Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

Gender

Male

Birthday

1970-07-10 (54 years old)

Place of Birth

Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK

Also Known As

존 심
John Ronald Simm

John Simm

Biography

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).

Known For

7.5%

Doctor Who

Mar 26, 2005

7.0%

24 Hour Party People

Feb 13, 2002

7.9%

Spaced

Sep 24, 1999

6.8%

Human Traffic

Jun 4, 1999

7.8%

Life on Mars

Jan 9, 2006

6.4%

Collateral

Feb 12, 2018

6.5%

The Catch

Mar 24, 2016

6.5%

The Catch

Mar 24, 2016

7.7%

Would I Lie to You?

Jun 16, 2007

6.5%

Cracker

Sep 27, 1993

7.5%

State of Play

May 18, 2003

7.4%

Toast of London

Oct 20, 2013

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Acting

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Do You Wanna Wrap Here?: The Making of Boston Kickout as Self

2025

I, Jack Wright as Gray Wright

2023

Right Here, Right Now as Self

2021		Crime as Mr Confectioner
2021		Crime as Gareth Horsborough
2021		Starstruck as Martin
2021		Grace as DS Roy Grace

2020		Joey as Joey
2020		Cold Courage as Arthur Fried

2019

DNA Journey as Self

2018		Strangers as Jonah Mulray
2018		Collateral as David Mars
2018		Trauma as Dan Bowker

2016		The Catch as Rhys
2016		The Catch as Rhys Griffiths

2015

Code of a Killer as Alec Jeffreys

2014		Intruders as Jack Whalen
2014		Prey as Marcus Farrow

2013		Toast of London
2013		Father's Day as Dave
2013		The Village as John Middleton

2012		Everyday as Ian
2012		Wartime Farm as Narrator

2011		Discovering Hamlet as Self
2011		Exile as Tom Ronstadt
2011		Mad Dogs as Baxter

2010

The End of the World Part Two as The Master

2009		The End of the World Part One as The Master
2009		Doctor Who Greatest Moments as Self
2009		Moving On as Moose
2009		Skellig as Dave

2008		The Devil's Whore as Edward Sexby
2008		Tu£sday as Silver
2008		Cutting Edge - The Human Spider as Narrator
2008		The Ties That Bind Us as The Master (archive footage)

2007		Factory: Manchester from Joy Division to Happy Mondays as Himself - Narrator (voice)
2007		Monsoon Railway as Narrator - (Voice)
2007		Would I Lie to You? as Self
2007		Moose on the Loose as Narrator
2007		The End of 'Life on Mars' as Self
2007		The Yellow House as Vincent Van Gogh
2007		The 50 Greatest Television Dramas as Self

2006		Devilwood as Gabriel
2006		The One Show as Self
2006		Brothers of the Head as Boatman
2006		The Dark Side of Porn: The Real Animal Farm as Narrator
2006		Life on Mars as Sam Tyler

2005		Monsoon Railway as Narrator
2005		The Dark Side of Porn as Self
2005		Doctor Who as The Master
2005		Doctor Who Confidential
2005		Blue/Orange as Dr. Bruce Flaherty

2004		The Culture Show as Self
2004		Sex Traffic as Daniel Appleton
2004		Nero as Caligula
2004		Imperium: Nero as Caligola
2004		London as Friedrich Engels
2004		Ten Minute Movie as Nick
2004		This World

2003		One Life
2003		Canterbury Tales as Ace
2003		State of Play as Cal McAffrey

2002		White Teeth as Mr. Hero
2002		Boys Alone as Narrator (voice)
2002		24 Hour Party People as Bernard Sumner
2002		Crime and Punishment as Raskolnikov
2002		Crime and Punishment as Raskolnikov
2002		Miranda as Frank

2001

Is Harry on the Boat? as Prize Winner

2000		Never Never as John Parlour
2000		Forgive and Forget as Theo
2000		Clocking Off as Stuart Leach

1999		Spaced as Stephen Edwards
1999		Human Traffic as Jip
1999		Wonderland as Eddie

1998

Understanding Jane as Oz/2nd Party Stonehead

1997		Diana & Me as Neil
1997		The Locksmith as Paul
1997		The Lakes as Danny Kavanagh

1996

Boston Kickout as Phil

1995		Chiller as Gary Kingston
1995		Carrying Dad as Sean

1994		Meat as Cecil
1994		A Pinch of Snuff as Clint Heppelwhite
1994		Men of the World as Kendle Bains

1993		Cracker as William 'Bill' Preece
1993		Oasis as Posh Robert

1992

Heartbeat as Richard Francis

1990

Cutting Edge as Self - Narrator

1975

Rumpole of the Bailey

Art

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Ark Royal as Other

Production

2020

Joey as Executive Producer