Jamie Foreman (born 25 May 1958) is an English actor best known for his roles as Duke in Layer Cake (2004) and Bill SikesinRoman Polanski's Oliver Twist (2005), EastEnders (2011-2012), Rise of the Footsoldier 3 (2017), and Once Upon a Time in London (2019).
Jamie Foreman
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Born | (1958-05-25) 25 May 1958 (age 66)
Bermondsey, London, England
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Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1976–present |
Notable work | A Bunch of Fives (1977) Johnny Jarvis (1983) Nil by Mouth (1997) Elizabeth (1997) Layer Cake (2004) Oliver Twist (2005) Law & Order: UK (2009) EastEnders (2011–2012) Birds of a Feather (2014, 2016) |
Spouse | Carol Harrison (divorced) |
Children | 1 |
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Foreman studied acting at the Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts.[1] Foreman played opposite Ray Winstone and Kathy BurkeinGary Oldman's Nil by Mouth (1997),[2] and also featured in Elizabeth (1998),[2] Gangster No. 1 (2000),[2] and Sleepy Hollow (1999).[2] He appeared in the 2006 Doctor Who,[2] episode "The Idiot's Lantern" and featured as a racist taxi driver in The Football Factory (2004).[2] Foreman played Basta in the 2008 film Inkheart,[2] and appeared in one episode of Law and Order: UK in 2009.[2]
His recent work for BBC Radio includes the title role in Wes Bell, directed by Matthew Broughton, and the six-part series HazelbeachbyDavid Stafford and Caroline Stafford. He also played a small role in I'll Sleep When I'm Dead.[2]
In 2011, Foreman joined the cast of EastEndersasDerek Branning, taking over the role from Terence Beesley.[3]
He appeared as Lenny in numerous episodes of Birds of a Feather.[2]
In 2015, he narrated the six-part series Double Decker Driving School for ITV.[2]
Foreman played Albert Wilson in Home Front radio series on BBC Radio 4, starting from Season Six in December 2015.[4]
He continued his success in the British crime film genre, starring as Sam in Rise of the Footsoldier 3 (2017),[2] and as Alf WhiteinOnce Upon a Time in London (2019).[2]
Jamie Foreman is the son of Maureen Foreman and Freddie Foreman, a former south London gangster. He was married to actress Carol Harrison and they have one son, Alfie.[5]
Foreman is a fan of Tottenham Hotspur F.C.[6]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1980 | McVicar | Driver | |
1980 | Sky Pirates | Sidney | |
1987 | Empire State | Danny | |
1989 | Tank Malling | Danny | |
1995 | I.D. | Previous Team #2 | |
1997 | Nil by Mouth | Mark | |
1998 | Elizabeth | Earl of Sussex | |
1999 | This Year's Love | Billy | |
1999 | Sleepy Hollow | Thuggish Constable | |
2000 | Saving Grace | China MacFarlane | |
2000 | Gangster No. 1 | Lennie Taylor | |
2000 | Remember a Day | Record Producer | |
2000 | Breathtaking | Brian Maitland | |
2001 | Goodbye Charlie Bright | Tony | |
2003 | I'll Sleep When I'm Dead | Mickser | |
2004 | The Football Factory | Cabbie | |
2004 | Layer Cake | Duke | |
2005 | Oliver Twist | Bill Sykes | |
2007 | Botched | Peter | |
2008 | Out There | Graham | Short film |
2008 | Inkheart | Basta | |
2009 | The Devil's Wedding | The Narrator | Short film |
2010 | Just for the Record | Graham | |
2010 | Baseline | Terry | |
2011 | Ironclad | Jedediah Coteral | |
2011 | Screwed | Rumpole | |
2012 | The Grind | Dave | |
2012 | St George's Day | Nixon | |
2012 | Dead End | Dog | |
2014 | The Hooligan Factory | Uncredited | |
2017 | Rise of the Footsoldier 3: The Pat Tate Story | Sam | |
2018 | The Bromley Boys | Charlie McQueen | |
2018 | Degenerates | Victor Moseley | |
