Andrew Simpson (actor)
Andrew Simpson | |
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| Born | 1 January 1989 |
Andrew Gerard Simpson (born 1 January 1989) is an actor from Northern Ireland. He was spotted while performing in a festival by talent scout Patrick Duncan, who was working for Aisling Walsh, the director of Song for a Raggy Boy. He is best known for playing Steven Connolly in Notes on a Scandal.
Early life[edit]
Simpson was born in Derry, Northern Ireland, and grew up in the village of Fahan in neighbouring County Donegal, Republic of Ireland.[1] However, he was educated in Derry and attended Foyle College. His mother sent her four children to Sandra Biddle's speech and drama school in the city.[2]
Career[edit]
Simpson's first film appearance was as Gerard Peters 458 in Song for a Raggy Boy (2003), a story about an Irish reform school. In 2006, he appeared opposite Cate Blanchett and Judi Dench in the film Notes on a Scandal. He plays the role of Steven Connolly, a schoolboy whose affair with his art teacher, Sheba Hart (played by Blanchett), leads to disaster. For the role, he earned a five figure sum, which he used to buy a home and pay for university.[3]
In 2012 he appeared in the docudrama Saving The Titanic as electrician Albert Ervine, the youngest member of the engineering crew, which reunited him with Song for a Raggy Boy co-star Chris Newman.[4] In November 2012 he played the part of Nick Nickleby in the BBC drama of the same name, a modern take on the Charles Dickens classic Nicholas Nickleby.
In 2015 Simpson had his first major leading role in Abner Pastoll's Road Games.[5] He re-teamed with director Abner Pastoll for the crime thriller A Good Woman Is Hard to Find starring Sarah Bolger, which was released in 2019.
Personal life[edit]
In school, Andrew received four A grades at A-level and went on to attend the London School of Economics in 2010. After completing his law degree, he returned to Ireland and worked at a building site while continuing to audition. As of 2016, Simpson worked as a hotel manager.[6]
Filmography[edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Song for a Raggy Boy | Gerard Peters 458 | |
| 2006 | Notes on a Scandal | Steven Connolly | |
| 2007 | Agnes | Seamus | TV movie |
| 2009 | Perrier's Bounty | teen #2 | |
| 2011 | All That Way for Love | Simon | Short film |
| 2012 | Saving the Titanic | Albert Ervine | TV movie |
| White Heat | Connor | TV mini-series (1 episode) | |
| Good Vibrations | Colin "Getty" Getgood | ||
| The Life and Adventures of Nick Nickleby | Nick Nickleby | TV series (5 episodes) | |
| The Measure of a Man | Jay Brady | Short film | |
| 2013 | Coming Up | Van | TV series (1 episode) |
| Killing All the Flies | Levin Reid | TV movie | |
| 2015 | The Survivalist | gaunt man | |
| Road Games | Jack | ||
| 2016 | Rebellion | George Wilson | TV mini-series (5 episodes) |
| Annie Waits | Patrick | Short film | |
| 2019 | A Good Woman Is Hard to Find | Tito | |
| 2021 | Nightride | Felix | Voice |
References[edit]
- ^ "Andrew Simpson | Donegal Diaspora". www.donegaldiaspora.ie. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
- ^ "Northern Ireland actor Andrew Simpson on playing the fame game his way". belfasttelegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
- ^ "Northern Ireland actor Andrew Simpson on playing the fame game his way". belfasttelegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
- ^ "Saving the Titanic: The Remarkable Untold Story of the Men Who Tried to Save the Ship". PRNewswire. 19 March 2012. Archived from the original on 1 April 2020. Retrieved 2 April 2012.
- ^ "Check the first Teaser and Posters..." Twitch.
- ^ "Northern Ireland actor Andrew Simpson on playing the fame game his way". belfasttelegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
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