Personal details
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Born
10 luglio 1970 (56)
Place of birth
Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK
Also known as
존 심 · John Ronald Simm
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).
Conosciuto per
6.8
Series
Grace
DS Roy Grace
2021–
6.6
Series
The Catch
Rhys Griffiths
2016–2017
7.8
Series
Life on Mars
Sam Tyler
2006–2007
6.5
Series
Intruders
Jack Whalen
2014
5.4
Series
I, Jack Wright
Gray Wright
2025–
8.3
Film
The Dark Side of Porn: The Real Animal Farm
Narrator
2006
7.4
Series
State of Play
Cal McAffrey
2003
6.4
Series
Collateral
David Mars
2018
7.2
Series
The Village
John Middleton
2013–2014
7.0
Series
The Lakes
Danny Kavanagh
1997–1999
7.0
Series
Mad Dogs
Baxter
2011–2013
6.9
Series
The Devil's Whore
Edward Sexby
2008
6.5
Series
Strangers
Jonah Mulray
2018
6.8
Series
Sex Traffic
Daniel Appleton
2004
6.9
Series
Trauma
Dan Bowker
2018
5.2
Series
The Dark Side of Porn
Self
2005–2006
5.7
Series
Cold Courage
Arthur Fried
2020
7.2
Series
Exile
Tom Ronstadt
2011
7.3
Series
Code of a Killer
Alec Jeffreys
2015
10.0
Series
London
Friedrich Engels
2004
7.7
Series
Men of the World
Kendle Bains
1994–1995
5.0
Series
Never Never
John Parlour
2000
8.8
Series
Wartime Farm
Narrator
2012
6.2
Film
Right Here, Right Now
Self
2023
8.0
Film
Joey
Joey
2020
Acting credits 25 titles
I, Jack Wright
as Gray Wright
5.4
2025–
Right Here, Right Now
as Self
6.2
2023
Grace
as DS Roy Grace
6.8
2021–
Joey
as Joey
8.0
2020
Cold Courage
as Arthur Fried
5.7
2020
Strangers
as Jonah Mulray
6.5
2018
Trauma
as Dan Bowker
6.9
2018
Collateral
as David Mars
6.4
2018
The Catch
as Rhys Griffiths
6.6
2016–2017
Code of a Killer
as Alec Jeffreys
7.3
2015
Intruders
as Jack Whalen
6.5
2014
The Village
as John Middleton
7.2
2013–2014
Wartime Farm
as Narrator
8.8
2012
Exile
as Tom Ronstadt
7.2
2011
Mad Dogs
as Baxter
7.0
2011–2013
The Devil's Whore
as Edward Sexby
6.9
2008
The Dark Side of Porn: The Real Animal Farm
as Narrator
8.3
2006
Life on Mars
as Sam Tyler
7.8
2006–2007
The Dark Side of Porn
as Self
5.2
2005–2006
Sex Traffic
as Daniel Appleton
6.8
2004
London
as Friedrich Engels
10.0
2004
State of Play
as Cal McAffrey
7.4
2003
Never Never
as John Parlour
5.0
2000
The Lakes
as Danny Kavanagh
7.0
1997–1999
Men of the World
as Kendle Bains
7.7
1994–1995