Christopher Simpson

REAL WORLD: portrays Anton Kartik

Simpson has lived in London since he was a child, attending after-school drama classes as his training. He is of Irish, Greek and Rwandan ancestry. His first notable role was the adaptation of White Teeth (C4, 2002) as twins Magid and Millat Iqbal. After a few more guest parts, he was a regular cast member for Spooks: Code 9 (BBC 2008). Since then, he has become prominent in supporting roles for short films working with Nasheed Qamar Faruqi and Irish comedy production Be More Ethnic (2010).

Along with his work in TV, film and stage, he is a singer/songwriter, having released a digital album "Very Present Tense" in 2008 and directed his own short film Id (2013). He is perhaps best known for the films Brick Lane (2007) and Day of the Flowers (2012), the latter with series 1 regular Phyllis Logan. Plus the national touring theatre production of Brideshead Revisited (2016).

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Appearance: Episode 1.02