Lee Simpson is a British actor and comedian best known as a member of the improvisational group The Comedy Store Players.
[1] He has appeared in a number of roles, including in the sitcom Drop the Dead Donkey and the films Paper Mask and Nuns on the Run, and played a key role in co-devising and narrating the improvisational radio show The Masterson Inheritance in the years 1993-1995.
[2] Before becoming involved in improvisation, he was, among other things, a croupier in a casino, a cinema projectionist, and a breakfast DJ.
Simpson has appeared on BBC Radio 4 in the improvised comedy series The Masterson Inheritance and the murder panel show Foul Play.
On stage, he appeared in a 2017 production of Lost Without Words at the Royal National Theatre.