Jay Simpson

Jay Simpson

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…

Filmography

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National Theatre at Home: The Story National Theatre at Home: The Story 2026 Babies ★ 3.2 Babies 2026 The Hack ★ 6.6 The Hack 2025 The Day of the Jackal ★ 8.2 The Day of the Jackal 2024 Blitz ★ 6.0 Blitz 2024 The Critic ★ 5.8 The Critic 2024 Tuesday ★ 6.8 Tuesday 2024 Sherbet Sherbet 2024 National Theatre Live: Othello ★ 7.5 National Theatre Live: Othello 2023 A Spy Among Friends ★ 6.5 A Spy Among Friends 2022 Pistol ★ 7.5 Pistol 2022 Sister Boniface Mysteries ★ 6.4 Sister Boniface Mysteries 2022 Ferryman ★ 6.0 Ferryman 2022 Bull ★ 6.4 Bull 2021 Stephen ★ 6.8 Stephen 2021 The Nevers ★ 7.9 The Nevers 2021 King Gary Christmas Special King Gary Christmas Special 2020 Small Axe ★ 6.9 Small Axe 2020 Enola Holmes ★ 7.2 Enola Holmes 2020 Des ★ 7.2 Des 2020 Sitting in Limbo ★ 6.9 Sitting in Limbo 2020 Chernobyl ★ 8.7 Chernobyl 2019 Brexit: The Uncivil War ★ 6.6 Brexit: The Uncivil War 2019 King Gary Pilot King Gary Pilot 2018 This Little Death This Little Death 2018 Terminal ★ 5.5 Terminal 2018 Their Finest ★ 6.6 Their Finest 2017 Rearview ★ 4.0 Rearview 2017 The 101-Year-Old Man Who Skipped Out on the Bill and Disappeared ★ 6.4 The 101-Year-Old Man Who Skipped Out on the Bill and Disappeared 2016 Alan Clarke: Out of His Own Light Alan Clarke: Out of His Own Light 2016 Cradle to Grave ★ 7.7 Cradle to Grave 2015 The Game ★ 7.3 The Game 2014 The Guvnors ★ 5.2 The Guvnors 2014 Rush ★ 7.7 Rush 2013 The Magnificent Eleven ★ 2.6 The Magnificent Eleven 2013 Utopia ★ 7.9 Utopia 2013 The Great Train Robbery ★ 6.7 The Great Train Robbery 2012 Mrs Biggs ★ 8.0 Mrs Biggs 2012 Acts of Godfrey Acts of Godfrey 2012 Call the Midwife ★ 7.5 Call the Midwife 2012 Black Mirror ★ 8.3 Black Mirror 2011 Comedy Blaps Comedy Blaps 2011 Wild Bill ★ 6.8 Wild Bill 2011 Shifter Shifter 2011 Dreams of a Life ★ 6.5 Dreams of a Life 2011 Age of Heroes ★ 5.5 Age of Heroes 2011 The Murder at Road Hill House ★ 6.2 The Murder at Road Hill House 2011 Silk ★ 7.5 Silk 2011 Hattie ★ 5.7 Hattie 2011 Round Ireland with a Fridge ★ 5.3 Round Ireland with a Fridge 2010 Shifty ★ 5.8 Shifty 2008 Mrs In-Betweeny ★ 7.0 Mrs In-Betweeny 2008 Ashes to Ashes ★ 7.7 Ashes to Ashes 2008 Secret Diary of a Call Girl ★ 6.8 Secret Diary of a Call Girl 2007 The Sarah Jane Adventures ★ 7.1 The Sarah Jane Adventures 2007 Recovery ★ 6.4 Recovery 2007 Hush Your Mouth ★ 3.5 Hush Your Mouth 2007 The Holiday ★ 7.1 The Holiday 2006 Not Going Out ★ 7.4 Not Going Out 2006 Pride & Prejudice ★ 8.1 Pride & Prejudice 2005 The I Inside ★ 5.9 The I Inside 2004 Murder in Suburbia ★ 7.6 Murder in Suburbia 2004 Wall of Silence ★ 8.3 Wall of Silence 2004 Peep Show ★ 8.1 Peep Show 2003 Occasional, Strong ★ 7.0 Occasional, Strong 2002 Foyle's War ★ 7.8 Foyle's War 2002 Bodily Harm ★ 5.3 Bodily Harm 2002 Club Le Monde ★ 4.6 Club Le Monde 2002 Hot Money ★ 7.2 Hot Money 2001 South West 9 ★ 4.7 South West 9 2001 Murphy's Law ★ 7.6 Murphy's Law 2001 Beautiful People ★ 6.2 Beautiful People 1999 Pilgrim's Rest ★ 7.0 Pilgrim's Rest 1997 The Thin Blue Line ★ 7.2 The Thin Blue Line 1995 A Touch of Frost ★ 7.5 A Touch of Frost 1992 Heartbeat ★ 7.2 Heartbeat 1992 Erik the Viking ★ 5.9 Erik the Viking 1989 The Firm ★ 6.5 The Firm 1989 Press Gang ★ 7.5 Press Gang 1989 Death of a Son ★ 5.8 Death of a Son 1989