Jonny Labey

Jonny Labey

Labey in 2016
Born (1993-01-15) 15 January 1993
Jersey, Channel Islands
Occupation Actor
Years active 2010–present
Television EastEnders (2015–16)

Jonny Labey is a British actor best known for playing Paul Coker in the BBC soap opera EastEnders.[1]

Early life

Labey is from Grouville, Jersey. He attended Grouville School and Victoria College.[2] He began dancing aged 5 and appeared in his first stage show aged 8 as part of the Jersey Amateur Dramatic Club.[3] In 2011, he left Jersey to take a BA course at the Doreen Bird College of Performance in Sidcup, London,[2] graduating in 2014.[3]

Career

After graduating, Labey appeared in stage shows including In the Heights and White Christmas. He appeared in Leon Lopez's film Soft Lad.[3] Labey joined the cast of EastEnders in 2015 playing gay character Paul Coker, the grandson of Les Coker (Roger Sloman) and Pam Coker (Lin Blakley).[4] The character falls in love with Ben Mitchell (Harry Reid) and is later killed off in a homophobic attack.[5] Labey appeared in EastEnders between 1 June 2015 and 8 September 2016, appearing in 106 episodes. Labey's first role after leaving EastEnders is as the lead character, Rupert Brooke, in the play Verge of Strife, staged in Edinburgh in August 2016.[6] In 2017 he was a contestant on ITV's Dance Dance Dance.

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
2015 Soft Lad David Film
2015–16 EastEnders Paul Coker Series regular; 106 episodes
2015 Children in Need Himself Performed in "EastEnders Does Top Hat" medley
2017 Dance Dance Dance Himself Winner (First of the series)
2017 Peter Pan Peter Pan Pantomime at Hull New Theater
2017 Taking The Next Step Judge CBBC talent show

References

  1. ↑ "Jonny Labey joins EastEnders as Paul Coker". BBC. 16 April 2015. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  2. 1 2 "'He's one of the family!' - Champagne corks pop in Grouville as Jonny Labey makes his EastEnders debut". Jersey Evening Post. 2 June 2015. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 "Jerseyman joining the cast of EastEnders". Jersey Evening Post. 16 April 2015. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
  4. ↑ Brown, David (24 May 2015). "EastEnders: Ben Mitchell gets up close and personal with newcomer Paul Coker". Radio Times. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  5. ↑ Welsh, Daniel (22 July 2016). "EastEnders’ Viewers React As Paul Coker’s Death Revealed To Be Result Of Homophobic Attack". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  6. ↑ Brown, David (19 April 2016). "EastEnders spoilers: Jonny Labey to leave Paul Coker role". Radio Times. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
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