Joey Batey

Batey's film debut was in the 2013 British thriller, Murder on the Home Front, directed by Geoffrey Sax.[6] In 2014, he appeared in The Riot Club directed by Lone Scherfig.[7] In 2017, Paul McGuigan cast him as Eddie in Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool.[8] Batey also played in the British TV series Strike (2017),[9] and In The Dark (2017).[10] 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.[11]

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.[12][13]

Batey is a vocalist and musician for the indie folk band The Amazing Devil, as well as the primary writer and composer.[14] He and collaborator Madeleine Hyland met while acting for the Royal Shakespeare Company and together they formed the band in 2015,[15] producing what Batey has described as music that “sad people can listen to at train stations.”[16] The band has released three albums including Love Run (2016),[14] and The Horror and the Wild (2020).[17] Their most recent album, Ruin, was released on 31 October 2021.[18][19]

In Netflix's adaptation of The Witcher, Batey has performed the following songs featured in the series:[20][21] "Toss a Coin to Your Witcher",[20] "The Fishmonger's Daughter"[22] and "Her Sweet Kiss", as well as "Burn Butcher Burn",[23] "Whoreson Prison Blues"[24] and "The Golden One".[25]