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).

Career
Foreman studied acting at the Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts. Foreman 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). Foreman played Basta in the 2008 film Inkheart, and 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.

He appeared as Lenny in numerous 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.

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

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.

Foreman is a fan of Tottenham Hotspur F.C.