Christopher Simon (born 5 June 1963) is an Australian actor and producer. Born in
Sydney,
Australia.
He produced the film ''
Miss You Already
''Miss You Already'' is a 2015 British romantic comedy-drama film directed by Catherine Hardwicke and written by Morwenna Banks, based on Banks' 2013 radio drama ''Goodbye''. The film stars Toni Collette, Drew Barrymore, Dominic Cooper, Paddy C ...
'' directed by
Catherine Hardwicke
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.
Simon is also a producer of such films as ''
The Sweeney (2012 film)
''The Sweeney'' is a 2012 British action drama film, inspired by the 1970s ''The Sweeney'', the British television police drama of the same name, but set in contemporary London. Written and directed by Nick Love, from a story by Love and John Hod ...
'' directed by
Nick Love
Nick Love (born 24 December 1969) is an English film director and writer. His credits include the films '' The Football Factory'', '' The Business'', ''Goodbye Charlie Bright'', ''Outlaw'', ''The Sweeney'', and a 2009 remake of football hoolig ...
, ''
Pusher'', ''
I, Anna
''I, Anna'' is a 2012 British noir thriller film written and directed by Barnaby Southcombe and based on Elsa Lewin's novel of the same name. The film stars Southcombe's mother Charlotte Rampling alongside Gabriel Byrne and Hayley Atwell.
Plot
...
'', ''
Still Life
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'', ''Me and Me Dad'', ''
Boogie Woogie
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'', ''
The Proposition'', ''
Beyond the Ocean
''Beyond the Ocean'' (French release titles: ''Les Oiseaux du ciel'' and ''Après l'océan'') is a 2006 film directed by Éliane de Latour. Latour also did the screenplay. The film showed in the Panorama section of the 56th Berlin International ...
'', ''
The Trouble with Men and Women
''The Trouble with Men and Women'' is a 2005 film written and directed by Tony Fisher and starring Joseph McFadden and Kate Ashfield.
Plot
Serious and intense Matt is tired of mooning over a woman who has deserted him for a life in the Unite ...
''. He also produced short films by
Joe Wright
Joseph Wright (born 25 August 1972) is an English film director residing in Somerset, England. His motion pictures include the literary adaptations '' Pride & Prejudice'' (2005), '' Atonement'' (2007), ''Anna Karenina'' (2012), and '' Cyrano'' ...
such as ''
The End
The End may refer to:
Films
* ''The End'' (1953 film), a film by Christopher Maclaine
* ''The End'' (1978 film), a comedy by Burt Reynolds
* ''The End'' (1997 film), a Canadian film of 1997
* ''The End'' (1998 film), a skateboarding document ...
'' and
Nick Love
Nick Love (born 24 December 1969) is an English film director and writer. His credits include the films '' The Football Factory'', '' The Business'', ''Goodbye Charlie Bright'', ''Outlaw'', ''The Sweeney'', and a 2009 remake of football hoolig ...
's ''Love Story''.
Simon's various television acting roles include Eddie in The Long Firm, Pedro in ''
Gimme Gimme Gimme'', Michael Hassan in ''
The Bill
''The Bill'' is a British police procedural television series, first broadcast on ITV from 16 August 1983 until 31 August 2010. The programme originated from a one-off drama, '' Woodentop'', broadcast in August 1983.
The programme focused on ...
'', Lee Andersen in ''
Casualty
Casualty may refer to:
*Casualty (person), a person who is killed or rendered unfit for service in a war or natural disaster
**Civilian casualty, a non-combatant killed or injured in warfare
* The emergency department of a hospital, also known a ...
'', Abdel in ''
Lovejoy
''Lovejoy'' is a British television comedy-drama mystery series, based on the novels by John Grant under the pen name Jonathan Gash. The show, which ran to 71 episodes over six series, was originally broadcast on BBC1 between 10 January 19 ...
'', Samir in ''
Ultimate Force
''Ultimate Force'' is a British television action drama series that was shown on ITV, which deals with the activities of Red Troop of the SAS (Special Air Service). The first episode was broadcast on 16 September 2002, and a total of four seri ...
'', Da Souza in
Lynda La Plante
Lynda La Plante, CBE (born Lynda Titchmarsh; 15 March 1943) is an English author, screenwriter and former actress, best known for writing the ''Prime Suspect'' television crime series.
Early life
Lynda La Plante was born Lynda Titchmarsh on ...
’s ''Supply and Demand'', Nathan Morgan in ''
Wire In The Blood
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'' and he appeared in ''
Lenny Henry in Pieces''. Film acting roles include Room To Rent, The Delivery and O Jerusalem. He appeared as Hussein in the ''
Tales of the Unexpected'' episode (9/8) "The Finger of Suspicion" (1988).
Simon has acted in such plays as ''
12 Angry Men
''Twelve Angry Men'' is an American courtroom drama written by Reginald Rose concerning the jury of a homicide trial. It was broadcast initially as a television play in 1954. The following year it was adapted for the stage. It was adapted for a ...
'' and ''
Taking Sides'' both directed by
Harold Pinter
Harold Pinter (; 10 October 1930 – 24 December 2008) was a British playwright, screenwriter, director and actor. A Nobel Prize winner, Pinter was one of the most influential modern British dramatists with a writing career that span ...
in London's west end, ''The Kitchen'' directed by
Stephen Daldry
Stephen David Daldry CBE (born 2 May 1960) is an English director and producer of film, theatre, and television. He has won three Olivier Awards for his work in the West End and three Tony Awards for his work on Broadway. He has received thr ...
at the Royal Court, the Amnesty award-winning one man show ''When The Bulbull Stopped Singing'' for which he was nominated for the Acting Excellence Award (Best Actor) at the
Edinburgh Festival Fringe
The Edinburgh Festival Fringe (also referred to as The Fringe, Edinburgh Fringe, or Edinburgh Fringe Festival) is the world's largest arts and media festival, which in 2019 spanned 25 days and featured more than 59,600 performances of 3,841 dif ...
, which premiered at the Traverse theatre and toured to Iran, New York and Jordan.
Other theatre roles include ''Welcome to Ramallah'', which toured York and London,
at the Arcola and the Theatre Royal York, ''The Present'' at the Royal Court and the Bush, and ''Poor Superman'' at the Hampstead and the Traverse.
References
External links
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1963 births
Living people
Australian male television actors
Australian film producers