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Andrew Simpson

Andrew Simpson

Actor · Born January 1, 1989 (37) · Londonderry, Northern Ireland, UK

Andrew Simpson attended the Foyle School of Speech and Drama, and was taught by Sandra Biddle in his home city of Derry in Northern Ireland. Andrew's mum and dad are Marion and Paddy and he has two older sisters, Charlotte and Sarah and a younger brother, Patrick, all of whom have also attended Miss Biddle's excellent training school for drama. Andrew performed in feis (festivals) and was spotted when introduced by agent and talent-spotter Patrick Duncan to Aisling Walsh, director of Song for a Raggy Boy (2003). Played Gerard Peters in this brilliant but brutal Irish reform school story, and younger brother Sean was played by Shankill Road, Belfast, boy Michael Sloan; Aidan Quinn and Iain Glen starred. He has played in the Millenium Forum, Derry, in Packy's Wake, and attended Centre Stage Drama holidays in Parkanaur, Northern Ireland, 2 years in a row. Andrew also helped develop Cadanza at Moonstone (2004) and he has appeared in adverts for the PSNI and Invest NI. Cast opposite Cate Blanchett, Judi Dench and Bill Nighy in the Richard Eyre-directed Notes on a Scandal (2006), adapted by Patrick Marber (Closer (2004/I)) from Zoe Heller's book. Plays Steven Connolly, an Irish immigrant boy who attends the school where Cate and Judi's characters teach.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
January 1, 1989 (37)
From
Londonderry, Northern Ireland, UK
Works as
Actor
Titles
11 on MovieCove · 17 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Down 38% in 30 days

What are Andrew Simpson's films like?

Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Morality.

Genres

Crime3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 55th percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 60th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Survival
43%
Morality
29%
Self
10%
Society
10%
Bonds
9%
Survival4 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIsolation2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 6 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 0 · Serious 0 · Dark 6

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 5 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

Intense: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their intense movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 0 · Charged 1 · Intense 5

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 0 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 2

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 1

Full focus: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their full focus movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 0 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 3

Heavy: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their heavy movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 0 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 4

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 1 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 2

Roles they play

2 analyzed roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Dread
6
Tense
5
Melancholic
3
Cold
1
Thrilling
1
Other
2

How their films linger

Unsettling6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Bittersweet4
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Andrew Simpson's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 10 of their 11 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (7).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Andrew Simpson's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

17 credits, 11 with a MovieCove page.

  • Nightride(2021)

    as Felix (voice)

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • A Good Woman Is Hard to Find(2019)

    as Tito

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Annie Waits (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Patrick

  • Blood of the Tribades(2016)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Rebellion(2016)

    Show 5 episodes · as George Wilson

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all shows

  • Road Games(2015)

    as Jack

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • The Survivalist(2015)

    as Augustus

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Wasted (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Andy

  • The Life and Adventures of Nick Nickleby (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 5 episodes · as Nick Nickleby

  • Good Vibrations(2012)

    as Getty

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Saving the Titanic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Electrician Albert Ervine

  • White Heat(2012)

    Show 1 episode · as Connor

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all shows

  • All That Way For Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Simon

  • Perrier's Bounty(2009)

    as Teen 2

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • 10 Minute Tales (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Soldier 3

  • Notes on a Scandal(2006)

    as Steven Connolly

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Song for a Raggy Boy(2003)

    as Gerard Peters 458

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

Career shape

Star power in the 91st percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 17 titles from 2003 to 2022; peak year 2014.

Biggest box office

Notes on a Scandal (2006)

$50M worldwide

Highest rated

Song for a Raggy Boy (2003)

Midcredits 93rd

Most popular right now

Notes on a Scandal (2006)

Film career

20032022

Peak 2014 · back in prominent film roles after a quiet stretch. Top draw in 1 MovieCove title. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting16 of 17: 16 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score58thOther crew1 of 17: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

2000s3 · acting2010s13 · 12 acting · 1 crew2020s1 · acting

Billing

usually 5th · top billed in 13% of 8 roles

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do Andrew Simpson's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 55th percentile, the median of all 9; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 63rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

63rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Approval · how many liked their films

51stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Reach · how many have seen their films

82ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Midcredits score across 11 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th3

Shape of the crowd

5 of their 11 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser5
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed2

Most divisive · actor

Nightride (2021)

61st percentile spread · 29% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Song for a Raggy Boy (2003)

Midcredits 93rd · 83% liked

Reviewers score the acting 80/100 in their films, across 6 reviewed titles; fans 86, detractors 58. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Andrew Simpson's work okay for kids?

Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore4 titlesmedian 78 · intenseMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity5 titles44–74 · median 56 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 39 · moderateMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 80 · intenseMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Andrew Simpson work with?

People who share at least 2 of Andrew Simpson's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Stephen Fingleton shares the most, 2.

Directors

Actors

Editors

Producers