2018 | Kitty Lumley | Albert | Short film |
2019 | Once Upon a Time in London | Alf White | |
2020 | Break | Monty | |
2023 | Rise of the Footsoldier: Vengeance | Sam |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1977 | Holding On | Charlie as a Youth | 2 episodes |
1977 | King of the Castle | Ripper
Warrior |
6 episodes |
1977 | The Dick Emery Show | Episode: #16.3 | |
1978 | Wings | Airman Bates | 2 episodes |
1977–1978 | A Bunch of Fives | Chris Taylor | 14 episodes |
1979 | ITV Playhouse | Andy | Episode: "The Quiz Kid" |
1979 | Testament of Youth | Cockney Patient | Episode: "1915" |
1980 | Armchair Thriller | First Operator | 3 episodes |
1981 | Kinvig | Clerk | Episode: "Creature of the Xux" |
1982 | Squadron | Dodger Dickens | Episode: "Mascot" |
1983 | Johnny Jarvis | Manning | 5 episodes |
1984 | Letty | Pete Sloan | 2 episodes |
1984 | Shine on Harvey Moon | Plumber's Mate | Episode: "Fools Rush In" |
1985 | Relative Strangers | Customer | Episode: #1.7 |
1985 | Dempsey and Makepeace | Ramsey | Episode: "No Surrender" |
1987 | The Moneymen | Dealer | Television film |
1988 | London's Burning | D.C. Pope | Episode: #1.1 |
1988 | Witness | Ron Daker | Episode: "Linda's Secret" |
1989 | First and Last | Dave | Television film |
1992 | Inspector Morse | Chas | Episode: "Happy Families" |
1992 | Between the Lines | P.C. Roper | Episode: "Out of the Game" |
1993 | Get Back | Mike | Episode: "Drive My Car" |
1994 | The House of Eliott | Gerry Althorpe | 6 episodes |
1994 | Screen One | Wells | Episode: "Dogging Around" |
1997 | The Detectives | Billy | Episode: "Cardiac Arrest" |
1985–1997 | The Bill | Various | 5 episodes |
1997 | Melissa | Second Hood | Episode: #1.4 |
1997 | The Hunger | Dean | Episode: "The Swords" |
1997 | Our Boy | Orme | Television film |
1997 | Bugs | Decker | Episode: "Identity Crisis" |
1999 | Murder Most Horrid | DS Brown | Episode: "Whoopi Stone" |
1999 | Love Story | Dave | Television short film |
2000 | Black Cab | Dave | Episode: "Talk Radio" |
2001 | High Stakes | Brian Wallis | 4 episodes |
2000—2001 | Without Motive | DC Jim Boulter | 12 episodes |
2001 | Micawber | Ismail Kane | Episode: "Micawber Learns the Truth" |
2002 | Rescue Me | Roy Carter | Episode: #1.3 |
2002 | Murder in Mind | Stuart Jackson | Episode: "Flashback" |
2002 | Out of Control | Jim | Television film |
2003 | Danielle Cable: Eyewitness | Keith Phelan | Television film |
2003 | Family | Dave Cutler | 6 episodes |
2004 | Family Business | Marky Booker | 6 episodes |
2005 | The Last Detective | Leonard Crowe | Episode: "Willesden Confidential" |
2006 | My Family | Terry | Episode: "An Embarrassment of Susans" |
2006 | Doctor Who | Eddie Connolly | Episode: "The Idiot's Lantern" |
2007 | Hustle | Dickie Brennan | Episode: "Signing Up to Wealth" |
2008 | Heroes and Villains | Slave Trader | Episode: "Spartacus" |
2008 | The City Speaks | Man | Episode: "Pushing" |
1995–2008 | Casualty | Gil Stephens
Henry Phil Pearson |
4 episodes |
2009 | Minder | Danny Blake | Episode: "Thank Your Lucky Stars" |
2010 | Law & Order: UK | PC Ray Griffin | Episode: "Samaritan" |
2011–2012 | EastEnders | Derek Branning | 145 episodes |
2014–2016 | Birds of a Feather | Lenny | 3 episodes |
2017 | Porters | Alan | Episode: #1.2 |
Year | Awards | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
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2012 | TV Quick Awards | Best Soap Newcomer | EastEnders | Nominated | [7] |
The British Soap Awards | Best Newcomer | Nominated | [7][8] | ||
2013 | Villain of the Year | Nominated | [7] | ||
Best Exit | Nominated | [7] |