John Simm

Born: 1970-07-10

John Simm was born on 10th July 1970 in Leeds, West Yorkshire and 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).


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as Jip
Released: 1999-06-04

Five twenty-something friends spend a drug-fueled weekend in Cardiff, Wales.

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24 Hour Party People

as Bernard Sumner
Released: 2002-02-13

Manchester, 1976. Tony Wilson is an ambitious but frustrated local TV news reporter looking for...

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Skellig

as Dave
Released: 2009-04-27

An ordinary boy named Michael is going through some extraordinary changes in his life. His...

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Wonderland

as Eddie
Released: 1999-05-13

There's little wonder in the working-class lives of Bill, Eileen, and their three grown...

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Brothers of the Head

as Boatman
Released: 2006-07-28

In the 1970s a music promoter plucks Siamese twins from obscurity and grooms them into a...

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Diana & Me

as Neil
Released: 1997-12-04

Australian Diana Spencer wins a competition in a women's magazine, and as a prize gets a trip...

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Tu£sday

as Silver
Released: 2008-10-10

Four career criminals, two glamorous bank workers and one over-the-hill has-been all happen to...

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Crime and Punishment

as Raskolnikov
Released: 2002-02-12

John Simm stars in this adaptation of Dostoyevsky's tragic masterpiece - a profound drama of...

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Nero

as Caligula
Released: 2004-05-23

As a young boy, future emperor Nero witnesses the mad Emperor Caligula kill his father and exile...

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The Locksmith

as Paul
Released: 1997-09-25

When his estranged wife is brutally attacked by a burglar, a law-abiding locksmith unconvinced...

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Everyday

as Ian
Released: 2012-11-15

This film charts the relationship between a man imprisoned for drug smuggling and his wife and...

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Miranda

as Frank
Released: 2002-01-18

A librarian begins a passionate affair with a mysterious woman who walks into his library. When...

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Discovering Hamlet

as Self
Released: 2011-11-01

Journey into "Hamlet"-the play and the man-through the experiences of some of the major actors...

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The 50 Greatest Television Dramas

as Self
Released: 2007-02-03

Boasting an amazing selection of the most watched, most influential and most highly acclaimed...

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Forgive and Forget

as Theo
Released: 2000-06-12

David O'Neil, a plasterer and mature student Theo have been best mates for fourteen years and...

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Is Harry on the Boat?

as Prize Winner
Released: 2001-08-06

On Ibiza, tour rep Brad is determined to win the informal competition among the male reps to...

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Boston Kickout

as Phil
Released: 1996-10-18

School leaver Phil moves with his father from inner-city London to the satellite Hertfordshire...

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A Pinch of Snuff

as Clint Heppelwhite
Released: 1994-04-09

Receiving a tip from his dentist Jack Shorter, policeman Peter Pascoe takes a closer look at the...

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Right Here Right Now

as Self
Released: 2023-02-04

On July 13, 2002, Fatboy Slim, real name Norman Cook, performed the second of his free open-air...

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The Yellow House

as Vincent Van Gogh
Released: 2007-03-22

John Simm stars as Vincent Van Gogh in The Yellow House, a feature-length drama that tells the...

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Meat

as Cecil
Released: 1994-09-25

Brilliant, brutal and shocking drama starring Jonny Lee Miller and John Simm, following an...

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The Real Animal Farm

as Narrator
Released: 2006-04-19

From the Channel 4 series "The dark side of porn" (2/5). A close look at the story behind the...

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Blue/Orange

as Dr. Bruce Flaherty
Released: 2005-02-23

In a psychiatric hospital, a junior doctor is treating a young black man diagnosed with...

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Father's Day

as Dave
Released: 2013-06-12

Joe wants out but the Don won't take no for an answer. Carl lays a plan to use Alison as the...

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Understanding Jane

as Oz/2nd Party Stonehead
Released: 1998-08-01

In desperation Elliot and Oz decide to reply to a telephone dating ad to kickstart their...

