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John Simm

Actor / Guitarist | * 07/10/1970 (53) | Leeds, West Yorkshire, England (United Kingdom (UK))
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John Ronald Simm (born 10 July 1970) is an English actor, director, and musician. He is best known for playing Sam Tyler in Life on Mars, the Master in Doctor Who, and DS Roy Grace in Grace. His other television credits include State of Play, The Lakes, Crime and Punishment, Exile, Prey, and Cracker. His film roles include Wonderland, Everyday, Boston Kickout, ()
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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).

Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Crime | Comedies

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Manchester, 1976. Tony Wilson is an ambitious but frustrated local TV news reporter looking for a way to make his mark. After witnessing a life-changing concert by a band known as the Sex Pistols, he ...

24 Hour Party People

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2002 | 3.5/5 | 1h 57min
Comedy, Drama, Music
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Five twenty-something friends spend a drug-fueled weekend in Cardiff, Wales. ...

Human Traffic

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1999 | 3.4/5 | 1h 39min
Comedy, Drama
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A detective chief inspector from 2006 is investigating a serial killer when he is knocked over by a speeding car. Waking up, he finds himself mysteriously transported back in time to 1973. Initially s ...

Life on Mars

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2006 | 3.9/5 | 1h per episode
Crime, Drama, Mystery, Science-Fiction & Fantasy
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The wrenching plight of two Bosnian sisters and their descent into the dark world of enforced prostitution. Their journey is intersected by a British journalist struggling to uncover a conspiracy by A ...

Sex Traffic

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2004 | 3.3/5 | 1h 30min per episode
Drama
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Movies with John Simm as Actor(30)

as Joey2020 Joey
as himself2017 XTC: This Is Pop
as Dave2013 Father's Day
as Ian2012 Everyday
as Dave2009 Skellig
as Narrator2008 Cutting Edge - The Human Spider
as Silver2008 Tu£sday
as Himself - Narrator (voice)2007 Factory: Manchester from Joy Division to Happy Mondays
as himself2007 The 50 Greatest Television Dramas
as Vincent Van Gogh2007 The Yellow House
as Narrator2007 Moose on the Loose
as Gabriel2006 Devilwood
as Narrator2006 The Real Animal Farm
as Boatman2005 Brothers of the Head
as Dr. Bruce Flaherty2005 Blue/Orange
as Caligula2004 Nero
as Nick2004 Ten Minute Movie
as Frank2002 Miranda
as Bernard Sumner2002 24 Hour Party People
as Raskolnikov2002 Crime and Punishment
as Prize Winner2001 Is Harry on the Boat?
as John Parlour2000 Never Never
as Theo2000 Forgive and Forget
as Jip1999 Human Traffic
as Eddie1999 Wonderland
as Oz/2nd Party Stonehead1998 Understanding Jane
as Neil1997 Diana & Me
as Paul1997 The Locksmith
as Phil1996 Boston Kickout
1994 Meat

TV Shows/Series with John Simm as Actor(37)

as DS Roy Grace2021 Grace
as Arthur Fried2020 Cold Courage
as David Mars2018 Collateral
as Dan Bowker2018 Trauma
as Jonah Mulray2018 Strangers
as Rhys2016 The Catch
as Rhys Griffiths2016 The Catch
as Alec Jeffreys2015 Code of a Killer
as Marcus Farrow2014 Prey
as Jack Whalen2014 Intruders
2013 Toast of London
as John Middleton2013 The Village
as Narrator2012 Wartime Farm
as Tom Ronstadt2011 Exile
as Baxter2011 Mad Dogs
as himself2009 Doctor Who Greatest Moments
as Moose2009 Moving On
as Edward Sexby2008 The Devil's Whore
as himself2007 Would I Lie to You?
as Sam Tyler2006 Life on Mars
as The Master2005 Doctor Who
as himself2005 The Dark Side of Porn
2005 Doctor Who Confidential
as himself2004 The Culture Show
as Daniel Appleton2004 Sex Traffic
as Friedrich Engels2004 London
2004 This World
as Ace2003 Canterbury Tales
2003 One Life
as Stuart Leach2000 Clocking Off
as Stephen Edwards1999 Spaced
as Danny Kavanagh1997 The Lakes
as Kendle Bains1994 Men of the World
as Posh Robert1993 Oasis
as William 'Bill' Preece1993 Cracker
as Richard Francis1992 Heartbeat
1975 Rumpole of the Bailey

Movies with John Simm as Crew(1)

Production/Executive Producer2020 Joey

Additional Information

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Full Name: John Simm
Citizenship: United Kingdom (UK)
Born: Friday, 07/10 1970 (July) in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England (United Kingdom (UK)) (current age: 53 years + 290 days)
Zodiac sign: Cancer (Chinese zodiac sign: Dog)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: Drama Centre London, Edge End High School, Blackpool and The Fylde College
Spouses (current/former): Kate Magowan
Other names for John Simm (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"존 심"
"John Ronald Simm"
John Simm frequently works together with these people:
Paul Kasey (21x, Actor)
Nicholas Briggs (12x, Actor)
Paul Copley (9x, Actor)
Mark Gatiss (8x, Actor)
Dan Starkey (8x, Actor)
Simon Pegg (7x, Actor)
Kieran O'Brien (7x, Actor)
Stephen MacKenna (7x, Actor)
Jack Deam (6x, Actor)
Elizabeth Rider (6x, Actress)
Nicholas Blane (6x, Actor)
Michael Winterbottom (4x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:4055, Added: 03/23/2018, Last updated: 04/21/2024