--- name: "Joe Dempsie" canonical: "https://film.one/person/joe-dempsie" fi1m_id: "joe-dempsie" imdb_id: "nm1478079" tmdb_id: 570296 wikidata_id: "Q503114" roles: ["Actor"] born: "22 June 1987" reviewed_on_fi1m: 10 average_fi1m_score: 75 average_as: "actor" average_over: 10 updated: "2026-10-07T18:52:20.260539+00:00" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Joe Dempsie ## Identity Joe Dempsie - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/joe-dempsie - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** joe-dempsie - **IMDb ID:** nm1478079 - **TMDB ID:** 570296 - **Wikidata ID:** Q503114 - **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Dempsie, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q503114, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1478079/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/570296 Actor. Born 22 June 1987 in Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK. ## Details - **Work:** Actor - **Born:** 22 June 1987, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK - **Active:** 2007–present - **Also known as:** Joseph Dempsie, Joseph Maxwell Dempsie, 约瑟夫·戴浦西, 乔·邓普西 - **Frequently works with:** [Jack Thorne](https://film.one/person/jack-thorne.md), [Daniel Kaluuya](https://film.one/person/daniel-kaluuya.md), [Lucy Kirkwood](https://film.one/person/lucy-kirkwood.md), [Minkie Spiro](https://film.one/person/minkie-spiro.md) - **Average Fi1m score:** 75, as actor, over 10 titles - **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 72 (1), 2010s 79 (5), 2020s 71 (4) - **Fi1m against the critics:** 74 to 71 across 7 titles - **Score spread:** 4 at 80+, 5 at 60–79, 1 under 60 - **Lead roles:** 2 of 8 acting credits billed first or second - **Genres:** Drama 10, Crime 3, Comedy 2, Sci-Fi & Fantasy 2, Action & Adventure 1, Mystery 1 - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Dempsie, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q503114, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1478079/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/570296 ## Streaming the US now - **Netflix:** [*Toxic Town*](https://film.one/tv/toxic-town.md) (77), [*PIECES OF HER*](https://film.one/tv/pieces-of-her.md) (55) - **Disney+:** [*The Fades*](https://film.one/tv/the-fades.md) (72), [*Skins*](https://film.one/tv/skins.md) (72) - **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Adult Material*](https://film.one/tv/adult-material.md) (76) - **HBO Max:** [*Get Millie Black*](https://film.one/tv/get-millie-black.md) (75) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Fi1m on Joe Dempsie > Joe Dempsie is a persuasive ensemble actor, particularly when the characters are written to be difficult company. We rate his contribution to *Skins*, where the performances earn patience that the plotting does not always deserve. In *Skins* (2007), Joe Dempsie’s Chris Miles helps keep an abrasive group of teenagers from becoming tiresome. Alongside April Pearson’s Michelle Richardson and Larissa Wilson’s Jal Fazer, he gives the ensemble enough variety to make its bad behaviour worth sitting through. We enjoyed their company because the performances stopped the programme’s appetite for shock becoming monotonous. Dempsie handles comedy and drama believably, which matters in a series that is more sympathetic to its teenagers than it initially sounds. The predictable plotting is harder to forgive. Chris was his breakthrough, and the association with a hedonistic character became something he deliberately tried not to repeat. Avoiding similar roles meant periods without work. Gendry, the blacksmith in *Game of Thrones* (2011), brought wider recognition and required preparation in the gym. Later roles include Rich in *Adult Material* (2020) and Derek Mahon in *Toxic Town* (2025), while his collaborators include director Shane Meadows, with whom he has worked twice. The move away from Chris looks sensible: repeating the party-going young man would have told us little that *Skins* had not already established. *Toxic Town* offers a qualified recommendation for the later work. Its performances give a familiar injustice story force, though Jodie Whittaker and Aimee Lou Wood are the principal reasons for our enthusiasm. The tidier, more sentimental passages remain a problem; a good cast can carry those passages only so far. As Derek, Dempsie is part of a drama we recommend for its acting, without claiming that his is its defining performance. We would welcome parts that give his comedy as much room as his dramatic work. His believable presence among other actors is already a good reason to follow him, without insisting that he must dominate a programme to justify the interest. Give him another ensemble, by all means; there is no need to give him another Chris. ## Biography Joe Dempsie is an English actor. He was born on 22 June 1987 in Liverpool and grew up in West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire. He attended West Bridgford School and trained at the Central Junior Television Workshop in Nottingham. Dempsie is best known for playing Chris Miles in the E4 series *Skins* (2007–2008) and Gendry in *Game of Thrones* (2011–2019). His other television credits include roles in *Doctor Who* (2005), *Merlin* (2008), *The Fades* (2011), *This Is England '86* (2010) and *This Is England '90* (2015), *The Capture* (2019) and *Showtrial* (2021). He appeared in the films *Blitz* (2011), *The Damned United* (2009) and *Monsters: Dark Continent* (2014). In 2025 he played Derek Mahon in the Netflix series *Toxic Town*. *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, metacritic.com.