Jay Simpson

Personal Info

Birthday

January 1, 1966

(59 years old)

Place of Birth

London, England, UK

Also Known As

Джей Симпсон

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.

Known For

The Day of the Jackal

Black Mirror

Call the Midwife

Chernobyl

Foyle's War

Heartbeat

Pride & Prejudice

Peep Show

Filmography

2024
Blitz
as Timothy Ashdown
The Critic
as Slyfield
Tuesday
as Spike
Sherbet
as Rene
2023
National Theatre Live: Othello
as Brabantio / Gratiano
2022
Ferryman
as Dad
2021
Bull
as Dave
2020
King Gary Christmas Special
as John The Butcher
Enola Holmes
as Conductor (uncredited)
Sitting in Limbo
as Trevor
2019
Brexit: The Uncivil War
as Steve
2018
King Gary Pilot
as John The Butcher
Terminal
as Danny
2017
Their Finest
as Alf Reynolds
Rearview
as Johno
2016
The 101-Year-Old Man Who Skipped Out on the Bill and Disappeared
as Bas
Alan Clarke: Out of His Own Light
as Self
2014
The Guvnors
as Neil
2013
Rush
as British Journalist
2012
The Great Train Robbery
as Narrator
Acts of Godfrey
as Phil
2011
Wild Bill
as Det. Harry 'Superspeed' Cotty
Shifter
as Huxley
Dreams of a Life
as Caretaker
Age of Heroes
as RMP Company Sergeant Major
The Murder at Road Hill House
as George Redman
Hattie
as Bruce
2010
Round Ireland with a Fridge
as London Cabbie
2008
Shifty
as Trevor
Mrs In-Betweeny
as Kevin
2007
Recovery
as Johnathan
Hush Your Mouth
as Alan Townsend
2006
The Holiday
as Limo Driver
2005
Pride & Prejudice
as Meryton Milliner
2004
The I Inside
as Morgue Orderly
Wall of Silence
as John Weighill
2002
Occasional, Strong
as Steve
Club Le Monde
as Mark
2001
Hot Money
as Barry Weller
South West 9
as Elf
1999
Beautiful People
as Bigsy
1989
Erik the Viking
as Leif the Lucky
The Firm
as Dominic
Death of a Son
as John Williams
1987
Empire State
as Jeff