# Joseph Gatt

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{{short description|English actor (born 1971)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2020}}
{{Use British English|date=December 2011}}
{{Infobox person
| name         = Joseph Gatt
| image        = Joseph Gatt by Gage Skidmore.jpg
| caption      = Gatt at the 2022 [WonderCon](/source/WonderCon)
| birth_name   =
| birth_date   = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1971|12|3}}
| birth_place  = [Notting Hill](/source/Notting_Hill), [London](/source/London), England
| occupation   = Actor
| website      = 
| years_active = 1999–2022
| partner      = Mercy Malick <br>(2009–present) 
}}

'''Joseph Gatt''' (born 3 December 1971)<ref name="tmz">{{Cite web |title='Game of Thrones' Actor Joseph Gatt Arrested for Contacting Minor for Sexual Offense |url=https://www.tmz.com/2022/04/13/game-of-thrones-joseph-gatt-arrested-contact-minor-sexual-offense/ |date=April 13, 2022|access-date=April 13, 2022 |website=[TMZ](/source/TMZ) |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Actor Joseph Gatt arrested for alleged "sexually explicit" online communication with minor in another state |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/news/actor-joseph-gatt-arrested-sexually-explicit-online-communication-minor/ |access-date=April 13, 2022|date=April 13, 2022|website=[CBS News](/source/CBS_News) |language=en-US}}</ref> is an English actor. He is best known for his roles in the films ''[Star Trek Into Darkness](/source/Star_Trek_Into_Darkness)'' (2013) and ''[Dumbo](/source/Dumbo_(2019_film))'' (2019), and the television series ''[Banshee](/source/Banshee_(TV_series))'' and ''[Game of Thrones](/source/Game_of_Thrones)''. Gatt has also provided motion capture for multiple video games, including the [''God of War'' series](/source/God_of_War_(franchise)).

==Early life==
Gatt was born in the [Notting Hill](/source/Notting_Hill) area of [London](/source/London) on 3 December 1971, the son of [Maltese](/source/Malta) immigrant parents; his father is from [Paola](/source/Paola%2C_Malta) and his mother is from [Lija](/source/Lija). While growing up, he spent summers with his family in Malta.<ref name="Interview">{{cite web|first=Ramona|last=Portelli|date=18 April 2019|url=https://www.eve.com.mt/2019/04/18/interview-with-actor-joseph-gatt/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190714190303/https://www.eve.com.mt/2019/04/18/interview-with-actor-joseph-gatt/|url-status=dead|archive-date=14 July 2019|title=Interview with Actor Joseph Gatt|work=Eve|accessdate=14 July 2019}}</ref> He was diagnosed  with [alopecia universalis](/source/alopecia_universalis) at the age of 12.<ref name="Interview"/><ref>{{cite web|first=Colleen|last=Bement|date=14 March 2019|url=https://nerdalertnews.net/dumbos-joseph-gatt-tells-why-the-film-was-a-dream-come-true/|title=Dumbo's Joseph Gatt Tells Why the Film was a Dream Come True|website=Nerd Alert News|accessdate=14 July 2019}}</ref> He trained as an actor at the [Sylvia Young Theatre School](/source/Sylvia_Young_Theatre_School) before joining the [Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts](/source/Mountview_Academy_of_Theatre_Arts), where he graduated with a bachelor's degree.<ref>{{cite web|title=National Council for Drama Training. |publisher=NCDT site |url=http://www.ncdt.co.uk/gradframe.htm |accessdate=2008-04-20 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080308213758/http://www.ncdt.co.uk/gradframe.htm |archivedate= 8 March 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Career==
After graduating from drama school, Gatt's first film role was in ''[Orpheus & Eurydice](/source/Orpheus_and_Eurydice)'' (2000), playing opposite [Oliver Reed](/source/Oliver_Reed) in one of Reed's last films. He has performed in many musicals in London's [West End](/source/West_End_of_London) and in national tours.

