Joseph Gatt

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Joseph Gatt
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Gatt at the 2022 WonderCon
Born (1971-12-03) 3 December 1971 (age 53)
Notting Hill, London, England
OccupationActor
Years active1999–2022
Partner(s)Mercy Malick
(2009–present)

Joseph Gatt (born 3 December 1971) [1] [2] is an English actor. He is best known for his roles in the films Thor (2011), Star Trek Into Darkness (2013) and Dumbo (2019), and the television series Banshee and Game of Thrones . Gatt has also provided motion capture for multiple video games, including the God of War series.

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Early life

Gatt was born in the Notting Hill area of London on 3 December 1971, the son of Maltese immigrant parents; his father is from Paola and his mother is from Lija. While growing up, he spent summers with his family in Malta. [3] He was diagnosed with alopecia universalis at the age of 12. [3] [4] He trained as an actor at the Sylvia Young Theatre School before joining the Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts, where he graduated with a bachelor's degree. [5]

Career

After graduating from drama school, Gatt's first film role was in Orpheus & Eurydice (2000), playing opposite Oliver Reed in one of Reed's last films. He has performed in many musicals in London's West End and in national tours.

Personal life

Gatt lives in Los Angeles with Mercy Malick, his girlfriend, since around 2009. [3]

In February 2024, the Los Angeles Deputy District Attorney dismissed all charges against Gatt [6] [7] stemming from an arrest in April 2022 for allegedly having sexually explicit chats with a minor online. [8]

Filmography

Gatt wearing the motion-capture suit for Kratos in 2010 Joseph Gatt mocap.jpg
Gatt wearing the motion-capture suit for Kratos in 2010

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1999 Plunkett & Macleane Pimp
2000Orpheus & EurydiceCharon
2000 Jason and the Argonauts Atlas Television film
2003 Kal Ho Naa Ho Dancer
2006SaurianBelrogTelevision film
2006 Pulse Dark Figure
2008Killing ArielIncubus
2011 Thor Frost Giant Grundroth
2011 I Am Singh Leif Lungren
2013Agent 88Mr.FinchShort film
2013The Big LugHardknockShort film
2013 Star Trek Into Darkness Science Officer 0718
2014 Finders Keepers Officer CobbsTelevision film
2015The Most Dangerous GameIvan
2015Mr. HollywoodVincentShort film
2015For All Eyes AlwaysNikos Papalexopoulous
2015 Finding EdenFred
2015StormageddonCain/AbelTelevision film
20173 Hours Until DeadIvan
2017Espionage TonightNikos Papalexopoulous
2018LibertyDr. Alexei Andropov
2018Harnessing the RainReed
2018InfraredDavid
2019 Dumbo Neils Skellig
2021 The Retaliators Ram Kady
2022 Titanic 666 Brian Andrews
Black Adam Intergang Squad Leader [9]

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1999 The Bill Len MillerEpisode: "Piggy in the Middle"
2001 999 Duncan GoodhewEpisode: "Duncan Gooddeed"
2002Being AprilStreet ArtistEpisode: "Normal"
2005Captain ScarletCaptain Scarlet13 episodes
2008On the BenchLesterEpisode: "Steven Cohen"
2008The Dark Path Chronicles
Luke
7 episodes
2011 Wonder Woman John O'QuinnEpisode: "TV Pilot"
2011 Eagleheart RomulusEpisode: "Susie's Song"
2011 Pretend Time Creepy ManEpisode: "Full Blown Eggs"
2011 Easy to Assemble Lars3 episodes
2011 Chuck Agent HawkEpisode: "Chuck Versus the Curse"
2012 Breaking In Foreign GuyEpisode: "Episode XIII"
2013The Silicon Assassin ProjectThe EnforcerEpisode: "The Medusa Meeting"
2013–2014 Banshee The Albino5 episodes
2013Banshee Origins: Olek Drops a DimeThe AlbinoMiniseries
2014Banshee OriginsThe AlbinoEpisode "The Phone Call"
2014 Game of Thrones Thenn Warg3 episodes
2014 Teen Wolf The Mute3 episodes
2014–2015 The 100 Tristan3 episodes
2015 Real Rob SteveEpisode: "Gaying in Shape"
2015 Strike Back Eduardo LautrecEpisode #5.10
2015 Ray Donovan RandyEpisode: "Ding"
2015 True Detective BogdenEpisode: "Church in Ruins"
2016 Stan Lee's Lucky Man Yury Becker5 episodes
2016Second ChanceCaleb the WidowmakerEpisode #1.06
2016 Z Nation "The Man"6 episodes
2019 NCIS: New Orleans Victor Zelko2 episodes

Video games

YearTitleRoleNotes
2000 Driver 2 TannerMotion capture
2004 Driv3r TannerMotion capture
2005 Sniper Elite Motion capture
2006 24: The Game Jack Bauer / Tony Almeida Motion capture
2006 Killzone: Liberation VariousMotion capture
2006 Socom U.S. Navy Seals: Fireteam Bravo 2 VariousMotion capture
2007 God of War II Kratos Motion capture
2007 Lair RhonMotion capture
2008 Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots Ravensword EnforcerMotion capture
2008 God of War: Chains of Olympus Kratos Motion capture
2010 God of War III Kratos Motion capture
2010 God of War: Ghost of Sparta Kratos Motion capture
2011-2015 The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Councillor MorvaynVoice
2011 Star Wars: The Old Republic Lord Scourge / Additional VoicesVoice
2012 Playstation All-Stars Battle Royale Kratos Motion capture
2013 God of War: Ascension Kratos Motion capture
2013 Star Wars: The Old Republic - Rise of the Hutt Cartel Lord ScourgeVoice
2014-2015 Elder Scrolls Online Additional VoicesVoice
2016Elder Scrolls Online: Dark BrotherhoodSpeaker TerenusVoice
2016Star Trek Online: Agents of YesterdayScience Officer 0718Voice

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