John Simm
Birthday: 1970-07-10
Place of Birth: Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK
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).
Movies
The 50 Greatest Television Dramas
Boasting an amazing selection of the most watched, most influential and most highly acclaimed progra...
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24 Hour Party People
Manchester, 1976. Tony Wilson is an ambitious but frustrated local TV news reporter looking for a wa...
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Human Traffic
For Jip, Lulu, Koop, Nina and Moff, the dead-end jobs they endure during the week just kill the time...
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Wonderland
There's little wonder in the working-class lives of Bill, Eileen, and their three grown daughters. T...
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Boston Kickout
School leaver Phil moves with his father from inner-city London to the satellite Hertfordshire New T...
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Moose on the Loose
Anchorage capital city of Alaska is the wildest city on Earth thanks to its dramatic wildlife. Along...
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Skellig
An ordinary boy named Michael is going through some extraordinary changes in his life. His family ha...
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Tu£sday
Four career criminals, two glamorous bank workers and one over-the-hill has-been all happen to be pl...
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Miranda
A librarian begins a passionate affair with a mysterious woman who walks into his library. When she ...
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Understanding Jane
In desperation Elliot and Oz decide to reply to a telephone dating ad to kickstart their non-existen...
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The Yellow House
John Simm stars as Vincent Van Gogh in The Yellow House, a feature-length drama that tells the movin...
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Everyday
This film charts the relationship between a man imprisoned for drug smuggling and his wife and is be...
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Discovering Hamlet
Journey into "Hamlet"-the play and the man-through the experiences of some of the major actors and d...
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Diana & Me
Australian Diana Spencer wins a competition in a women's magazine, and as a prize gets a trip for tw...
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Crime and Punishment
John Simm stars in this adaptation of Dostoyevsky's tragic masterpiece - a profound drama of redempt...
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Forgive and Forget
David O'Neil, a plasterer and mature student Theo have been best mates for fourteen years and are pr...
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Right Here, Right Now
On July 13, 2002, Fatboy Slim, real name Norman Cook, performed the second of his free open-air conc...
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Boys Alone
Take ten boys aged 11 and 12. A variety of backgrounds. Put them together in a house, with no adult ...
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Brothers of the Head
In the 1970s a music promoter plucks Siamese twins from obscurity and grooms them into a freakish ro...
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Cutting Edge - The Human Spider
A look at Alain Robert, dubbed the Human Spider, who scales some of the world's tallest buildings wi...
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Father's Day
Joe wants out but the Don won't take no for an answer. Carl lays a plan to use Alison as the bait. W...
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Ten Minute Movie
A lowly extra gets a shot at stardom. Now the glory, and the girl, are at Sam's fingertips. But sudd...
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Carrying Dad
Frank and his brother Len meet on the day of their father's funeral. Together, with the help of Len'...
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Monsoon Railway
A look at three typical employees on Indian Railways as they fight the annual battle to keep the rai...
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Meat
Brilliant, brutal and shocking drama starring Jonny Lee Miller and John Simm, following an ex-convic...
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Blue/Orange
In a psychiatric hospital, a junior doctor is treating a young black man diagnosed with Borderline P...
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Is Harry on the Boat?
On Ibiza, tour rep Brad is determined to win the informal competition among the male reps to sleep w...
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The Locksmith
When his estranged wife is brutally attacked by a burglar, a law-abiding locksmith unconvinced that ...
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Nero
As a young boy, future emperor Nero witnesses the mad Emperor Caligula kill his father and exile his...
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The Dark Side of Porn: The Real Animal Farm
A look at the story behind the bestiality tape ANIMAL FARM. From its production in early 70's Denmar...
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A Pinch of Snuff
Receiving a tip from his dentist Jack Shorter, policeman Peter Pascoe takes a closer look at the Cal...
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Factory: Manchester from Joy Division to Happy Mondays
Documentary celebrating the triumph, tragedy and human comedy that was Manchester record company, Fa...
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Devilwood
In a lawless outpost in 17th Century England, the people have ceased to be God-fearing but learn to ...
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Joey
A lonely clown working in a forgotten seaside resort falls in love and is forced to confront a terri...
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Do You Wanna Wrap Here?: The Making of Boston Kickout
Behind the scenes of Paul Hills' 1995 feature film, Boston Kickout....
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The Ties That Bind Us
A look at the subtle (and not so subtle!) links to the show's past and future contained within the s...
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Hilda: The Fairy Isle
Hilda journeys into the fairy mound to look for her father, unravelling surprising family secrets al...
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