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Chris Patrick-Simpson

Actor

Chris Patrick-Simpson

Born January 18, 1979 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada12 films

Chris was born in Canada but grew up Belfast. He began acting under the guidance of an inspirational drama teacher at secondary school who put him on the path to becoming a professional actor. On leaving school he successfully auditioned for the Gaiety School of Acting in Dublin, graduating in 2000. Since then he has continued to fulfill his ambition of collaborating with the best directors in film, television and theatre in projects such as the award-winning The Magdalene Sisters, (Momentum) The Boxer, (Universal) Fifty Dead Men Walking, (Brightlight Pictures) Good Vibrations, (Revolver Films) 71 (Warp Films), Shooting for Socrates (New Black Films), Mrs Brown's Boys D'Movie (Universal Pictures) and most recently High Rise Directed by Ben Wheatley

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The Magdalene Sisters posterFirst watchThe Magdalene Sisters20027.5as BrendanThree young Irish women struggle to maintain their spirits while they endure dehumanizing abuse as inmates of a Magdalene Sisters Asylum.View film

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'71 poster6.8'712014High-Rise poster5.6High-Rise2015Halo: Nightfall poster6.8Halo: Nightfall2014Fifty Dead Men Walking poster6.3Fifty Dead Men Walking2008Good Vibrations poster6.7Good Vibrations2012

Filmography

12 films as actor
  1. 2020KnuckledustNot Now Nigel
  2. 2017The Ash: Safe HavenEmergency Operator (voice)
  3. 2016Fractured City
  4. 2015High-RiseShopper
  5. 2014'71Older Loyalist
  6. 2014Shooting for SocratesSpud
  7. 2014Halo: NightfallLaban nier 2014 (uncredited)
  8. 2012Good VibrationsWolfgang Zorrer
  9. 2012SOS: The Titanic InquiryErnest Gill
  10. 2008Fifty Dead Men WalkingTortured Tout
  11. 2005HamletLaertes
  12. 2002The Magdalene SistersBrendan