Joseph Graham Sugg (born 8 September 1991) is an English YouTuber. In 2012, he began posting videos on the YouTube channel ThatcherJoe, which peaked at over 8 million subscribers. In 2018, he was a finalist on the sixteenth series of Strictly Come Dancing, and in 2019, he portrayed Ogie Anhorn in the West End production of Waitress. He is the younger brother of fellow YouTuber Zoe Sugg.
In a November 2021 episode of Who Do You Think You Are?, Sugg discovered that his ancestors from Jersey were working in electrical telegraphy in the early years of its development and implementation. He also found that his 7× great-grandparents were Huguenots refugees from Frênes in Normandy who fled religious persecution in France and made their way to Jersey in the mid-eighteenth century. He also discovered that another ancestor lived and worked in late 17th-century London as a jeweller and survived the Great Fire of London.
In September 2020, Sugg announced that he would be the voice of the robot R-41 in Daleks!, an animated Doctor Who series which was released on YouTube in November 2020 as part of Time Lord Victorious.
In May 2022, it was revealed that Sugg had voiced the host of an animated chat show aimed at children and families called Corpse Talk, based on a series of graphic novels and comics about various historical figures, which is available on YouTube.
In 2018, Sugg became the first 'social media star' to appear on Strictly Come Dancing, and he was partnered with professional dancer Dianne Buswell. The pair reached the final and finished as runners-up. Shortly after the final, the BBC announced Sugg as co-presenter of New Year Live, alongside Stacey Dooley. On 22 February 2019, Sugg co-hosted The One Show on BBC One, with Alex Jones, and he was one of the hosts for the Comic Relief telethon on the BBC on 15 March 2019.
Sugg voiced Gus in the UK version of the film Wonder Park (2019). In May 2019, he guest starred on the Cartoon Network show, The Amazing World of Gumball, as the voice of Azreal in the UK version of the episode; The Drama. In July 2019, Sugg announced that he would have a cameo voiceover role in the 2019 Aardman film .
In March 2020, Sugg appeared as a contestant on The Great Stand Up to Cancer Bake Off, in which he fainted due to a flesh wound, but recovered to take the title of Star Baker.
It was announced in August 2020 that Sugg would make his television acting debut in the fourth season of the BBC One drama The Syndicate. In May 2021, it was confirmed that Sugg had joined the cast of the animated adaptation of The Amazing Maurice, which was released in December 2022.
In August 2019, Sugg was cast as Ogie Anhorn in the musical Waitress in London's West End. He debuted in the role on 9 September 2019, and gave his final performance on 30 November 2019.
In March 2022, Sugg announced that he had written a book called Grow, a part memoir, part practical guide about reconnecting with nature in the digital age, which was published in September 2022.
In August 2022, it was announced that Sugg's production company Final Straw Productions had partnered with BBC Studios to develop entertainment and factual entertainment formats for audiences of all ages. In 2024 Final Straw Productions released a dating show pilot on YouTube called "Date Me At My Worst", hosted by TikTok star Max Balegde.
1 | Jive / "Take On Me" | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 27 | No elimination |
2 | Charleston / "Cotton Eye Joe" | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 31 | Safe |
3 | American Smooth / "Breaking Free" | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 26 | Safe |
4 | Cha-Cha-Cha / "Just Got Paid" | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 26 | Safe |
5 | Waltz / "Rainbow Connection" | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 29 | Safe |
6 | Foxtrot / "Youngblood" | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 35 | Safe |
7 | Paso Doble / "Pompeii" | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 34 | Safe |
8 | Samba / "MMMBop" | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 32 | Safe |
9 | Quickstep / "Dancing Fool" | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 38 | Safe |
10 | Street dance / "Jump Around" | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 35 | Safe |
11 | Salsa / "Joseph Megamix" | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 36 | Safe |
12 | Viennese Waltz / "This Year's Love" | 6 | 8 | 7 | 8 | Safe | |
Argentine Tango / "Red Right Hand" | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 30 | ||
Final | Paso Doble / "Pompeii" | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Runner-up | |
Showdance / "I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor" | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 39 | ||
Charleston / "Cotton Eye Joe" | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
Joe Sugg & Dianne Buswell | 28 | 1 | 97% |
Stacey Dooley & Aljaž Skorjanec | 1 | 24 | 3% |
Faye Tozer & Giovanni Pernice | 0 | 4 | 0% |
Ashley Roberts & Pasha Kovalev | 0 | 0 | 0% |
Graeme Swann & Karen Hauer | 0 | 0 | 0% |
Ranj Singh & Janette Manrara | 0 | 0 | 0% |
Lauren Steadman & AJ Pritchard | 0 | 0 | 0% |
Street dance / "Sleigh Ride" | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 40 | 2nd |
Sugg is an ambassador for the charity Age UK.
2015 | Kyle the Seagull | Voice role; UK version | |
Joe and Caspar Hit the Road | Himself | ||
2016 | Joe and Caspar Hit The Road: USA | Himself | |
2019 | Wonder Park | Gus | Voice role; UK version |
Pizza Boy | Voice role | ||
2022 | The Amazing Maurice | Sardines | Voice role |
2017 | Release the Hounds | Himself | Contestant |
2018 | Strictly Come Dancing | Himself | Runner-up |
2018–2019 | New Year's Eve Fireworks | Co-host | With Stacey Dooley |
2019 | The One Show | Co-host | With Alex Jones; 1 episode |
The Amazing World Of Gumball | Azreal | Voice role; UK version | |
Strictly Come Dancing Christmas Special | Himself | Runner-up | |
2020 | Would I Lie to You | Himself | Guest panellist |
The Great Stand Up to Cancer Bake Off | Himself | Contestant; winner | |
I'll Get This | Himself | Contestant | |
Countryfile | Himself | Guest presenter | |
Daleks! | R-41 | Voice role | |
2021 | Michael McIntyre's The Wheel | Himself | Participant |
The Syndicate | Sam | Recurring role; 3 episodes | |
Who Do You Think You Are? | Himself | Participant | |
2022 | Richard Osman's House of Games | Himself | Panellist; weekly champion |
2023 | Great British Menu | Himself | Guest judge |
Himself | Contestant | ||
2025 | The Hit List | Himself | Contestant; winner |
2019 | Waitress | Ogie Anhorn | Adelphi Theatre |
2019–2023 | Strictly Come Dancing: The Official Podcast | Co-presenter |
2015 | BBC Radio 1's Teen Awards | Best British Vlogger | ||
2016 | Streamy Awards | Best International YouTube Channel | ThatcherJoe | |
2019 | Global Awards | Social Media Superstar | ||
2020 | WhatsOnStage Awards | Best Supporting Actor In a Musical | Waitress |
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