Christopher Simpson

Christopher Crawford Gatsinzi Simpson (born 1975) is an Irish actor. He played Karim in the film adaptation of Monica Ali's novel Brick Lane.

Early life 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. In 2004, he played the role of Hassan Sabbah in The Keeper: The Legend of Omar Khayyam. In 2005, he appeared in Chromophobia. and a supporting role in Exitz.

In 2008, Simpson was a British Independent Film Awards jury member. 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.

Music career

In 2008, whilst he was artist-in-residence with creative arts group Metal The album was developed in collaboration with composer, Tom Havelock.

On 8 August 2008, the song cycle premiered at the arts hub in Edge Hill Station pavilion, during the Liverpool European Capital of Culture. 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 recording the work.

Other work In 2001, Simpson made a documentary for BBC Radio 4 called Other,

Personal life In 1996, Simpson's mother died; Simpson and his sister returned to Rwanda to bury her ashes. Bharatha Royal National Theatre

Pericles Iraqi gunman Institute of Contemporary Arts/Old Truman Brewery

The Knowledge Voice Sheffield Theatres Forests Orlando Birmingham Repertory Theatre 2016 Brideshead Revisited Sebastian English Touring Theatre/UK National Tour

Discography Albums Album Title Album details Chart positions Certifications Very Present TenseReleased: 8 August 2008 Label: Formats: Digital Download