Jamie Foreman
Jamie Foreman | |
|---|---|
 Foreman in March 2011 | |
| Born | 25 May 1958 |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1977–present |
| Notable work | A Bunch of Fives (1977) Johnny Jarvis (1983) Nil by Mouth (1997) Elizabeth (1997) Layer Cake (2004) Oliver Twist (2005) Law and Order: UK (2009) EastEnders (2011–2012) Birds of a Feather (2014, 2016) |
| Spouse | Carol Harrison (divorced) |
| Children | Alfie Sean Foreman Louis Foreman Billy Foreman |
| Parent(s) | Maureen Foreman Freddie Foreman |
Jamie Foreman (born 25 May 1958) is an English actor best known for his roles as Duke in Layer Cake (2004) and Bill Sikes in Roman Polanski's Oliver Twist (2005). 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" and featured as a racist taxi driver in The Football Factory (2004). In the 2008 film Inkheart Foreman played Basta. He also appeared in one episode of Law and Order: UK in 2009.
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.
In 2011, Foreman joined the cast of EastEnders as Derek Branning, taking over the role from Terence Beesley.[1] It was later confirmed in 2012 that Foreman was leaving and that the character of Derek would be killed off.
He has appeared as Lenny in numerous episodes of Birds of a Feather. In 2015, he narrated the six-part series Double Decker Driving School for ITV.
Foreman played Albert Wilson in Home Front radio series on BBC Radio 4, starting from Season Six in December 2015.[2]
Personal life
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.[3]
Foreman is a fan of Tottenham Hotspur.[4]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Sky Pirates | Sidney |
| 1979 | The Quiz Kid | Andy |
| 1980 | McVicar | Driver |
| 1987 | Empire State | Danny |
| 1989 | Tank Malling | Danny |
| 1995 | I.D. | Previous Team No.2 |
| 1997 | Nil by Mouth | Mark |
| Elizabeth | Earl of Sussex | |
| 1999 | This Year's Love | Billy |
| Sleepy Hollow | Thuggish Constable | |
| 2000 | Saving Grace | China MacFarlane |
| Gangster No. 1 | Lennie Taylor | |
| Remember a Day | Record Producer | |
| Breathtaking | Brian Maitland | |
| 2001 | Goodbye Charlie Bright | Tony |
| 2006 | I'll Sleep When I'm Dead | Mickser |
| 2004 | The Football Factory | Cabbie |
| Layer Cake | Duke | |
| 2005 | Oliver Twist | Bill Sykes |
| 2007 | Botched | Peter |
| 2008 | Inkheart | Basta |
| 2010 | Just for the Record | Graham |
| Baseline | Terry | |
| 2011 | Ironclad | Jedediah Coteral |
| Screwed | Rumpole | |
| 2012 | The Grind | Dave |
| St George's Day | Nixon | |
| I, Anna | Albert | |
| Dead End | Dog | |
| 2017 | Rise of the Footsoldier 3 | Sam |
| 2018 | The Bromley Boys | Charlie McQueen |
| Degenerates | Victor Moseley | |
| 2019 | Once Upon a Time in London | Alf White |
| 2020 | Break | Monty |
| 2021 | Cold Sun | Max Hunter |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Other notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | A Bunch of Fives | Chris Taylor | Series 1—2; 14 episodes |
| Holding On | Youth Charlie | Episodes: "#1.2" and "#1.5" | |
| King of the Castle | Ripper / Warrior | 6 episodes | |
| 1978 | Wings | Airman Bates | Episodes: "Officers and a Gentleman" and "Guardian Angel" |
| 1979 | Testament of Youth | Cockney Patient | Episode: "1915" |
| 1980 | Armchair Thriller | First Operator | Episodes: "Dead Man's Kit", Parts 1 & 2 |
| 1981 | Kinvig | Clerk | Episode: "Creature of the Xux" |
| 1982 | Squadron | Dodger Dickens | Episode: "Mascot" |
| 1983 | Johnny Jarvis | Manning | 6 episodes |
| 1984 | Letty | Pete Sloan | Episodes: "#1.5" and "#1.6" |
| Shine on Harvey Moon | Plumber's Mate | Episode: "Fools Rush In" | |
| 1985 | Relative Strangers | Customer | Episode: "#1.7" |
| Dempsey and Makepeace | Ramsey | Episode: "No Surrender" | |
| 1987 | The Moneymen | Dealer | TV Movie |
| London's Burning | D.C. Pope | Episode: "#1.1" | |
| Witness | Ron Daker | Episode: "Linda's Secret" | |
| 1989 | First and Last | Dave | TV Movie |
| 1992 | Inspector Morse | Chas | Episode: "Happy Families" |
| 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 | Series 3; 6 episodes |
| 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" |
| The Hunger | Dean | Episode: "The Swords" | |
| Bugs | Decker | Episode: "Identity Crisis" | |
| 1998 | Screen One | Orme | Episode: "Our Boy" |
| 1999 | Murder Most Horrid | DS Brown | Episode: "Whoopi Stone" |
| Love Story | Dave | Short | |
| 2000 | Black Cab | Dave | Episode: "Talk Radio" |
| 2000—2001 | Without Motive | DC Jim Boulter | Series 1—2; 12 episodes |
| 2001 | High Stakes | Brian Wallis | 4 episodes |
| Micawber | Ismail Kane | Episode: "Micawber Learns the Truth" | |
| 2002 | Rescue Me | Roy Carter | Episode: "#1.3" |
| Murder in Mind | Stuart Jackson | Episode: "Flashback" | |
| Out of Control | Jim | TV Movie | |
| 2003 | Danielle Cable: Eyewitness | Keith Phelan | TV Movie |
| 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" |
| 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" |
| Out There | Graham | Short | |
| The City Speaks | Man | Episode: "Pushing" | |
| 1995–2008 | Casualty | Various | 4 episodes |
| 2009 | The Devil's Wedding | Narrator | Short |
| Minder | Danny Blake | Episode: "Thank Your Lucky Stars" | |
| Law & Order: UK | PC Ray Griffin | Episode: "Samaritan" | |
| 2011—2012 | EastEnders | Derek Branning | 144 episodes |
| 2014—2016 | Birds of a Feather | Lenny | 3 episodes |
| 2017 | Porters | Alan | Episode: "#1.2" |
References
- ^ "'EastEnders' announces Derek Branning casting – EastEnders News – Soaps". Digital Spy. 26 August 2011. Retrieved 27 January 2012.
- ^ "Character profile: Albert Wilson". BBC. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
- ^ "Family Business Jamie Foreman". BBC Online. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
- ^ "'EastEnders' Foreman talks Derek, awards". Digital Spy. 15 May 2013. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
