Jonny Labey (born 15 January 1993) is a British actor, known for portraying the role of Paul Coker on the BBC One soap opera EastEnders.
Early life
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
Bird College in
Sidcup, London,
[ ] graduating in 2014. His cousin is fellow actor Philip Labey, known for starring as "Acorn" in various television advertisements for Oak Furnitureland alongside Stephen Critchlow in the mid-2010s.
Career
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.
In October 2019, he began competing in . 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. In 2022, he portrayed Jamie Renton in an episode of the BBC soap opera Doctors.
Labey joined the cast of Hollyoaks in June 2024 as Rex, a gangster and Hannah Ashworth's pimp.
Filmography
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| 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 | | Himself | Contestant |
| 2022 | Doctors | Jamie Renton | Episode: "Ancient History" |
| 2022 | Dare To Dream | Theo | Short film |
| 2022 | | Toby Philkes | Episode: "If Music Be the Food of Love" |
| 2024–present | Hollyoaks | Rex Gallagher | Series regular |
Discography
Singles
As featured artist
Awards and nominations
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| 2015 | Inside Soap Awards | Best Affair (shared with Harry Reid) | | |
| 2015 | Digital Spy | Best Newcomer | | |
| 2016 | Inside Soap Awards | Best Partnership (shared with Reid) | | |
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