Jay Simpson

Jay Simpson

Known for: Acting

Born: January 1, 1966

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 v…

Known for

The Great Train Robbery
The Great Train Robbery
2012
Black Cab
Black Cab
 
Sherbet
Sherbet
2024
Blueberry
 
This Little Death
2018
Death of a Son
Death of a Son
1989
The Guvnors
The Guvnors
2014
Rearview
Rearview
2017
Mrs In-Betweeny
Mrs In-Betweeny
2008
Wall of Silence
Wall of Silence
2004
Shifter
Shifter
2011
Ferryman
Ferryman
2022
Tuesday
Tuesday
2024
Recovery
Recovery
2007
Occasional, Strong
2002
The Magnificent Eleven
The Magnificent Eleven
2013
Shifty
Shifty
2008
Sitting in Limbo
Sitting in Limbo
2020
Bull
Bull
2021
National Theatre at Home: The Story
National Theatre at Home: The Story
2026
Hot Money
Hot Money
2001
The Firm
The Firm
1989
Hush Your Mouth
2007
Acts of Godfrey
Acts of Godfrey
2012
King Gary Pilot
King Gary Pilot
2018
South West 9
South West 9
2001
The 101-Year-Old Man Who Skipped Out on the Bill and Disappeared
The 101-Year-Old Man Who Skipped Out on the Bill and Disappeared
2016
Dreams of a Life
Dreams of a Life
2011
King Gary Christmas Special
King Gary Christmas Special
2020
The Murder at Road Hill House
The Murder at Road Hill House
2011
Hattie
Hattie
2011
The I Inside
The I Inside
2004
Age of Heroes
Age of Heroes
2011
National Theatre Live: Othello
National Theatre Live: Othello
2023
Terminal
Terminal
2018
Round Ireland with a Fridge
Round Ireland with a Fridge
2010
The Critic
The Critic
2024
Empire State
Empire State
1987
Wild Bill
Wild Bill
2011
Erik the Viking
Erik the Viking
1989
Pride & Prejudice
Pride & Prejudice
2005
The Moneymen
1988
Beautiful People
Beautiful People
1999
Their Finest
Their Finest
2017
Club Le Monde
Club Le Monde
2002
Brexit: The Uncivil War
Brexit: The Uncivil War
2019
The Holiday
The Holiday
2006
Enola Holmes
Enola Holmes
2020
Alan Clarke: Out of His Own Light
Alan Clarke: Out of His Own Light
2016
The Nevers
The Nevers
2021
Stephen
Stephen
2021
Secret Diary of a Call Girl
Secret Diary of a Call Girl
2007
Peep Show
Peep Show
2003
Rush
Rush
2013
Press Gang
Press Gang
1989
Black Mirror
Black Mirror
2011
Sister Boniface Mysteries
Sister Boniface Mysteries
2022
Pistol
Pistol
2022
Call the Midwife
Call the Midwife
2012
Chernobyl
Chernobyl
2019
Pilgrim's Rest
1997
Utopia
Utopia
2013
Heartbeat
Heartbeat
1992
Ashes to Ashes
Ashes to Ashes
2008
Blitz
Blitz
2024
Des
Des
2020
The Game
The Game
2014
Small Axe
Small Axe
2020
Not Going Out
Not Going Out
2006
The Day of the Jackal
The Day of the Jackal
2024
The Thin Blue Line
The Thin Blue Line
1995
The Sarah Jane Adventures
The Sarah Jane Adventures
2007
A Spy Among Friends
A Spy Among Friends
2022
Foyle's War
Foyle's War
2002
Comedy Blaps
2011
Bodily Harm
Bodily Harm
2002
Cradle to Grave
Cradle to Grave
2015
The Hack
The Hack
2025
Screen Two
Screen Two
1985
Silk
Silk
2011
The Fear
The Fear
1988
Murphy's Law
Murphy's Law
2001
Mrs Biggs
Mrs Biggs
2012
A Touch of Frost
A Touch of Frost
1992
Murder in Suburbia
Murder in Suburbia
2004
Babies
Babies
2026
Dramarama
Dramarama
1983