Andrew Simpson
Andrew Simpson attended the Foyle School of Speech and Drama, and was taught by Sandra Biddle in his home city of Derry in Northern Ireland. Andrew's mum and dad are Marion and Paddy and he has two older sisters, Charlotte and Sarah and a younger brother, Patrick, all of whom have also attended Miss Biddle's excellent training school for drama. Andrew performed in feis (festivals) and was spotted when introduced by agent and talent-spotter Patrick Duncan to Aisling Walsh, director of Song for a Raggy Boy (2003). Played Gerard Peters in this brilliant but brutal Irish reform school story, and younger brother Sean was played by Shankill Road, Belfast, boy Michael Sloan; Aidan Quinn and Iain Glen starred. He has played in the Millenium Forum, Derry, in Packy's Wake, and attended Centre Stage Drama holidays in Parkanaur, Northern Ireland, 2 years in a row. Andrew also helped develop Cadanza at Moonstone (2004) and he has appeared in adverts for the PSNI and Invest NI. Cast opposite Cate Blanchett, Judi Dench and Bill Nighy in the Richard Eyre-directed Notes on a Scandal (2006), adapted by Patrick Marber (Closer (2004/I)) from Zoe Heller's book. Plays Steven Connolly, an Irish immigrant boy who attends the school where Cate and Judi's characters teach.
Known For | Acting |
---|---|
Most Rating | 17.317 |
Birthday | 1989-01-01 |
Place of Birth | Londonderry, Northern Ireland, UK |
Also Known As | Andrew Gerard Simpson, |
2006
Notes on a Scandal
7.087/865
A veteran high school teacher befriends a younger art teacher, who is having an affair with one of her 15-year-old students. However, her intentions w...
Watch Now
Notes on a Scandal
2011
All That Way For Love
7/3
A young idealistic Irishman, traveling across Africa to reach his girlfriend, hitches a ride with a warring European couple. The crossfire could be de...
Watch Now
All That Way For Love
2015
The Survivalist
6.216/313
In a time of starvation, a survivalist lives off a small plot of land hidden deep in forest. When two women seeking food and shelter discover his farm...
Watch Now
The Survivalist
2015
Road Games
5.3/76
When hitchhiker Jack rescues Véronique from a road rage altercation, the twosome decide to travel together for safety’s sake after learning a serial k...
Watch Now
Road Games
2013
Wasted
6/1
A 30-year-old woman strikes up a friendship with two teenage boys, whose rivalry for her attention develops menacing undertones.
Watch Now
Wasted
2012
Good Vibrations
6.737/99
The story of music legend Terri Hooley, a key figure in Belfast's punk rock scene. Hooley founded the Good Vibrations store from which a record label...
Watch Now
Good Vibrations
2019
A Good Woman Is Hard to Find
6.102/162
The recently widowed mother of two, Sarah, is desperate to know who murdered her husband in front of her young son, rendering him mute. Coerced into h...
Watch Now
A Good Woman Is Hard to Find
2012
Saving the Titanic
7.8/12
In the hours after the Titanic struck an iceberg 100 years ago, a team of shipbuilders and engineers raced against time to save the stricken vessel....
Watch Now
Saving the Titanic
2009
Perrier's Bounty
5.674/93
A gangster named Perrier looks to exact his revenge on a trio of fugitives responsible for the accidental death of one of his cronies.
Watch Now
Perrier's Bounty
2022
Nightride
5.5/19
In this single shot thriller, we're in the driver's seat with small-time dealer Budge as he tries to pull one last deal with cash borrowed from a dang...
Watch Now
Nightride
2003
Song for a Raggy Boy
7.3/125
William Franklin is a teacher who was born in Ireland and moved to the United States only to repatriate in 1939 after his leftist political views caus...
Watch Now