John Simm


  • Date of Birth: 10 July, 1970
  • Place of Birth: Leeds, West Yorkshire , England
  • Biography: John Ronald Simm (born 10 July 1970 in Leeds, West Yorkshire) is an English actor and musician. He is best known for his roles in two BAFTA award-winning BBC Wales dramas: as Sam Tyler in the detective drama Life on Mars and as an incarnation of The Master in the... Read more

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The end is coming. The day after Christmas, to be exact. BBC America announced Friday (Nov. 20) that the "Doctor Who" special "The End of Time, Part One" -- the first half of David Tennant 's final appearance as the... ... Full Article

'I was trying," says John Simm, "to find a way to do Hamlet." Er, sorry? The man who played The Master in Dr Who, and a leather-jacketed detective in Life on Mars, and a clubber in Human Traffic, and a... ... Full Article

Philip Glenister has said John Simm is to Ashes to Ashes what Robbie Williams is to Take That. The 46-year-old actor starred as DCI Gene Hunt in 70s cop drama Life On Mars alongside Simm as Sam Tyler and now... ... Full Article

John Simm is to star in the West End premiere of Andrew Bovell's thriller Speaking In Tongues. The Life On Mars actor will play detective Leon Zat in the play, which also stars Ian Hart and Kerry Fox, when it... ... Full Article

Keeley Hawes has vowed never to step into another actor's shoes. The actress received some bad reviews for Ashes To Ashes in which she starred with Philip Glenister, who had previously played the same character, Gene Hunt, opposite John Simm... ... Full Article

As with The Office , it's jarring to see an American remake of such a recent, well-regarded British series. If the original song was so good, why listen to a cover version? ... Full Article

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