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. Provided by Wikipedia