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Aliases: Джей Симпсон

Gender: Male

Place of birth: London, England, UK

Homepage: https://www.eamonnbedford.com/jaysimpson/

Movie Involvements: 33

TV Involvements: 9


Most Famous Work

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.

Most Famous Work

Chernobyl
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9

Chernobyl

(2019) Perevozchenko
Black Mirror
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8

Black Mirror

(2011) Rod Senseless
The Nevers
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8

The Nevers

(2021) Tunnel Foreman
Sister Boniface Mysteries
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7

Sister Boniface Mysteries

(2022) Alfie Lynch
The Game
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7

The Game

(2014) Colin Blakefield
Small Axe
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7

Small Axe

(2020) Duty Officer
Pride & Prejudice
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8

Pride & Prejudice

(2005) Meryton Milliner
Enola Holmes
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7

Enola Holmes

(2020) Conductor (uncredited)

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2023 Slyfield
Spike
Brabantio / Gratiano
2022 Ron, Steve's Stepdad
Alfie Lynch
Dad
2021 Dave
Peter Birdsall
Tunnel Foreman
2020 Duty Officer
Conductor (uncredited)
DS Chris Healey
Trevor
2019 Perevozchenko
Steve
2018 Danny
2017 Alf Reynolds
Johno
2016 Bas
2014 Colin Blakefield
Neil
2013 British Journalist
Detective Richmond
2012 Narrator
2011 Rod Senseless
Det. Harry 'Superspeed' Cotty
Huxley
Caretaker
RMP Company Sergeant Major
George Redman
Bruce
2010 London Cabbie
2009 Trevor
2008 Kevin
2007 Punter
Johnathan
2006 Limo-Driver
2005 Meryton Milliner
2004 Morgue Orderly
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2003 Foz
2002 Steve
Mark
Tintin
2001 Barry Weller
Elf
1999 Bigsy
1997 Ronnie
1992 Steve Dempsey
1989 Leif the Lucky
Dominic
Archie
John Williams
1987 Jeff
Daddy
Year Character Movie/Tv

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