John Simm
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).
Five twenty-something friends spend a drug-fueled weekend in Cardiff, Wales.
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24 Hour Party People
as Bernard SumnerManchester, 1976. Tony Wilson is an ambitious but frustrated local TV news reporter looking for...
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Brothers of the Head
as BoatmanIn the 1970s a music promoter plucks Siamese twins from obscurity and grooms them into a...
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Skellig
as DaveAn ordinary boy named Michael is going through some extraordinary changes in his life. His...
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The Dark Side Of Porn: The Real Animal Farm
as NarratorFrom the Channel 4 series "The dark side of porn" (2/5). A close look at the story behind the...
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The 50 Greatest Television Dramas
as SelfBoasting an amazing selection of the most watched, most influential and most highly acclaimed...
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Wonderland
as EddieThere's little wonder in the working-class lives of Bill, Eileen, and their three grown...
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Nero
as CaligulaAs a young boy, future emperor Nero witnesses the mad Emperor Caligula kill his father and exile...
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Crime and Punishment
as RaskolnikovJohn Simm stars in this adaptation of Dostoyevsky's tragic masterpiece - a profound drama of...
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Forgive and Forget
as TheoDavid O'Neil, a plasterer and mature student Theo have been best mates for fourteen years and...
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Tu£sday
as SilverFour career criminals, two glamorous bank workers and one over-the-hill has-been all happen to...
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Everyday
as IanThis film charts the relationship between a man imprisoned for drug smuggling and his wife and...
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Miranda
as FrankA librarian begins a passionate affair with a mysterious woman who walks into his library. When...
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A Pinch of Snuff
as Clint HeppelwhiteReceiving a tip from his dentist Jack Shorter, policeman Peter Pascoe takes a closer look at the...
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Father's Day
as DaveJoe 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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Boston Kickout
as PhilSchool leaver Phil moves with his father from inner-city London to the satellite Hertfordshire...
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Understanding Jane
as Oz/2nd Party StoneheadIn desperation Elliot and Oz decide to reply to a telephone dating ad to kickstart their...
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Is Harry on the Boat?
as Prize WinnerOn Ibiza, tour rep Brad is determined to win the informal competition among the male reps to...
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Factory: Manchester from Joy Division to Happy Mondays
as Himself - Narrator (voice)Documentary celebrating the triumph, tragedy and human comedy that was Manchester record...
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Blue/Orange
as Dr. Bruce FlahertyIn a psychiatric hospital, a junior doctor is treating a young black man diagnosed with...
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Diana & Me
as NeilAustralian Diana Spencer wins a competition in a women's magazine, and as a prize gets a trip...
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Right Here Right Now
as SelfOn 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 GoghJohn Simm stars as Vincent Van Gogh in The Yellow House, a feature-length drama that tells the...
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Monsoon Railway
as NarratorA look at three typical employees on Indian Railways as they fight the annual battle to keep the...
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Joey
as JoeyA lonely clown working in a forgotten seaside resort falls in love and is forced to confront a...
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Ten Minute Movie
as NickA lowly extra gets a shot at stardom. Now the glory, and the girl, are at Sam's fingertips. But...
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Discovering Hamlet
as SelfJourney into "Hamlet"-the play and the man-through the experiences of some of the major actors...
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The Locksmith
as PaulWhen his estranged wife is brutally attacked by a burglar, a law-abiding locksmith unconvinced...
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Carrying Dad
as SeanFrank and his brother Len meet on the day of their father's funeral. Together, with the help of...
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Boys Alone
as Narrator (voice)Take ten boys aged 11 and 12. A variety of backgrounds. Put them together in a house, with no...
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Meat
as CecilBrilliant, brutal and shocking drama starring Jonny Lee Miller and John Simm, following an...
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Moose on the Loose
as NarratorAnchorage capital city of Alaska is the wildest city on Earth thanks to its dramatic wildlife....
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Cutting Edge - The Human Spider
as NarratorA look at Alain Robert, dubbed the Human Spider, who scales some of the world's tallest...
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Devilwood
as GabrielIn a lawless outpost in 17th Century England, the people have ceased to be God-fearing but learn...
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Hilda: The Fairy Isle
as AndersHilda journeys into the fairy mound, unraveling surprising family secrets along the way — but...
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Doctor Who
as The MasterThe 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 SelfA comedic panel show featuring team captains Lee Mack and David Mitchell plus two guests per...
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Heartbeat
as Richard FrancisSet during the 1960s in the fictional North Yorkshire village of Aidensfield, this enduringly...
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Rumpole of the Bailey
as uncreditedRumpole of the Bailey is a British television series created and written by the British writer...
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Spaced
as Stephen EdwardsSpaced: the anti-Friends, in that it examines the lives of common 20 somethings, but in a way...
