Biography
Christopher Simpson, also credited as Christopher Crawford Gatsinzi Simpson, is an Irish actor born in 1975 in Dublin. He is known for playing Karim in the 2007 film Brick Lane, as well as roles in Code 46 (2003), Chromophobia (2005) and The Man Who Fell to Earth (2022).
Simpson moved to London as a child following his parents' divorce. He began attending drama classes while at primary school. His father is Irish and his mother was of Greek-Rwandan descent.
His other credits include White Teeth (2002), State of Play (2003), Shameless (2004) and Mischief Night (2006). In 2008 he was a jury member for the British Independent Film Awards.
