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Jay Simpson

Acting 60 years old London, England, UK ★ 1.6
Born: January 1, 1966

Biography

Jay Simpson is a prolific English film, television and stage actor. Most recently, he has appeared in Chernobyl and Frontier.

Simpson is perhaps best known in television for portraying cockney desk sergeant Ian 'Brookie' Brooke in Foyle's War, and he has also appeared on television in Recovery with David Tennant and Sarah Parish, Hot Money, Bad Crowd, A Touch of Frost, Casualty, Primeval, The Bill, Peep Show, Rome, Ashes to Ashes, Murder in Suburbia and Soundproof. Jay also uses his charm and voice skills as he is the voice of 'The Tree of Temptation' in Big Brother.

His films include Hush Your Mouth, The Holiday, Pride and Prejudice and Erik the Viking and the 1988 TV film The Firm with Gary Oldman. He also voiced a major character, Flea, in the 2008 English language DVD re-release of the cult 2006 Norwegian animated film, Free Jimmy, alongside Woody Harrelson and with dialogue written by Simon Pegg. The character of Flea was something of comedy relief in the film, with a character partly inspired by Sean Ryder.

In 2008 he appeared alongside Ross Boatman and Roger Lloyd-Pack in Patrick Marber's play Dealer's Choice for a run on the West End. In 2011 he appeared as George Redman in the television film The Suspicions of Mr Whicher for ITV.

In 2011, he appeared in "The National Anthem", an episode of the anthology series Black Mirror

On 13 April 2012, he appeared as Stretch in the sitcom Not Going Out and appeared in the ITV series Mrs Biggs as one of the great train robbers, Bruce Reynolds.

External Links

🌐 Official Website 🎬 IMDb

Known For

Black Mirror
Black Mirror Rod Senseless 2011
Black Mirror
Black Mirror Gordon 2011
The Day of the Jackal
The Day of the Jackal George Hands 2024
Call the Midwife
Call the Midwife Albert Calthorpe 2012
Chernobyl
Chernobyl Perevozchenko 2019

Jimmy's Seen (2)

Enola Holmes
Enola Holmes Conductor (uncredited) 2020
Terminal
Terminal Danny 2018

Filmography

Acting Credits (87)

Babies
Babies Ralph 2026
The Hack
The Hack Glenn Vian 2025
The Day of the Jackal
The Day of the Jackal George Hands 2024
Blitz
Blitz Timothy Ashdown 2024
The Critic
The Critic Slyfield 2024
Tuesday
Tuesday Spike 2024
Sherbet
Sherbet Rene 2024
National Theatre Live: Othello
National Theatre Live: Othello Brabantio / Gratiano 2023
A Spy Among Friends
A Spy Among Friends MI6 cabbie 2022
Pistol
Pistol Ron, Steve's Stepdad 2022
Sister Boniface Mysteries
Sister Boniface Mysteries Alfie Lynch 2022
Ferryman
Ferryman Dad 2022
Bull
Bull Dave 2021
Stephen
Stephen Peter Birdsall 2021
The Nevers
The Nevers Tunnel Foreman 2021
King Gary Christmas Special
King Gary Christmas Special John The Butcher 2020
Small Axe
Small Axe Duty Officer 2020
Enola Holmes
Enola Holmes Conductor (uncredited) 2020
Des
Des DS Chris Healey 2020
Sitting in Limbo
Sitting in Limbo Trevor 2020
Chernobyl
Chernobyl Perevozchenko 2019
Brexit: The Uncivil War
Brexit: The Uncivil War Steve 2019
King Gary Pilot
King Gary Pilot John The Butcher 2018
This Little Death
This Little Death Mortimer 2018
Terminal
Terminal Danny 2018
Their Finest
Their Finest Alf Reynolds 2017
Rearview
Rearview Johno 2017
The 101-Year-Old Man Who Skipped Out on the Bill and Disappeared
The 101-Year-Old Man Who Skipped Out on the Bill and Disappeared Bas 2016
Alan Clarke: Out of His Own Light
Alan Clarke: Out of His Own Light Self 2016
Cradle to Grave
Cradle to Grave Ernie 2015
The Game
The Game Colin Blakefield 2014
The Guvnors
The Guvnors Neil 2014
Rush
Rush British Journalist 2013
The Magnificent Eleven
The Magnificent Eleven Rob 2013
Utopia
Utopia Detective Richmond 2013
The Great Train Robbery
The Great Train Robbery Narrator 2012
Mrs Biggs
Mrs Biggs Bruce Reynolds 2012
Acts of Godfrey
Acts of Godfrey Phil 2012
Call the Midwife
Call the Midwife Albert Calthorpe 2012
Black Mirror
Black Mirror Rod Senseless 2011
Black Mirror
Black Mirror Gordon 2011
Comedy Blaps
Comedy Blaps The Pitbull 2011
Wild Bill
Wild Bill Det. Harry 'Superspeed' Cotty 2011
Shifter
Shifter Huxley 2011
Dreams of a Life
Dreams of a Life Caretaker 2011
Age of Heroes
Age of Heroes RMP Company Sergeant Major 2011
The Murder at Road Hill House
The Murder at Road Hill House George Redman 2011
Silk
Silk Russell 2011
Hattie
Hattie Bruce 2011
Round Ireland with a Fridge
Round Ireland with a Fridge London Cabbie 2010
Shifty
Shifty Trevor 2008
Mrs In-Betweeny
Mrs In-Betweeny Kevin 2008
Ashes to Ashes
Ashes to Ashes Reeks 2008
Secret Diary of a Call Girl
Secret Diary of a Call Girl Punter 2007
The Sarah Jane Adventures
The Sarah Jane Adventures Jay 2007
Recovery
Recovery Johnathan 2007
Hush Your Mouth
Hush Your Mouth Alan Townsend 2007
The Holiday
The Holiday Limo Driver 2006
Not Going Out
Not Going Out Stretch 2006
Pride & Prejudice
Pride & Prejudice Meryton Milliner 2005
The I Inside
The I Inside Morgue Orderly 2004
Murder in Suburbia
Murder in Suburbia Photographer 2004
Wall of Silence
Wall of Silence John Weighill 2004
Peep Show
Peep Show Foz 2003
Occasional, Strong
Occasional, Strong Steve 2002
Foyle's War
Foyle's War Sergeant Ian Brooke 2002
Foyle's War
Foyle's War Sgt Brooke 2002
Bodily Harm
Bodily Harm Tintin 2002
Club Le Monde
Club Le Monde Mark 2002
Hot Money
Hot Money Barry Weller 2001
South West 9
South West 9 Elf 2001
Murphy's Law
Murphy's Law Neil 2001
Beautiful People
Beautiful People Bigsy 1999
Pilgrim's Rest
Pilgrim's Rest Ronnie 1997
The Thin Blue Line
The Thin Blue Line Baz 1995
A Touch of Frost
A Touch of Frost Peter Bainbridge 1992
Heartbeat
Heartbeat Steve Dempsey 1992
Erik the Viking
Erik the Viking Leif the Lucky 1989
The Firm
The Firm Dominic 1989
Press Gang
Press Gang Archie 1989
Death of a Son
Death of a Son John Williams 1989
The Moneymen
The Moneymen Other Dealer 1988
The Fear
The Fear Mark 1988
Empire State
Empire State Jeff 1987
Screen Two
Screen Two Dominic 1985
Blueberry
Blueberry Daddy
Black Cab
Black Cab Harry

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