Ben Batt (born 7 February 1986) is an English actor, best known for his role as Joe Pritchard in

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's comedy drama '' Shameless''. He has also appeared in ''

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'' as DC Kevin Lumb, Alf Rutter in '' The Village'' and in ''

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'' as Craig Scruton, the fireman. He starred as Ted Burgess in the BBC production of '' The Go-Between'' broadcast on 20 September 2015. In the 2011 film '' Weekender'' set within the late 1980s

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culture, he played the main antagonist John Anderson. 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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Spooks: Code 9'' and ''

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''. 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 ''

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'' by

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at the

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which was directed by Sarah Frankcom.

Early and personal life

Batt was born in

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, 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

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. He left when he was offered a small role in the film ''The Edge of Love'' in 2008. His wife is ''Shameless'' co-star,

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, who played Karen Maguire. They met on the set in 2008 and shared numerous storylines together. The couple have a son, born in 2016. Batt and Atkinson were married in March 2025.

Filmography

Film

Television

Stage credits

References

External links

* * Living people 1986 births English male television actors English male film actors English male stage actors Male actors from Wigan 21st-century English male actors Alumni of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama {{England-actor-stub