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

Ethan David Lawrence was born on 28 September 1992 in
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, Essex where he attended Plume School. Prior to his acting career, Lawrence studied Drama and Creative Writing at Royal Holloway, University of London. In 2012, he was cast as Joe Poulter in the
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sitcom '' Bad Education'', which ran for three series. In 2014, he played Ryan in
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''. 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'', ''
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''. Over the next few years, Lawrence made several guest appearances in television series such as '' Flat TV'', '' Avatards'' and ''
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'', and also had a small part as John in the 2017 film ''
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''. In 2018 however, he struggled to find steady acting work and got a job as a
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boy. In 2019, he had a recurring role in the first series of Ricky Gervais'
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series '' After Life'' as a teenager who played the recorder with his nose that was interviewed for the newspaper. The character was later established as James and became a regular character in the second and third series. In 2021, he appeared in an episode of '' Murder, They Hope'' as Ray. That same year, he began playing various characters in the
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comedy sketch show, ''
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''. In 2022, he is set to appear as Trotter in the film adaptation of
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's 1991 novel, '' The Liar''.


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lawrence, Ethan 1992 births 21st-century English male actors English male television actors Living people People from Maldon, Essex Alumni of Royal Holloway, University of London