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). He 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). In
the 2008 film Inkheart Foreman played Basta. He also 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. It was later confirmed in 2012
that Foreman was leaving and that the character of Derek would be
killed off.
his roles as Duke in Layer Cake (2004) and Bill Sikes in Roman
Polanski's Oliver Twist (2005). He 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). In
the 2008 film Inkheart Foreman played Basta. He also 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. It was later confirmed in 2012
that Foreman was leaving and that the character of Derek would be
killed off.
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