British film star Joe Dempsie rose to prominence and popularity in the film industry after portraying the character of Chris Miles in E4’s comedy drama. Skins (2007-2008). However, it was his role as Gendry on the much-discussed HBO television series, Game of Thrones that shot him into the global limelight. The brilliant actor has been active in the Hollywood industry for over a decade and has appeared in a handful of blockbuster films and television series. Find out more about the Game of Thrones star’s biography and personal life below.
Who is Joe Dempsie from Game of Thrones?
Joe Dempsie is an English actor born on June 22,1987 as Joseph Maxwell Dempsie. He was born in Liverpool, Merseyside, England and grew up in West Bridgford, Nottingham. He attended West Bridgford School and the Central Junior Television Workshop in Nottingham. His family left Liverpool for Nottingham when he was four years old.
Joe is of Scottish origin but is British and White by nationality/ethnicity. His parents are Gretta and Jim Dempsie and he has one sister, Lauren, who unfortunately suffers from cerebral palsy.
Joe Dempsie has a slim build measuring 5 feet, 7.5 inches in height; that corresponds to 1.71 meters. He has light brown hair and blue eyes. He currently resides in London, England.
His career
Joe Dempsie’s acting career began in 2000 when he made his television medicine debut. peak training . Another medical drama Doctors followed portrayals of the recurring characters of Lee Lindsay and Danny in 2001 and 2004 respectively. In 2003, he landed his first film role as Craig in Heartlands . He also appeared in another medical series, Sweet Medicine in the same year.
Dempsie’s breakthrough came in 2007 when he starred in the teen comedy-drama Skins . His role as Chris Miles on the series had a positive impact on his acting career. He once revealed in an interview that nothing is holding him back nearly as much as Skins , which turned out to be a global hit.
In 2011, Dempsie landed his breakout role while portraying the character of Gendry, an apprentice blacksmith in the 2011 fantasy TV series. Game of Thrones . Joe Dempsie was very lucky because he lacked the physical qualities required for the role. However, he fit the role after some intense training sessions and other physical adjustments, including dying his hair black. Between 2011 and 2013, Dempsie (as Gendry) was a recurring character. But when the series resumed in 2017, he became a main cast member, still portraying Gendry.
Highlight of his popular films include: One for the Road (2003), Born and Raised (2005), The Damned United (2009), Blitz (2011), The Fades (2011), Murder, Joint Enterprise (2012) and This Is England Series . Others include Black Hearts in Battersea (2009), The Beach (2016) and voiceover works, Clearasil ‘Lipstick’ commercials (2008), Heaven One (2011) and Final Fantasy XIV (2017).
In 2018, Joe Dempsie appeared as Harry on Fox’s Deep State television series alongside Mark Strong. He has also appeared in a number of music videos including Rob Green’s Blue (2016).
Is he dating anyone – who is the girlfriend?
Joe Dempsie began dating fellow actress Katie McGrath in 2007. Merlin . Their affair was quite loud as they moved about openly and attended events together as a couple. However, they split in 2010 for unknown reasons.
The movie star is equally romantically linked to Skin ‘s co-star Larissa Wilson. However, the dates and duration of their affair are not available. Sometime in 2016, after appearing in Rob Grow’s music video, Blue as his gay partner, questions about Joe’s sexual status surfaced. Many began to claim that he was gay. The fact that he openly had girlfriends belied the claims.
While there’s no news on his current relationship, rumors swirled in mid-2018 that Dempsie might have been dating Game of Thrones co-star, Emilia Clarke. The duo traveled to the airport together on June 24, 2018, having witnessed colleagues Kit Harrington and Rose Leslie’s wedding the day before. Although her appearance was casual; Many have started to think they could be a couple. However, neither of these two has yet confirmed the speculation.
