Jay Simpson
Known for: Acting
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
Series
Black Mirror
Rod Senseless
2011
Series
Black Mirror
Gordon
2011
Series
Call the Midwife
Albert Calthorpe
2012
Series
Heartbeat
Steve Dempsey
1992
Series
Screen Two
Dominic
1985
Series
Screen Two
John Williams
1985
Series
The Day of the Jackal
George Hands
2024
Series
Chernobyl
Perevozchenko
2019
Series
Foyle's War
Sergeant Ian Brooke
2002
Series
Foyle's War
Sgt Brooke
2002
Series
Not Going Out
Stretch
2006
Series
A Touch of Frost
Peter Bainbridge
1992
Film
Pride & Prejudice
Meryton Milliner
2005
Series
Sister Boniface Mysteries
Alfie Lynch
2022
Series
The Sarah Jane Adventures
Jay
2007
Series
Peep Show
Foz
2003
Series
Silk
Russell
2011
Series
The Nevers
Tunnel Foreman
2021
Series
Secret Diary of a Call Girl
Punter
2007
Comedy Blaps
The Pitbull
2011
Film
Rush
British Journalist
2013
Series
Dramarama
Vincent
1983
Series
Ashes to Ashes
Reeks
2008
Series
Utopia
Detective Richmond
2013
Film
The Holiday
Limo Driver
2006
Film
Enola Holmes
Conductor (uncredited)
2020
Series
Murphy's Law
Neil
2001
Series
Press Gang
Archie
1989
Series
A Spy Among Friends
MI6 cabbie
2022
Series
Pistol
Ron, Steve's Stepdad
2022
Series
The Thin Blue Line
Baz
1995
Series
The Hack
Glenn Vian
2025
Series
Murder in Suburbia
Photographer
2004
Series
Des
DS Chris Healey
2020
Series
Small Axe
Duty Officer
2020
Series
The Game
Colin Blakefield
2014
Series
Cradle to Grave
Ernie
2015
Film
Their Finest
Alf Reynolds
2017
Film
Blitz
Timothy Ashdown
2024
Series
Run
Steven
2013
Series
Babies
Ralph
2026
Film
Terminal
Danny
2018
Series
Mrs Biggs
Bruce Reynolds
2012
Film
The I Inside
Morgue Orderly
2004
Film
Tuesday
Spike
2024
Film
Erik the Viking
Leif the Lucky
1989
Film
The Critic
Slyfield
2024
Series
Stephen
Peter Birdsall
2021
Series
The Fear
Mark
1988
Film
Brexit: The Uncivil War
Steve
2019
Film
Bull
Dave
2021
Film
Age of Heroes
RMP Company Sergeant Major
2011
Series
Bodily Harm
Tintin
2002
Film
The 101-Year-Old Man Who Skipped Out on the Bill and Disappeared
Bas
2016
Series
The Baker Street Boys
Wiggins
1983
Film
The Firm
Dominic
1989
Film
Wild Bill
Det. Harry 'Superspeed' Cotty
2011
Film
Alan Clarke: Out of His Own Light
Self
2016
Film
The Murder at Road Hill House
George Redman
2011
Film
The Guvnors
Neil
2014
Film
Death of a Son
John Williams
1989
The Moneymen
Other Dealer
1988
Film
Sherbet
Rene
2024
Film
National Theatre at Home: The Story
Detective
2026
Film
Dreams of a Life
Caretaker
2011
Pilgrim's Rest
Ronnie
1997
Film
National Theatre Live: Othello
Brabantio / Gratiano
2023
Film
Round Ireland with a Fridge
London Cabbie
2010
Film
Recovery
Johnathan
2007
Film
Empire State
Jeff
1987
Film
The Magnificent Eleven
Rob
2013
Film
Black Cab
Harry
Film
King Gary Christmas Special
John The Butcher
2020
Film
Sitting in Limbo
Trevor
2020
Film
Acts of Godfrey
Phil
2012
Film
Ferryman
Dad
2022
Film
Wall of Silence
John Weighill
2004
Film
Mrs In-Betweeny
Kevin
2008
Film
Beautiful People
Bigsy
1999
Film
Hattie
Bruce
2011
Film
The Present Times
Clive Westlake
Film
South West 9
Elf
2001
Film
Shifty
Trevor
2008
Film
Nobody Here Knows
Mouth
1986
Film
The Great Train Robbery
Narrator
2012
Hush Your Mouth
Alan Townsend
2007
Film
Hot Money
Barry Weller
2001
Film
Club Le Monde
Mark
2002
Film
Rearview
Johno
2017
Occasional, Strong
Steve
2002
This Little Death
Mortimer
2018
Film
Shifter
Huxley
2011
Blueberry
Daddy