Andrew Simpson (actor)

Andrew Simpson
Born (1989-01-01) 1 January 1989 (age 34)
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.

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
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

  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.

External links