Andrew Simpson (actor)

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Andrew Simpson
Born (1989-01-01) 1 January 1989 (age 33)
Derry, Northern Ireland

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.

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Early life

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

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

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

List of acting performances in film and television
YearTitleRoleNote
2003 Song for a Raggy Boy Gerard Peters 458
2006 Notes on a Scandal Steven Connolly
2007 Agnes SeamusTV movie
2009 Perrier's Bounty teen #2
2011All That Way for LoveSimonShort film
2012Saving the TitanicAlbert ErvineTV movie
White Heat ConnorTV mini-series (1 episode)
Good Vibrations Colin "Getty" Getgood
The Life and Adventures of Nick NicklebyNick NicklebyTV series (5 episodes)
The Measure of a ManJay BradyShort film
2013 Coming Up VanTV series (1 episode)
Killing All the FliesLevin ReidTV movie
2015 The Survivalist gaunt man
Road Games Jack
2016 Rebellion George WilsonTV mini-series (5 episodes)
Annie WaitsPatrickShort film
2019 A Good Woman Is Hard to Find Tito
2021NightrideFelixVoice

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References

  1. ↑ "Andrew Simpson | Donegal Diaspora". www.donegaldiaspora.ie. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  2. ↑ "Northern Ireland actor Andrew Simpson on playing the fame game his way". belfasttelegraph. ISSN   0307-1235 . Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  3. ↑ "Northern Ireland actor Andrew Simpson on playing the fame game his way". belfasttelegraph. ISSN   0307-1235 . Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  4. ↑ "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.
  5. ↑ "Check the first Teaser and Posters..." Twitch .
  6. ↑ "Northern Ireland actor Andrew Simpson on playing the fame game his way". belfasttelegraph. ISSN   0307-1235 . Retrieved 22 August 2020.
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