1966Born, London
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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…
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Pride & PrejudiceMeryton Milliner
ChernobylPerevozchenko
RushBritish Journalist
Enola HolmesConductor (uncredited)
Black MirrorRod Senseless2026National Theatre at Home: The StoryDetective Williamson / EnsembleMovie
2026Black CabHarryMovie
2026BabiesRalph · 2 episodesShow
2025The HackGlenn Vian · 7 episodesShow
2024The Day of the JackalGeorge Hands · 1 episodeShow
2024BlitzTimothy AshdownMovie
2024The CriticSlyfieldMovie
2024TuesdaySpikeMovie
2024SherbetReneMovie
2023National Theatre Live: OthelloBrabantio / GratianoMovie
2022A Spy Among FriendsMI6 cabbie · 3 episodesShow
2022PistolRon, Steve's Stepdad · 4 episodesShow
2022Sister Boniface MysteriesAlfie Lynch · 1 episodeShow
2022FerrymanDadMovie
2021BullDaveMovie
2021StephenPeter Birdsall · 3 episodesShow
2021The NeversTunnel Foreman · 1 episodeShow
2020King Gary Christmas SpecialJohn The ButcherMovie
2020Small AxeDuty Officer · 1 episodeShow
2020DesDS Chris Healey · 3 episodesShow
2020Sitting in LimboTrevorMovie
2019ChernobylPerevozchenko · 2 episodesShow
2019Brexit: The Uncivil WarSteveMovie
2018This Little DeathMortimerMovie
2018TerminalDannyMovie
2017Their FinestAlf ReynoldsMovie
2017RearviewJohnoMovie
2016The 101-Year-Old Man Who Skipped Out on the Bill and DisappearedBasMovie
2015Cradle to GraveErnie · 6 episodesShow
2014The GameColin Blakefield · 2 episodesShow
2014The GuvnorsNeilMovie
2013RushBritish JournalistMovie
2013RunSteven · 1 episodeShow
2013The Magnificent ElevenRobMovie
2013UtopiaDetective Richmond · 1 episodeShow
2012The Great Train RobberyNarratorMovie
2012Mrs BiggsBruce Reynolds · 2 episodesShow
2012Acts of GodfreyPhilMovie
2012Call the MidwifeAlbert Calthorpe · 1 episodeShow
2011Black MirrorRod Senseless, Gordon · 1 episodeShow
2011Comedy BlapsThe Pitbull · 1 episodeShow
2011Wild BillDet. Harry 'Superspeed' CottyMovie
2011ShifterHuxleyMovie
2011Dreams of a LifeCaretakerMovie
2011Age of HeroesRMP Company Sergeant MajorMovie
2011The Murder at Road Hill HouseGeorge RedmanMovie
2011SilkRussell · 1 episodeShow
2011HattieBruceMovie
2010Round Ireland with a FridgeLondon CabbieMovie
2008ShiftyTrevorMovie
2008Mrs In-BetweenyKevinMovie
2008Ashes to AshesReeks · 1 episodeShow
2007Secret Diary of a Call GirlPunter · 1 episodeShow
2007The Sarah Jane AdventuresJay · 2 episodesShow
2007RecoveryJohnathanMovie
2007Hush Your MouthAlan TownsendMovie
2006The HolidayLimo DriverMovie
2006Not Going OutStretch · 2 episodesShow
2005Pride & PrejudiceMeryton MillinerMovie
2004The I InsideMorgue OrderlyMovie
2004Murder in SuburbiaPhotographer · 1 episodeShow
2004Wall of SilenceJohn WeighillMovie
2003Peep ShowFoz · 1 episodeShow
2002Occasional, StrongSteveMovie
2002Foyle's WarSergeant Ian Brooke, Sgt Brooke · 5 episodesShow
2002Bodily HarmTintin · 1 episodeShow
2002Club Le MondeMarkMovie
2001Hot MoneyBarry WellerMovie
2001South West 9ElfMovie
2001Murphy's LawNeil · 1 episodeShow
1999Beautiful PeopleBigsyMovie
1997Pilgrim's RestRonnie · 6 episodesShow
1995The Thin Blue LineBaz · 1 episodeShow
1992A Touch of FrostPeter Bainbridge · 1 episodeShow
1992HeartbeatSteve Dempsey · 1 episodeShow
1989Erik the VikingLeif the LuckyMovie
1989The FirmDominicMovie
1989Press GangArchie · 1 episodeShow
1989Death of a SonJohn WilliamsMovie
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