Joe Dempsie
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Dempsie in 2007
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Joseph Maxwell Dempsie 22 June 1987 Liverpool, Merseyside, England |
| Residence | London, England |
| Other names | Joe Dempsie |
| Education | West Bridgford School |
| Alma mater | Central Junior Television Workshop |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2000–present |
| Home town | West Bridgford, Greater Nottingham |
Joseph Maxwell "Joe" Dempsie (born 22 June 1987) is an English actor, best known for the roles of Chris Miles in the E4 teen comedy-drama Skins (2007–2008) and Gendry in Game of Thrones (2011-2017).
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), This is England '88 (2011) and This is England '90 (2015), Born and Bred, a BBC documentary-drama about Norfolk farmer Tony Martin, and the villainous John in The Fades (2011).
Dempsie was born in Liverpool in 1987, but grew up in West Bridgford in Nottingham. He received his acting training from the Central Junior Television Workshop, Nottingham. He was also educated at The West Bridgford School.
He has been the voice of the Clearasil advertisements in the UK. Dempsie is a keen Nottingham Forest football fan and attends many home and away matches, he appeared on the UK Saturday morning football show Soccer AM wearing a Nottingham Forest football shirt. He appeared alongside Skins co-star Nicholas Hoult.
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