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Christopher Simpson | |
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Born | Christopher Crawford Gatsinzi Simpson 1975 (age 48–49) |
Nationality | Irish |
Citizenship | British |
Occupation(s) | Actor, singer-songwriter |
Years active | 2002–present |
Website | christophersimpson |
Christopher Crawford Gatsinzi Simpson (born 1975) is an Irish-born British actor of Irish-Greek-Rwandan descent. Best known for playing the role of Karim in the film Brick Lane.
Early life
Simpson was born in Dublin, Republic of Ireland. His father is Irish and his mother was of Greek-Rwandan descent.[1] His father met his mother in Rwanda whilst training to be a teacher. When Simpson was a child he visited Rwanda with his mother.[2] 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.[3][4]
When Simpson was at primary school, he began attending drama classes on Thursday evenings[5] with an amateur dramatics club.[2]
Career
Television
In 2002, Simpson played twins, Magid and Millat, in
Film
In 2003, Simpson played a supporting role in
Simpson had one week to transform himself[9] into that part of a young,[10] hot-headed,[11] Banglatown,[8] market trader,[12] Karim, in Brick Lane.
In 2008, Simpson was a British Independent Film Awards jury member.[8]
Theatre
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.[2]
In 2011, he played the role of Maz in John Donnelly’s The Knowledge,[13] and the role of Parvez in Steve Waters’ Little Platoons, both at the Bush Theatre.[14][15][16]
Music
In 2008, whilst he was artist-in-residence with creative arts group, Metal,[8] Simpson completed a song cycle, “Very Present Tense.” He wrote it over a number of years in response to the death of his mother. The songs which reference musical idioms including blues, jazz and Rwandan folk, reflecting his Rwandan and Irish family heritage,[17] have been developed in collaboration with composer, Tom Havelock.[18]
On 8 August 2008, the song cycle premiered at the arts hub in Edgehill Station pavilion,[19][20] during the Liverpool European Capital of Culture.[21] On 29 September 2009, he performed the work for the second time with Metal at the Village Green Festival, this time working with a group of musicians from Southend. Simpson then worked on a recording the work.[22]
Radio
In 2001, Simpson made a documentary for BBC Radio 4 called Other,[3] exploring the identities of people who have parents of different origins and have grown up in a culture belonging to neither parent.[21]
Personal life
In 1996, Simpson’s mother died, Simpson and sister returned to Rwanda to bury her ashes.[3]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2003 | Code 46 | Paul | Supporting role |
2005 | Chromophobia | Derek | |
The Keeper: The Legend of Omar Khayyam | Hassan Sabbah
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2006 | Take 3 Girls | Rafiq | |
Mischief Night | Big Man Qassim | ||
2007 | Exitz | Dr. Murli Patel | |
Brick Lane | Karim | Lead role | |
2008 | My Father's Son | Ameer | Short |
2009 | Little Foxes | Jeff | Supporting role |
2009 | It's a Wonderful Afterlife | J.J Jaan | |
2010 | Ever Here I Be | Jason | Short |
2012 | Day of the Flowers | Ernesto | Supporting role |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2002 | White Teeth | Magid Iqbal/Millat Iqbal | 2 episodes: The Trouble with Millat, The Return of Magid Iqbal |
2013 | State of Play
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Adam Greene | 4 episodes: #1.1, #1.3, #1.5, #1.6 |
Second Generation | Sam Khan | 2 episodes: #1.1, #1.1 | |
2005 | All About George | Ash | 6 episodes: #1.1, #1.2, #1.3, #1.4, #1.5, #1.6 |
The Man-Eating Leopard of Rudraprayag | Sanji | TV film | |
2007 | Shameless | Murad | 1 episode: #4.4 |
Be More Ethnic | Sol De Silva | TV film | |
2008 | Spooks: Code 9 | Vik | 6 episodes: #1.1, #1.2, #1.3, #1.4, #1.5, #1.6 |
Theatre
Year | Title | Role | Theatre |
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2001 | The Ramayana[23] | Bharatha | Royal National Theatre |
2002 | Pericles[23] | Pericles | Royal Shakespeare Company/Cardboard Citizens |
2003 | Fragile Land[23] | Omar | Hampstead Theatre |
2006 | The Bacchae Of Baghdad[23] | Dionysus | Abbey Theatre |
2007 | Fallujah[23][24] | Iraqi gunman | Old Truman Brewery
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2011 | The Knowledge[23] | Maz | Bush Theatre |
Little Platoons[23] | Parvez | ||
2012 | LeanerFasterStronger[25][26][27] | Voice | Sheffield Theatres |
Forests[28][29] | Orlando | Birmingham Repertory Theatre |
Discography
Very Present Tense (2008)
Untitled | |
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Track list
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Niwowe Nakunda" | 03:58 |
2. | "Cradle Me Now" | 03:22 |
3. | "Oh On That Day" | 03:23 |
4. | "Habana" | 03:49 |
5. | "In Other Words" | 03:10 |
Total length: | 17:45 |
References
- ^ "Passing for Desi: The Strange Case of Christopher Simpson". The Woyingi Blog. 29 March 2011. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
