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Joe Dempsie

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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 (2011–2013; 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).

Known for

7.6

Doctor Who

2005 · TV Series · Action & Adventure · Drama

4.8

Doctors

2000 · TV Series · Soap · Drama

8.1

Skins

2007 · TV Series · Drama · Comedy

7.8

Merlin

2008 · TV Series · Action & Adventure · Drama

8.2

Accused

2010 · TV Series · Drama · Crime

6.2

Blitz

2011 · Movie · Crime · Action

7.2

The Fades

2011 · TV Series · Drama · Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.5

One of Us

2016 · TV Series · Crime · Drama

6.1

New Worlds

2014 · TV Series · Drama · War & Politics

4.9

Madly

2016 · Movie · Drama

6.2

Addition

2026 · Movie · Drama · Romance

5.7

Merge

2025 · Movie · Sci-Fi · Drama

4.8

Ellen

2016 · Movie · Drama

6.8

Soulmate

2025 · Movie · Sci-Fi · Romance

Joe Dempsie — movies & series · Netflix Discovery