Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
January 1, 1966
Place of Birth:
London, England, UK
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Jay Simpson
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.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | The Critic | Slyfield |
| 2024 | Tuesday | Spike |
| 2024 | Sherbet | Rene |
| 2024 | Blitz | Timothy Ashdown |
| 2023 | National Theatre Live: Othello | Brabantio / Gratiano |
| 2022 | Ferryman | Dad |
| 2021 | Bull | Dave |
| 2020 | Enola Holmes | Conductor (uncredited) |
| 2020 | Sitting in Limbo | Trevor |
| 2020 | King Gary Christmas Special | John The Butcher |
| 2019 | Brexit: The Uncivil War | Steve |
| 2018 | Terminal | Danny |
| 2018 | King Gary Pilot | John The Butcher |
| 2017 | Their Finest | Alf Reynolds |
| 2017 | Rearview | Johno |
| 2016 | The 101-Year-Old Man Who Skipped Out on the Bill and Disappeared | Bas |
| 2016 | Alan Clarke: Out of His Own Light | Self |
| 2014 | The Guvnors | Neil |
| 2013 | Rush | British Journalist |
| 2012 | The Great Train Robbery | Narrator |
| 2012 | Acts of Godfrey | Phil |
| 2011 | The Murder at Road Hill House | George Redman |
| 2011 | Age of Heroes | RMP Company Sergeant Major |
| 2011 | Wild Bill | Det. Harry 'Superspeed' Cotty |
| 2011 | Hattie | Bruce |
| 2011 | Dreams of a Life | Caretaker |
| 2011 | Shifter | Huxley |
| 2010 | Round Ireland with a Fridge | London Cabbie |
| 2008 | Shifty | Trevor |
| 2008 | Mrs In-Betweeny | Kevin |
| 2007 | Recovery | Johnathan |
| 2007 | Hush Your Mouth | Alan Townsend |
| 2006 | The Holiday | Limo Driver |
| 2005 | Pride & Prejudice | Meryton Milliner |
| 2004 | Wall of Silence | John Weighill |
| 2004 | The I Inside | Morgue Orderly |
| 2002 | Occasional, Strong | Steve |
| 2002 | Club Le Monde | Mark |
| 2001 | Hot Money | Barry Weller |
| 2001 | South West 9 | Elf |
| 1999 | Beautiful People | Bigsy |
| 1989 | Death of a Son | John Williams |
| 1989 | Erik the Viking | Leif the Lucky |
| 1989 | The Firm | Dominic |
| 1987 | Empire State | Jeff |
| Blueberry | Daddy |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | The Day of the Jackal | George Hands |
| 2022 | Sister Boniface Mysteries | Alfie Lynch |
| 2022 | Pistol | Ron, Steve's Stepdad |
| 2022 | A Spy Among Friends | MI6 cabbie |
| 2021 | The Nevers | Tunnel Foreman |
| 2021 | Stephen | Peter Birdsall |
| 2020 | Des | DS Chris Healey |
| 2020 | Small Axe | Duty Officer |
| 2019 | Chernobyl | Perevozchenko |
| 2014 | The Game | Colin Blakefield |
| 2013 | Utopia | Detective Richmond |
| 2012 | Call the Midwife | Albert Calthorpe |
| 2011 | Black Mirror | Rod Senseless |
| 2011 | Black Mirror | Gordon |
| 2008 | Ashes to Ashes | Reeks |
| 2007 | Secret Diary of a Call Girl | Punter |
| 2007 | The Sarah Jane Adventures | Jay |
| 2006 | Not Going Out | Stretch |
| 2003 | Peep Show | Foz |
| 2002 | Foyle's War | Sergeant Ian Brooke |
| 2002 | Foyle's War | Sgt Brooke |
| 1997 | Pilgrim's Rest | Ronnie |
| 1995 | The Thin Blue Line | Baz |
| 1992 | Heartbeat | Steve Dempsey |
| 1989 | Press Gang | Archie |