Joe Dempsie
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).
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
Blitz
as Theo Nelson
2011
Aftertaste
as Alfie
2020
Edge
as Philip
2010
Murder: Joint Enterprise
as Stefan
2012
StarGirl
as Meteor Hunter 2
2017
Soulmate
as Neil
2025
The Love Box in Your Living Room
2022
Monsters: Dark Continent
as Frankie
2014
The Gamechangers
as Jamie King
2015
Burn Burn Burn
as James
2016
The Damned United
as Duncan McKenzie
2009
Ellen
as Jason
2016
Addition
as Seamus
2026
Heartlands
as Craig
2003
One for the Road
as TWOC'er
2003
Been So Long
as Kestrel
2018
Happy Clapper
as Marshy
2011
Madly
2016
Dark River
as David
2017
Come Out of the Woods
as Ally
2017
TV Appearances
Skins
as Chris Miles
2007
Game of Thrones
as Gendry
2011
The Friday Night Project
as Self
2005
Lily Allen and Friends
as Self - Guest
2008
Love, Death & Robots
as Laird (voice)
2019
This Is England '86
as Higgy
2010
Doctor Who
as Cline
2005
Moving On
as Kieran Murphy
2009
New Worlds
as Ned
2014
One of Us
as Rob Elliot
2016
Southcliffe
as Chris Cooper
2013
Peak Practice
as Leon
1993