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, ...
Known For
Complete Filmography
Addition
2026
as Seamus
Numbers are everything to Grace Lisa Vandenburg. The life of Grace, a Melbourne-based mathematician, is largely governed by her arithmomania, an obses...
Truckload
2025
as Hot Doctor
Following a near-fatal traffic accident, Lizzie's moving out of her mum's care and back to London (or as Mum calls it, the city of death). But Lizzie'...
Soulmate
2025
as Neil
2035. Anna, a lonely computer coder, has been nurturing an illegal romance with an AI in a computer simulation for the past six months. When her compa...
The Love Box in Your Living Room
2022
Harry Enfield and Paul Whitehouse tell the true story of Britain’s evolution over the last century through the life of the BBC, by turning complete fi...
Aftertaste
2020
as Alfie
Moll and Alfie are getting together after a few years of friendship, but she has a secret that threatens not only their budding romance, but also his ...
Game of Thrones: The Last Watch
2019
as Self
For a year, acclaimed British filmmaker Jeanie Finlay was embedded on the set of the hit HBO series “Game of Thrones,” chronicling the creation of the...
Been So Long
2018
as Kestrel
A single mother in London's Camden Town hears music when she meets a handsome stranger with a past. But she's not sure she's ready to open her heart.
Deep State
2018
as Harry Easton
Retired MI6 spy Max Easton reluctantly returns to the field for a final job and finds himself drawn into a global conspiracy and covert intelligence w...
Come Out of the Woods
2017
as Ally
Three brothers living in rural Scotland struggle for intimacy and stability as they attempt to navigate their survival amongst a corrupt local police ...
Dark River
2017
as David
After her father dies, a young woman returns to her Yorkshire village for the first time in 15 years to claim the family farm she believes is hers.
StarGirl
2017
as Meteor Hunter 2
Stan is an ageing sheep farmer who's at odds with life and out of hope. During a meteor storm a mysterious female alien arrives on his farm, she appea...
Burn Burn Burn
2016
as James
Following the death of their friend, two girls in their late twenties embark on a road trip to spread his ashes. Seph and Alex take turns driving. Dan...
Ellen
2016
as Jason
A tearaway teenage girl, at war with her mum, and trying to take control of her life, forms an amazing and unbreakable bond with a new friend. They ra...
Madly
2016
Madly explores love in all its permutations in six short films from a vibrant group of filmmakers representing Japan, Argentina, the UK, the US, India...
The Gamechangers
2015
as Jamie King
The struggle of Houser's legal feud against American lawyer Jack Thompson, over the morality of the "Grand Theft Auto" video game series.
Monsters: Dark Continent
2014
as Frankie
Seven years on from the events of Monsters, and the ‘Infected Zones’ have spread worldwide. Humans have been knocked off the top of the food chain, wi...
Murder: Joint Enterprise
2012
as Stefan
A woman lies dead in a Nottingham flat, her terrified sister barricaded in the bathroom. At 2am a young man in a bloodstained shirt is pulled over for...
Happy Clapper
2011
as Marshy
Wannabe gangster living alone in a caravan gets a visit from a born again Christian.
Blitz
2011
as Theo Nelson
A tough cop is dispatched to take down a serial killer who has been targeting police officers.
Edge
2010
as Philip
A hotel. A cliff. Six lost people, looking for something, or looking to lose themselves.
The Damned United
2009
as Duncan McKenzie
Taking over Leeds United, Brian Clough's abrasive approach and his clear dislike of the players' dirty style of play make it certain there is going to...
One for the Road
2003
as TWOC'er
One for the Road follows Jimmy, Paul, Richard and Mark who meet on a rehabilitation course for drink drivers. Jimmy is young, ambitious and desperate ...
Heartlands
2003
as Craig
Gentle Colin 'Col' Lawes happily lead a quiet life, running a news agency with his soiled-rotten wife Sandra and playing competition darts in the Atle...