Jamie 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), EastEnders (2011-2012), Rise of the Footsoldier 3 (2017), and Once Upon a Time in London (2019).

Jamie Foreman
Foreman in 2011
Born	(1958-05-25) 25 May 1958 (age 67) Bermondsey, London, England
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1976–present
Notable work	A Bunch of Fives (1977) Johnny Jarvis (1983) Nil by Mouth (1997) Elizabeth (1998) Layer Cake (2004) Oliver Twist (2005) Law & Order: UK (2009) EastEnders (2011–2012) Birds of a Feather (2014, 2016)
Spouse	Carol Harrison (divorced)
Children	1
Father	Freddie Foreman

Career

Foreman studied acting at the Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts.^[1] Foreman played opposite Ray Winstone and Kathy Burke in Gary Oldman's Nil by Mouth (1997),^[2] and also featured in Elizabeth (1998),^[2] Gangster No. 1 (2000),^[2] and Sleepy Hollow (1999).^[2] He appeared in the 2006 Doctor Who,^[2] episode "The Idiot's Lantern" and featured as a racist taxi driver in The Football Factory (2004).^[2] Foreman played Basta in the 2008 film Inkheart,^[2] and appeared in one episode of Law and Order: UK in 2009.^[2]

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.^[2]

In 2011, Foreman joined the cast of EastEnders as Derek Branning, taking over the role from Terence Beesley.^[3]

He appeared as Lenny in numerous episodes of Birds of a Feather.^[2]

In 2015, he narrated the six-part series Double Decker Driving School for ITV.^[2]

Foreman played Albert Wilson in Home Front radio series on BBC Radio 4, starting from Season Six in December 2015.^[4]

He continued his success in the British crime film genre, starring as Sam in Rise of the Footsoldier 3 (2017),^[2] and as Alf White in Once Upon a Time in London (2019).^[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.^[5]

Foreman is a fan of Tottenham Hotspur F.C.^[6]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1980	McVicar	Driver
1980	Sky Pirates	Sidney
1987	Empire State	Danny
1989	Tank Malling	Danny
1995	I.D.	Previous Team #2
1997	Nil by Mouth	Mark
1998	Elizabeth	Earl of Sussex
1999	This Year's Love	Billy
1999	Sleepy Hollow	Thuggish Constable
2000	Saving Grace	China MacFarlane
2000	Gangster No. 1	Lennie Taylor
2000	Remember a Day	Record Producer
2000	Breathtaking	Brian Maitland
2001	Goodbye Charlie Bright	Tony
2003	I'll Sleep When I'm Dead	Mickser
2004	The Football Factory	Cabbie
2004	Layer Cake	Duke
2005	Oliver Twist	Bill Sykes
2007	Botched	Peter
2008	Out There	Graham	Short film
2008	Inkheart	Basta
2009	The Devil's Wedding	The Narrator	Short film
2010	Just for the Record	Graham
2010	Baseline	Terry
2011	Ironclad	Jedediah Coteral
2011	Screwed	Rumpole
2012	The Grind	Dave
2012	St George's Day	Nixon
2012	Dead End	Dog
2014	The Hooligan Factory		Uncredited
2017	Rise of the Footsoldier 3: The Pat Tate Story	Sam
2018	The Bromley Boys	Charlie McQueen
2018	Degenerates	Victor Moseley
2018	Kitty Lumley	Albert	Short film
2019	Once Upon a Time in London	Alf White
2020	Break	Monty
2023	Rise of the Footsoldier: Vengeance	Sam

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1977	Holding On	Charlie as a Youth	2 episodes
1977	King of the Castle	Ripper Warrior	6 episodes
1977	The Dick Emery Show		Episode: #16.3
1978	Wings	Airman Bates	2 episodes
1977–1978	A Bunch of Fives	Chris Taylor	14 episodes
1979	ITV Playhouse	Andy	Episode: "The Quiz Kid"
1979	Testament of Youth	Cockney Patient	Episode: "1915"
1980	Armchair Thriller	First Operator	3 episodes
1981	Kinvig	Clerk	Episode: "Creature of the Xux"
1982	Squadron	Dodger Dickens	Episode: "Mascot"
1983	Johnny Jarvis	Manning	5 episodes
1984	Letty	Pete Sloan	2 episodes
1984	Shine on Harvey Moon	Plumber's Mate	Episode: "Fools Rush In"
1985	Relative Strangers	Customer	Episode: #1.7
1985	Dempsey and Makepeace	Ramsey	Episode: "No Surrender"
1987	The Moneymen	Dealer	Television film
1988	London's Burning	D.C. Pope	Episode: #1.1
1988	Witness	Ron Daker	Episode: "Linda's Secret"
1989	First and Last	Dave	Television film
1992	Inspector Morse	Chas	Episode: "Happy Families"
1992	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	6 episodes
1994	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
1997	The Hunger	Dean	Episode: "The Swords"
1997	Our Boy	Orme	Television film
1997	Bugs	Decker	Episode: "Identity Crisis"
1999	Murder Most Horrid	DS Brown	Episode: "Whoopi Stone"
1999	Love Story	Dave	Television short film
2000	Black Cab	Dave	Episode: "Talk Radio"
2001	High Stakes	Brian Wallis	4 episodes
2000—2001	Without Motive	DC Jim Boulter	12 episodes
2001	Micawber	Ismail Kane	Episode: "Micawber Learns the Truth"
2002	Rescue Me	Roy Carter	Episode: #1.3
2002	Murder in Mind	Stuart Jackson	Episode: "Flashback"
2002	Out of Control	Jim	Television film
2003	Danielle Cable: Eyewitness	Keith Phelan	Television film
2003	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"
2006	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"
2008	The City Speaks	Man	Episode: "Pushing"
1995–2008	Casualty	Gil Stephens Henry Phil Pearson	4 episodes
2009	Minder	Danny Blake	Episode: "Thank Your Lucky Stars"
2010	Law & Order: UK	PC Ray Griffin	Episode: "Samaritan"
2011–2012	EastEnders	Derek Branning	145 episodes
2014–2016	Birds of a Feather	Lenny	3 episodes
2017	Porters	Alan	Episode: #1.2

Awards and nominations

Year	Awards	Category	Work	Result	Ref.
2012	TV Quick Awards	Best Soap Newcomer	EastEnders	Nominated	[7]
	The British Soap Awards	Best Newcomer		Nominated	[7][8]
2013		Villain of the Year		Nominated	[7]
		Best Exit		Nominated	[7]