Joseph Dempsie
Joseph Maxwell "Joe" Dempsie (born June 22, 1987 in Liverpool , England ) is a British actor , best known for his role as Chris Miles in the British television series Skins - Hautnah (2007-2008) and Gendry in Game of Thrones (2011– 2019).
life and career
Joseph Maxwell Dempsie was born in Liverpool in 1987, but grew up in Nottingham. He completed an acting class at the Central Junior Television Workshop in Nottingham while attending West Bridgford School in Bridgford , Nottinghamshire . Dempsie gained stage experience in the plays Nottingham Trent’s , The Pillowman , Dark of the Moon , Nine , Second Last in the Sackrace , Sandfield Centers Alfie and Jesse Carlton Junior Workshop's Who is Jesse Flood .
Since 2004 Dempsie officially uses the name Joe Dempsie instead of Joseph Dempsie. He had his breakthrough in 2007-2008 with the role of Chris Miles in the television series Skins - Hautnah . Otherwise Dempsie starred in some British television productions such as Doctors , Doctor Who , Peak Practice and Sweet Medicine with and in films such as One for the Road and Heartlands . In 2010 Dempsie appeared on the radio series Once Upon a Time as Steven on BBC Radio 4 . In 2011, he starred as the villain in the television series The Fades . Between 2011 and 2019, he played Gendry , the bastard son of Robert Baratheon, in the award-winning HBO series Game of Thrones .
His German voices are mostly from Tobias Nath and Alex Turrek .
Personal
Dempsie's family live in Crosby and South Liverpool . His father is called Jim Dempsie, the mother's name is unknown. He has a sister, Lauren Dempsie, who is four years his junior and who lives with an intellectual disability and is in a wheelchair. She is a member of the 36th Nottingham Girl Guides .
Filmography (selection)
- 2000: Peak Practice (TV series, episode 10x10)
- 2001-2004: Doctors (TV series, 2 episodes)
- 2002: Heartland - Right in the Heart (Heartlands)
- 2003: One for the Road
- 2003: Sweet Medicine (TV series, episode 1x02)
- 2005: Born and Bred (TV series, episode 4x03)
- 2007-2008: Skins - Close Up (TV series, 20 episodes)
- 2008: Doctor Who (TV series, episode 4x06)
- 2008: Merlin - The New Adventures ( Merlin , TV series, episode 1x10)
- 2009: Spirited (short film)
- 2009: The Damned United - The Eternal Opponent (The Damned United)
- 2010: This Is England '86 (Miniseries)
- 2010: Edge
- 2011: Blitz - Cop-Killer vs. Killer Cop (Blitz)
- 2011: The Fades (TV series, 4 episodes)
- 2011–2013, 2017–2019: Game of Thrones (TV series, 24 episodes)
- 2014: Monsters: Dark Continent
- 2015: Bum Bum Bum
- 2016: One of Us (TV series, 4 episodes)
- since 2018: Deep State (TV series)
Web links
- Joseph Dempsie in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Joseph Dempsie in the German dubbing file. Accessed October 16, 2011.
- ^ How Lauren helped the guides. (No longer available online.) ThisisNottingham.co.uk, formerly the original ; Retrieved November 23, 2011 . ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Dempsie, Joseph |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Dempsie, Joseph Maxwell (full name); Dempsie, Joe (nickname) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 22, 1987 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Liverpool , England |