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).
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Hot Doctor
2025
Toxic Town
Derek Mahon · (4 episodes)
2025
Soulmate
Neil
2025
Get Millie Black
Luke Holborn · (5 episodes)
2024
Addition
Seamus
2024
The Love Box in Your Living Room
2022
PIECES OF HER
Young Nick Harp · (7 episodes)
2022
Showtrial
DI Miles Southgate · (5 episodes)
2021
Aftertaste
Alfie
2020
Adult Material
Rich · (4 episodes)
2020
Game of Thrones: The Last Watch
Self
2019
Love, Death & Robots
Laird (voice) · (1 episode)
2019
Been So Long
Kestrel
2018
Deep State
Harry Easton
2018
Come Out of the Woods
Ally
2017
Dark River
David
2017
StarGirl
Meteor Hunter 2
2017
Burn Burn Burn
James
2016
Ellen
Jason
2016
One of Us
Rob Elliot · (4 episodes)
2016
Madly
2016
The Gamechangers
Jamie King
2015
This Is England '90
Higgy · (4 episodes)
2015
Monsters: Dark Continent
Frankie
2014
New Worlds
Ned · (4 episodes)
2014
Southcliffe
Chris Cooper · (4 episodes)
2013
Murder: Joint Enterprise
Stefan
2012
The Fades
John · (6 episodes)
2011
Happy Clapper
Marshy
2011
Blitz
Theo Nelson
2011
Game of Thrones
Gendry · (27 episodes)
2011
Accused
Martin Cormack · (1 episode)
2010
Edge
Philip
2010
This Is England '86
Higgy · (4 episodes)
2010
Moving On
Kieran Murphy · (1 episode)
2009
The Damned United
Duncan McKenzie
2009
Merlin
William · (1 episode)
2008
Lily Allen and Friends
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
2008
Skins
Chris Miles · (19 episodes)
2007
Doctor Who
Cline · (1 episode)
2005
The Friday Night Project
Self · (1 episode)
2005
One for the Road
TWOC'er
2003
Heartlands
Craig
2003
Doctors
Lee Lindsay · (1 episode)
2000
Peak Practice
Leon · (1 episode)
1993