
John Simm
Department: Acting
Biography
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).
Known For

The 50 Greatest Television Dramas
2007

24 Hour Party People
2002

Human Traffic
1999

Wonderland
1999

Boston Kickout
1995

Moose on the Loose
2007

Skellig
2009

Tu£sday
2008

Understanding Jane
1998

Miranda
2002

The Yellow House
2007

Everyday
2012

Discovering Hamlet
2011

Diana & Me
1997

Crime and Punishment
2002

Forgive and Forget
2000

Right Here, Right Now
2023

Boys Alone
2002

Brothers of the Head
2006

Cutting Edge - The Human Spider
2008

Father's Day
2013

Ten Minute Movie
2004

Carrying Dad
1995

Monsoon Railway
2005

Meat
1994

Blue/Orange
2005

Is Harry on the Boat?
2001

Nero
2004

The Dark Side of Porn: The Real Animal Farm
2006

A Pinch of Snuff
1994

Factory: Manchester from Joy Division to Happy Mondays
2007

Devilwood
2006

Joey
2020

The End of 'Life on Mars'
2007

Do You Wanna Wrap Here?: The Making of Boston Kickout
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The Ties That Bind Us
2008

Doctor Who: The End of Time
2010

When the Wolves Came
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Spaced
1999

Men of the World
1994

Doctor Who Confidential
2005

Heartbeat
1992

Life on Mars
2006

State of Play
2003

Rumpole of the Bailey
1975

Grace
2021

The Culture Show
2004

The Devil's Whore
2008

One Life
2003

Mad Dogs
2011

Exile
2011

Prey
2014

Intruders
2014

Code of a Killer
2015

Would I Lie to You?
2007

Moving On
2009

Canterbury Tales
2003

London
2004

Cracker
1993

Wartime Farm
2012

Toast of London
2013

Clocking Off
2000

Crime
2021

Crime
2021

The Catch
2016

The Dark Side of Porn
2005

The Catch
2016

Never Never
2000

Starstruck
2021

Doctor Who
2005

Collateral
2018

Sex Traffic
2004

Oasis
1993

Trauma
2018

This World
2004

Imperium: Nero
2004

Strangers
2018

Cutting Edge
1990

Monsoon Railway
2007

Crime and Punishment
2002

Cold Courage
2020

I, Jack Wright
2025

DNA Journey
2019

The One Show
2006

The Lakes
1997

The Village
2013

Chiller
1995