==Personal life==
Gatt lives in [Los Angeles](/source/Los_Angeles) with Mercy Malick, his girlfriend, since around 2009.<ref name="Interview"/>

In February 2024, the Los Angeles Deputy District Attorney dismissed all charges against Gatt<ref name="Parlato 2024">{{Cite news |last=Parlato |first=Frank |date=February 15, 2024 |title=Report: Celebrity Scapegoat: Actor Joe Gatt Clears Name, DDA Brunson's Tactics Questioned |url=https://artvoice.com/2024/02/celebrity-scapegoat-actor-joe-gatt-clears-name-dda-brunsons-tactics-questioned/ |access-date=February 16, 2024 |newspaper=[Artvoice](/source/Artvoice) |location=Buffalo, New York |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-02-11 |title=Charges against LA actor Joseph Gatt dropped pending further investigation |url=https://www.dailynews.com/2024/02/10/charges-against-la-actor-joseph-gatt-dropped-pending-further-investigation/ |access-date=2024-02-22 |website=Daily News |language=en-US}}</ref> stemming from an arrest in April 2022 for allegedly having sexually explicit chats with a minor online.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2022-04-14 |title='Game of Thrones' actor arrested on suspicion of sex crimes against a minor |url=https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-04-13/game-of-thrones-actor-arrested-child-sex-crimes-investigation |access-date=2022-04-15 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}</ref> It was proven through forensic examination that the conversations had been fabricated by the then 16-year-old girl whom Gatt described as an "obsessed fan".<ref name="Parlato 2024"/><ref name="Hamilton 2024">{{Cite web|author=Hamilton, Matt|date=2024|title=Game of Thrones' actor sues LAPD and L.A. County over false pedophile case|url=https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-04-05/actor-sues-lapd-and-gascon-saying-false-allegations-of-sex-crimes-with-minor-destroyed-reputation|website=Los Angeles Times|language=en-GB|archive-date=March 18, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250318084336/https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-04-05/actor-sues-lapd-and-gascon-saying-false-allegations-of-sex-crimes-with-minor-destroyed-reputation|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Pattern 2024">{{Cite web|author=Pattern, Dominic|date=2024|title='Game Of Thrones' Joseph Gatt Hits LA, DA, & Police With $40M Suit Over False Pedophile Claims|url=https://deadline.com/2024/04/joseph-gatt-sues-los-angeles-police-lapd-false-pedophile-claims-1235876289/|website=Deadline|language=en-GB|archive-date=April 11, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240411123828/https://deadline.com/2024/04/joseph-gatt-sues-los-angeles-police-lapd-false-pedophile-claims-1235876289/|url-status=live}}</ref> In April 2024, Gatt filed a lawsuit against the Los Angeles District Attorney and former Deputy District Attorney for $40 million over false pedophile claims which severely damaged his reputation as an actor.<ref name="Hamilton 2024"/><ref name="Pattern 2024"/><ref>{{Cite web|author=Perry, Kevin E. G.|date=2024|title=Game of Thrones actor sues LA District Attorney for $40m for branding him a 'serial pedophile'|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/joseph-gatt-game-thrones-los-angeles-pedophile-lawsuit-b2524175.html|website=The Independent|language=en-GB|archive-date=April 11, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250411051836/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/joseph-gatt-game-thrones-los-angeles-pedophile-lawsuit-b2524175.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Filmography==
[[File:Joseph Gatt mocap.jpg|thumb|Gatt wearing the [motion-capture](/source/Motion-capture_acting) suit for [Kratos](/source/Kratos_(God_of_War)) in 2010]]

