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in the Nickelodeon mystery series '' House of Anubis'' (2011–2013) and Lancel Lannister in the

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'' (2011–2012; 2015–2016).

Early life and education

Simon was born in London to Anton (died 2017) and Teresa (née Stopford) Simon. He has two older brothers, Charles (born 1987) and Harry, and a younger sister, Fleur. Simon attended Downside School in Somerset and Bryanston School in Dorset. He trained at Joseph Pearlman's acting academy in Los Angeles.

Career

Around eight years old, Simon's mother signed him up for an acting agency. He began appearing in commercials before appearing in film roles as a young Gerald Durrell in '' My Family and Other Animals'' and then as a young Giacomo Casanova in '' Casanova'' in 2005. On his eighteenth birthday, Simon received the news that he had been cast as Lancel Lannister in the

series ''

'' and as

in the Nickelodeon series '' House of Anubis''. Simon played young Eugene Devlin in 2013 film '' Before I Sleep'' and Kennefick in the 2015 film ''

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''. He went on to star as Sean Nally in the 2017 Irish film '' The Lodgers'' and as the titular role in the 2018 film '' Kill Ben Lyk''. He appeared in the 2018 production of ''For King and Country'' at Southwark Playhouse and the 2019 stage adaptation of '' A Room with a View'' at L.A. Theatre Works.

Personal life

Simon is based between London and Los Angeles. In 2019, he led acting workshops in Valletta. He has been vocal about men's mental health and suicide prevention on social media, appearing on the 2020 Well Beings Virtual National Town Hall & Panel Discussion.

Filmography

Film roles

Television roles

Stage

Awards and nominations

References

External links

*
''Resonance'', a short movie by Marcos Efron and Eugene Simon
Living people 1992 births 21st-century English male actors English male child actors English male film actors English male television actors English people of Irish descent English people of Scottish descent Male actors from London People educated at Bryanston School People educated at Downside School Stopford family {{England-actor-stub