Biography
Simon taught English in Kent and China before training as an actor. He has been living and working in Ireland for the last thirteen years. Theatre work includes: Pride and Prejudice, An Ideal Husband, The Vortex (Gate Theatre); A Doll’s House, Hamlet, (Second Age); The Picture of Dorian Grey (Winterland); King Lear (C Company); Peter Pan (Pavillion Theatre); Macbeth, Secret Rapture, Racing Demon, A Doll’s House, The Cherry Orchard (Salisbury Playhouse); Outward Bound, Kind Hearts and Coronets (Watford Palace); Wild Honey, Betrayal (Stephen Joseph Theatre); Murder in the Cathedral, Moby Dick, The Tempest (RSC). Film and Television work includes: The Professor and the Madman (Christchurch Prods); The Witness (WFM Film and TV); 37 Days, Line of Duty II, Wodehouse in Exile, Murphy’s Law, Inspector George Gently, Eastenders, Our Friends in the North (BBC); Foyles War VIII (ITV); Vikings (VK Prods); The Tudors III (HS Prods); The Clinic (RTE); Coronation Street, Emmerdale, Heartbeat (YTV).
Movies & TV Shows
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Vikings (2013) — Saxon Priest
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Line of Duty (2012) — CC Barry Lightwater
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Ripper Street (2012) — Prison Chaplain
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Foyle's War (2002) — George Greene
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My Boy Jack (2007) — Naval Doctor
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Baltimore (2024) — Rose's Father
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Heartbeat (1992) — Prosecution Barrister
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The Reluctant Royal (2025) — William, Duke of Glasswick
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Murphy's Law (2001) — Baker's Brief
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Intruder (2021) — Inspector Lilley
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Maxine (2022) — Stephen Coward QC
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Days That Shook the World (2003) — Jean-François Champollion
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When Harvey Met Bob (2010) — Billy
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Vardy v Rooney: A Courtroom Drama (2022) — Hugh Tomlinson
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Inspektor Jury spielt Katz und Maus (2016) — Jurys Boss
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The Queen v Patrick O'Donnell (2021) — An Breitheamh Denman