===Film===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable"|Notes
|-
| 1999
| ''[Plunkett & Macleane](/source/Plunkett_%26_Macleane)''
| Pimp
| 
|-
| 2000
| ''Orpheus & Eurydice''
| Charon
|
|-
| 2000
| ''[Jason and the Argonauts](/source/Jason_and_the_Argonauts_(miniseries))''
| [Atlas](/source/Atlas_(mythology))
| Television film
|-
| 2003
| ''[Kal Ho Naa Ho](/source/Kal_Ho_Naa_Ho)''
| Dancer
|
|-
| 2006
| ''Saurian''
| Belrog 
| Television film
|-
| 2006
| ''[Pulse](/source/Pulse_(2006_film))''
| Dark Figure
|
|-
| 2008
| ''Killing Ariel''
| Incubus
|
|-
| 2011
| ''[Thor](/source/Thor_(film))''
| [Frost Giant Grundroth](/source/Grundroth)
|
|-
| 2011
| ''[I Am Singh](/source/I_Am_Singh)''
| Leif Lungren
|
|-
| 2013
| ''Agent 88''
| Mr.Finch 
| Short film
|-
| 2013
| ''The Big Lug''
| Hardknock
| Short film
|-
| 2013
| ''[Star Trek Into Darkness](/source/Star_Trek_Into_Darkness)''
| Science Officer 0718
| 
|-
| 2014
| ''[Finders Keepers](/source/Finders_Keepers_(2014_film))''
| Officer Cobbs
| Television film
|-
| 2015
| ''The Most Dangerous Game''
| Ivan
|
|-
| 2015
| ''Mr. Hollywood''
| Vincent
| Short film
|-
| 2015
| ''For All Eyes Always''
| Nikos Papalexopoulous
|
|-
| 2015
| '' Finding Eden''
| Fred
|
|-
| 2015
| ''Stormageddon''
| Cain/Abel
| Television film
|-
|2017
|''3 Hours Until Dead''
|Ivan
|
|-
|2017
|''Espionage Tonight''
|Nikos Papalexopoulous
|
|-
| 2018
|''Liberty''
|Dr. Alexei Andropov
|
|-
| 2018
|''Harnessing the Rain''
|Reed
|
|-
| 2018
|''Infrared''
|David
|
|-
|2019
|''[Dumbo](/source/Dumbo_(2019_film))''
|Neils Skellig
|
|-
|2021
|''[The Retaliators](/source/The_Retaliators_(film))''
|Ram Kady
|
|-
|rowspan="2"|2022
|''[Titanic 666](/source/Titanic_666)''
|Brian Andrews
|
|-
|''[Black Adam](/source/Black_Adam_(film))''
|Intergang Squad Leader
|<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Brockington |first1=Ariana |date=April 13, 2022 |title='Game of Thrones' actor Joseph Gatt arrested, accused of sexually explicit communication with minor |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/game-thrones-actor-joseph-gatt-arrested-sexually-explicit-communicatio-rcna24329 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220414010422/https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/game-thrones-actor-joseph-gatt-arrested-sexually-explicit-communicatio-rcna24329 |archive-date=April 14, 2022 |access-date=May 13, 2022 |website=[NBC News](/source/NBC_News)}}</ref>
|}

===Television===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable"|Notes
|-
| 1999
| ''[The Bill](/source/The_Bill)''
|  Len Miller 
| Episode: "Piggy in the Middle"
|-
| 2001
| ''[999](/source/999_(British_TV_series))''
| Duncan Goodhew
| Episode: "Duncan Gooddeed"
|-
| 2002
| ''Being April''
| Street Artist 
| Episode: "Normal"
|-
| 2005
| ''Captain Scarlet''
| Captain Scarlet
| 13 episodes
|-
| 2008
| ''On the Bench''
| Lester
| Episode: "Steven Cohen"
|-
|2008
| ''The Dark Path Chronicles''
| Luke
| 7 episodes
|-
| 2011
| ''[Wonder Woman](/source/Wonder_Woman_(2011_TV_pilot))''
| John O'Quinn
| Episode: "TV Pilot"
|-
| 2011
| ''[Eagleheart](/source/Eagleheart_(TV_series))''
| Romulus
| Episode: "Susie's Song"
|-
| 2011
| ''[Pretend Time](/source/Pretend_Time)''
| Creepy Man
| Episode: "Full Blown Eggs"
|-
| 2011
| ''[Easy to Assemble](/source/Easy_to_Assemble)''
| Lars
| 3 episodes
|-
| 2011
| ''[Chuck](/source/Chuck_(TV_series))''
| Agent Hawk
| Episode: "Chuck Versus the Curse"
|-
| 2012
| ''[Breaking In](/source/Breaking_In_(TV_series))''
| Foreign Guy
| Episode: "Episode XIII"
|-
| 2013
| ''The Silicon Assassin Project''
| The Enforcer
| Episode: "The Medusa Meeting"
|-
| 2013–2014
| ''[Banshee](/source/Banshee_(TV_series))''
| The Albino
| 5 episodes 
|-
| 2013
| ''Banshee Origins: Olek Drops a Dime''
| The Albino
| Miniseries
|-
| 2014
| ''Banshee Origins''
| The Albino
| Episode "The Phone Call"
|-
| 2014
| ''[Game of Thrones](/source/Game_of_Thrones)''
| Thenn Warg
| 3 episodes
|-
| 2014
| ''[Teen Wolf](/source/Teen_Wolf_(2011_TV_series))''
| The Mute
| 3 episodes
|-
| 2014–2015
| ''[The 100](/source/The_100_(TV_series))''
| Tristan
| 3 episodes
|-
| 2015
| ''[Real Rob](/source/Real_Rob)''
| Steve
| Episode: "Gaying in Shape"
|-
| 2015
| ''[Strike Back](/source/Strike_Back_(TV_series))''
| Eduardo Lautrec
| Episode #5.10
|-
| 2015
| ''[Ray Donovan](/source/Ray_Donovan)''
| Randy
| Episode: "Ding"
|-
| 2015
| ''[True Detective](/source/True_Detective)''
| Bogden
| Episode: "[Church in Ruins](/source/Church_in_Ruins)"
|-
| 2016
| ''[Stan Lee's Lucky Man](/source/Stan_Lee's_Lucky_Man)''
| Yury Becker
| 5 episodes
|-
| 2016
| ''Second Chance''
| Caleb the Widowmaker
| Episode #1.06
|-
| 2016
| ''[Z Nation](/source/Z_Nation)''
| "The Man"
| 6 episodes
|-
| 2019
| ''[NCIS: New Orleans](/source/NCIS%3A_New_Orleans)''
| Victor Zelko
| 2 episodes
|}

