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.

Early and personal life

Batt was born in Wigan, to parents Alan and Beth. He has an older sister, Sarah, and a younger sister, Holly. He played for Orrell and Lancashire rugby teams as a child. He attended Shevington High School before that St David's primary in Aspull. After sustaining an injury he began acting and enrolled at London's Guildhall School of Music and Drama. He left when he was offered a small role in the film The Edge of Love in 2008.

His wife is Shameless co-star, Rebecca Atkinson, who played Karen Maguire. They met on the set in 2008 and shared numerous storylines together. The couple have a son, born in 2016. Batt and Atkinson were married in March 2025.

Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2008 The Edge of Love Sergeant 2009 Salvage Trooper Jones 2011 Weekender John Anderson Captain America: The First Avenger Enlistment Officer MP 2012 A Running Jump Footballer Short film 2014 Electricity Dave 2016 Despite the Falling Snow Oleg The Windmill Massacre Jackson 2018 Dusty and Me Little Eddie

Television

Stage credits Year Title Role Location 2016 A Streetcar Named Desire Stanley Kowalski Royal Exchange 2018 The York Realist George Donmar Warehouse