Jay Simpson
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1966-01-01 (59 years old)
Place of Birth
London, England, UK
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. 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.
Acting
Blueberry
as Daddy
(2024)
Blitz
as Timothy Ashdown
(2024)
Tuesday
as Spike
(2024)
The Critic
as Slyfield
(2024)
Sherbet
as Rene
(2023)
National Theatre Live: Othello
as Brabantio / Gratiano
(2022)
Ferryman
as Dad
(2021)
Bull
as Dave
(2020)
Enola Holmes
as Conductor (uncredited)
(2020)
Sitting in Limbo
as Trevor
(2019)
Brexit: The Uncivil War
as Steve
(2018)
Terminal
as Danny
(2017)
Their Finest
as Alf Reynolds
(2017)
Rearview
as Johno
(2016)
(2016)
(2014)
The Guvnors
as Neil
(2013)
Rush
as British Journalist
(2012)
Acts of Godfrey
as Phil
(2012)
The Great Train Robbery
as Narrator
(2011)
Wild Bill
as Det. Harry 'Superspeed' Cotty
(2011)
Age of Heroes
as RMP Company Sergeant Major
(2011)
The Murder at Road Hill House
as George Redman
(2011)
Hattie
as Bruce
(2011)
Dreams of a Life
as Caretaker
(2011)
Shifter
as Huxley
(2010)
Round Ireland with a Fridge
as London Cabbie
(2008)
Shifty
as Trevor
(2008)
Mrs In-Betweeny
as Kevin
(2007)
Recovery
as Johnathan
(2007)
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
(2004)
Wall of Silence
as John Weighill
(2002)
Club Le Monde
as Mark
(2002)
Occasional, Strong
as Steve
(2001)
Hot Money
as Barry Weller
(2001)
South West 9
as Elf
(1999)
Beautiful People
as Bigsy
(1989)
Erik the Viking
as Leif the Lucky
(1989)
The Firm
as Dominic
(1989)
Death of a Son
as John Williams
(1987)
Empire State
as Jeff