Joe Dempsie - Biography
Last Modified: Jul 30, 2020
| Profession: | Actor |
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| Best Known For: | Game of Thrones, Skins |
| Salary: | Under Review |
| Net Worth: | $1 million |
Personal Details
| Born on : | June 22, 1987 (age 34) |
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| Birth Name / Full Name: |
Joseph Maxwell Dempsie |
| Birth Place: | Liverpool, England |
| Horoscope: | Cancer |
| Father's Name: | Jim Dempsie |
| Mother's Name: | Gret Dempsie |
| Siblings: |
1 Lauren Dempsie (sister) |
| High School: | West Bridgford School |
| Ethnicity: | Multi-ethnic (English, Scottish) |
| Nationality: | British |
Body Measurements
| Height: | 1.71 meter (5 feet 7 inch) |
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| Weight: | 75 kg (165.35 lb) |
| Hair Color: | Blond |
| Eye Color: | Blue |
| Shoe Size: | N/A |
| Bicep Size: | 14 inch |
| Chest Size: | 39 inch |
| Waist Size: | 30 inch |
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Who is Joe Dempsie?
Joe Dempsie is an actor by profession and British by nationality. Among all his TV and film roles, he is best known as Gendry Baratheon in Game of Thrones and as Chris Miles in Skins.
Joe Dempsie: Age, Parents, Siblings
Joe Dempsie’s birth took place on 22 June 1987 in Liverpool, England. He was born as Joseph Maxwell Dempsie to parents Gret Dempsie and Jim Dempsie. He is not the only child of his parents and has a sister named Lauren Dempsie. He was raised in Nottingham.
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Education, Ethnicity
For education, Joe Dempsie attended West Bridgford School and later trained at Central Junior Television Workshop.
His ethnicity is English, Scottish.
Joe Dempsie: Girlfriend, Wife, Children
Although most of Joe Dempsie’s personal life is away from the public eye, we do know that he has dated Larissa Wilson and actress Katie McGrath. Currently, he is single, sans girlfriend, wife, or children.
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Joe Dempsie: Career
Before fame
Dempsie started his professional career in 2000. He lent his voice for Clearasil advertisements in the UK. He also has landed minor roles in TV series Peak Practice (2000), Doctors (2001), Sweet Medicine (2003), To Kill a Burglar (2003).
In 2007, he landed the role of Chris Miles in Skins, which gained him much recognition. Joe Dempsie played the role until 2008. After guest appearances in Doctor Who and Merlin, he landed his breakthrough role of Gendry in Game of Thrones.
He appeared in a total of 19 episodes in the series 1-3, 7-8 and had dyed his hair black and hit the gym to prepare for the role.
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Films, Series
Since then Joe Dempsie has starred in Moving On (2011), Accused (2012), New Worlds (2014), This Is England '90 (2015), Deep State (2018).
In films, he has starred in Heartlands (2002), The Damned United (2009), Monsters: Dark Continent (2014), Dark River (2017), Been So Long (2018), among others. He has also worked with BBC Radio 4 on several projects.
Co-stars
Joe Dempsie has starred alongside Nathalie Emmanuel, Carice van Houten, Jim Broadbent, Dean-Charles Chapman, Richard Dormer.
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Source: PinkNews (far left- Joe Dempsie with Skins cast)
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Joe Dempsie: Awards, Nominations
Dempsie was been nominated for 2013’s Screen Actors Guild Awards — Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series.
Joe Dempsie: Net Worth, Salary
The net worth of Dempsie is estimated to be around $1 million while the figure on his annual salary is not known.
Joe Dempsie: Instagram, Twitter, Facebook
On Instagram, Twitter, Joe Dempsie is followed by several hundred thousands of followers. He is absent from Facebook.
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