Joe Absolom

Absolom was born in Lewisham,[4] London. A former pupil of Forest Hill School, he made early appearances in the Sun-Pat peanut butter advertisements before making his acting debut with the 1991 film Antonia and Jane which was followed by roles in several television series such as The Bill, Dangerfield, Silent Witness. 2019 The Bay as Andy Warren.

Absolom joined the BBC soap opera EastEnders in 1997 portraying Matthew Rose. He had few storylines in his first year on the show. The storyline which gained him recognition was the murder of Saskia Duncan which began in February 1999. His character was framed for the murder by the real culprit Steve Owen (played by Martin Kemp). After getting revenge on Steve Owen, his character's last appearance was aired in February 2000, and he won the Best Actor Award at The British Soap Awards that same year.

Since leaving EastEnders, Absolom played the leading role in the 2002 British horror film Long Time Dead and has played supporting roles in ITV television series such as Vincent. He is perhaps best known for his principal role in Doc Martin playing Bert Large's son Al. The part, since the series began, has won him critical acclaim.

Absolom guest starred in The Bill between 1992 and 2009 in different roles, and as Benny, a violent loan shark in Casualty. He appeared as a criminal in the internet crime thriller Girl Number Nine, also starring Tracy Ann Oberman and Gareth David Lloyd.[5] More recently, he played the part of Ivan in the 2013 horror film 'I Spit on Your Grave 2'. He won a celebrity version of TV show Total Wipeout which aired on 18 September 2010, receiving £10,000 for charity. He played the murderer Christopher Halliwell in the ITV drama A Confession in 2019.

He married his long-term girlfriend Liz Brown in 2019. They have 3 children together.

• Joe Absolom at IMDb