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Christopher Simpson

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Also known as Christopher Crawford Gatsinzi Simpson

Irish-born British actor

Person · Open Library

Born
ca.1605
Died
1669
Works
23

Top works

  • The division-violist : or, An introduction to the playing upon a grovnd
  • Chelys, minuritionum artificio exornata, sive, Minuritiones ad basin, etiam ex tempore modulandi ratio
  • A compendium of practical musik in five parts
  • An introduction to the skill of musick
  • A compendium

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Film & TV

Dublin, Ireland

Christopher Crawford Gatsinzi Simpson (born 1975) is an Irish actor. He played Karim in the film adaptation of Monica Ali's novel Brick Lane. Simpson was born in Dublin, Ireland. His father is Irish and his mother was of Greek-Rwandan descent. His father met his mother in Rwanda whilst training to be a teacher. When Simpson was a child he visited Rwanda with his mother. His mother's first…

Known for

  • The Jury: Murder Trial — Xavier Ahmad QC2024
  • The Man Who Fell to Earth — Michael2022
  • The Good Karma Hospital — Anton Kartik2017
  • Day of the Flowers — Ernesto2013
  • Sixteen — The Headmaster2013
  • Ever Here I Be — Jason2010
  • Human Resources — Self2010
  • Psywar2010
  • It's a Wonderful Afterlife — J.J Jaan2010
  • Little Foxes — Jeff2009

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
2,655
Total plays
14,400

Tags

baroqueClassicalenglishcelloearly music

Christopher Simpson (c.1605-1669) was an English musician and composer particularly associated with music for the bass viol. Simpson was born between 1602 and 1606, probably at Egton, Yorkshire. He was the eldest son of Christopher Sympson, a Yorkshireman, who is usually described as a cordwainer but who was also the manager of a theatre company patronised by wealthy Yorkshire Catholics. It is thought that Sympson senior may have preferred to portray himself at times as a simple craftsman <a hr

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Christopher
Family name
Simpson
Gender
male
Citizenship
United Kingdom
Place of birth
Dublin
Languages spoken
English language
Instrument
voice
Residence
London
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ethnic group
Irish people
date of birth
1975-01-01
start of work period
2002-00-00
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