Jay Simpson

Jay Simpson

Born

January 1, 1966 (59 years old)

Known For

Acting

Place of Birth

London, England, UK

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.

The Critic

The Critic

Slyfield

5.9

2024

Tuesday

Tuesday

Spike

6.8

2024

Sherbet

Sherbet

Rene

0.0

2024

National Theatre Live: Othello

National Theatre Live: Othello

Brabantio / Gratiano

8.0

2023

Ferryman

Ferryman

Dad

6.0

2022

Brexit: The Uncivil War

Brexit: The Uncivil War

Steve

6.6

2019

Terminal

Terminal

Danny

5.5

2018

Their Finest

Their Finest

Alf Reynolds

6.6

2017

Rearview

Rearview

Johno

4.0

2017

The 101-Year-Old Man Who Skipped Out on the Bill and Disappeared

The 101-Year-Old Man Who Skipped Out on the Bill and Disappeared

Bas

6.4

2016

The Guvnors

The Guvnors

Neil

5.2

2014

Rush

Rush

British Journalist

7.7

2013

The Great Train Robbery

The Great Train Robbery

Narrator

6.0

2012

Wild Bill

Wild Bill

Det. Harry 'Superspeed' Cotty

6.8

2011

Shifter

Shifter

Huxley

0.0

2011

Dreams of a Life

Dreams of a Life

Caretaker

6.5

2011

Age of Heroes

Age of Heroes

RMP Company Sergeant Major

5.5

2011

The Murder at Road Hill House

The Murder at Road Hill House

George Redman

6.2

2011

Hattie

Hattie

Bruce

6.1

2011

Round Ireland with a Fridge

Round Ireland with a Fridge

London Cabbie

5.0

2010

Shifty

Shifty

Trevor

5.7

2008

Mrs In-Betweeny

Mrs In-Betweeny

Kevin

7.0

2008

Recovery

Recovery

Johnathan

6.7

2007

The Holiday

The Holiday

Limo Driver

7.1

2006

The I Inside

The I Inside

Morgue Orderly

5.9

2004

Wall of Silence

Wall of Silence

John Weighill

8.0

2004

Occasional, Strong

Steve

0.0

2002

Club Le Monde

Club Le Monde

Mark

4.0

2002

Hot Money

Hot Money

Barry Weller

6.8

2001

South West 9

South West 9

Elf

4.2

2001

Beautiful People

Beautiful People

Bigsy

6.0

1999

Erik the Viking

Erik the Viking

Leif the Lucky

5.9

1989

The Firm

The Firm

Dominic

6.5

1989

Death of a Son

Death of a Son

John Williams

3.5

1989

Empire State

Empire State

Jeff

5.0

1987

Blueberry

Daddy

0.0

The Day of the Jackal

The Day of the Jackal

George Hands · (1 episode)

8.2

2024

Blitz

Blitz

Timothy Ashdown

6.0

2024

A Spy Among Friends

A Spy Among Friends

MI6 cabbie · (3 episodes)

6.7

2022

Pistol

Pistol

Ron, Steve's Stepdad · (4 episodes)

7.6

2022

Sister Boniface Mysteries

Sister Boniface Mysteries

Alfie Lynch · (1 episode)

6.5

2022

Bull

Bull

Dave

6.4

2021

Stephen

Stephen

Peter Birdsall · (3 episodes)

6.8

2021

The Nevers

The Nevers

Tunnel Foreman · (1 episode)

8.0

2021

King Gary Christmas Special

King Gary Christmas Special

John The Butcher

0.0

2020

Small Axe

Small Axe

Duty Officer · (1 episode)

7.1

2020

Enola Holmes

Enola Holmes

Conductor (uncredited)

7.3

2020

Des

Des

DS Chris Healey · (3 episodes)

7.1

2020

Sitting in Limbo

Sitting in Limbo

Trevor

7.4

2020

Chernobyl

Chernobyl

Perevozchenko · (2 episodes)

8.7

2019

King Gary Pilot

King Gary Pilot

John The Butcher

0.0

2018

Alan Clarke: Out of His Own Light

Alan Clarke: Out of His Own Light

Self

0.0

2016

The Game

The Game

Colin Blakefield · (2 episodes)

7.3

2014

Utopia

Utopia

Detective Richmond · (1 episode)

8.0

2013

Acts of Godfrey

Acts of Godfrey

Phil

0.0

2012

Call the Midwife

Call the Midwife

Albert Calthorpe · (1 episode)

7.5

2012

Black Mirror

Black Mirror

Rod Senseless · (1 episode)

8.3

2011

Black Mirror

Black Mirror

Gordon · (1 episode)

8.3

2011

Ashes to Ashes

Ashes to Ashes

Reeks · (1 episode)

7.7

2008

Secret Diary of a Call Girl

Secret Diary of a Call Girl

Punter · (1 episode)

6.9

2007

The Sarah Jane Adventures

The Sarah Jane Adventures

Jay · (2 episodes)

7.1

2007

Hush Your Mouth

Alan Townsend

3.5

2007

Not Going Out

Not Going Out

Stretch · (2 episodes)

7.4

2006

Pride & Prejudice

Pride & Prejudice

Meryton Milliner

8.1

2005

Peep Show

Peep Show

Foz · (1 episode)

8.0

2003

Foyle's War

Foyle's War

Sergeant Ian Brooke · (2 episodes)

7.9

2002

Foyle's War

Foyle's War

Sgt Brooke · (5 episodes)

7.9

2002

Pilgrim's Rest

Ronnie · (6 episodes)

6.0

1997

The Thin Blue Line

The Thin Blue Line

Baz · (1 episode)

7.1

1995

Heartbeat

Heartbeat

Steve Dempsey · (1 episode)

7.1

1992

Press Gang

Press Gang

Archie · (1 episode)

7.5

1989