Ben Batt

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Ben Batt
Born (1986-02-07) 7 February 1986 (age 38)
Wigan, Greater Manchester, England
Alma mater Guildhall School of Music and Drama
OccupationActor
Years active2008–present
Partner Rebecca Atkinson
Children1

Ben Batt (born 7 February 1986)[ citation needed ] is an English actor, best known for his role as Joe Pritchard in Channel 4's comedy drama Shameless . He has also appeared in Scott & Bailey as DC Kevin Lumb, [1] Alf Rutter in The Village and in Sirens as Craig Scruton, the fireman. He starred as Ted Burgess in the BBC production of The Go-Between broadcast on 20 September 2015. [2] In the 2011 film Weekender set within the late 1980s rave culture, he played the main antagonist John Anderson.

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He has also had many smaller roles, such as in Captain America: The First Avenger as an Enlistment Office MP and in The Promise as Private Derek Toogood. Other minor parts include roles in Accused , Salvage, Wire in the Blood , Lewis , Casualty , The Edge of Love , Spooks: Code 9 and Death in Paradise . In season 3 of Jamestown (2019), Batt played Willmus Crabtree, a trader from England with unknown motives and intentions. In 2016, he starred as Stanley Kowalski in A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams at the Royal Exchange, Manchester which was directed by Sarah Frankcom.

Early and personal life

Batt was born in Wigan, to parents Alan and Beth. He has an older sister, Sarah, and a younger sister, Holly. He played for Orrell and Lancashire rugby teams as a child. He attended Shevington High School. After sustaining an injury he began acting and enrolled at London's Guildhall School of Music and Drama. He left when he was offered a small role in the film The Edge of Love in 2008.

His partner is Shameless co-star, Rebecca Atkinson, who played Karen Maguire. They met on the set in 2008 and shared numerous storylines together. The couple have a son, born in 2016.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2008 The Edge of Love Sergeant
2009 Salvage Trooper Jones
2011 Weekender John Anderson
Captain America: The First Avenger Enlistment Officer MP
2012 A Running Jump FootballerShort film
2014ElectricityDave
2016 Despite the Falling Snow Oleg
The Windmill MassacreJackson
2018Dusty and MeLittle Eddie

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2008 Casualty Ian MiltonEpisode: "Where's the Art in Heartache?"
Lewis Milo HardyEpisode: "Music to Die For"
Spooks: Code 9 Leo WhitelawEpisode #1.5
Wire in the Blood Matthew2 episodes
2009–2010 Shameless Joe PritchardMain role
2010 Accused Peter MacShaneEpisode: "Frankie's Story"
2011 The Promise Private Derek Toogood4 episodes
Sirens Craig Scruton5 episodes
2011–2013 Scott & Bailey DC Kevin LumbMain role
2013 Death in Paradise Damon RyanEpisode: "A Deadly Storm"
Prisoners Wives Danny2 episodes
2014 From There to Here Newell3 episodes
The Village Alf Rutter5 episodes
2015 The Go-Between Ted BurgessTelevision film
From Darkness Chris TempletonMiniseries; 2 episodes
Prey Joseph KijekEpisode #2.2
2016 Barbarians Rising SpartacusEpisode: "Rebellion"
2017 In The Dark DI Paul HopkinsMiniseries; 4 episodes
W1A Ryan Chelford2 episodes
2018 Vera Tony EverittEpisode: "Black Ice"
2018–2020 Our Girl Blue3 episodes
2020 The English Game John Cartwright6 episodes
2021–2023 Domina Agrippa 12 episodes
2022 Rules of The Game Owen Jenkins4 episodes [3]
McDonald & Dodds DCI Ethan Fletcher / Philip HenryEpisode: "A Billion Beats"
2024 G'wed Disneyland DarrenEpisode: "He's One of Our Own"
Van der Valk Daan FrankenEpisode: "Safe in Amsterdam"

Stage credits

YearTitleRoleLocation
2016 A Streetcar Named Desire Stanley Kowalski Royal Exchange
2018 The York Realist George Donmar Warehouse

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References

  1. ↑ "Ben Batt". tv.com. Archived from the original on 15 September 2010.
  2. ↑ BBC Programmes: The Go-Between. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
  3. ↑ "Rules Of The Game". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
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