Jay Simpson
Date of birth: 1966-01-01
Place of birth: London, England, UK
Known for: Acting
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. 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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Shifty
2008-10-24
Shifty, a young crack cocaine dealer in London, sees his life quickly spiral out of control when his
Ferryman
2022-01-31
A beautiful, reckless woman joins a secret club whose sinister but brilliant premise seems to provid
The Murder at Road Hill House
2011-04-25
In 1860, Inspector Jack Whicher of Scotland Yard is sent to rural Wiltshire to investigate the murde
The Critic
2024-09-13
Jimmy Erskine is the most feared theatre critic of the age. He lives as flamboyantly as he writes an
Tuesday
2024-06-07
A mother and her teenage daughter must confront Death when it arrives in the form of an astonishing
Hot Money
2001-12-12
Three women, Bridget, Liz and Jackie, embark on a plan to steal thousands of pounds of banknotes tha
Mrs In-Betweeny
2008-03-03
After the death of their parents, three children are put into the care of their aunt Brandon - unawa
Recovery
2007-02-25
Alan and Tricia Hamilton are blissfully happy. Until one day their perfect life is torn apart when A
Wall of Silence
2004-01-12
The tale of a gang killing near a south-east London council estate.
The I Inside
2004-03-21
When Simon awakens in the hospital after surviving a near-fatal accident, amnesia has erased the las
Death of a Son
1989-01-08
The true story of Pauline Williams, who struggled to bring the people who supplied her son with the
Age of Heroes
2011-05-19
The true story of the formation of Ian Fleming's 30 Commando unit, a precursor for the elite forces
Erik the Viking
1989-09-01
Erik the Viking gathers warriors from his village and sets out on a dangerous journey to Valhalla, t
The Holiday
2006-12-05
Two women, one American and one British, swap homes at Christmastime following bad breakups. Each wo
South West 9
2001-10-12
Five very different characters are thrown together in one weird, mashed up day. It started out like
The Guvnors
2014-06-24
The Guvnors is a violent thriller set amongst the clans and firms of South East London, bringing two
National Theatre Live: Othello
2023-02-23
Farewell the tranquil mind. A bright, headstrong daughter of a senator; elevated by her status but
Empire State
1987-03-01
In the docklands of East London stands the Empire State, a nightclub full of magic and mystery. Desi
Sherbet
2024-01-18
Set entirely inside the confines of an taxi cab, on what seems like just another late-night taxi far
The Great Train Robbery
2012-10-08
It was one of the greatest heists in British history. £3 million – worth over £40 million today – st
Occasional, Strong
2002-12-12
A man signs up as a driver for a group of criminals on a dangerous job. On the way to the hit the ma
The 101-Year-Old Man Who Skipped Out on the Bill and Disappeared
2016-12-25
Drinking the tasty Folk Soda puts a spring in the 101 Year Old Man’s step and his next adventure tak
Terminal
2018-05-10
In the dark heart of a sprawling, anonymous city, two assassins carry out a sinister mission, a teac
Beautiful People
1999-09-16
In London, during October 1993, England is playing Holland in the preliminaries of the World Cup. Th
Wild Bill
2011-10-21
Out on parole after 8 years inside Bill Hayward returns home to find his now 11 and 15 year old sons
The Firm
1989-02-26
A seemingly respectable estate agent leads a double life as the head of a vicious, well-organised ga
Their Finest
2017-02-19
During the Blitz of World War II, a female screenwriter works on a film celebrating England's resili
Round Ireland with a Fridge
2010-01-01
The movie tells the story of a disillusioned television personality whose career has stalled and who
Hattie
2011-01-19
Reveals how the home life of the larger-than-life Carry On actress Hattie Jacque was blown apart by
Dreams of a Life
2011-08-16
A filmmaker sets out to discover the life of Joyce Vincent, who died in her bedsit in North London i
Club Le Monde
2002-10-11
London, 1993: a wild range of clubbers get together to drink, drug, dance and waste the night away a
Shifter
2011-09-01
A young woman, trapped inside a dark building, tries to evade capture from shadowed soldiers and sav
Blueberry
As far as Daisy's concerned, mummy's just on holiday. And daddy just has the sniffles. But the truth
Brexit: The Uncivil War
2019-01-19
Political strategist Dominic Cummings leads a popular but controversial campaign to convince British
Rearview
2017-02-10
Based on a true events a girl fights for her live on the Road - Tears Of Souls -chased by a gang of
Rush
2013-09-02
In the 1970s, a rivalry propels race car drivers Niki Lauda and James Hunt to fame and glory — until
Enola Holmes
2020-09-23
While searching for her missing mother, intrepid teen Enola Holmes uses her sleuthing skills to outs
Sitting in Limbo
2020-06-08
Anthony Bryan and his personal struggle to be accepted as a British Citizen during the Windrush immi
Pride & Prejudice
2005-09-16
A story of love and life among the landed English gentry during the Georgian era. Mr. Bennet is a ge
Bull
2021-11-05
Ten years after he was last seen, a vicious mob enforcer returns home to find his son and methodical
Acts of Godfrey
2012-01-27
At a two-day business conference, God (Simon Callow) decides to romantically pair Terry, a moral cru
Blitz
2024-11-01
In World War II London, nine-year-old George is evacuated to the countryside by his mother, Rita, to
Hush Your Mouth
2007-01-01
A young man is killed for trying to stop what he sees as evil and his friends seen as fun. Whilst hi
Alan Clarke: Out of His Own Light
2016-06-13
A multi-part documentary about Alan Clarke, featuring interviews with various actors, writers and pr
King Gary Pilot
2018-12-23
Gary has a major problem: the crescent's inaugural barbeque has become his responsibility for the ve
King Gary Christmas Special
2020-12-23
Gary vows to save Christmas when the residents of Butterchurn Crescent can't afford the Christmas li