Jamie Foreman
| Jamie Foreman | |
|---|---|
 Foreman in March 2011 | |
| Born |
25 May 1958 Bermondsey, South London, England, UK |
| 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(s) | 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 Derek would be killed off.
He has appeared as Lenny in multiple 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 and associate of the notorious Kray twins. He was married to actress Carol Harrison and they have one son, Alfie.[3]
Foreman is a fan of Tottenham Hotspur.[4]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Other notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | A Bunch of Fives | Chris Taylor | |
| Sky Pirates | Sidney | ||
| Holding On | Charlie (youth) | Episode No.1.5 and Episode No.1.2 | |
| King of the Castle | Ripper/Warrior | 1x1 – 1x7 | |
| 1978 | Wings | Airman Bates | 2 Episodes |
| 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 | |
| Shine on Harvey Moon | Plumber's Mate | 1 episode (Fools Rush In) | |
| 1985 | Dempsey and Makepeace | Ramsey | 1 episode (No Surrender) |
| 1987 | London's Burning | D.C. Pope | First episode |
| Witness | Ron Daker | (Linda's Secret) | |
| Empire State | Danny | ||
| 1989 | First and Last | Dave | TV film |
| Tank Malling | Danny | ||
| 1992 | Inspector Morse | Chas | 1 episode (Happy Families) |
| Between the Lines | P.C. Roper | 1 episode (Out of the Game) | |
| 1994 | Dogging Around | Wells | TV film |
| 1993–1994 | The House of Eliott | Gerry Althorpe | 6 episodes |
| 1995 | I.D. | Previous Team No.2 | |
| 1997 | The Detectives | Billy | 1 episode (Cardiac Arrest) |
| 1985–1997 | The Bill | Various Characters | 5 episodes |
| 1997 | Nil by Mouth | Mark | |
| Melissa | 2nd Hood | ||
| The Hunger | Dean | 1 episode (The Swords) | |
| Our Boy | Orme | ||
| Bugs | Decker | 1 episode (Identity Crisis) | |
| Elizabeth | Earl of Sussex | ||
| 1998 | Love Story | Dave | |
| 1999 | This Year's Love | Billy | |
| Murder Most Horrid | DS Brown | 1 episode (Whoopi Stone) | |
| Sleepy Hollow | Thuggish Constable | ||
| 2000 | Without Motive | DC Jim Boulter | TV series |
| Saving Grace | China MacFarlane | ||
| Black Cab | Dave | 1 episode (Talk Radio) | |
| Gangster No. 1 | Lennie Taylor | ||
| Remember a Day | The Record Producer | ||
| Breathtaking | Brian Maitland | ||
| 2001 | High Stakes | Brian Wallis | 2 episodes |
| Goodbye Charlie Bright | Tony | ||
| Micawber | Ismail Kane | 1 episode (Micawber Learns the Truth) | |
| 2002 | Rescue Me | Roy Carter | Episode No.1.3 |
| Murder in Mind | Stuart Jackson | 1 episode (Flashback) | |
| Out of Control | Jim | ||
| 2003 | Family | Dave Cutler | |
| Danielle Cable: Eyewitness | Keith Phelan | ||
| I'll Sleep When I'm Dead | Mickser | ||
| 2004 | Family Business | Marky Booker | Episode No.1.1 |
| The Football Factory | Cabbie | ||
| Layer Cake | Duke | ||
| 2005 | The Last Detective | Leonard Crowe | 1 episode (Willesden Confidential) |
| Oliver Twist | Bill Sikes | ||
| 2006 | My Family | Terry | 1 episode (An Embarrassment of Susans) |
| Doctor Who | Eddie Connolly | 1 episode (The Idiot's Lantern) | |
| 2007 | Botched | Peter | |
| 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 |
| Minder | Danny Blake | 1 episode (Thank Your Lucky Stars) | |
| Law & Order: UK | PC Ray Griffin | 1 episode (Samaritan) | |
| 2010 | Just for the Record | Graham | |
| Baseline | Terry | ||
| 2011 | Ironclad | Coteral | |
| Screwed | Rumpole | ||
| 2011–12 | EastEnders | Derek Branning | 144 episodes |
| 2011 | St George's Day | Nixon | |
| 2012 | The Grind | Dave | Lead Role |
| I, Anna | Albert | ||
| The One Show | Himself, guest | 1 February 2012 | |
| 2014, 2016 | Birds of a Feather | Lenny | 2 episodes |
| 2015 | Double Decker Driving School | Himself, narrator | Six-part series |
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.