Josef Altin
Josef Altin (born in London) is a British TV series and movie actor. Altin had small roles in various TV shows and movies including The Bill, Peep Show and Babyfather. He starred in DC Moore's hit play The Empire at the Royal Court Theatre in London.
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.
| Known For | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 0.6874 |
| Birthday | 1983-02-12 |
| Place of Birth | London, England, UK |
| Also Known As | Джозеф Алтин, |
2024
Blitz
5.986/246
In World War II London, nine-year-old George is evacuated to the countryside by his mother, Rita, to escape the bombings. Defiant and determined to re...
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Blitz
2007
Eastern Promises
7.346/3684
A Russian teenager living in London dies during childbirth but leaves clues in her diary that could tie her child to a rape involving a violent Russia...
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Eastern Promises
2005
Gypo
5.344/16
Gypo is the story of a working class family in Margate, Kent, a town where immigrants have become the focus of most of the public's discontent. The f...
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Gypo
2008
God on Trial
6.8/70
In the Jewish tradition of arguing with God, Jewish prisoners in Auschwitz decide to put God on Trial.
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God on Trial
2012
Comes a Bright Day
5.5/40
A romantic thriller set during the armed robbery of one of London’s most exclusive jewellers. Sometimes funny, often dark, always captivating and neve...
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Comes a Bright Day
2007
Ruby Blue
4.8/8
An elderly man's innocent friendship with an eight year old girl is tarnished by the assumptions of a community when the little girl goes missing.
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Ruby Blue
2012
Les Misérables
7.307/5554
An adaptation of the successful stage musical based on Victor Hugo's classic novel set in 19th-century France. Jean Valjean, a man imprisoned for stea...
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Les Misérables
2002
Dirty Pretty Things
6.886/487
An undocumented immigrant finds a human heart in one of the toilets of the west London hotel where he works with other undocumented immigrants.
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Dirty Pretty Things
2007
What Goes Around
0/0
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What Goes Around
2010
The Pizza Miracle
5/1
A pizza chef's death causes his son to reconsider their relationship.
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The Pizza Miracle
2013
Vendetta
5.9/79
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Vendetta
2016
I Dream of Zombies
0/0
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I Dream of Zombies
2014
The Hooligan Factory
5.3/29
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The Hooligan Factory
2008
West 10 LDN
4.5/2
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2014
A Long Way Down
6.235/930
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A Long Way Down
2023
I Don't Know Where to Start
0/0
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2010
Baby
4/3
A young woman is followed home by a stranger.
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Baby
2005
Stoned
5.125/52
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2015
Narcopolis
4.692/78
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Narcopolis
2015
Game of Thrones The IMAX Experience
8.6/36
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2011
Albatross
6/118
Beth, a bookish teenager, befriends Emilia, an aspiring novelist who has just arrived in town. Emilia soon begins an affair with Beth's father that th...
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Albatross
2013
Breathe
8/1
A young man falls in love with a ghost you can only see when you don't Breathe.
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Breathe
2009
The Young Victoria
7.165/1063
As the only legitimate heir of England's King William, teenage Victoria gets caught up in the political machinations of her own family. Victoria's mot...
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The Young Victoria
2015
Child 44
6.284/1805
Set in Stalin-era Soviet Union, a disgraced MGB agent is dispatched to investigate a series of child murders -- a case that begins to connect with the...
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Child 44
2015
Unleaded
6.1/8
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Unleaded
2012
Now Is Good
7.297/1106
A girl dying of leukemia compiles a list of things she'd like to do before passing away. Topping the list is her desire to lose her virginity.
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Now Is Good
2008
Poppy Shakespeare
6.8/12
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Poppy Shakespeare
2008
Boy A
7.1/493
Freed after a lengthy term in a juvenile detention center, convicted child killer Jack Burridge finds work as a deliveryman and begins dating co-worke...
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Boy A
2013
Hummingbird
6.174/1849
Homeless and on the run from a military court martial, a damaged ex-special forces soldier navigating London's criminal underworld seizes an opportuni...
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Hummingbird
2018
Tomb Raider
6.365/8315
Lara Croft, the fiercely independent daughter of a missing adventurer, must push herself beyond her limits when she finds herself on the island where...
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Tomb Raider
2019
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
6.272/10762
The surviving Resistance faces the First Order once again as the journey of Rey, Finn and Poe Dameron continues. With the power and knowledge of gener...
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2020
Officer Down
0/0
A young British police officer, trapped during civil unrest, must overcome his fears and bias, to save an enemy that could be his only hope.
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2025
Last Breath
6.881/621
Seasoned deep-sea divers battle the raging elements to rescue their crewmate trapped hundreds of feet below the ocean's surface.
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