Andrew Brooke

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Andrew Brooke is an English actor. He is best known for playing Ashley in the Channel 4 series PhoneShop for three series. He has appeared in the movies such as Sherlock Holmes in 2009, The Bank Job and Children of Men . His many television appearances include: After Life , Da Vinci's Demons , The IT Crowd , The Inbetweeners , The Mark Steel Lectures , Doctor Who , Pulling , How Not to Live Your Life , The Bible , Law & Order: UK , My Family , Collision , EastEnders , Silent Witness and No Signal .[ citation needed ] He also produced Escape of the Artful Dodger and One Way Ticket .

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Brooke portrayed Ashley in PhoneShop on Channel 4. In an interview, he revealed that, previously in his life he had sold "bread, ad space and furniture". He also said that the show had a "wide demographic". [1]

In 2020, he played Alistair Cunningham in the BBC drama The Salisbury Poisonings . [2]

Filmography

Key
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Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2004D-Day 6.6.1944Pvt. Sid CaponTV Movie
2006 Stormbreaker Clumsy Guard
Children of Men Soldier
2008 Phoo Action Sgt. CTV Movie
The Bank Job Quinn
He Kills CoppersDetectiveTV Movie
2009Scouting for RudeboysScout Leader's AssistantShort
Sherlock Holmes Guard Captain
2010 Cemetery Junction Husband in Bar
2012Nice GuyPaul
2013 Jack the Giant Slayer Fye
2013 Walking with the Enemy Captain Varga
2014 Son of God Antonius
TagLeeShort
2016 David Brent: Life on the Road Jerry 'Jezza' Collins
2017 The Mummy Mr. Brooke (Emergency Worker)
The Hunter's Prayer Detective Robinson
Bad DrawingsLandlordShort
2019 Angel Has Fallen US Marshal Reyes
2020NativesPaulShort
2025 Cold Storage GregPost production

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2003 EastEnders Matt1 episode
Absolute Power Johnny Todd1 episode
2004 15 Storeys High Mark1 episode
Murder City Labourer1 episode
2005 According to Bex Vox Pops3 episodes
Dream Team Darren Dyson1 episode
Silent Witness Terry Bannard2 episodes
Love Soup Rufus Parry1 episode
2006The Best ManPoliceman1 episode
The Mark Steel Lectures Abraham Lincoln / Charles I 2 episodes
The Bill Wayne Patterson1 episode
2007 Ruddy Hell! It's Harry & Paul Various characters6 episodes
2008 The Inbetweeners Terry1 episode
Lab Rats Protestor1 episode
The Bill Craig Parks1 episode
The ChildrenPC Warrior3 episodes
The Wrong Door -1 episode
Beautiful People Policeman1 episode
Coming of Age Andy1 episode
2009 No Signal! Various6 episodes
2006 - 2009 Pulling Oleg6 episodes
2009CollisionP.C. Alan Clacy4 episodes
How Not to Live Your Life Grant Bibib1 episode
Holby City Stuart 'Spiv' Holloway1 episode
Comedy Showcase Ashley1 episode
Big Top Milo1 episode
2010 Doctors Darren Ward1 episode
The Persuasionists Photographer1 episode
Mongrels Farmhand1 episode
Hotel Trubble Mr. Barker1 episode
2011 My Family Detective Finch1 episode
Law & Order: UK Abraham Roach1 episode
2012 Doctor Who The Gunslinger1 episode
2009-2013 PhoneShop Ashley19 episodes
2013 The Bible Antonius3 episodes
2013-2014 Da Vinci's Demons Grunwald9 episodes
2014 Babylon Neil 'Banjo' Bancroft7 episodes
2015 W1A Dave Green1 episode
Cuffs Michael Whylie1 episode
2016 Ripper Street Roy Teague1 episode
2017 Emerald City Dorian2 episodes
Prime Suspect: TennisonSgt Jim Harris6 episodes
2018 C.B. Strike Niall Brockbank2 episodes
Agatha Raisin DCI Percy Hand1 episode
2019 Absentia Rex Wolfe3 episodes
Harlots Mr. Wade1 episode
A ConfessionColeman2 episodes
Britannia Maximus1 episode
Midsomer Murders Lex Bedford1 episode
2020HitmenNikhil1 episode
The Salisbury Poisonings Alistair Cunningham3 episodes
2020-2022 After Life Ratty3 episodes
2024 Criminal Record Clive Silcox2 episodes
Here We Go Greg1 episode
Sexy Beast Torchy1 episode
Dinner with the ParentsOscar1 episode
The Agency TBA

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References

  1. "Q&As with the cast of PhoneShop". Channel4. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
  2. "Meet the cast of The Salisbury Poisonings, 6 June 2020". Radio Times. Retrieved 15 June 2020.