Josef Altin

Josef Altin (born as Yusuf Altın; 12 February 1983) is an English TV series and film actor who has 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.

Life and career

Altin was born in London to a Turkish family. His first appearance in a television series was his role as Gary in the drama series Psychos. His first appearance on a major British television series came in 2004 when he played a waiter, over the years, Altin has appeared on The Bill several times in different roles, from 2006–2007, he was 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 for both television series and films multiple times a year.

In 2007, Altin appeared in two films, the first of which being Boy A, where he played Bully and what is perhaps his biggest budget film he has starred in, Eastern Promises, where he played Ekrem.