Acting · Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK · Born June 22, 1987
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).
MovieAddition
2026
as Seamus Joseph Rodgers
MovieMerge
2025
as Neil (segment "Soulmate")
MovieTruckload
2025
as Hot Doctor
TVToxic Town
2025
as Derek Mahon
MovieSoulmate
2025
as Neil
TVGet Millie Black
2024
as Luke Holborn
MovieThe Love Box in Your Living Room
2022
TVPIECES OF HER
2022
as Young Nick Harp
TVShowtrial
2021
as DI Miles Southgate
MovieAftertaste
2020
as Alfie
TVAdult Material
2020
as Rich
TVThe Capture
2019
as James Whitlock
MovieGame of Thrones: The Last Watch
2019
as Self
TVLove, Death & Robots
2019
as Laird (voice)
MovieBeen So Long
2018
as Kestrel
MovieCome Out of the Woods
2017
as Ally
MovieDark River
2017
as David
MovieStarGirl
2017
as Meteor Hunter 2
MovieBurn Burn Burn
2016
as James
MovieEllen
2016
as Jason
TVOne of Us
2016
as Rob Elliot
MovieMadly
2016
MovieThe Gamechangers
2015
as Jamie King
TVThis Is England '90
2015
as Higgy
MovieMonsters: Dark Continent
2014
as Frankie
TVNew Worlds
2014
as Ned
TVSouthcliffe
2013
as Chris Cooper
MovieMurder: Joint Enterprise
2012
as Stefan
TVThe Fades
2011
as John
MovieHappy Clapper
2011
as Marshy
MovieBlitz
2011
as Theo Nelson
TVGame of Thrones
2011
as Gendry
TVAccused
2010
as Martin Cormack
MovieEdge
2010
as Philip
TVThis Is England '86
2010
as Higgy
TVMoving On
2009
as Kieran Murphy
MovieThe Damned United
2009
as Duncan McKenzie
TVMerlin
2008
as William
TVLily Allen and Friends
2008
as Self - Guest
TVSkins
2007
as Chris Miles
TVDoctor Who
2005
as Cline
TVThe Friday Night Project
2005
as Self
MovieOne for the Road
2003
as TWOC'er
MovieHeartlands
2003
as Craig
TVBorn and Bred
2002
as Humphrey 'Bogie' Locke
TVDoctors
2000
as Lee Lindsay
TVPeak Practice
1993
as Leon
