Actor
Christopher Simpson
January 1, 1975 · Dublin, Ireland
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.
Notable work
Often works with
Om Puri
4 titles together
Code 46, White Teeth, Second Generation
Archie Panjabi
4 titles together
Code 46, Chromophobia, White Teeth
Nina Wadia
3 titles together
Code 46, White Teeth, White Teeth
Naomie Harris
3 titles together
The Man Who Fell to Earth, White Teeth, White Teeth
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Lalita Ahmed
3 titles together
Brick Lane, It's a Wonderful Afterlife, Second Generation
Bruno Lastra
2 titles together
Code 46, The Keeper: The Legend of Omar Khayyam
Full filmography · 22
Day of the Flowers
as Ernesto
2013
Sixteen
as The Headmaster
2013
Psywar
cast
2010
Ever Here I Be
as Jason
2010
It's a Wonderful Afterlife
as J.J Jaan
20104.8
Little Foxes
as Jeff
2009
Brick Lane
as Karim
20075.5
Exitz
as Murli
2007
Mischief Night
as Big Man Qassim
2006
Chromophobia
as Derek
20065.2The Man-Eating Leopard of Rudraprayag
as Sanji
2005
The Keeper: The Legend of Omar Khayyam
as Hassan Sabbah
2005