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John Simm

Acting

Born July 10, 1970 · Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK

Also known as 존 심 · John Ronald Simm

Biography

John Simm grew up in Nelson, Lancashire. He attended Edge End High School, Nelson, Lancashire followed by Blackpool Drama College at 16 and the Drama Centre, London at 19. He lives with his wife, actress Kate Magowan, and their children Ryan (born 13th August 2001) and Molly (born February 2007). Simm won the best actor award at the Valencia Film Festival for his film debut in "Boston Kickout" (1996).

Filmography39 titles

Wartime Farm

as Narrator

Spaced

1999as Stephen Edwards

Would I Lie to You?

2007as Self

Life on Mars

2006as Sam Tyler

Doctor Who

2005as The Master

Toast of London

2012

Code of a Killer

2015as Alec Jeffreys

The Village

2013as John Middleton

Exile

2011as Tom Ronstadt

Heartbeat

1992as Richard Francis

Moving On

2009as Moose

Mad Dogs

2011as Baxter

Devilwood

2006as Gabriel

24 Hour Party People

2002as Bernard

Rumpole of the Bailey

1975

The Devil's Mistress

2008as Edward Sexby

Trauma

as Dan Bowker

Canterbury Tales

as Ace

Human Traffic

1999as Jip

Sex Traffic

as Daniel Appleton

Grace

2021as DS Roy Grace

Starstruck

2021as Martin

Prey

2014as Marcus Farrow

Blue/Orange

2005as Dr. Bruce Flaherty

Crime and Punishment

2002as Raskolnikov

The Catch

2016as Rhys Griffiths

Cracker

1993as William 'Bill' Preece

Collateral

2018as David Mars

Intruders

2014as Jack Whalen

Crime

2021as Gareth Horsborough

Boston Kickout

1995as Phil

Skellig

2009as Dave

Chiller

1995as Gary Kingston

Nero

2004as Caligula

Tu£sday

2008as Silver

I, Jack Wright

2025as Gray Wright

Everyday

2012as Ian

Miranda

2002as Frank

The One Show

as Self