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Cracker
as William 'Bill' PreeceThe wise-cracking Fitz is a brilliant but flawed criminal psychologist with a remarkable insight...
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Doctor Who Confidential
as uncreditedDoctor Who Confidential is a documentary series created by the British Broadcasting Corporation...
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Life on Mars
as Sam TylerA detective chief inspector from 2006 is investigating a serial killer when he is knocked over...
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The Catch
as RhysStrong 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 GriffithsStrong and successful Alice Martin is a fraud investigator who's about to be the victim of fraud...
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Grace
as DS Roy GraceBrighton based Detective Superintendent Roy Grace is a hard-working police officer who has given...
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Toast of London
as uncreditedSteven Toast, an eccentric middle-aged actor with a chequered past, spends more time dealing...
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Moving On
as MooseMoving On is a British television series set in contemporary Britain consisting of standalone...
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Starstruck
as MartinA drunken New Year's Eve hook-up becomes far more complicated for Jessie when she discovers her...
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Collateral
as David MarsWhen a pizza delivery driver is shot dead in south London, a tenacious detective goes after the...
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Clocking Off
as Stuart LeachHow much do you know about the person working next to you? From the outside, life at Mackintosh...
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State of Play
as Cal McAffreyThe murder of Sonia Baker, a young political researcher, leads journalist Cal McCaffrey to...
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Intruders
as Jack WhalenMembers of a secret society chase immortality by seeking refuge in the bodies of others.
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Crime
as Mr ConfectionerDetective Inspector Ray Lennox investigates the disappearance of a schoolgirl while battling...
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Crime
as Gareth HorsboroughDetective Inspector Ray Lennox investigates the disappearance of a schoolgirl while battling...
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The Devil's Whore
as Edward SexbySet between the years 1642 and 1660, "The Devil's Whore" charts the progress of the English...
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This World
as uncreditedThe series is mainly focused on social issues and current affairs stories around the...
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Chiller
as Gary KingstonChiller is a five-part British horror fantasy anthology television series, produced by Yorkshire...
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Prey
as Marcus FarrowThree-part crime thriller. When detective Marcus Farrow looks into a seemingly forgotten case,...
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The Culture Show
as SelfA weekly BBC Two magazine programme focusing on the best of the week's arts and culture news,...
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The Village
as John MiddletonThe 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 JeffreysBased on the extraordinary true story of Alec Jeffreys' discovery of DNA fingerprinting and its...
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Mad Dogs
as BaxterMad Dogs is a British black comedy and psychological thriller television series created by Cris...
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The Dark Side of Porn
as SelfThis documentary series examines the adult entertainment industry.
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The Lakes
as Danny KavanaghCompelling BBC1 drama series embracing sex, death and Catholic guilt, set in a small community...
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White Teeth
as Mr. HeroThe lives of three families are woven together across three decades in multi-cultural Britain.
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Canterbury Tales
as AceThe Canterbury Tales is a series of six single dramas that originally aired on BBC One in 2003....
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Imperium: Nero
as CaligolaAs a young boy, future emperor Nero witnesses the mad Emperor Caligula kill his father and exile...
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Strangers
as Jonah MulrayA sheltered London professor attempts to uncover the cause of his wife’s mysterious death in...
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DNA Journey
as SelfCelebrities are given a unique insight into their lives using innovative DNA science and...
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Doctor Who Greatest Moments
as HimselfTakes viewers on a journey through time and space to relive all the action from the sci-fi show,...
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Sex Traffic
as Daniel AppletonThe wrenching plight of two Bosnian sisters and their descent into the dark world of enforced...
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Men of the World
as Kendle BainsMen of the World is a BBC sitcom which starred David Threlfall and John Simm.
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Cutting Edge
as Self - NarratorThe flagship documentary series show distinctive, compelling films that offer a snapshot of life...
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Crime and Punishment
as RaskolnikovJohn Simm stars in this adaptation of Dostoyevsky's tragic masterpiece - a profound drama of...
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Exile
as Tom RonstadtExile is a British psychological thriller television series dealing with the topic of...
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Cold Courage
as Arthur FriedTwo young Finnish women in London are drawn inexorably together via the Studio - a clandestine...
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Trauma
as Dan BowkerA three-part drama set in the trauma unit of a London hospital, a grieving father blames a...
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Wartime Farm
as NarratorHistorian Ruth Goodman and archaeologists Alex Langlands and Peter Ginn turn back the clock to...
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Never Never
as John ParlourJohn Parlour and Jo Weller form a credit union but John's predatory lending scheme threatens...
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I, Jack Wright
as Gray WrightExplosive events unfold after Wright family patriarch Jack is discovered dead from a supposed...
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