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Aliases: Джозеф Алтин

Gender: Male

Place of birth: London, England, UK

Homepage: https://www.gordonandfrench.co.uk/talent2/josef-altin

Movie Involvements: 28

TV Involvements: 20


Most Famous Work

Biography

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.

Most Famous Work

Game of Thrones
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8

Game of Thrones

(2011) Pypar
Peaky Blinders
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9

Peaky Blinders

(2013) Stefan Radischevsky
Casualty
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6

Casualty

(1986) Keanan
Chernobyl
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9

Chernobyl

(2019) Soldier
The Bill
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7

The Bill

(1984) Peter Balmaine
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
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6
Last Breath
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7

Last Breath

(2025) DPO
The Alienist
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8

The Alienist

(2018) Willem Van Bergen / Silver Smile

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2025 DPO
2024 Harvey
2023 Jordan
N/A
Robert Wright
Invisible Mugger
2020 N/A
2019 Pilot Vanik
Soldier
2018 Claquesous
Bruce The Boss
Willem Van Bergen / Silver Smile
2016 Jordan
Jerome
2015 Pavel
N/A
Christopher Riley
Ryan
Ambro Trader
Milo
Alexander
Pyp
Thomas Avery
2014 Weasel
Latham
Matty Thompson
2013 Rob
Rizon
Jason Turner
Stefan Radischevsky
Tyler
Pizza Delivery Guy
2012 Convict 2
Jake
Sean Christie
Murderer II
Clegg
2011 Dave
Pypar
2010 Emit
Paesano
2009 Gary
Edward Oxford
Billy
2008 Ricky
Isaac
Zubin
Young Lad
Ratty
2007 Bully
Ekrem
Frankie
Cola
2005 Bill Wyman
Michael
2003 Mugger #1
2002 Sweatshop Boy
1986 Steven Hooper
Andy 'Mez' McKenzie
Keanan
1984 Peter Balmaine
Year Character Movie/Tv

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