Jay Simpson

Born on January 1, 1966· London, England, UK

47Roles★ 6.9Average rating

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 Bil… Read more

Filmography

YearRating

Series★ 6.6

The Hack2025

Glenn Vian

★ 5.8

The Critic2024

Slyfield

★ 6.7

Tuesday2024

Spike

★ 6

Blitz2024

Timothy Ashdown

Series★ 8.2

Chacal2024

George Hands

Series★ 6.5

Sister Boniface Mysteries2022

Alfie Lynch

Series★ 7.6

Pistol2022

Ron, Steve's Stepdad

Series★ 6.5

A Spy Among Friends2022

MI6 cabbie

★ 6.4

Bull2021

Dave

Series★ 7.9

The Nevers2021

Tunnel Foreman

★ 7.2

Enola Holmes2020

Conductor (uncredited)

Series★ 7.2

Des2020

DS Chris Healey

Series★ 6.8

Small Axe2020

Duty Officer

★ 6.6

Brexit2019

Steve

Series★ 8.7

Chernobyl2019

Perevozchenko

★ 5.5

Terminal2018

Danny

★ 6.6

Une Belle rencontre2017

Alf Reynolds

★ 6.4

Le Vieux qui ne voulait pas payer l'addition2016

Bas

★ 5.3

The Guvnors2014

Neil

Series★ 7.3

The Game2014

Colin Blakefield

★ 7.7

Rush2013

British Journalist

Series★ 7.9

Utopia2013

Detective Richmond

Series★ 6.7

Run2013

Steven

Series★ 7.6

Call the Midwife2012

Albert Calthorpe

★ 6.2

Les Soupçons de monsieur Whicher2011

George Redman

★ 5.5

Age of Heroes2011

RMP Company Sergeant Major

★ 6.8

Wild Bill2011

Det. Harry 'Superspeed' Cotty

★ 6.5

Dreams of a Life2011

Caretaker

Series★ 8.3

Black Mirror2011

Rod Senseless

Series★ 7.5

Silk2011

Russell

★ 5.8

Shifty2008

Trevor

Series★ 7.7

Ashes to Ashes2008

Reeks

★ 6.4

Recovery2007

Johnathan

Series★ 6.8

Journal intime d'une call-girl2007

Punter

Series★ 7.1

The Sarah Jane Adventures2007

Jay

★ 7.1

The Holiday2006

Limo Driver

Series★ 7.4

Not Going Out2006

Stretch

★ 8.1

Orgueil et Préjugés2005

Meryton Milliner

★ 5.9

Memories (Inside)2004

Morgue Orderly

Series★ 8

Peep Show2003

Foz

Series★ 7.9

Les enquêtes de Foyle2002

Sergeant Ian Brooke

★ 6.2

Beautiful People1999

Bigsy

Series★ 7.2

Mr. Fowler, brigadier chef1995

Baz

Series★ 7.2

Heartbeat1992

Steve Dempsey

Series★ 7.5

Inspecteur Frost1992

Peter Bainbridge

★ 5.9

Erik le viking1989

Leif the Lucky

★ 6.5

The Firm1989

Dominic