Joseph Michael Cole (born 28 November 1988) is an English actor from Kingston, London.
He is the oldest of five boys. His brother Finn Cole is also an actor and co-stars alongside him in Peaky Blinders.
Cole's acting career began when he was accepted into the National Youth Theatre. He obtained his first roles in a one-night show in the West End, on The Bill and Holby City, and then in roles on stage at the Bush Theatre's sell-out School Season. Cole has also penned a comedy series with Matt Lucas.
Some of his most notable roles include: Luke in Skins, Tommy in Offender, John Shelby in Peaky Blinders, Marzin and Beckwith in Secret in Their Eyes, Reece in Green Room, Billy Moore in A Prayer Before Dawn, Frank in the Black Mirror episode "Hang the DJ" for which he earned a BAFTA nomination for Best Actor, and Sean Wallace in Gangs of London.
For his role as Billy Moore in A Prayer Before Dawn, Cole won Best Actor at the 2018 British Independent Film Awards.
