Jay Simpson
51 movies · 38 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Jan 1, 1966 (age 60)
- Place of birth
- London, England, UK
- Also known as
- Джей Симпсон
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.
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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.
Profiles IMDb
Known for
Jay Simpson: movies and TV shows
Acting (89)
- Upcoming National Theatre at Home: The Story
as Detective
- Upcoming Blueberry
as Daddy
- Upcoming Black Cab
as Harry
- Upcoming The Present Times
as Clive Westlake
- 2026
- 2025
- 2024
- 2024 Blitz
as Timothy Ashdown
- 2024 The Critic
as Slyfield
- 2024 Tuesday
as Spike
- 2024 Sherbet
as Rene
- 2023 National Theatre Live: Othello
as Brabantio / Gratiano
- 2022
- 2022
- 2022
- 2022 Ferryman
as Dad
- 2021 Bull
as Dave
- 2021
- 2021
- 2020 King Gary Christmas Special
as John The Butcher
- 2020
- 2020 Enola Holmes
as Conductor (uncredited)
- 2020
- 2020 Sitting in Limbo
as Trevor
- 2019
- 2019 Brexit: The Uncivil War
as Steve
- 2018 This Little Death
as Mortimer
- 2018 Terminal
as Danny
- 2017 Their Finest
as Alf Reynolds
- 2017 Rearview
as Johno
- 2016
- 2015
- 2014
- 2014 The Guvnors
as Neil
- 2013 Rush
as British Journalist
- 2013
- 2013 The Magnificent Eleven
as Rob
- 2013
- 2012 The Great Train Robbery
as Narrator
- 2012
- 2012 Acts of Godfrey
as Phil
- 2012
- 2011
- 2011
- 2011 Wild Bill
as Det. Harry 'Superspeed' Cotty
- 2011 Shifter
as Huxley
- 2011 Dreams of a Life
as Caretaker
- 2011 Age of Heroes
as RMP Company Sergeant Major
- 2011 The Murder at Road Hill House
as George Redman
- 2011
- 2011 Hattie
as Bruce
- 2010 Round Ireland with a Fridge
as London Cabbie
- 2008 Shifty
as Trevor
- 2008 Mrs In-Betweeny
as Kevin
- 2008
- 2007
- 2007
- 2007 Recovery
as Johnathan
- 2007 Hush Your Mouth
as Alan Townsend
- 2006 The Holiday
as Limo Driver
- 2006
- 2005 Pride & Prejudice
as Meryton Milliner
- 2004 The I Inside
as Morgue Orderly
- 2004
- 2004 Wall of Silence
as John Weighill
- 2003
- 2002 Occasional, Strong
as Steve
- 2002
- 2002
- 2002 Club Le Monde
as Mark
- 2001 Hot Money
as Barry Weller
- 2001 South West 9
as Elf
- 2001
- 1999 Beautiful People
as Bigsy
- 1997
- 1995
- 1992
- 1992
- 1989 Erik the Viking
as Leif the Lucky
- 1989 The Firm
as Dominic
- 1989
- 1989 Death of a Son
as John Williams
- 1988 The Moneymen
as Other Dealer
- 1988
- 1987 Empire State
as Jeff
- 1986 Nobody Here Knows
as Mouth
- 1985
- 1983
- 1983
Talk shows and appearances (1)
- 2016