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Ten Minute Movie

as Nick
Released: 2004-04-22

A lowly extra gets a shot at stardom. Now the glory, and the girl, are at Sam's fingertips. But...

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Devilwood

as Gabriel
Released: 2006-10-19

In a lawless outpost in 17th Century England, the people have ceased to be God-fearing but learn...

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Joey

as Joey
Released: 2020-11-02

A lonely clown working in a forgotten seaside resort falls in love and is forced to confront a...

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Carrying Dad

as Sean
Released: 1995-01-01

Frank and his brother Len meet on the day of their father's funeral. Together, with the help of...

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Factory: Manchester from Joy Division to Happy Mondays

as Himself - Narrator (voice)
Released: 2007-09-20

Documentary celebrating the triumph, tragedy and human comedy that was Manchester record...

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Boys Alone

as Narrator (voice)
Released: 2002-05-30

Take ten boys aged 11 and 12. A variety of backgrounds. Put them together in a house, with no...

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Monsoon Railway

as Narrator
Released: 2005-05-12

A look at three typical employees on Indian Railways as they fight the annual battle to keep the...

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Cutting Edge - The Human Spider

as Narrator
Released: 2008-04-03

A look at Alain Robert, dubbed the Human Spider, who scales some of the world's tallest...

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Moose on the Loose

as Narrator
Released: 2007-06-01

Anchorage capital city of Alaska is the wildest city on Earth thanks to its dramatic wildlife....

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Doctor Who

as The Master
First aired: 2005-03-26

The Doctor is a Time Lord: a 900 year old alien with 2 hearts, part of a gifted civilization who...

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Would I Lie to You?

as Self
First aired: 2007-06-16

A comedic panel show featuring team captains Lee Mack and David Mitchell plus two guests per...

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Rumpole of the Bailey

as uncredited
First aired: 1975-12-17

Rumpole of the Bailey is a British television series created and written by the British writer...

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Cracker

as William 'Bill' Preece
First aired: 1993-09-27

The wise-cracking Fitz is a brilliant but flawed criminal psychologist with a remarkable insight...

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Doctor Who Confidential

as uncredited
First aired: 2005-03-26

Doctor Who Confidential is a documentary series created by the British Broadcasting Corporation...

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Grace

as DS Roy Grace
First aired: 2021-03-14

Brighton based Detective Superintendent Roy Grace is a hard-working police officer who has given...

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Life on Mars

as Sam Tyler
First aired: 2006-01-09

A detective chief inspector from 2006 is investigating a serial killer when he is knocked over...

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The Culture Show

as Self
First aired: 2004-11-11

A weekly BBC Two magazine programme focusing on the best of the week's arts and culture news,...

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The Catch

as Rhys
First aired: 2016-03-24

Strong and successful Alice Martin is a fraud investigator who's about to be the victim of fraud...

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The Catch

as Rhys Griffiths
First aired: 2016-03-24

Strong and successful Alice Martin is a fraud investigator who's about to be the victim of fraud...

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Toast of London

as uncredited
First aired: 2013-10-20

Steven Toast, an eccentric middle-aged actor with a chequered past, spends more time dealing...

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Heartbeat

as Richard Francis
First aired: 1992-04-10

Set during the 1960s in the fictional North Yorkshire village of Aidensfield, this enduringly...

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The Devil's Whore

as Edward Sexby
First aired: 2008-11-19

Set between the years 1642 and 1660, "The Devil's Whore" charts the progress of the English...

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State of Play

as Cal McAffrey
First aired: 2003-05-18

The murder of Sonia Baker, a young political researcher, leads journalist Cal McCaffrey to...

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Spaced

as Stephen Edwards
First aired: 1999-09-24

Spaced: the anti-Friends, in that it examines the lives of common 20 somethings, but in a way...

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Clocking Off

as Stuart Leach
First aired: 2000-01-23

How much do you know about the person working next to you? From the outside, life at Mackintosh...

