| Joey Batey | |
| Birth Place: | Newcastle upon Tyne, England |
| Education: | Robinson College, Cambridge L'École Internationale de Théâtre Jacques Lecoq |
| Occupation: | Actor, musician |
| Years Active: | 2008–present |
Joey Batey (born 1989) is an English actor, musician, singer, and songwriter. He portrays the bard Jaskier in the fantasy series The Witcher, where he sang "Toss a Coin to Your Witcher", as well as other songs featured in the series.
Joey Batey was born in Newcastle upon Tyne.[1] He has said he grew up in a "musical family" and has always been around music.[2] He studied at Robinson College, Cambridge and French: [[L'École Internationale de Théâtre Jacques Lecoq]]|italic=no.[3] Whilst at Cambridge, he co-wrote and performed the comedic sketch show Good Clean Men with Alex Owen, Ben Ashenden and others.[4] [5]
Batey's film debut was in the 2013 British thriller, Murder on the Home Front, directed by Geoffrey Sax.[6] In 2014, he appeared in The Riot Club directed by Lone Scherfig.[7] In 2017, Paul McGuigan cast him as Eddie in Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool.[8] Batey also played in the British TV series Strike (2017),[9] and In The Dark (2017).[10] He appeared in the series Knightfall in 2017–2018, a 14th century period piece centered on the Knights Templar, where he played the role of Pierre, a spy after information on the Holy Grail.[11]
As of 2021, Batey was continuing to play the character of the bard, Jaskier, in Netflix's adaptation of The Witcher, based on the Polish novel series of the same name.[12] [13]
Batey is a vocalist and musician for the indie folk band The Amazing Devil, as well as the primary writer and composer.[14] He and collaborator Madeleine Hyland met while acting for the Royal Shakespeare Company and together they formed the band in 2015,[15] producing what Batey has described as music that “sad people can listen to at train stations.”[16] The band has released three albums including Love Run (2016),[14] and The Horror and the Wild (2020).[17] Their most recent album, Ruin, was released on 31 October 2021.[18] [19]
In Netflix's adaptation of The Witcher, Batey has performed the following songs featured in the series:[20] [21] "Toss a Coin to Your Witcher",[20] "The Fishmonger's Daughter" and "Her Sweet Kiss", as well as "Burn Butcher Burn",[22] "Whoreson Prison Blues"[23] and "The Golden One".[24]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | The Riot Club | Eager Chap | ||
| 2016 | Bloody Cakes | Colin Montcrawknox | Unreleased | |
| 2017 | Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool | Eddie | Uncredited | |
| 2024 | Jaskier (voice) | In production |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Murder on the Home Front | Dixie | Television film | |
| 2013 | The White Queen | 2 episodes | ||
| 2013 | Whitechapel | Gavin Redman | 2 episodes | |
| 2016 | Mount Pleasant | Gopher | 3 episodes | |
| 2017 | In the Dark | Shelley | 2 episodes | |
| 2017 | Strike | Al Rokeby | 2 episodes | |
| 2017–2018 | Knightfall | Pierre | 5 episodes | |
| 2018 | Callum Ballimore | Series 1, episode 4: "This Rough Magic" | ||
| 2018 | Stan Lee's Lucky Man | Bobby Hayes | Series 3, episode 2: "Run Rabbit Run" | |
| 2019 | The War of the Worlds | Henderson | Series 1, episode 1 | |
| 2019–present | The Witcher | Main role | ||
| 2022 | Guest role | |||
| 2022 | Billy The Kid | Patrick McCarty | 1 episode |