
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.
- Known ForActing
- Born1 January 1966 (age 59)
- Place of BirthLondon, England, UK
Jay Simpson

- Known ForActing
- Born1 January 1966 (age 59)
- Place of BirthLondon, England, UK

The Critic
2024

Tuesday
2024

Sherbet
2024

Blitz
2024

National Theatre Live: Othello
2023

Ferryman
2022

Bull
2021

Enola Holmes
2020

Sitting in Limbo
2020

King Gary Christmas Special
2020

Brexit: The Uncivil War
2019

Terminal
2018

King Gary Pilot
2018

Their Finest
2017

Rearview
2017

The 101-Year-Old Man Who Skipped Out on the Bill and Disappeared
2016

Alan Clarke: Out of His Own Light
2016

The Guvnors
2014

Rush
2013

The Great Train Robbery
2012

Acts of Godfrey
2012

The Murder at Road Hill House
2011

Age of Heroes
2011

Wild Bill
2011

Hattie
2011

Dreams of a Life
2011

Shifter
2011

Round Ireland with a Fridge
2010

Shifty
2008

Mrs In-Betweeny
2008

Recovery
2007
Hush Your Mouth
2007

The Holiday
2006

Pride & Prejudice
2005

Wall of Silence
2004

The I Inside
2004
Occasional, Strong
2002

Club Le Monde
2002

Hot Money
2001

South West 9
2001

Beautiful People
1999

Death of a Son
1989

Erik the Viking
1989

The Firm
1989
