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.
Ethan Lawrence | |
|---|---|
| Born | Ethan David Lawrence 28 September 1992 |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2012–present |
| Television | Bad Education After Life |
Life and career
editEthan 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
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012–2014, 2022 | Bad Education | Joe Poulter | Main role |
| 2014 | Trying Again | Ryan | Main role |
| 2014 | BBC Comedy Feeds | Webby | Episode: "Rude Boys" |
| 2015 | Friday Download: The Movie | Fraser | Film |
| 2015 | The Bad Education Movie | Joe Poulter | Film |
| 2016 | Flat TV | Mikey | 4 episodes |
| 2016 | Avatards | Daniel | Miniseries |
| 2017 | How to Talk to Girls at Parties | John | Film |
| 2017 | Doc Martin | Dan Willis | Episode: "Faith" |
| 2017 | The Rebel | Sales Lee | Episode: "Money" |
| 2018 | Modern Horror Stories | Various | Miniseries |
| 2019–2022 | After Life | James | Main role |
| 2021 | Murder, They Hope | Ray | Episode: "Evil Under the Bun" |
| 2021–present | Horrible Histories | Various | Ensemble cast |
| 2022 | The Liar | Trotter | Film |
| 2023 | Magic Mike's Last Dance | Woody | Film |
| 2023 | Boat Story | Ben | Main role |
| 2024 | Cheap Show presents The Trash Cannes Film Festival 2024 | Himself | Webfilm |
References
edit- ^ "Here's What We Do, Series 5, Episode 6". BBC. Archived from the original on 1 December 2021. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Nathan's good education with new TV role". Surrey Live. 15 August 2012. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
- ^ "Bad Education, Characters, Joe". BBC. Archived from the original on 16 May 2015. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
- ^ "Trying Again, Ethan Lawrence interview". Comedy. 22 April 2014. Archived from the original on 16 May 2022. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Reading Up on Ghosts: A Conversation with Ethan Lawrence". The Fan Carpet. Archived from the original on 16 May 2022. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Flat TV, The Teabagging". BBC. Archived from the original on 19 June 2017. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Ethan Lawrence: Horrible Histories". Comedy. Archived from the original on 19 November 2021. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
- ^ "Ethan Lawrence". MN2S. Archived from the original on 14 May 2021. Retrieved 16 May 2022.