Simon Woods - wikipedia Simon Woods For the British entrepreneur and former record producer, see Simon M. Woods. Simon Woods 1980 ( age 37 -- 38 ) England, UK Occupation Actor Years active 2003 -- 2008 Spouse ( s ) Christopher Bailey Simon Woods ( born 1980 ) is an English actor best known for his role as Octavian in Season 2 of the British - American television series Rome and the 2005 Pride & Prejudice as Charles Bingley. He also starred as Dr Harrison in the BBC1 costume drama series Cranford, whose arrival in the village `` sets female hearts racing. '' Contents 1 Personal life 2 Filmography 3 References 4 External links Personal life He attended Eton College, then read English at Magdalen College, Oxford. After graduating from Oxford, Woods worked briefly at The Guardian before becoming an actor. While at Oxford in 2000, he was in a relationship with Rosamund Pike that lasted two years. The two later played lovers Jane Bennet and Charles Bingley in Pride & Prejudice. Since 2009, Woods has been in a relationship with Christopher Bailey, the chief executive of the British fashion house, Burberry. They married in 2012. Filmography Year Film / TV Role Notes 2003 Charles II : The Power and The Passion Captain Churchill TV, 1 episode Cambridge Spies Charlie Givens TV, 1 episode Foyle 's War Greville Woods TV, 1 episode 2005 The Queen 's Sister Roddy Llewellyn TV Elizabeth I Gifford TV, 1 episode Pride & Prejudice Mr. Charles Bingley Twisted Tales Zak TV 2006 Spooks Rowan TV, 2 episodes Starter for 10 Josh Penelope Edward Vanderman 2007 Cranford Dr. Harrison TV, 5 episodes Rome Gaius Octavian Caesar TV, 7 episodes Angel Clive Fennelly I Want Candy Film Actor 2008 Sunny and the Elephant Nicolas A Previous Engagement Tyler References Jump up ^ `` Archived copy ''. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 17 January 2016. Jump up ^ Woods, Simon. `` Simon Woods ''. Huffington Post. Jump up ^ Barber, Lynn ( 24 May 2009 ). `` I do n't sleep around, if that 's what you mean... Would you like some more cake ? ''. The Guardian. London. Jump up ^ The Tatler List, Christopher Bailey. Jump up ^ Daily Mail 31 August 2012 Jump up ^ http://ohnotheydidnt.livejournal.com/71618584.html External links Simon Woods on IMDb ISNI : 0000 0000 5154 3356 LCCN : no2008034026 SUDOC : 161753337 VIAF : 46565726 Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Simon_Woods&oldid=841913423 '' Categories : 1980 births Alumni of Magdalen College, Oxford Living people People educated at Eton College LGBT entertainers from England Gay actors English male television actors 21st - century English male actors Hidden categories : Use British English from May 2011 Use dmy dates from May 2011 Pages to import images to Wikidata Articles with hCards Wikipedia articles with ISNI identifiers Wikipedia articles with LCCN identifiers Wikipedia articles with VIAF identifiers Talk Contents About Wikipedia Deutsch Español فارسی Français 한국어 Italiano עברית 日本 語 Polski Português Русский Svenska Türkçe 中文 5 more Edit links This page was last edited on 18 May 2018, at 22 : 20. About Wikipedia

Question: who played mr bingley in pride and prejudice
Answer: Simon Woods