===Video games===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable"|Notes
|-
|2000
|''[Driver 2](/source/Driver_2)''
| Tanner
| Motion capture
|-
|2004
|''[Driv3r](/source/Driver_3)''
| Tanner
| Motion capture
|-
|2005
|''[Sniper Elite](/source/Sniper_Elite_(video_game))''
| 
| Motion capture
|-
|2006
|''[24: The Game](/source/24%3A_The_Game)''
| [Jack Bauer](/source/Jack_Bauer) / [Tony Almeida](/source/Tony_Almeida)
| Motion capture
|-
| 2006 
| ''[Killzone: Liberation](/source/Killzone%3A_Liberation)'' 
| Various
| Motion capture
|-
| 2006
| ''[Socom U.S. Navy Seals: Fireteam Bravo 2](/source/SOCOM_U.S._Navy_SEALs%3A_Fireteam_Bravo_2)''
| Various
| Motion capture
|-
|2007
|''[God of War II](/source/God_of_War_II)''
| [Kratos](/source/Kratos_(God_of_War))
| Motion capture
|-
|2007
|''[Lair](/source/Lair_(video_game))''
| Rhon
| Motion capture
|-
|2008
|''[Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots](/source/Metal_Gear_Solid_4%3A_Guns_of_the_Patriots)''
| Ravensword Enforcer/Body of Armor Athlete
| Live action opening movie
|-
|2008
|''[God of War: Chains of Olympus](/source/God_of_War%3A_Chains_of_Olympus)''
| [Kratos](/source/Kratos_(God_of_War))
| Motion capture
|-
|2010
|''[God of War III](/source/God_of_War_III)''
| [Kratos](/source/Kratos_(God_of_War))
| Motion capture
|-
|2010
|''[God of War: Ghost of Sparta](/source/God_of_War%3A_Ghost_of_Sparta)''
| [Kratos](/source/Kratos_(God_of_War))
| Motion capture
|-
|2011–2015
|''[The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim](/source/The_Elder_Scrolls_V%3A_Skyrim)''
| Councillor Morvayn
| Voice
|-
|2011
|''[Star Wars: The Old Republic](/source/Star_Wars%3A_The_Old_Republic)''
| Lord Scourge / Additional Voices
| Voice
|-
|2012
|''[Playstation All-Stars Battle Royale](/source/PlayStation_All-Stars_Battle_Royale)''
| [Kratos](/source/Kratos_(God_of_War))
| Motion capture
|-
|2013
|''[God of War: Ascension](/source/God_of_War%3A_Ascension)''
| [Kratos](/source/Kratos_(God_of_War))
| Motion capture
|-
|2013
|''[Star Wars: The Old Republic - Rise of the Hutt Cartel](/source/Star_Wars%3A_The_Old_Republic_-_Rise_of_the_Hutt_Cartel)''
| Lord Scourge
| Voice
|-
|2014–2015
|''[Elder Scrolls Online](/source/The_Elder_Scrolls_Online)''
| Additional Voices
| Voice
|-
|2016
|''Elder Scrolls Online: Dark Brotherhood''
| Speaker Terenus
| Voice
|-
|2016
|''[Star Trek Online: Agents of Yesterday](/source/Star_Trek_Online)''
| Science Officer 0718
| Voice
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb name|1395532}}

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Category:English male voice actors
Category:English people of Maltese descent
Category:Male actors from London
Category:Male motion capture actors
Category:Models from the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
Category:People from Notting Hill
Category:People with alopecia universalis

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