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Joe Dempsie

Acting Born Jun 22, 1987 Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK 24 credits

Biography

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 (2011–2013; 2017–2019).

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).

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Known for

Game of Thrones

as Gendry

Doctor Who

as Cline

Skins

as Chris Miles

The Capture

as James Whitlock

Love, Death & Robots

as Laird (voice)

Full filmography

  • Game of Thrones (2011) as Gendry
  • Doctor Who (2005) as Cline
  • Skins (2007) as Chris Miles
  • Peak Practice (1993) as Leon
  • Merlin (2008) as William
  • The Capture (2019) as James Whitlock
  • Love, Death & Robots (2019) as Laird (voice)
  • Doctors (2000) as Lee Lindsay
  • Moving On (2009) as Kieran Murphy
  • Adult Material (2020) as Rich
  • Accused (2010) as Martin Cormack
  • Born and Bred (2002) as Humphrey 'Bogie' Locke
  • PIECES OF HER (2022) as Young Nick Harp
  • Showtrial (2021) as DI Miles Southgate
  • Blitz (2011) as Theo Nelson
  • One of Us (2016) as Rob Elliot
  • The Fades (2011) as John
  • Toxic Town (2025) as Derek Mahon
  • New Worlds (2014) as Ned
  • Game of Thrones: The Last Watch (2019) as Self
  • This Is England '86 (2010) as Higgy
  • This Is England '90 (2015) as Higgy
  • Lily Allen and Friends (2008) as Self - Guest
  • Southcliffe (2013) as Chris Cooper