Ben Batt

Ben Batt (born 1986) is an English actor, best known for his role as the villainous 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 "Brit Flick" Weekender set within the late 1980s Rave culture he played the main antagonist John Anderson.

Ben Batt
Born1986 (age 33–34)
Wigan, Greater Manchester, England, UK
NationalityEnglish
OccupationActor
Partner(s)Rebecca Atkinson

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 2016 he starred as Stanley Kowalski in A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams at the Royal Exchange, Manchester. It was directed by Sarah Frankcom.

Stage credits
YearTitleRoleLocation
2016A Streetcar Named DesireStanley KowalskiRoyal Exchange
2018The York RealistGeorgeDonmar

Filmography

Film
YearTitleRoleNotes
2008The Edge of LoveSergeant
2009SalvageTrooper Jones
2011WeekenderJohn Anderson
2011Captain America: The First AvengerEnlistment Officer MP
2014ElectricityDave
2016Despite The Falling SnowOleg
2016The Windmill massacreJackson
2018Dusty and MeLittle Eddie

Television
YearTitleRoleEpisodesChannel
2008CasualtyIan Milton1 episodeBBC1
2008LewisMilo HardyITV
2008Spooks: Code 9Leo WhitelawBBC3 TV
2008Wire in the BloodMatthewITV series
2009–10ShamelessJoe PritchardChannel 4 TV series
2010AccusedPeter MacShaneBBC 1 TV mini-series
2011The PromisePrivate Derek Toogood4 episodesChannel 4 TV mini-series
2011SirensCraig ScrutonChannel 4 TV series
2011–13Scott & BaileyDC Kevin LumbITV series
2012A Running JumpFootballerShort
2013Death in ParadiseDamon RyanBBC1 TV series
2013Prisoners WivesDannyBBC1 TV series
2014From There to HereNewellTV mini-series
2014The VillageAlf RutterBBC2 TV series
2015CoachRossShort
2015The Go-BetweenTed BurgessBBC1
2015From DarknessChris TempletonTV mini-series
2015Prey Joseph Kijek
2016Barbarians RisingSpartacusTV mini-series
2017In The DarkDI Paul Hopkins4 episodesTV mini-series
2017W1ARyan Chelford2 episodesBBC2
2018VeraTony Everitt1 episodeTBC
2018-2020Our GirlBlue5 episodeBBC
2020The English GameJohn Cartwright6 episodesNetflix

Personal life

Batt was born in Wigan and 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. In 2016, Atkinson gave birth to their son, Jack.

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References
  1. tv.com
  2. BBC Programmes: The Go-Between. Retrieved 17 September 2015.


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