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Joe Dempsie

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

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Addition
2026 • Seamus
Merge
Merge
2025 • Neil (segment "Soulmate")
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Truckload
2025 • Hot Doctor
Soulmate
Soulmate
2025 • Neil
The Love Box in Your Living Room
The Love Box in Your Living Room
2022
Aftertaste
Aftertaste
2020 • Alfie
Game of Thrones: The Last Watch
Game of Thrones: The Last Watch
2019 • Self
Been So Long
Been So Long
2018 • Kestrel

Full filmography

Addition
Addition
2026 • Seamus
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Merge
Merge
2025 • Neil (segment "Soulmate")
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Truckload
Truckload
2025 • Hot Doctor
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Soulmate
Soulmate
2025 • Neil
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Aftertaste
Aftertaste
2020 • Alfie
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Been So Long
Been So Long
2018 • Kestrel
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Dark River
Dark River
2017 • David
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StarGirl
StarGirl
2017 • Meteor Hunter 2
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Ellen
Ellen
2016 • Jason
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The Gamechangers
The Gamechangers
2015 • Jamie King
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Blitz
Blitz
2011 • Theo Nelson
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Edge
Edge
2010 • Philip
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The Damned United
The Damned United
2009 • Duncan McKenzie
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Heartlands
Heartlands
2003 • Craig
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