John Simm

**John Ronald Simm** (born 10 July 1970 in Leeds, West Riding of Yorkshire) is an English actor and musician. He grew up mainly in Lancashire. His roles include two BAFTA award-winning BBC Wales dramas: as Sam Tyler in the drama _Life on Mars_ and as the Master in the long-running science fiction series _Doctor Who_. He has appeared in many popular television dramas such as _The Lakes_, _State of Play_ and two BAFTA award-winning serials; _Clocking Off_ and _Sex Traffic_. His movie roles include _Human Traffic_ and _24 Hour Party People_. He was nominated for the Olivier and Theatergoer's Choice Award for the best Actor 2008.

Besides acting, Simm was a founding member, songwriter and guitarist with the rock band Magic Alex.

## Personal life

Simm married actress Kate Magowan in April 2004 in the Forest of Dean. They have a son and a daughter. Simm is a strong supporter of Manchester United.

### Television

|Year|Title|Role|Notes|
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|1992|_Rumpole of the Bailey_|Joby Jonson|Series 7, Episode 4: "Rumpole and the Reform of Joby Jonson"|
|1993|_Oasis_|Posh Robert|Episodes 1, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10|
|_Heartbeat_|Richard Francis|Series 2, Episode 9: "Wall of Silence"||
|_The Bill_|Paul Jeffries|Season 9, Episode 95: "Blind Spot"||
|_Men of the World_|Kendle Bains|Series 1 and 2||
|1994|_A Pinch of Snuff_|Clint Heppelwhite||
|_Meat_|Cecil|||
|1995|_Chiller_|Gary Kingston|Series 1, Episode 3: "Here Comes the Mirror Man"|
|_Cracker_|Bill Nash|Series 3, Episode 2: "Best Boys"||
|1997|_The Locksmith_|Paul||
|1997–1999|_The Lakes_|Danny Kavanagh|Series 1 and 2, 14 episodes|
|2000|_Forgive and Forget_|Theo||
|_Clocking Off_|Stuart Leach|Series 1, Episode 1: "The Leaches' Story"||
|_Meet Ricky Gervais_|Himself|Episode 6||
|_Never Never_|John Parlour|||
|2001|_Spaced_|Stephen Edwards|Series 2, Episode 1: "Back"|
|2002|_Magic Hour_|Alex||
|_Crime & Punishment_|Raskolnikov|||
|_White Teeth_|Mr. Hero|Cameo||
|2003|_State of Play_|Cal McCaffrey|6 episodes|
|_Canterbury Tales_|Ace|_The Knight's Tale_||
|2004|_The All Star Comedy Show_|Various characters||
|_London_|Friedrich Engels|||
|_Imperium: Nerone_|Caligula|||
|_Sex Traffic_|Daniel Appleton|||
|2005|_Blue/Orange_|Dr. Bruce Flaherty||
|2006–2007|_Life on Mars_|Sam Tyler|Nominated – BAFTA Award for Best Actor|
|2007|_The Yellow House_|Vincent Van Gogh||
|2008|_The Devil's Whore_|Edward Sexby||
|2009|_Skellig_|Dave||
|_Doctor Who_|The Master|Episode: "The End of Time, Part One"||
|2010|Episode: "The End of Time, Part Two"|||
|_Moving On_|Moose / Mike|Series 2, Episode 4: "Malaise"||
|2011|_Mad Dogs_|Baxter|4 episodes|
|_Exile_|Tom Ronstadt|3 episodes Nominated – BAFTA Award for Best Actor||
|2012|_Mad Dogs 2_|Baxter|4 episodes|
|201?|_Mad Dogs 3_|||

### Movies

|Year|Title|Role|Notes|
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|1995|_Boston Kickout_|Phil||
|1999|_Human Traffic_|Jip||
|_Wonderland_|Eddie|||
|2001|_Understanding Jane_|Oz||
|2002|_24 Hour Party People_|Bernard||
|_Miranda_|Frank|||
|2008|_Skellig_|Dave||
|_Tu£sday_|Silver|||
|201?|_Seven Days_|Unknown|Being filmed in real-time over a period of five years|

### Theatre

|Year|Title|Role|Theatre / Notes|
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|1996|_Goldhawk Road_|Colin|Bush Theatre|
|2007|_Elling_|Elling|Bush Theatre Trafalgar Studios 1|
|2009|_Speaking in Tongues_|Leon|Duke of York's Theatre|
|2010|_Hamlet_|Hamlet|Crucible Theatre|
|2012|_Betrayal_|Jerry||

## Infobox (person)

- **name**: John Simm
- **image**: John Simm cropped.jpg
- **birth name**: John Ronald Simm
- **birth place**: Leeds, West Riding of Yorkshire, England
- **television**: **Sam Tyler** in _Life on Mars (TV series), Life on Mars_
**Master (Doctor Who), The Master** in _Doctor Who_
- **nationality**: United Kingdom, British
- **occupation**: Actor, musician
- **yearsactive**: 1992–present
- **children**: Son and daughter