Acting
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.
Filmography
National Theatre at Home: The Story
Film · 2026
Babies
Series · 2026
The Hack
Series · 2025
The Critic
Film · 2024
Tuesday
Film · 2024
Sherbet
Film · 2024
Blitz
Film · 2024
The Day of the Jackal
Series · 2024
National Theatre Live: Othello
Film · 2023
Ferryman
Film · 2022
Sister Boniface Mysteries
Series · 2022
Pistol
Series · 2022
A Spy Among Friends
Series · 2022
Bull
Film · 2021
The Nevers
Series · 2021
Stephen
Series · 2021
Enola Holmes
Film · 2020
Sitting in Limbo
Film · 2020
King Gary Christmas Special
Film · 2020
Des
Series · 2020
Small Axe
Series · 2020
Brexit: The Uncivil War
Film · 2019
Chernobyl
Series · 2019
Terminal
Film · 2018
This Little Death
Film · 2018
Their Finest
Film · 2017
Rearview
Film · 2017
The 101-Year-Old Man Who Skipped Out on the Bill and Disappeared
Film · 2016
Alan Clarke: Out of His Own Light
Film · 2016
Cradle to Grave
Series · 2015
The Guvnors
Film · 2014
The Game
Series · 2014
Rush
Film · 2013
The Magnificent Eleven
Film · 2013
Utopia
Series · 2013
Run
Series · 2013
The Great Train Robbery
Film · 2012
Acts of Godfrey
Film · 2012
Call the Midwife
Series · 2012
Mrs Biggs
Series · 2012
The Murder at Road Hill House
Film · 2011
Age of Heroes
Film · 2011
Wild Bill
Film · 2011
Hattie
Film · 2011
Dreams of a Life
Film · 2011
Shifter
Film · 2011
Black Mirror
Series · 2011
Black Mirror
Series · 2011
Comedy Blaps
Series · 2011
Silk
Series · 2011
Round Ireland with a Fridge
Film · 2010
Shifty
Film · 2008
Mrs In-Betweeny
Film · 2008
Ashes to Ashes
Series · 2008
Recovery
Film · 2007
Hush Your Mouth
Film · 2007
Secret Diary of a Call Girl
Series · 2007
The Sarah Jane Adventures
Series · 2007
The Holiday
Film · 2006
Not Going Out
Series · 2006
Pride & Prejudice
Film · 2005
Wall of Silence
Film · 2004
The I Inside
Film · 2004
Murder in Suburbia
Series · 2004
Peep Show
Series · 2003
Occasional, Strong
Film · 2002
Club Le Monde
Film · 2002
Foyle's War
Series · 2002
Foyle's War
Series · 2002
Bodily Harm
Series · 2002
Hot Money
Film · 2001
South West 9
Film · 2001
Murphy's Law
Series · 2001
Beautiful People
Film · 1999
Pilgrim's Rest
Series · 1997
The Thin Blue Line
Series · 1995
Heartbeat
Series · 1992
A Touch of Frost
Series · 1992
Death of a Son
Film · 1989
Erik the Viking
Film · 1989
The Firm
Film · 1989
Press Gang
Series · 1989
The Moneymen
Film · 1988
The Fear
Series · 1988
Empire State
Film · 1987
Nobody Here Knows
Film · 1986
Screen Two
Series · 1985
Screen Two
Series · 1985
Dramarama
Series · 1983
The Baker Street Boys
Series · 1983
Blueberry
Film
Black Cab
Film
The Present Times
Film