# Ben Batt

Ben Batt (born 7 February 1986) 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, 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. In the 2011 film Weekender set within the late 1980s rave 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, 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 wife 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. Batt and Atkinson were married in March 2025.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2008 | The Edge of Love | Sergeant | |
| 2009 | Salvage | Trooper Jones | |
| 2011 | Weekender | John Anderson | |
| 2011 | Captain America: The First Avenger | Enlistment Officer MP | |
| 2012 | A Running Jump | Footballer | Short film |
| 2014 | Electricity | Dave | |
| 2016 | Despite the Falling Snow | Oleg | |
| 2016 | The Windmill Massacre | Jackson | |
| 2018 | Dusty and Me | Little Eddie | |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2008 | Casualty | Ian Milton | Episode: "Where's the Art in Heartache?" |
| 2008 | Lewis | Milo Hardy | Episode: "Music to Die For" |
| 2008 | Spooks: Code 9 | Leo Whitelaw | Episode #1.5 |
| 2008 | Wire in the Blood | Matthew | 2 episodes |
| 2009–2010 | Shameless | Joe Pritchard | Main role |
| 2010 | Accused | Peter MacShane | Episode: "Frankie's Story" |
| 2011 | The Promise | Private Derek Toogood | 4 episodes |
| 2011 | Sirens | Craig Scruton | 5 episodes |
| 2011–2013 | Scott & Bailey | DC Kevin Lumb | Main role |
| 2013 | Death in Paradise | Damon Ryan | Episode: "A Deadly Storm" |
| 2013 | Prisoners Wives | Danny | 2 episodes |
| 2014 | From There to Here | Newell | 3 episodes |
| 2014 | The Village | Alf Rutter | 5 episodes |
| 2015 | The Go-Between | Ted Burgess | Television film |
| 2015 | From Darkness | Chris Templeton | Miniseries; 2 episodes |
| 2015 | Prey | Joseph Kijek | Episode #2.2 |
| 2016 | Barbarians Rising | Spartacus | Episode: "Rebellion" |
| 2017 | In The Dark | DI Paul Hopkins | Miniseries; 4 episodes |
| 2017 | W1A | Ryan Chelford | 2 episodes |
| 2018 | Vera | Tony Everitt | Episode: "Black Ice" |
| 2018–2020 | Our Girl | Blue | 3 episodes |
| 2020 | The English Game | John Cartwright | 6 episodes |
| 2021–2023 | Domina | Agrippa | 12 episodes |
| 2022 | Rules of The Game | Owen Jenkins | 4 episodes |
| 2022 | McDonald & Dodds | DCI Ethan Fletcher / Philip Henry | Episode: "A Billion Beats" |
| 2024 | G'wed | Disneyland Darren | Episode: "He's One of Our Own" |
| 2024 | Van der Valk | Daan Franken | Episode: "Safe in Amsterdam" |
| 2025 | Toxic Town | Pat Miller | Miniseries |

## Stage credits

| Year | Title | Role | Location |
| 2016 | A Streetcar Named Desire | Stanley Kowalski | Royal Exchange |
| 2018 | The York Realist | George | Donmar Warehouse |