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(help) - ^ a b c Lynch, Donal (26 February 2006). "Homing in on Simpson no job for amateurs". Irish Independent. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
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(help) - ^ a b c Simpson, Christopher (2001). "Other". BBC Radio 4. SoundCloud. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
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(help) - ^ "White Teeth". Masterpiece Theatre. 6 February 2003. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
- ^ "dnk4". lineone. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
- ^ a b Southern, Nathan. "Christopher Simpson". Fandango. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
- ^ a b "Christopher Simpson". Theiapolis. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
- ^ a b c d "Christopher Simpson". The British Independent Film Awards. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
- ^ Tehrani, Bijan (6 December 2008). "An interview with Tannishtha Chatterjee, main actress of BRICK LANE". Cinema Without Borders. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
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(help) - ^ "Brick Lane (15)". Time Out. 10 October 2007. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
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(help) - ^ "Brick Lane". Redhotcurry.com. 2007. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
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(help) - ^ Smith, Neil (12 November 2007). "Brick Lane (2007)". BBC. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
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(help) - ^ Sierz, Aleks (18 January 2011). "The Knowledge". The Stage. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
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(help) - ^ Sierz, Aleks (25 January 2011). "Little Platoons". The Stage. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
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(help) - ^ Coveney, Michael (25 January 2011). "Little Platoons". Whatsonstage.com. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
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(help) - ^ "Little Platoons". The British Theatre Guide. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
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(help) - ^ Smirke, Richard (7 August 2008). "Chris Simpson: Very Present Tense". Metro. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
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(help) - ^ "Very Present Tense". Tête à Tête. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
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(help) - ^ Anderson, Vicky (4 August 2008). "Culture Diary: Actor unveils his new train of musical thought". Liverpool Daily Post. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
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(help) - ^ Parker, Samantha (6 August 2008). "Festival time for kids is a feast for imagination!". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
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(help) - ^ a b "Christopher Simpson". Bush Theatre. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
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(help) - ^ "Christopher Simpson". Metal. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Christopher Simpson". Birmingham Repertory Theatre. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
- ^ Bond, Paul (1 June 2007). "Fallujah: Sympathy alone is not enough". World Socialist Web Site. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
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(help) - ^ "LeanerFasterStronger - First Day of Rehearsals". Sheffield Theatres. 25 April 2012. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
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(help) - ^ "LeanerFasterStronger". The Stage. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
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(help) - ^ Connor, Laura (7 June 2012). "Review: LeanerFasterStronger". ForgeToday.com. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
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(help) - ^ Michael, Billington (5 September 2012). "Forests – review". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
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(help) - ^ Matthew, Tucker (7 November 2012). "Forests (REVIEW): Calixto Bieito Condenses The Spirit Of Shakespeare With Nudity And Violence". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
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External links
- Official Website
- Christopher Simpson at IMDb
- Christopher Simpson on X
- Template:Myspace
- Christopher Simpson on SoundCloud
- Simpson, Christopher. Other. BBC Radio 4. 2001