Joey Batey

Joey Batey is an English actor, musician, singer, and songwriter. He is known for portraying the bard Jaskier in the Netflix fantasy series The Witcher. He is also known for singing "Toss a Coin to Your Witcher", as well other songs featured in episodes of the series where he starred.[1][2]

Joey Batey
Joey Batey in December 2019
Born
Newcastle upon Tyne, England
EducationRobinson College, Cambridge
OccupationActor, musician
Years active2008–present

Early life and education

Joey Batey was born in Newcastle upon Tyne. He has said he grew up in a "musical family" and has always been around music.[3] He studied at Robinson College, Cambridge and L'École Internationale de Théâtre Jacques Lecoq.[4] Whilst at Cambridge, he co-wrote and performed the comedic sketch show Good Clean Men with Alex Owen, Ben Ashenden and others,[5][6] of the comedy act, The Pin.

Career

Acting

Batey acted in the 2013 British thriller, Murder on the Home Front, directed by Geoffrey Sax,[7] which was his film debut. In 2014, he appeared in The Riot Club directed by Lone Scherfig.[8] In 2017, Paul McGuigan cast him as Eddie in Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool.[9] Batey also played in the British TV series Strike (2017),[10] and In The Dark (2017).[11] 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.[12]

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.[13][14]

Musical performance

Batey is a vocalist and musician for the indie folk band The Amazing Devil, as well as the primary writer and composer.[15] The band has released three albums including Love Run (2016),[15] and The Horror and the Wild (2020).[16] Their most recent album, Ruin, was released on 31 October 2021.[17]

In Netflix's adaptation of The Witcher, Batey has performed songs featured in the episodes in which he starred, including "Toss a Coin to Your Witcher", "The Fishmonger's Daughter"[18] and "Her Sweet Kiss", as well as "Burn Butcher Burn",[19] "Whoreson Prison Blues"[20] and "The Golden One",[21] the latter of these in the second season of the show.

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2014The Riot ClubEager Chap
2016Bloody CakesColin MontcrawknoxUnreleased
2017Film Stars Don't Die in LiverpoolEddieUncredited

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2013Murder on the Home FrontDixieTelevision film
2013The White QueenEdward of Lancaster2 episodes
2013WhitechapelGavin Redman2 episodes
2016Mount PleasantGopher3 episodes
2017In the DarkShelley2 episodes
2017StrikeAl Rokeby2 episodes
2017–2018KnightfallPierre5 episodes
2018Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private InvestigatorsCallum BallimoreSeries 1, episode 4: "This Rough Magic"
2018Stan Lee's Lucky ManBobby HayesSeries 3, episode 2: "Run Rabbit Run"
2019The War of the WorldsHendersonSeries 1, episode 1
2019–presentThe WitcherJaskierMain role

Further reading
  • Rivera, Starleen (31 December 2021). "The Witcher: 10 Movies and Shows Where You've Seen the Cast". ScreenRant.com. Montreal, Quebec: Valnet Inc. Retrieved 25 January 2022.

References
  1. "The Witcher Soundtrack". Milan Records. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
  2. "Joseph Trapanese: The Witcher: Season 2 - Soundtrack". Milan Records. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
  3. Finger, Bobby (host) & Batey, Joey (guest) (25 February 2020). "I'm Obsessed With This: The Witcher (ft. Joey Batey)". Im-Obsessed-With-This.simplecast.com (Podcast). Los Gatos, Calif.: Netflix. Event occurs at TIME UNSTATED. Retrieved 12 March 2020.{{cite podcast}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  4. "Joey Batey CV". Spotlight. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
  5. Members of the Camdram Web Team (3 November 2009). "The Fletcher Players Society presents… Good Clean Men by Ashenden/Bannister/Batey/Fiddaman/Haines/Owen". CAMDRAM.net. Cambridge, England: Members of the Camdram Web Team. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  6. Reynolds, George (6 November 2009). "Good. Clean. Men". Varsity. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
  7. BFI Staff (2 January 2022). "Murder on the Home Front [09/05/2013] (2013)". BFI.org.uk. London, England: British Film Institute (BFI). Retrieved 25 January 2022. Note, one must click on "Show more" under "Cast & Credits / Cast" to see this actor's name and the character played.
  8. "The Riot Club (2014)". BFI. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  9. "Joey Batey". Metacritic. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  10. "BBC One - Strike, The Silkworm, Episode 2". BBC. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  11. "BBC One - In the Dark, Series 1, Episode 1". BBC. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  12. Rivera, Starleen (31 December 2021). "The Witcher: 10 Movies and Shows Where You've Seen the Cast". ScreenRant.com. Montreal, Quebec: Valnet Inc. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  13. Petski, Denise (31 October 2018). "'The Witcher': First Look At Henry Cavill As Geralt Of Rivia; Netflix Rounds Out Cast As Production Begins". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on 1 November 2018. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
  14. "The Witcher". Netflix Tudum. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  15. Davies, Mike (19 July 2016). "Album Review—The Amazing Devil: Love Run". FolkRadio.co.uk. Retrieved 5 January 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  16. "The Horror and the Wild". Amazon. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
  17. "ruin, by The Amazing Devil". Theamazingdevil.bandcamp.com. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
  18. The Fishmonger's Daughter, retrieved 20 December 2021
  19. Burn Butcher Burn, retrieved 20 December 2021
  20. Whoreson Prison Blues, retrieved 20 December 2021
  21. The Golden One, retrieved 20 December 2021
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