Joe Dempsie

Joseph Maxwell Dempsie (born 22 June 1987) is an English actor, best known for his roles as Chris Miles in the E4 teen comedy-drama Skins (2007–2008) and Gendry Baratheon in Game of Thrones (2011–2019).

Joe Dempsie
Dempsie in August 2018
Born
Joseph Maxwell Dempsie

22 June 1987 (1987-06-22) (age 33)
Liverpool, England
OccupationActor
Years active2000–present

Dempsie's earlier acting credits include the medical dramas Peak Practice (2000), Doctors (2001–2003), and Sweet Medicine (2003), as well as the films One for the Road and Heartlands (2003). He also appeared in This is England '86 (2010) and This is England '90 (2015), Born and Bred, a BBC documentary-drama about Tony Martin, and as the villainous John in The Fades (2011).

Early life

Joseph Maxwell Dempsie was born in Liverpool on 22 June 1987. His Scottish father was a social worker.[1] He grew up in West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire.[2] He received his acting training from the Central Junior Television Workshop in Nottingham, and was also educated at The West Bridgford School.

Career

Dempsie has been the voice of the Clearasil advertisements in the UK.[3][4] In episode 6 of the fourth series of Doctor Who, "The Doctor's Daughter", that aired on 10 May 2008, Dempsie played the character Cline,[5] a soldier who watches his comrades die.[6] On 18 April 2008, Dempsie appeared on Friday Night Project with Geri Halliwell.[7] On 20 July 2008, he appeared at T4 on the Beach in Weston Super Mare alongside fellow Skins cast members. He appeared as Duncan McKenzie in 2009's The Damned United alongside Michael Sheen, Jim Broadbent, Stephen Graham and Timothy Spall. In November 2008, he appeared in The Moment of Truth, episode 10 of the BBC show Merlin. He plays Will, who is an old friend of Merlin's, from the village in which they grew up together.[8]

In 2010, he voiced Steven, a gay teenager from Nottinghamshire in the Radio 4 play Once Upon a Time.[9] He plays the character of Gendry in HBO's series Game of Thrones based on George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire novels.[10] As of 2019, he has appeared in the first three, seventh and eighth of its eight seasons. He also appeared in the Channel 4 mini-series This Is England '86, as well as the follow-ups This Is England '88 and This Is England '90. He has also appeared in Harry & Paul on BBC Two, appearing as a northerner who was presented as a gift from the character Harry was playing to his daughter.[11] Recently he has appeared in the BBC Three series The Fades (episodes 3 to 6), as John.[12]

Personal life

Dempsie resides in London.[13] He is a Nottingham Forest F.C. fan, and once appeared on Soccer AM wearing the team's shirt. Being half Scottish, he is also a fan of the Scotland national football team.

Filmography

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2000 Peak PracticeLeonEpisode: "Playing God"
2001 DoctorsLee LindsayEpisode: "Sins of the Brother"
2003 Sweet MedicineBen CampbellEpisode 2
2004 DoctorsDannyEpisode: "Rabbit in the Headlights"
2005 Born and BredHumphrey 'Bogie' LockeEpisode: "Community Spirits"
2006 To Kill a Burglar: The Tony Martin StoryFred BarrasTelevision film
2007–2008 SkinsChris Miles19 episodes
2008 Doctor WhoClineEpisode: "The Doctor's Daughter"
MerlinWilliamEpisode: "The Moment of Truth"
2010 This Is England '86Higgy2 episodes
2011–2013;
2017–2019		 Game of ThronesGendry Baratheon24 episodes
2011 The FadesJohn4 episodes
Moving OnKieran MurphyEpisode: "The Poetry of Silence"
2012 MurderStefanEpisode: "Joint Enterprise"
AccusedMartin CormackEpisode: "Mo's Story"
2013 SouthcliffeChris Cooper3 episodes
2014 New WorldsNed Hawkins4 episodes
2015 The GamechangersJamie KingOne-off drama
This Is England '90Higgy2 episodes
2016 Retribution / One of UsRob Elliot4 episodes
2016 EllenJasonTelevision film
2018–2019 Deep State Harry Clarke 16 episodes
2020 Adult Material Rich 4 episodes

Film
Year Film Role Notes
2002 HeartlandsCraig
2003 One for the RoadJoyrider
2009 The Damned UnitedDuncan McKenzie
2010 EdgePhilip
2011 BlitzTheo Nelson
2014 Monsters: Dark ContinentFrankie
2015 Burn Burn Burn James
2017 Dark River David
2018 Been So Long Kestrel

Radio
Year Title Role Station
2009 Black Hearts in BatterseaSimonBBC Radio 4
2010 Once Upon A TimeStevenBBC Radio 4
2013 Saturday Night and Sunday MorningArthur SeatonBBC Radio 4
2016 The Beach (Book at Bedtime)NarratorBBC Radio 4
2016 Waiting for the BoatmanCeccoBBC Radio 4

Voiceover work
Year Title Role
2008 Clearasil 'Lipstick' advert
2011 Sky One
2016–2017;
2019–2020		 Final Fantasy XIV Arbert/Ardbert and Arenvald Lentinus

References
  1. "Joe Dempsie: 'The Red Wedding Was Harrowing'". GQ UK. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  2. Humphreys, Georgia; Wilson, Simon (1 May 2019). "'It's like leaving school' - Notts actor Joe Dempsie on saying goodbye to Game of Thrones and his new TV role in Deep State". Nottingham Post. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
  3. skinsonline (26 January 2008), Joe Dempsie Clearasil Voice Over 2, retrieved 30 April 2019
  4. "5 Cute Facts You Did Not Know About Joe Dempsie | Fan World". FanWorld.co. 28 February 2017. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  5. "Saturday 10 May". Radio Times. No. 10–16 May 2008. BBC. April 2008. p. 68.
  6. "Digital Spy article". Digital Spy article. 1 April 2008. Retrieved 4 October 2012.
  7. Friday Night Project on Channel 4
  8. The Moment of Truth, retrieved 9 May 2019
  9. "5 Cute Facts You Did Not Know About Joe Dempsie | Fan World". FanWorld.co. 28 February 2017. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
  10. Take a Bow 10 August 2010 at 10:12 PM (10 August 2010). "Not A Blog – Take a Bow". Grrm.livejournal.com. Archived from the original on 18 March 2012. Retrieved 4 October 2012.
  11. Guide, British Comedy. "Harry & Paul Harry & Paul - Series 3, Episode 3". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
  12. "BBC iplayer credits". Bbc.co.uk. 11 October 2011. Retrieved 4 October 2012.
  13. "Game of Thrones star Joe Dempsie on his life and career". Archived from the original on 17 July 2015.
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