Jonny Labey

Jonny Labey (born 15 January 1993) is a British actor, known for portraying the role of Paul Coker on the BBC soap opera EastEnders.[1]

Jonny Labey
Labey in 2016
Born (1993-01-15) 15 January 1993
Jersey, Channel Islands
OccupationActor
Years active2010–present
TelevisionEastEnders (2015–2016)

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, in the role of 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), but was later killed off in a homophobic attack.[5] Labey appeared in EastEnders between 1 June 2015 and 8 September 2016, appearing in 106 episodes. His first role after leaving EastEnders was 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.

In October 2019, he began competing in The X Factor: Celebrity.[7] He was given a safe seat along with Jenny Ryan and Try Star in week 1, but was eliminated in week 2 after landing in the bottom 2 with Martin Bashir as the result went to deadlock. He finished in tenth place.

Filmography
Year Title Role Notes
2015 Soft Lad David Film
2015–2016 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 Taking The Next Step Judge CBBC talent show
2019 The X Factor: Celebrity Himself Contestant

Discography
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
UK
[8]		 SCO
[9]
"Run"
(as part of The X Factor Celebrities 2019)		 2019 873 Non-album single

References
  1. "Jonny Labey joins EastEnders as Paul Coker". BBC. 16 April 2015. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  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. "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". HuffPost. 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.
  7. Duke, Simon (12 October 2019). "When is X Factor: Celebrity on? ITV show returns with star lineup". Evening Chronicle. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  8. "X Factor Celebrities 2019 | full Official Chart history". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
  9. Peak positions for singles in Scotland:
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