8 Huge Stars Who Were In Skins

8. Joe Dempsie

When you Google "best characters in Skins," the one name that comes up time and time again is Chris Miles.

Chris, played by Liverpudlian actor Joe Dempsie, provided several memorable moments in the first two seasons of the show, including a forbidden relationship with one of his teachers, a period of homelessness, and of course his tragic death towards the end of Season 2.

After his time on the show, Dempsie found work in other British shows such as Doctor Who, Merlin, and This Is England '86. In 2011 though, Dempsie was cast in one of the biggest TV shows of all time.

Dempsie was chosen to portray Gendry in HBO's Game Of Thrones, a blacksmith who was later revealed to be the illegitimate son of King Robert Baratheon.

Gendry ventured beyond the wall with Jon Snow, fought against the Wight Walkers in the Battle of Winterfell, and was a love interest for Arya Stark in the show's final season.

Despite your opinions on Game Of Thrones, you can't deny the impact it had culturally and Dempsie was a huge part of that.

The role of Gendry Baratheon looks great on his CV and it'll be interesting to see where he goes in the next few years.