Actor profile

John Simm

10th July 1970 Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK Acting

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).

38 Movies 47 TV Shows 85 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Right Here, Right Now poster

Right Here, Right Now 4th February 2023 as Self

Joey poster

Joey 15th October 2020 as Joey

Father's Day poster

Father's Day 12th June 2013 as Dave

Everyday poster

Everyday 15th November 2012 as Ian

Discovering Hamlet poster

Discovering Hamlet 1st November 2011 as Self

Doctor Who: The End of Time poster

Doctor Who: The End of Time 2nd February 2010 as The Master

Skellig poster

Skellig 27th April 2009 as Dave

Tu£sday poster

Tu£sday 10th October 2008 as Silver

Cutting Edge - The Human Spider poster

Cutting Edge - The Human Spider 3rd April 2008 as Narrator

The Ties That Bind Us poster

The Ties That Bind Us 3rd March 2008 as The Master (archive footage)

Factory: Manchester from Joy Division to Happy Mondays poster

Factory: Manchester from Joy Division to Happy Mondays 20th September 2007 as Himself - Narrator (voice)

Moose on the Loose poster

Moose on the Loose 1st June 2007 as Narrator

The End of 'Life on Mars' 16th April 2007 as Self

The Yellow House poster

The Yellow House 22nd March 2007 as Vincent Van Gogh

The 50 Greatest Television Dramas poster

The 50 Greatest Television Dramas 3rd February 2007 as Self

Devilwood poster

Devilwood 19th October 2006 as Gabriel

Brothers of the Head poster

Brothers of the Head 28th July 2006 as Boatman

The Dark Side of Porn: The Real Animal Farm poster

The Dark Side of Porn: The Real Animal Farm 19th April 2006 as Narrator

Monsoon Railway poster

Monsoon Railway 12th May 2005 as Narrator

Blue/Orange poster

Blue/Orange 23rd February 2005 as Dr. Bruce Flaherty

Nero poster

Nero 23rd May 2004 as Caligula

Ten Minute Movie poster

Ten Minute Movie 22nd April 2004 as Nick

Boys Alone poster

Boys Alone 30th May 2002 as Narrator (voice)

24 Hour Party People poster

24 Hour Party People 13th February 2002 as Bernard

Crime and Punishment poster

Crime and Punishment 12th February 2002 as Raskolnikov

Miranda poster

Miranda 18th January 2002 as Frank

Is Harry on the Boat? poster

Is Harry on the Boat? 6th August 2001 as Prize Winner

Forgive and Forget poster

Forgive and Forget 12th June 2000 as Theo

Human Traffic poster

Human Traffic 4th June 1999 as Jip

Wonderland poster

Wonderland 13th May 1999 as Eddie

Understanding Jane poster

Understanding Jane 1st August 1998 as Oz/2nd Party Stonehead

Diana & Me poster

Diana & Me 4th December 1997 as Neil

Boston Kickout poster

Boston Kickout 19th September 1995 as Phil

Carrying Dad poster

Carrying Dad 1st January 1995 as Sean

Meat poster

Meat 25th September 1994 as Cecil

A Pinch of Snuff poster

A Pinch of Snuff 9th April 1994 as Clint Heppelwhite

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

When the Wolves Came as Roger

I, Jack Wright poster

I, Jack Wright 23rd April 2025 as Gray Wright

Crime poster

Crime 18th November 2021 as Gareth Horsborough

Starstruck poster

Starstruck 25th April 2021 as Martin

Grace poster

Grace 14th March 2021 as DS Roy Grace

Cold Courage poster

Cold Courage 3rd May 2020 as Arthur Fried

DNA Journey poster

DNA Journey 10th November 2019 as Self

Strangers poster

Strangers 10th September 2018 as Jonah Mulray

Collateral poster

Collateral 12th February 2018 as David Mars

Trauma poster

Trauma 12th February 2018 as Dan Bowker

The Catch poster

The Catch 24th March 2016 as Rhys Griffiths

Code of a Killer poster

Code of a Killer 6th April 2015 as Alec Jeffreys

Intruders poster

Intruders 23rd August 2014 as Jack Whalen

Prey poster

Prey 28th April 2014 as Marcus Farrow

Toast of London poster

Toast of London 20th October 2013

The Village poster

The Village 31st March 2013 as John Middleton

Wartime Farm poster

Wartime Farm 6th September 2012 as Narrator

Exile poster

Exile 1st May 2011 as Tom Ronstadt

Mad Dogs poster

Mad Dogs 10th February 2011 as Baxter

Moving On poster

Moving On 18th May 2009 as Moose

The Devil's Whore poster

The Devil's Whore 19th November 2008 as Edward Sexby

Monsoon Railway 28th June 2007 as Narrator - (Voice)

Would I Lie to You? poster

Would I Lie to You? 16th June 2007 as Self

The One Show poster

The One Show 14th August 2006 as Self

Life on Mars poster

Life on Mars 9th January 2006 as Sam Tyler

The Dark Side of Porn poster

The Dark Side of Porn 25th April 2005 as Self

Doctor Who poster

Doctor Who 26th March 2005 as The Master

Doctor Who Confidential poster

Doctor Who Confidential 26th March 2005

The Culture Show poster

The Culture Show 11th November 2004 as Self

Sex Traffic poster

Sex Traffic 10th October 2004 as Daniel Appleton

Imperium: Nero poster

Imperium: Nero 23rd May 2004 as Caligola

London 7th May 2004 as Friedrich Engels

This World poster

This World 4th January 2004

One Life 24th September 2003

Canterbury Tales poster

Canterbury Tales 11th September 2003 as Ace

State of Play poster

State of Play 18th May 2003 as Cal McAffrey

Crime and Punishment poster

Crime and Punishment 12th February 2002 as Raskolnikov

Never Never poster

Never Never 5th November 2000 as John Parlour

Clocking Off poster

Clocking Off 23rd January 2000 as Stuart Leach

Spaced poster

Spaced 24th September 1999 as Stephen Edwards

The Lakes poster

The Lakes 14th September 1997 as Danny Kavanagh

Chiller poster

Chiller 9th March 1995 as Gary Kingston

Men of the World poster

Men of the World 14th March 1994 as Kendle Bains

Cracker poster

Cracker 27th September 1993 as William 'Bill' Preece

Oasis 5th January 1993 as Posh Robert

Heartbeat poster

Heartbeat 10th April 1992 as Richard Francis

Cutting Edge poster

Cutting Edge 19th February 1990 as Self - Narrator

Rumpole of the Bailey poster

Rumpole of the Bailey 17th December 1975