Jamie Foreman
| Jamie Foreman | |
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 Foreman pictured in March 2011 |
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| Born | 25 May 1958 Bermondsey, South London, England |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1977–present |
| Notable work(s) | A Bunch of Fives (1977) Johnny Jarvis (1983) Nil by Mouth (1997) Elizabeth (1998) Layer Cake (2004) Oliver Twist (2005) Law and Order: UK (2009) EastEnders (2011—) |
Jamie Foreman (born 25 May 1958) is an English actor best known for his roles as Duke in Layer Cake (2004),Bill Sikes in Roman Polanski's Oliver Twist (2005) and Derek Branning in the BBC Soap opera EastEnders (2011-Present). He played opposite Ray Winstone and Kathy Burke in Gary Oldman's Nil by Mouth (1997) and also featured in Elizabeth (1998), Gangster No. 1 (2000) and Sleepy Hollow (1999). He appeared in the 2006 Doctor Who episode "The Idiot's Lantern". He also featured as a racist taxi driver in The Football Factory (2004). Foreman also played Basta in the film Inkheart (2008). He also appeared in one episode of Law and Order: UK in 2009 and EastEnders in 1991 as a contractor.
He is the son of Freddie Foreman, a former South London gangster and associate of the Kray twins and Doreen Foreman.
His recent work for BBC Radio includes the title role in Wes Bell, directed by Matthew Broughton, and the six part series Hazelbeach by David Stafford and Caroline Stafford. He also played a small role in I'll Sleep When I'm Dead.
He is a fan of Tottenham Hotspur.
In 2011, Foreman re-joined the cast of EastEnders as Derek Branning, taking over from Terence Beesley.[1]
[edit] Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Other notes |
| 1977 | A Bunch of Fives | Chris Taylor | |
| 1977 | Sky Pirates | Sidney | |
| 1977 | Holding On | Charlie (youth) | Episode #1.5 and Episode #1.2 |
| 1977 | King of the Castle | Ripper/Warrior | 1x1 - 1x7 |
| 1978 | Wings | Airman Bates | 2 Episodes |
| 1978 | The Quiz Kid | Andy | |
| 1980 | McVicar | Driver | |
| 1981 | Kinvig | Clerk | 1 episode |
| 1982 | Squadron | Dodger Dickens | 1 episode (Mascot) |
| 1983 | Johnny Jarvis | Manning | 6 episodes |
| 1984 | Letty | Pete Sloan | |
| 1984 | Shine on Harvey Moon | Plumbers Mate | 1 episode (Fools Rush In) |
| 1985 | Dempsey & Makepeace | Ramsey | 1 episode (No Surrender) |
| 1988 | London's Burning | D.C. Pope | First episode |
| 1988 | Empire State | Danny | |
| 1988 | Witness | Ron Daker | (Linda's Secret) |
| 1989 | First and Last | Dave | TV Movie |
| 1989 | Tank Malling | Danny | |
| 1992 | Inspector Morse | Chas | 1 episode (Happy Families) |
| 1992 | Between the Lines | P.C. Roper | 1 episode (Out of the Game) |
| 1994 | Dogging Around | Wells | TV Movie |
| 1993-1994 | The House of Eliott | Gerry Althorpe | 6 episodes |
| 1995 | I.D. | Previous Team #2 | |
| 1997 | The Detectives | Billy | 1 episode (Cardiac Arrest) |
| 1985-1997 | The Bill | Various Characters | 5 episodes |
| 1997 | Nil by Mouth | Mark | |
| 1997 | Melissa | 2nd Hood | |
| 1997 | The Hunger | Dean | 1 episode (The Swords) |
| 1997 | Our Boy | Orme | |
| 1997 | Bugs | Decker | 1 episode (Identity Crisis) |
| 1998 | Elizabeth | Earl of Sussex | |
| 1998 | Love Story | Dave | |
| 1999 | This Year's Love | Billy | |
| 1999 | Murder Most Horrid | DS Brown | 1 episode (Whoopi Stone) |
| 1999 | Sleepy Hollow | Thuggish Constable | |
| 2000 | Without Motive | DC Jim Boulter | |
| 2000 | Saving Grace | China MacFarlane | |
| 2000 | Black Cab | Dave | 1 episode (Talk Radio) |
| 2000 | Gangster No. 1 | Lennie Taylor | |
| 2000 | Remember a Day | The Record Producer | |
| 2000 | Breathtaking | Brian Maitland | |
| 2001 | High Stakes | Brian Wallis | 2 episodes |
| 2001 | Goodbye Charlie Bright | Tony | |
| 2001 | Micawber | Ismail Kane | 1 episode (Micawber Learns the Truth) |
| 2002 | Rescue Me | Roy Carter | Episode #1.3 |
| 2002 | Murder in Mind | Stuart Jackson | 1 episode (Flashback) |
| 2002 | Out of Control | Jim | |
| 2003 | Family | Dave Cutler | |
| 2003 | Danielle Cable: Eyewitness | Keith Phelan | |
| 2003 | I'll Sleep When I'm Dead | Mickser | |
| 2004 | Family Business | Marky Booker | Episode #1.1 |
| 2004 | The Football Factory | Cabbie | |
| 2004 | Layer Cake | Duke | |
| 2005 | The Last Detective | Leonard Crowe | 1 episode (Willesden Confidential) |
| 2005 | Oliver Twist | Bill Sykes | |
| 2006 | My Family | Terry | 1 episode (An Embarrassment of Susans) |
| 2006 | Doctor Who | Eddie Connolly | 1 episode (The Idiot's Lantern) |
| 2007 | Botched | Peter | |
| 2007 | Hustle | Dickie Brennan | 1 episode (Signing Up to Wealth) |
| 2008 | Heroes and Villains | Slave Trader | 1 episode (Spartacus) |
| 2008/I | Out There | Graham | TV Short |
| 2008 | Inkheart | Basta | |
| 1995-2008 | Casualty | Various Characters | 4 episodes |
| 2009 | The Devil's Wedding | The Narrator | TV Short |
| 2009 | Minder | Danny Blake | 1 episode (Thank Your Lucky Stars) |
| 2009 | Law & Order: UK | PC Ray Griffin | 1 episode (Samaritan) |
| 2010 | Just For The Record | Graham | |
| 2010 | Baseline | Terry | |
| 2011 | Ironclad | Coteral | |
| 2011 | Screwed | Rumpole | |
| 2011— | EastEnders | Derek Branning | Took over from Terence Beesley |
| 2011 | St George's Day | Nixon | Post-production |
| 2012 | The Grind | Dave | Post-production |
| 2012 | I, Anna | Albert | Post-production |
| 2012 | The One Show | Himself | 1 February 2012 |
[edit] References
- ^ "'EastEnders' announces Derek Branning casting - EastEnders News - Soaps". Digital Spy. 2011-08-26. http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/soaps/s2/eastenders/news/a337182/eastenders-announces-derek-branning-casting.html. Retrieved 2012-01-27.
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