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Starstruck

as Martin
First aired: 2021-04-25

A drunken New Year's Eve hook-up becomes far more complicated for Jessie when she discovers her...

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The Lakes

as Danny Kavanagh
First aired: 1997-09-14

Compelling BBC1 drama series embracing sex, death and Catholic guilt, set in a small community...

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This World

as uncredited
First aired: 2004-01-04

The series is mainly focused on social issues and current affairs stories around the...

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Collateral

as David Mars
First aired: 2018-02-12

When a pizza delivery driver is shot dead in south London, a tenacious detective goes after the...

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Moving On

as Moose
First aired: 2009-05-18

Moving On is a British television series set in contemporary Britain consisting of standalone...

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The Village

as John Middleton
First aired: 2013-03-31

The Village tells the story of life in a Derbyshire village through the eyes of a central...

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Code of a Killer

as Alec Jeffreys
First aired: 2015-04-06

Based on the extraordinary true story of Alec Jeffreys' discovery of DNA fingerprinting and its...

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Men of the World

as Kendle Bains
First aired: 1994-03-14

Men of the World is a BBC sitcom which starred David Threlfall and John Simm.

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Doctor Who Greatest Moments

as Himself
First aired: 2009-08-20

Takes viewers on a journey through time and space to relive all the action from the sci-fi show,...

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Intruders

as Jack Whalen
First aired: 2014-08-23

Members of a secret society chase immortality by seeking refuge in the bodies of others.

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Canterbury Tales

as Ace
First aired: 2003-09-11

The Canterbury Tales is a series of six single dramas that originally aired on BBC One in 2003....

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Crime

as Mr Confectioner
First aired: 2021-11-18

Detective Inspector Ray Lennox investigates the disappearance of a schoolgirl while battling...

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Crime

as Gareth Horsborough
First aired: 2021-11-18

Detective Inspector Ray Lennox investigates the disappearance of a schoolgirl while battling...

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Prey

as Marcus Farrow
First aired: 2014-04-28

Three-part crime thriller. When detective Marcus Farrow looks into a seemingly forgotten case,...

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Chiller

as Gary Kingston
First aired: 1995-03-09

Chiller is a five-part British horror fantasy anthology television series, produced by Yorkshire...

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Imperium: Nero

as Caligola
First aired: 2004-05-23

As a young boy, future emperor Nero witnesses the mad Emperor Caligula kill his father and exile...

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Mad Dogs

as Baxter
First aired: 2011-02-10

Mad Dogs is a British black comedy and psychological thriller television series created by Cris...

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Cold Courage

as Arthur Fried
First aired: 2020-05-03

Two young Finnish women in London are drawn inexorably together via the Studio - a clandestine...

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Strangers

as Jonah Mulray
First aired: 2018-09-10

A sheltered London professor attempts to uncover the cause of his wife’s mysterious death in...

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The Dark Side of Porn

as Self
First aired: 2005-04-25

This documentary series examines the adult entertainment industry.

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Wartime Farm

as Narrator
First aired: 2012-09-06

Historian Ruth Goodman and archaeologists Alex Langlands and Peter Ginn turn back the clock to...

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Trauma

as Dan Bowker
First aired: 2018-02-12

A three-part drama set in the trauma unit of a London hospital, a grieving father blames a...

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Cutting Edge

as Self - Narrator
First aired: 1990-02-19

The flagship documentary series show distinctive, compelling films that offer a snapshot of life...

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Sex Traffic

as Daniel Appleton
First aired: 2004-10-10

The wrenching plight of two Bosnian sisters and their descent into the dark world of enforced...

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Exile

as Tom Ronstadt
First aired: 2011-05-01

Exile is a British psychological thriller television series dealing with the topic of...

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Never Never

as John Parlour
First aired: 2000-11-05

John Parlour and Jo Weller form a credit union but John's predatory lending scheme threatens...

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