Joel Beckett
| Joel Beckett | |
|---|---|
| Born |
27 November 1973 Potton, England, United Kingdom |
Joel Beckett (born 27 November 1973) is an English actor, best known for playing Jake Moon in the popular BBC soap opera EastEnders from December 2004 to October 2006 and as Lee in the British comedy series The Office. He was educated at Bedford School.
His EastEnders character was involved in the ratings-grabbing Get Johnny storyline in March 2006, when Jake shot dead his brother Danny, who was about to kill Phil and Grant Mitchell under the orders of Johnny Allen. Jake left the series seven months later in mysterious circumstances; his fate has never been revealed.
He also played Lee, Dawn's fiance in Ricky Gervais & Stephen Merchant's The Office and also appeared in many other television series such as Holby City and Band of Brothers. In 2005 he appeared in the film Green Street as a pub landlord.
Filmography
Films
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Underground | Des | |
| 2005 | Green Street | Terry | |
| 2009 | Piccadilly High Noon | Cowboy | Short film |
| Eve | Tom/Liam | ||
| 2010 | The Big I Am | Johnny | |
| Grace and Danger | Capt. Nordgren | Pre-production | |
TV
| Year | Show | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | The Bill | Andy Collier | 1 episode: Taking Out the Rubbish |
| 1997 | Silent Witness | Police Constable #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 | Band of Brothers | Charge of Quarters | 1 episode: Crossroads |
| 2001–2003 | The Office | Lee | Recurring: 13 episodes |
| 2003 | Holby City | Joel Holmes | 1 episode: Til Death Us Do Part |
| Doctors | Douglas Lipton | 1 episode: Aftershock | |
| 2004–2006 | EastEnders | Jake Moon | Series regular |
| 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 | 1 episode: Rescue Me (Episode 34, series 13) |