Ben Batt
Ben Batt (born 7 February 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, 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   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", "" and "Death in Paradise". In season 3 of Jamestown (2019), Batt played Willmus Crabtree, a mysterious trader from England with his motives and intentions unknown. 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. Personal life. Batt was born in Wigan, to parents Alan and Holly, the only boy in a family  of three, with 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 partner is "Shameless" co-star, Rebecca Atkinson, who played Karen Jackson. They met on the set in 2008 and shared numerous storylines together. In 2016, Atkinson gave birth to their son, Jack. Ben Batt Ben