# Josef Altin

Josef Altin (born as Yusuf Altın; 12 February 1983) is a British television and film actor who had the role of Pypar in the HBO fantasy TV series Game of Thrones. Other notable performances is his role as Ekrem in Eastern Promises and his roles in The Bill, Peep Show, and Casualty. He starred in D.C. Moore's hit play The Empire at the Royal Court Theatre in London. Altin also played the role of Darren in Him & Her, a BBC TV series.

## Life and career

Altin was born in London, to a Turkish family. His first appearance in a television series was his role as Garry in the drama series Psychos. His first appearance on a major British television series came in 2004 when he played a machine strimmer in Blackpool. Over the years, Altin has appeared on The Bill several times in different roles; from 2006 to 2007 he played Jay Henderson, and in 2009 he played Peter Balmaine. After his appearance on The Bill he became a somewhat sought after actor and received many more roles over the coming years, performing in both television series and films multiple times a year.
In 2007, Altin appeared in two films, the first of which being Boy A, where he played Bully, and what is perhaps the biggest budget film he has starred in, Eastern Promises, where he played Ekrem.
He has also appeared in other big television series including Peep Show, Doctors, Robin Hood, Casualty, Little Miss Jocelyn, New Tricks, Being Human, Misfits and Law & Order: UK. Top boy
Altin also played the role of Pypar, commonly called Pyp, in the HBO fantasy TV series Game of Thrones.
2015 saw Altin starring in two films Narcopolis and Child 44. In 2016, Altin starred in the short film, 'I Dream of Zombies'.
On television, in 2017 Altin appeared in the E4 sitcom Chewing Gum as Ryan, and portrayed Prince Rasselas, a young molly boy who plies his trade on the streets of Covent Garden, in the Hulu Original Harlots. In 2018, Altin played Willem Van Burgen, a disturbed paedophile suffering from syphilis, who comes from a wealthy family, suspected of being the serial killer of boys in the TNT period drama, The Alienist.

## Filmography

| Year | Film or Series | Role | Notes |
| 1999 | Psychos | Garry | Episode #1.5 |
| 2000 | Esther Kahn | Samuel as a child | |
| 2001 | My Other Wheelchair Is a Porsche | Ron | Short |
| 2002 | Dirty Pretty Things | Sweatshop Boy | |
| 2002 | Babyfather | Eric's Friend | Episode #2.7 |
| 2004 | Blackpool | Machine Strimmer | Episode #1.2 |
| 2004–2009 | The Bill | Multiple Character | Seven episodes |
| 2005 | Gypo | Michael | |
| 2005 | Murphy's Law | Phillip | Ep #3.2 |
| 2005 | Stoned | Bill Wyman | |
| 2005 | The Golden Hour | Robert | Episode #1.4 |
| 2005 | Peep Show | Mugger No. 1 | Episode #3.1 |
| 2006 | Doctors | Liam Aitkin | Episode #7.168 |
| 2006 | Soundproof | Stee | |
| 2006 | Robin Hood | Benedict Giddens | Episode #1.1 |
| 2006 | Pulling | Skinzo | Episode #1.6 |
| 2006–2009 | Casualty | Multiple Characters | Three episodes |
| 2007 | What Goes Around (short) | Cola | Short |
| 2007 | Ruby Blue | Frankie | |
| 2007 | Eastern Promises | Ekrem | |
| 2007 | Boy A | Bully | |
| 2007 | The Omid Djalili Show | | Episode #1.2 |
| 2008 | Little Miss Jocelyn | Bully | Episode #2.1 Episode #2.3 |
| 2008 | West 10 LDN | Ratty | |
| 2008 | 10 Days to War | Young Lad | Episode #1.5 |
| 2008 | Poppy Shakespeare | Zubin | |
| 2008 | New Tricks | Steve Pearson | Episode #5.7 |
| 2008 | God on Trial | Issac | |
| 2008 | No Heroics | Robber | Episode #1.1 |
| 2009 | M.I.High | Kranky | Episode #3.1 |
| 2009 | Tender | Ross | Short |
| 2009 | Being Human | Billy | Episode #1.5 Episode #1.6 |
| 2009 | The Young Victoria | Edward Oxford | |
| 2009 | Beautiful People | Ricky | Episode #2.4 |
| 2009–2011 | Misfits | Gary | Episode #1.1 Episode #3.4 |
| 2010 | The Pizza Miracle | Paesano | Short |
| 2010 | Baby | Emit | Short |
| 2010 | Law & Order: UK | Ray Cole | Episode #3.2 |
| 2010 | Reggie Perrin | Young Boss | Episode #2.1 |
| 2011 | Albatross | Dave | |
| 2011–2012 | Him & Her | Darren | Episode 2.4 Episode 3.3 |
| 2011 2013–2014 | Game of Thrones | Pypar | Recurring character, 13 episodes |
| 2012 | Comes a Bright Day | Clegg | |
| 2012 | A Mother's Son | Sean Christie | Episode #1.1 Episode #1.2 |
| 2012 | Les Misérables | Convict 2 | |
| 2012 | Now Is Good | Jake | |
| 2013 | Holby City | Alex Jules | S15E33 Back From the Dead |
| 2013 | Dreck | Ambro Trader | |
| 2013 | By Any Means | Jason Turner | |
| 2013 | Vendetta | Rob | |
| 2013 | Hummingbird | Pizza Delivery Guy | |
| 2014 | A Long Way Down | Matty | |
| 2014 | The Hooligan Factory | Weasel | |
| 2015 | River | Christopher Riley | Episodes 1,2 |
| 2015 | Narcopolis | Ambro Dealer | |
| 2015 | Child 44 | Alexander | |
| 2016 | Peaky Blinders | Stefan | Episode #3.5 |
| 2017 | Chewing Gum | Ryan | |
| 2017 | Harlots | Prince Rasselas | |
| 2018 | The Alienist | Silver Smile / Willem Van Burgen | Three episodes |
| 2018 | Tomb Raider | Bruce | |
| 2018 | Les Misérables | Claquesous | 1 episode |
| 2019 | Chernobyl | Soldier | Episode #1.4 |
| 2019 | Top Boy | Drug Addict/Undercover Policeman | Recurring character |
| 2019 | Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker | Lieutenant Seftin Vanik | |
| 2020 | Officer Down | Amir | |

## Music videos

* Jamie T – If You Got The Money 2007
* Javeon – Give Up 2013