Jamie Foreman

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Jamie Foreman (born 1958) is a British 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 and also featured in Elizabeth and Sleepy Hollow. He appeared in the 2006 Doctor Who episode "The Idiot's Lantern". He also featured as a racist taxi driver in The Football Factory. Jamie Foreman will also play Basta in the upcoming film, Inkheart.

He is the son of Freddie Foreman, a former East End gangster and associate of the Kray twins. Jamie's recent work for BBC Radio includes the title role in "Wes Bell" by Matthew Broughton, and the six part series "Hazelbeach" by David and Caroline Stafford. He also played a small role in I'll Sleep When I'm Dead.