Jonny Labey (born 15 January 1993) is a British actor, known for
portraying the role of Paul Coker on the BBC soap opera
EastEnders.Labey is from Grouville, Jersey. He attended Grouville
School and Victoria College. He began dancing aged 5 and appeared in
his first stage show aged 8 as part of the Jersey Amateur Dramatic
Club. In 2011, he left Jersey to take a BA course at the Doreen Bird
College of Performance in Sidcup, London, graduating in 2014.After
graduating, Labey appeared in stage shows including In the Heights and
White Christmas. He appeared in Leon Lopez's film Soft Lad. 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). The
character falls in love with Ben Mitchell (Harry Reid), but was later
killed off in a homophobic attack. 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. In 2017, he was a contestant on ITV's Dance Dance Dance.
portraying the role of Paul Coker on the BBC soap opera
EastEnders.Labey is from Grouville, Jersey. He attended Grouville
School and Victoria College. He began dancing aged 5 and appeared in
his first stage show aged 8 as part of the Jersey Amateur Dramatic
Club. In 2011, he left Jersey to take a BA course at the Doreen Bird
College of Performance in Sidcup, London, graduating in 2014.After
graduating, Labey appeared in stage shows including In the Heights and
White Christmas. He appeared in Leon Lopez's film Soft Lad. 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). The
character falls in love with Ben Mitchell (Harry Reid), but was later
killed off in a homophobic attack. 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. In 2017, he was a contestant on ITV's Dance Dance Dance.
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