Josef Altin
Born: 1983-02-12 in London, England, UK
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2025
- Last Breath as DPO
- Out There as Kenny Davies
2024
- Blitz as Harvey
2023
- The Gold as Robert Wright
- Extraordinary as Invisible Mugger
- Who Is Erin Carter?
- I Don't Know Where to Start as Jordan
2020
2019
- Chernobyl as Soldier
- Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker as Pilot Vanik
2018
- The Alienist as Willem Van Bergen / Silver Smile
- Tomb Raider as Bruce The Boss
- Les Misérables as Claquesous
2017
- Harlots as Prinz Rasselas
2016
- The Aliens as Jerome
- I Dream of Zombies as Jordan
2015
- Wolf Hall as Thomas Avery
- River as Christopher Riley
- Chewing Gum as Ryan
- Child 44 as Alexander
- London Spy as Pavel
- Game of Thrones The IMAX Experience as Pyp
- Narcopolis as Ambro Trader
- Unleaded as Milo
2014
- New Worlds as Latham
- A Long Way Down as Matty Thompson
- The Hooligan Factory as Weasel
2013
- Peaky Blinders as Stefan Radischevsky
- Atlantis as Rizon
- Hummingbird as Pizza Delivery Guy
- By Any Means as Jason Turner
- Vendetta as Rob
- Breathe as Tyler
2012
- The Hollow Crown as Murderer II
- Les Misérables as Convict 2
- Now Is Good as Jake
- A Mother's Son as Sean Christie
- Comes a Bright Day as Clegg
2011
- Game of Thrones as Pypar
- Albatross as Dave
2010
- Baby as Emit
- The Pizza Miracle as Paesano
2009
- Misfits as Gary
- Being Human as Billy
- The Young Victoria as Edward Oxford
- Reggie Perrin as Young Boss
2008
- Beautiful People as Ricky
- 10 Days to War as Young Lad
- Boy A as Bully
- God on Trial as Isaac
- Poppy Shakespeare as Zubin
- West 10 LDN as Ratty
2007
- M.I. High as Kranky
- Eastern Promises as Ekrem
- Ruby Blue as Frankie
- What Goes Around as Cola
2003
- Peep Show as Mugger #1
2002
- Dirty Pretty Things as Sweatshop Boy
2001
- Murphy's Law as Phillip
1999
- Psychos as Garry
1986
- Casualty as Steven Hooper
1984
- The Bill as Peter Balmaine