Acting

Joe Locke

Born September 24, 2003 · Douglas, Isle of Man (age 23)

Joseph William Locke (born 24 September 2003) is a Manx and British actor. He is known for his lead role as high school student Charlie Spring in the Netflix teen series Heartstopper (2022–2024) and its series finale film Heartstopper Forever(2026), for which he received two Children's and Family Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Lead Performance, winning on his second nomination in 2025. In …

Known For

Heartstopper Forever

Heartstopper Forever · 2026

Heartstopper Forever

MovieRomanceDrama

It's a new school year for the Truham-Higgs gang. As Nick and Charlie's relationship deepens, their thoughts turn to life after the last bell rings.

Elsinore

Elsinore · 2026

The deeply emotional and inspirational true story of Ian Charleson, a gifted actor whose greatest challenge becomes his greatest triumph. Facing his own mortality with unflinching honesty, wit, and grace, Charleson delivers a courageous performance that becomes a source of healing and inspiration for those around him.

Black Church Bay

Black Church Bay · 2026

Black Church Bay

MovieDramaThriller

In a sleepy Welsh fishing village, Barry’s life starts to unravel after an intimate encounter with a younger man.

Agatha All Along

Agatha All Along · 2024

Agatha All Along

SeriesSci-Fi & FantasyMystery

Agatha Harkness gathers a coven of witches and sets off down, down, down The Witches' Road.

Heartstopper

Heartstopper · 2022

Teens Charlie and Nick discover their unlikely friendship might be something more as they navigate school and young love.

Kevin

SeriesAnimationComedy

A life-long housecat decides that he doesn’t want to live with people anymore. Loosely inspired by a real break-up and the cat caught in the middle, Kevin dares to ask himself, "Is there a world where I don’t do the owner thing and am just… single for the rest of my life?"

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Heartstopper Forever

Heartstopper Forever · 2026

Heartstopper Forever

MovieRomanceDrama

It's a new school year for the Truham-Higgs gang. As Nick and Charlie's relationship deepens, their thoughts turn to life after the last bell rings.

Executive Producer

Elsinore

Elsinore · 2026

The deeply emotional and inspirational true story of Ian Charleson, a gifted actor whose greatest challenge becomes his greatest triumph. Facing his own mortality with unflinching honesty, wit, and grace, Charleson delivers a courageous performance that becomes a source of healing and inspiration for those around him.

Nicholas

Black Church Bay

Black Church Bay · 2026

Black Church Bay

MovieDramaThriller

In a sleepy Welsh fishing village, Barry’s life starts to unravel after an intimate encounter with a younger man.

Jasper

Agatha All Along

Agatha All Along · 2024

Agatha All Along

SeriesSci-Fi & FantasyMystery

Agatha Harkness gathers a coven of witches and sets off down, down, down The Witches' Road.

Teen

Heartstopper

Heartstopper · 2022

Teens Charlie and Nick discover their unlikely friendship might be something more as they navigate school and young love.

Charlie Spring

Kevin

SeriesAnimationComedy

A life-long housecat decides that he doesn’t want to live with people anymore. Loosely inspired by a real break-up and the cat caught in the middle, Kevin dares to ask himself, "Is there a world where I don’t do the owner thing and am just… single for the rest of my life?"

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