Jay Simpson
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.
Shifty
(Trevor)
Ferryman
(Dad)
The Murder at Road Hill House
(George Redman)
The Critic
(Slyfield)
Tuesday
(Spike)
Hot Money
(Barry Weller)
Mrs In-Betweeny
(Kevin)
Recovery
(Johnathan)
Wall of Silence
(John Weighill)
The I Inside
(Morgue Orderly)
Death of a Son
(John Williams)
Age of Heroes
(RMP Company Sergeant Major)
Erik the Viking
(Leif the Lucky)
The Holiday
(Limo Driver)
South West 9
(Elf)
The Guvnors
(Neil)
National Theatre Live: Othello
(Brabantio / Gratiano)
Empire State
(Jeff)
Sherbet
(Rene)
The Great Train Robbery
(Narrator)
Occasional, Strong
(Steve)
The 101-Year-Old Man Who Skipped Out on the Bill and Disappeared
(Bas)
Terminal
(Danny)
Beautiful People
(Bigsy)
Wild Bill
(Det. Harry 'Superspeed' Cotty)
The Firm
(Dominic)
Their Finest
(Alf Reynolds)
Round Ireland with a Fridge
(London Cabbie)
Hattie
(Bruce)
Dreams of a Life
(Caretaker)
Club Le Monde
(Mark)
Shifter
(Huxley)
Blueberry
(Daddy)
Brexit: The Uncivil War
(Steve)
Rearview
(Johno)
Rush
(British Journalist)
Enola Holmes
(Conductor (uncredited))
Sitting in Limbo
(Trevor)
Pride & Prejudice
(Meryton Milliner)
Bull
(Dave)
Acts of Godfrey
(Phil)
Blitz
(Timothy Ashdown)
Hush Your Mouth
(Alan Townsend)
Alan Clarke: Out of His Own Light
(Self)
King Gary Pilot
(John The Butcher)
King Gary Christmas Special
(John The Butcher)
The Moneymen
(Other Dealer)
The Nevers
(Tunnel Foreman)
Stephen
(Peter Birdsall)
Secret Diary of a Call Girl
(Punter)
Peep Show
(Foz)
Press Gang
(Archie)
Black Mirror
(Rod Senseless)
Sister Boniface Mysteries
(Alfie Lynch)
Pistol
(Ron, Steve's Stepdad)
Call the Midwife
(Albert Calthorpe)
Chernobyl
(Perevozchenko)
Pilgrim's Rest
(Ronnie)
Utopia
(Detective Richmond)
Heartbeat
(Steve Dempsey)
Ashes to Ashes
(Reeks)
Des
(DS Chris Healey)
The Game
(Colin Blakefield)
Small Axe
(Duty Officer)
Not Going Out
(Stretch)
The Day of the Jackal
(George Hands)
The Thin Blue Line
(Baz)
The Sarah Jane Adventures
(Jay)
Black Mirror
(Gordon)
A Spy Among Friends
(MI6 cabbie)
Foyle's War
(Sergeant Ian Brooke)
Foyle's War
(Sgt Brooke)
Comedy Blaps
(The Pitbull)
Bodily Harm
(Tintin)
Cradle to Grave
(Ernie)
The Hack
(Glenn Vian)