Christopher Simpson
Christopher Simpson is known for Code 46 (2003), Chromophobia (2006), Brick Lane (2007).
Biography
Christopher Crawford Gatsinzi Simpson (born 1975) is an Irish actor. He played Karim in the film adaptation of Monica Ali's novel Brick Lane.
Simpson was born in Dublin, Ireland. His father is Irish and his mother was of Greek-Rwandan descent. His father met his mother in Rwanda whilst training to be a teacher. When Simpson was a child he visited Rwanda with his mother. His mother's first language was Kinyarwanda.
Simpson lived in Dublin until he was six years old. After his parents divorced, he moved to London with his mother and his sister, Fiona, where he has lived ever since.
When Simpson was at primary school, he began attending drama classes on Thursday evenings with an amateur dramatics club.
Simpson has often been cast in South Asian roles, although his heritage is mixed European and African.
In 2002, he played twins, Magid and Millat, in White Teeth. In 2003, he starred in Second Generation, and appeared in State of Play.
In 2003, Simpson played a supporting role in Code 46.In 2004, he played the role of Hassan Sabbah in The Keeper: The Legend of Omar Khayyam. In 2005, he appeared in Chromophobia. In 2006, he played a supporting role in Mischief Night. In 2007, he played the lead role of Karim in the film adaptation of Monica Ali's novel Brick Lane, and a supporting role in Exitz.
Simpson had one week to learn the part of Karim for Brick Lane.
In 2008, Simpson was a British Independent Film Awards jury member.
In 2006, Simpson played the role of Dionysus in Conall Morrison's The Bacchae of Baghdad (an updated version of Euripides's play The Bacchae) at the Abbey Theatre.
In 2011, he played the role of Maz in John Donnelly's The Knowledge, and the role of Parvez in Steve Waters' Little Platoons, both at the Bush Theatre.
In 2016, he played the role of Sebastian in Bryony Lavery's adaptation of Brideshead Revisited at the English Touring Theatre and UK National Tour.
Questions about Christopher Simpson
How many Christopher Simpson films are in the catalogue?
The CineQuiz catalogue has 13 films with Christopher Simpson, from 2002 to 2013.
What is the best rated Christopher Simpson film?
The best rated Christopher Simpson film in the catalogue is Code 46 (2003), rated 6.2.
What was the first Christopher Simpson film?
The first Christopher Simpson film in the catalogue is Code 46, from 2003.
Who has Christopher Simpson worked with the most?
In the catalogue, Christopher Simpson shares the most credits with Archie Panjabi (2 films).
People data: TMDb.
Known for
Full filmography
15 films — 13 in the catalogue
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5.0 Day of the Flowers
2013 · Ernesto
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3.0 Sixteen
2013 · The Headmaster
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8.1 Human Resources
2010 · Self
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7.0 Psywar
2010
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8.0 Ever Here I Be
2010 · Jason
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4.8 It's a Wonderful Afterlife
2010 · J.J Jaan
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3.7 Little Foxes
2009 · Jeff
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5.5 Brick Lane
2007 · Karim
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4.5 Exitz
2007 · Murli
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5.7 Mischief Night
2006 · Big Man Qassim
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5.2 Chromophobia
2006 · Derek
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8.7 The Man-Eating Leopard of Rudraprayag
2005 · Sanji
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5.4 The Keeper: The Legend of Omar Khayyam
2005 · Hassan Sabbah
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6.2 Code 46
2003 · Paul
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6.1 White Teeth
2002 · Magid / Millat
Series and TV shows
4 titles
7.4
7.6
5.6
7.5
People data: TMDb.
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