snow in Paradise | Kenny | |
2015 | Dough | PC O'Neill | |
2017 | 6 Days | Policeman #2 | |
2018 | The Snarling | Bruce (Film Director) | |
2021 | Hunting Bears | Andy | Short film |
Year | Show | Role | Notes |
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1996 | The Bill | Andy Collier | 1 episode: "Taking Out the Rubbish" |
1997 | Silent Witness | Police Constable No. 2 | 1 episode: "Friends Like These" |
An Unsuitable Job for a Woman | Lunn | 1 episode: "Sacrifice" | |
1998 | The Jump | Driver | 1 episode #1.4 |
2000 | Happy Birthday Shakespeare | Cameraman | |
The Bill | Tony McBride | 2 episodes: "Bad for Your Health" (Parts 1 & 2) | |
2001 | Shockers | Mate 2 | 1 episode: "Cyclops" |
Band of Brothers | Charge of Quarters | 1 episode: "Crossroads" | |
2001–2003 | The Office | Lee | Supporting: 13 episodes |
2003 | Holby City | Joel Holmes | 1 episode: "Til Death Us Do Part" |
Doctors | Douglas Lipton | 1 episode: "Aftershock" | |
2004–2006, 2024 | EastEnders | Jake Moon | Series regular: 168 episodes |
2008 | He Kills Coppers | Vic Sayles | |
2009 | Heartbeat | Jim Osgood | 1 episode: "School of Hard Knocks" |
Casualty | Jim | 1 episode: "Fight or Flight" | |
2010 | Missing | Jerry Grace | 1 episode #2.4 |
The Bill | Peter Grigson | 1 episode: "The Truth Will Out" | |
2011 | Holby City | Jimmy Mercer / Joel Mercer | 2 episodes: "Rescue Me" & "All About Me" |
2013 | Life of Crime | DI Gainham | 2 episodes |
2014–2016 | Casualty | Mark Richie | 4 episodes: "The Love You Take" (2014), "The Last Goodbye" (2015), "Survivors" (2016) & "Tangled Webs We Weave" (2016) |
2016 | Coronation Street | Paediatric Consultant | 1 episode |
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