* ## On Fi1m (10) - *Toxic Town* (2025), Fi1m 77, as Derek Mahon — [page](https://film.one/tv/toxic-town.md) - *Get Millie Black* (2024), Fi1m 75, as Luke Holborn — [page](https://film.one/tv/get-millie-black.md) - *PIECES OF HER* (2022), Fi1m 55, as Young Nick Harp — [page](https://film.one/tv/pieces-of-her.md) - *Adult Material* (2020), Fi1m 76, as Rich — [page](https://film.one/tv/adult-material.md) - *This Is England '90* (2015), Fi1m 81, as Higgy — [page](https://film.one/tv/this-is-england-90.md) - *Southcliffe* (2013), Fi1m 80, as Chris Cooper — [page](https://film.one/tv/southcliffe.md) - *Game of Thrones* (2011), Fi1m 82, as Gendry — [page](https://film.one/tv/game-of-thrones.md) - *The Fades* (2011), Fi1m 72, as John — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-fades.md) - *This Is England '86* (2010), Fi1m 80, as Higgy — [page](https://film.one/tv/this-is-england-86.md) - *Skins* (2007), Fi1m 72, as Chris Miles — [page](https://film.one/tv/skins.md) ## Complete filmography (44) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *Addition* (2026), as Seamus Joseph Rodgers - *Merge* (2025), as Neil (segment "Soulmate") - *Truckload* (2025), as Hot Doctor - *Toxic Town* (2025), series, as Derek Mahon — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/tv/toxic-town.md) - *Soulmate* (2025), as Neil - *Get Millie Black* (2024), series, as Luke Holborn — Fi1m 75, [page](https://film.one/tv/get-millie-black.md) - *The Love Box in Your Living Room* (2022), Actor - *PIECES OF HER* (2022), series, as Young Nick Harp — Fi1m 55, [page](https://film.one/tv/pieces-of-her.md) - *Showtrial* (2021), series, as DI Miles Southgate - *Aftertaste* (2020), as Alfie - *Adult Material* (2020), series, as Rich — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/tv/adult-material.md) - *The Capture* (2019), series, as James Whitlock - *Love, Death & Robots* (2019), series, as Laird (voice) - *Been So Long* (2018), as Kestrel - *Come Out of the Woods* (2017), as Ally - *Dark River* (2017), as David - *StarGirl* (2017), as Meteor Hunter 2 - *Burn Burn Burn* (2016), as James - *Ellen* (2016), as Jason - *One of Us* (2016), series, as Rob Elliot - *Madly* (2016), Actor - *The Gamechangers* (2015), as Jamie King - *This Is England '90* (2015), series, as Higgy — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/tv/this-is-england-90.md) - *Monsters: Dark Continent* (2014), as Frankie - *New Worlds* (2014), series, as Ned - *Southcliffe* (2013), series, as Chris Cooper — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/southcliffe.md) - *Murder: Joint Enterprise* (2012), as Stefan - *The Fades* (2011), series, as John — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-fades.md) - *Happy Clapper* (2011), as Marshy - *Blitz* (2011), as Theo Nelson - *Game of Thrones* (2011), series, as Gendry — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/game-of-thrones.md) - *Accused* (2010), series, as Martin Cormack — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/tv/accused.md) - *Edge* (2010), as Philip - *This Is England '86* (2010), series, as Higgy — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/this-is-england-86.md) - *Moving On* (2009), series, as Kieran Murphy - *The Damned United* (2009), as Duncan McKenzie - *Merlin* (2008), series, as William - *Skins* (2007), series, as Chris Miles — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/tv/skins.md) - *Doctor Who* (2005), series, as Cline — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/doctor-who-2005.md) - *One for the Road* (2003), as TWOC'er - *Heartlands* (2003), as Craig - *Born and Bred* (2002), series, as Humphrey 'Bogie' Locke - *Doctors* (2000), series, as Lee Lindsay - *Peak Practice* (1993), series, as Leon ## Gallery - ![Actor Joe Dempsie at Paris, august 2018.](https://film.one/media/person/47836/gallery-ee96056d291a.jpg) Actor Joe Dempsie at Paris, august 2018. — Estellecht, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Joe_Dempsie_Paris.jpg/1280px-Joe_Dempsie_Paris.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Joe Dempsie](https://film.one/media/person/47836/gallery-ac3f494159c3.jpg) Joe Dempsie — Estellecht, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0b/Joe_Dempsie_Paris_%28cropped%29.jpg/1280px-Joe_Dempsie_Paris_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Actor Joe Dempsie at Paris, august 2018.](https://film.one/media/person/47836/gallery-884f0a6c75c2.jpg) Actor Joe Dempsie at Paris, august 2018. — Estellecht, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Joe_Dempsie_Paris_2018_%28cropped-J1%29.jpg/1280px-Joe_Dempsie_Paris_2018_%28cropped-J1%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Joe Dempsie](https://film.one/media/person/47836/gallery-eb41b8c07baf.jpg) Joe Dempsie — Image via TMDB - ![Joe Dempsie](https://film.one/media/person/47836/gallery-9297f8d6a09a.jpg) Joe Dempsie — Image via TMDB --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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