Jay Simpson is a prolific English film, television and stage actor. Most recently, he has appeared in Chernobyl and Frontier.
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.
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Filmography (Movies)
Blitz
Character:Timothy Ashdown
Release Date:01/11/2024
The Critic
Character:Slyfield
Release Date:13/09/2024
Tuesday
Character:Spike
Release Date:07/06/2024
Sherbet
Character:Rene
Release Date:18/01/2024
National Theatre Live: Othello
Character:Brabantio / Gratiano
Release Date:23/02/2023
Ferryman
Character:Dad
Release Date:31/01/2022
Bull
Character:Dave
Release Date:05/11/2021
King Gary Christmas Special
Character:John The Butcher
Release Date:23/12/2020
Enola Holmes
Character:Conductor (uncredited)
Release Date:23/09/2020
Sitting in Limbo
Character:Trevor
Release Date:08/06/2020
Brexit: The Uncivil War
Character:Steve
Release Date:19/01/2019
King Gary Pilot
Character:John The Butcher
Release Date:23/12/2018
Terminal
Character:Danny
Release Date:10/05/2018
Their Finest
Character:Alf Reynolds
Release Date:19/02/2017
Rearview
Character:Johno
Release Date:10/02/2017
The 101-Year-Old Man Who Skipped Out on the Bill and Disappeared
Character:Bas
Release Date:25/12/2016
Alan Clarke: Out of His Own Light
Character:Self
Release Date:13/06/2016
The Guvnors
Character:Neil
Release Date:24/06/2014
Rush
Character:British Journalist
Release Date:02/09/2013
The Magnificent Eleven
Character:Rob
Release Date:08/03/2013
The Great Train Robbery
Character:Narrator
Release Date:08/10/2012
Acts of Godfrey
Character:Phil
Release Date:27/01/2012
Wild Bill
Character:Det. Harry 'Superspeed' Cotty
Release Date:21/10/2011
Shifter
Character:Huxley
Release Date:01/09/2011
Dreams of a Life
Character:Caretaker
Release Date:16/08/2011
Age of Heroes
Character:RMP Company Sergeant Major
Release Date:19/05/2011
The Murder at Road Hill House
Character:George Redman
Release Date:25/04/2011
Hattie
Character:Bruce
Release Date:19/01/2011
Round Ireland with a Fridge
Character:London Cabbie
Release Date:01/01/2010
Shifty
Character:Trevor
Release Date:24/10/2008
Mrs In-Betweeny
Character:Kevin
Release Date:03/03/2008
Recovery
Character:Johnathan
Release Date:25/02/2007
Hush Your Mouth
Character:Alan Townsend
Release Date:01/01/2007
The Holiday
Character:Limo Driver
Release Date:05/12/2006
Pride & Prejudice
Character:Meryton Milliner
Release Date:16/09/2005
The I Inside
Character:Morgue Orderly
Release Date:21/03/2004
Wall of Silence
Character:John Weighill
Release Date:12/01/2004
Occasional, Strong
Character:Steve
Release Date:12/12/2002
Club Le Monde
Character:Mark
Release Date:11/10/2002
Hot Money
Character:Barry Weller
Release Date:12/12/2001
South West 9
Character:Elf
Release Date:12/10/2001
Beautiful People
Character:Bigsy
Release Date:16/09/1999
Erik the Viking
Character:Leif the Lucky
Release Date:01/09/1989
The Firm
Character:Dominic
Release Date:26/02/1989
Death of a Son
Character:John Williams
Release Date:08/01/1989
The Moneymen
Character:Other Dealer
Release Date:16/07/1988
Empire State
Character:Jeff
Release Date:01/03/1987
Television Appearances
The Hack
Character:Glenn Vian
The Day of the Jackal
Character:George Hands
A Spy Among Friends
Character:MI6 cabbie
Pistol
Character:Ron, Steve's Stepdad
Sister Boniface Mysteries
Character:Alfie Lynch
Stephen
Character:Peter Birdsall
The Nevers
Character:Tunnel Foreman
Small Axe
Character:Duty Officer
Des
Character:DS Chris Healey
Chernobyl
Character:Perevozchenko
Cradle to Grave
Character:Ernie
The Game
Character:Colin Blakefield
Utopia
Character:Detective Richmond
Call the Midwife
Character:Albert Calthorpe
Black Mirror
Character:Rod Senseless
Black Mirror
Character:Gordon
Comedy Blaps
Character:The Pitbull
Ashes to Ashes
Character:Reeks
Secret Diary of a Call Girl
Character:Punter
The Sarah Jane Adventures
Character:Jay
Not Going Out
Character:Stretch
Peep Show
Character:Foz
Foyle's War
Character:Sergeant Ian Brooke
Foyle's War
Character:Sgt Brooke
Bodily Harm
Character:Tintin
Pilgrim's Rest
Character:Ronnie
The Thin Blue Line
Character:Baz
Heartbeat
Character:Steve Dempsey
Press Gang
Character:Archie
Screen Two
Character:Dominic
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