Joey Batey returns to play Geralt’s sidekick Jaskier in the hugely popular Netflix adaptation of book franchise and cult hit The Witcher. He recently appeared in the BBC’s 3 part adaptation of the classic novel War Of The Worlds, and starred in Knightfall for the History Channel last year. Batey studied Modern and Medieval Languages at Cambridge University before starring in the Royal Shakespeare Company’s Olivier and Tony award winning productions Wolf Hall and Bring Up The Bodies in the West End and on Broadway.

Since then, he has played numerous roles on television including Strike: The Silkworm for the BBC/HBO and Lucky Man for Sky Atlantic. Batey is also a talented singer and musician and released his second album with folk rock group The Amazing Devil in February 2020.