==Life and career==
==Life and career==
Altin was born in London, to a [[Turkish people|Turkish]] family.
Altin was born in London, to a [[Turkish people|Turkish]] family. His first appearance in a television series was his role as Garry in the drama series ”[[Psychos (TV series)|Psychos]]”. His first appearance on a major British television series came in 2004 when he played a machine strimmer in ”[[Blackpool (TV serial)|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.
Altin’s earliest television roles were as Garry in the drama series ”[[Psychos (TV series)|Psychos]]” and a machine strimmer in ”[[Blackpool (TV serial)|Blackpool]]”. Altin has appeared on ”[[The Bill]]” in two different roles, as Jay Henderson from 2006 to 2007, and as Peter Balmaine in 2009.
In 2007, Altin appeared in two films, the first of which being ”[[Boy A (film)|Boy A]]”, where he played Bully, and what is perhaps the biggest budget film he has starred in, ”[[Eastern Promises]]”, where he played Ekrem.<ref>{{cite web|title=Movie Review – Eastern Promises|url=http://www.fernbyfilms.com/2008/07/29/movie-review-eastern-promises|website=fernbyfilms.com|access-date=21 February 2018|date=29 July 2008}}</ref>
He has also appeared in other big television series including ”[[Peep Show (British TV series)|Peep Show]]”, ”[[Doctors (2000 TV series)|Doctors]]”, ”[[Robin Hood (2006 TV series)|Robin Hood]]”, ”[[Casualty (TV series)|Casualty]]”, ”[[Little Miss Jocelyn]]”, ”[[New Tricks]]”, ”[[Being Human (British TV series)|Being Human]]”, ”[[Misfits (TV series)|Misfits]]” and ”[[Law & Order: UK]]”. Top boy
in ”[[Peep Show (British TV series)|Peep Show]]”, ”[[Doctors (2000 TV series)|Doctors]]”, ”[[Robin Hood (2006 TV series)|Robin Hood]]”, ”[[Casualty (TV series)|Casualty]]”, ”[[Little Miss Jocelyn]]”, ”[[New Tricks]]”, ”[[Being Human (British TV series)|Being Human]]”, ”[[Misfits (TV series)|Misfits]]” and ”[[Law & Order: UK]]”.
Altin also played the role of Pypar, commonly called Pyp, in the [[HBO]] fantasy TV series ”[[Game of Thrones]]”.<ref>{{cite web|title=Game of Thrones with Josef Altin|url=http://flicksandthecity.com/game–of–thrones–pypar-josef-altin/|website=flicksandthecity.com|access-date=29 September 2016|date=22 February 2013|archive-date=2 July 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140702061531/http://flicksandthecity.com/game–of–thrones–pypar-josef-altin/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Josef Altin – Game of Thrones {{!}} Interview {{!}} April 2014 – Hit The Floor|url=http://www.hitthefloor.com/lifestyle/tv/josef–altin–game–thrones–interview–april–2014/|website=hitthefloor.com|access-date=29 September 2016|date=7 April 2014}}</ref>
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2015 saw Altin starring in two films ”[[Narcopolis (film)|Narcopolis]]” and ”[[Child 44 (film)|Child 44]]”.<ref>{{cite web|title=Child 44, Breathe, & Narcopolis with Josef Altin|url=http://flicksandthecity.com/child-44-breathe-narcopolis-josef-altin/|website=flicksandthecity.com|access-date=29 September 2016|date=30 August 2013|archive-date=5 July 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140705082321/http://flicksandthecity.com/child-44-breathe-narcopolis-josef-altin/|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2016, Altin starred in the short film, ‘I Dream of Zombies’.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Naylor|first1=Mary|title=Zomcom shot in Reading stars Game of Thrones’ Pyp|url=http://www.getreading.co.uk/news/reading-berkshire-news/new-zombie-film-shot-reading-11186895|website=getreading.co.uk|access-date=29 September 2016|date=17 April 2016}}</ref>
==Filmography==
==Filmography==
Turkish-British television and film actor
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Josef Altin |
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Altin at Collectormania in 2012 |
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Yusuf Altın 12 February 1983 |
| Other names | Yousef Altin |
| Years active | 1999–present |
Josef Altin (born as Yusuf Altın; 12 February 1983) is a British television and film actor who had the role of Pypar in the HBO fantasy TV series Game of Thrones. Other notable performances is his role as Ekrem in Eastern Promises and his roles in The Bill, Peep Show, and Casualty. He starred in D.C. Moore’s hit play The Empire at the Royal Court Theatre in London. Altin also played the role of Darren in Him & Her, a BBC TV series.
Altin was born in London, to a Turkish family.
Altin’s earliest television roles were as Garry in the drama series Psychos and a machine strimmer in Blackpool. Altin has appeared on The Bill in two different roles, as Jay Henderson from 2006 to 2007, and as Peter Balmaine in 2009.
Other television series in which he has appeared include Peep Show, Doctors, Robin Hood, Casualty, Little Miss Jocelyn, New Tricks, Being Human, Misfits and Law & Order: UK. In the HBO fantasy TV series Game of Thrones, Altin portrayed the character named Pypar, commonly called Pyp.[1][2]
In 2007, Altin appeared in two films, as Bully in Boy A, and as Ekrem in Eastern Promises.[3] In 2015, he had roles in the films Narcopolis and Child 44,[4] as well as the six-part British television drama series River on BBC One. The following year, he starred in the short film, I Dream of Zombies.[5]
In 2017 Altin appeared in the E4 sitcom Chewing Gum as Ryan,[6] and portrayed Prince Rasselas, a young molly boy who plies his trade on the streets of Covent Garden, in the Hulu Original Harlots.[7] 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.[8]
