John Thomas is a 35-year-old consultant programmer who enjoys attending museums, recycling and swimming.He is loveable and gentle, but can also be very lazy and a bit boring. He is a French Muslim. He has a post-graduate degree in computing.

Physically, John is in pretty good shape. He is average-height with chocolate skin, grey hair and brown eyes. He has a birthmark on his forehead.

He grew up in a working class neighbourhood. After his father died when he was young, he was raised by his mother

He is currently married to Marion Natalie Sims. Marion is the same age as him and works as an electrician.

John has three children with wife Marion: Madeline aged 0, Darlene aged 4 and Jade aged 9.

John's best friend is a consultant programmer called Jasper Hanson. They are inseparable. He also hangs around with Vernon Carpenter and Lance Bird. They enjoy working on cars together.