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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 ''
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'' (2011–2013; 2017–2019). Dempsie's earlier acting credits include the medical dramas ''
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'' (2000), ''
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'' (20012003), and ''
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'' (2003), as well as the films ''One for the Road'' and '' Heartlands'' (2003). He also appeared in ''
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'' (2010) and ''
This is England '90 ''This Is England '90'' is a 2015 British TV drama mini-series written by Shane Meadows and Jack Thorne and produced by Warp Films. A spin-off from the 2006 film ''This Is England'', it is also a sequel to the series ''This Is England '86'' and ...
'' (2015), ''
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'', a
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documentary-drama about Tony Martin, and as the villainous John in ''
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'' (2011).


Early life

Joseph Maxwell Dempsie was born in
Liverpool Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough in Merseyside, England. With a population of in 2019, it is the 10th largest English district by population and its metropolitan area is the fifth largest in the United Kingdom, with a popul ...
on 22 June 1987. His Scottish father was a social worker. He grew up in West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire. He received his acting training from the
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in
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, and was also educated at The
West Bridgford School The West Bridgford School is a co-educational comprehensive school with academy status in West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire, England. History Grammar school The school used to be a grammar school and was then known as West Bridgford County Sec ...
.


Career

Dempsie has been the voice of the
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advertisements in the UK. In episode 6 of the fourth series of ''
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'', "
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", that aired on 10 May 2008, Dempsie played the character Cline, a soldier who watches his comrades die. On 18 April 2008, Dempsie appeared on ''
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'' with
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. On 20 July 2008, he appeared at
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in
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alongside fellow ''Skins'' cast members. He appeared as
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in 2009's ''
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'' alongside
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,
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,
Stephen Graham Stephen Joseph Graham (born 3 August 1973) is a British actor. He is best known for playing Andrew "Combo" Gascoigne in the film ''This Is England'' (2006) and its television sequels ''This Is England '86'' (2010), '' This Is England '88'' ( ...
and
Timothy Spall Timothy Leonard Spall (born 27 February 1957) is an English actor and presenter. He became a household name in the UK after appearing as Barry Spencer Taylor in the 1983 ITV comedy-drama series ''Auf Wiedersehen, Pet''. Spall performed in '' S ...
. In November 2008, he appeared in The Moment of Truth, episode 10 of the BBC show ''
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''. He plays Will, who is an old friend of Merlin's, from the village in which they grew up together. In 2010, he voiced Steven, a gay teenager from Nottinghamshire in the Radio 4 play ''Once Upon a Time''. He plays the character of
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in HBO's series ''
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'' based on
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's ''
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'' novels. He appeared in the first three, seventh and eighth of its eight seasons. He also appeared in the
Channel 4 Channel 4 is a British free-to-air public broadcast television network operated by the state-owned enterprise, state-owned Channel Four Television Corporation. It began its transmission on 2 November 1982 and was established to provide a four ...
mini-series ''
This Is England '86 ''This Is England '86'' is a 2010 British drama miniseries written by Shane Meadows and Jack Thorne, a spin-off from the 2006 film ''This Is England''. Set three years later, it focuses on the mod revival scene rather than the skinhead subcu ...
'', as well as the follow-ups ''
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'' and ''
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''. He has also appeared in '' Harry & Paul'' on BBC Two, appearing as a northerner who was presented as a gift from the character Harry was playing to his daughter. Recently he has appeared in the
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series ''
The Fades The Fades are an English indie rock band from London, England, comprising Dave Lightfoot on guitar and vocals, James Lightfoot on bass, Jonathan "Jonny" Barnard on guitar and Alastair "Flash" Thorpe on drums. History The Fades were formed 2 ...
'' (episodes 3 to 6), as John. In January 2021, it was announced that Dempsie was cast as Nick in the upcoming
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thriller series ''
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novel of the same name.


Personal life

Dempsie resides in
London London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a majo ...
. He is a
Nottingham Forest F.C. Nottingham Forest Football Club is an association football club based in West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire, England. Nottingham Forest was founded in 1865 and have been playing their home games at the City Ground, on the banks of the River Trent ...
fan, and once appeared on ''
Soccer AM ''Soccer AM'' is a British football-based comedy/talk show, produced by Sky Sports. First broadcast in 1995, the programme currently airs on Sky Showcase, Sky Sports Premier League and Sky Sports Football at 10.30am on Saturdays during the fo ...
'' wearing the team's shirt. Being half Scottish, he is also a fan of the
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.


Filmography


Television


Film


Radio


Voiceover work


References


External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dempsie, Joseph 1987 births Living people 21st-century English male actors English male film actors English male television actors Male actors from Liverpool People from West Bridgford People educated at West Bridgford School English people of Scottish descent