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

Doctor Who

The Master

Heartbeat

Richard Francis

Would I Lie to You?

Self

The One Show

Self

Rumpole of the Bailey

The Culture Show

Self

This World

Moving On

Moose

Filmography

Year	Movie	Role
2023	Right Here, Right Now	Self
2020	Joey	Joey
2013	Father's Day	Dave
2012	Everyday	Ian
2011	Discovering Hamlet	Self
2010	Doctor Who: The End of Time Part 2	The Master
2009	Skellig	Dave
2009	Doctor Who: The End of Time Part 1	The Master
2008	Tu£sday	Silver
2008	Cutting Edge - The Human Spider	Narrator
2008	The Ties That Bind Us	The Master (archive footage)
2007	The 50 Greatest Television Dramas	Self
2007	Moose on the Loose	Narrator
2007	The Yellow House	Vincent Van Gogh
2007	Factory: Manchester from Joy Division to Happy Mondays	Himself - Narrator (voice)
2007	The End of 'Life on Mars'	Self
2006	Brothers of the Head	Boatman
2006	The Dark Side of Porn: The Real Animal Farm	Narrator
2006	Devilwood	Gabriel
2005	Monsoon Railway	Narrator
2005	Blue/Orange	Dr. Bruce Flaherty
2004	Ten Minute Movie	Nick
2004	Nero	Caligula
2002	24 Hour Party People	Bernard Sumner
2002	Miranda	Frank
2002	Crime and Punishment	Raskolnikov
2002	Boys Alone	Narrator (voice)
2001	Is Harry on the Boat?	Prize Winner
2000	Forgive and Forget	Theo
1999	Human Traffic	Jip
1999	Wonderland	Eddie
1998	Understanding Jane	Oz/2nd Party Stonehead
1997	Diana & Me	Neil
1997	The Locksmith	Paul
1996	Boston Kickout	Phil
1995	Carrying Dad	Sean
1994	Meat	Cecil
1994	A Pinch of Snuff	Clint Heppelwhite
	Do You Wanna Wrap Here?: The Making of Boston Kickout	Self

Year	TV Show	Role
2025	I, Jack Wright	Gray Wright
2021	Grace	DS Roy Grace
2021	Crime	Mr Confectioner
2021	Crime	Gareth Horsborough
2021	Starstruck	Martin
2020	Cold Courage	Arthur Fried
2019	DNA Journey	Self
2018	Collateral	David Mars
2018	Trauma	Dan Bowker
2018	Strangers	Jonah Mulray
2016	The Catch	Rhys
2016	The Catch	Rhys Griffiths
2015	Code of a Killer	Alec Jeffreys
2014	Prey	Marcus Farrow
2014	Intruders	Jack Whalen
2013	The Village	John Middleton
2013	Toast of London
2012	Wartime Farm	Narrator
2011	Mad Dogs	Baxter
2011	Exile	Tom Ronstadt
2009	Moving On	Moose
2008	The Devil's Whore	Edward Sexby
2007	Would I Lie to You?	Self
2007	Monsoon Railway	Narrator - (Voice)
2006	Life on Mars	Sam Tyler
2006	The One Show	Self
2005	Doctor Who Confidential
2005	The Dark Side of Porn	Self
2005	Doctor Who	The Master
2004	The Culture Show	Self
2004	London	Friedrich Engels
2004	Sex Traffic	Daniel Appleton
2004	This World
2004	Imperium: Nero	Caligola
2003	State of Play	Cal McAffrey
2003	One Life
2003	Canterbury Tales	Ace
2002	Crime and Punishment	Raskolnikov
2002	White Teeth	Mr. Hero
2000	Clocking Off	Stuart Leach
2000	Never Never	John Parlour
1999	Spaced	Stephen Edwards
1997	The Lakes	Danny Kavanagh
1995	Chiller	Gary Kingston
1994	Men of the World	Kendle Bains
1993	Cracker	William 'Bill' Preece
1993	Oasis	Posh Robert
1992	Heartbeat	Richard Francis
1990	Cutting Edge	Self - Narrator
1975	Rumpole of the Bailey