Joe Sims (born 1980) is a British actor known primarily for his roles in ITV's drama ''

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'' where he played

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Nige Carter, and as a voice actor, the Tenth Doctor's companion Mark Seven in

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, through

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audio dramas.

Early life

Sims was born in Southmead Hospital, Bristol in 1980, and raised in Kingswood. He attended Sir Bernard Lovell School, where he was inspired to act by a drama teacher who introduced him to the

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company. Sims later attended Filton College before studying at

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and under scholarship at the

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Career

In 2012, Sims he won an Offie award for "People's Favourite Male Performance" for his role as alleged Texan killer Lee Fenton in ''As We Forgive Them'' at the

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. Sims has appeared extensively on television and stage and has a real ear for voices and accents performing over 100 different characters for radio including

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'', whilst his varied TV appearances include Endeavour, Father Brown, Ultimate Force, Uncle, The Basil Brush Show, children's animation ''

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'' and

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drama '' Casualty''. In 2009, Sims played the role of Sergeant De Graffe in the Indonesian film Merah Putih, as well as its 2010 sequel, ''Derah Garuda''. In 2010, Sims appeared as himself in an episode of Don't Tell the Bride (‘The One with the Wurzels’). Sims was best man at his brother Tom's wedding, where although his appearance was uncredited, and he was described as a “teacher from London”, eagle-eyed fans of his work recognised him “Sim”mediately. In 2013, Sims first appeared as Nigel Carter in ITV's BAFTA winning drama ''

''. He reprised the role for the programme's second and third series. In 2014, Sims voiced Creighton the Wanderer & Magerold of Lanafir in '' Dark Souls II''. He also portrayed the murderer of Joanna Yeates, Dutchman Vincent Tabak, in the BAFTA winning ITV docu-drama '' The Lost Honour of Christopher Jefferies''. In 2016, Sims played the recurring role of Greff who is the head of the mining community in ITV's '' Beowulf: Return to the Shieldlands''. In 2017 he appeared in Fox TV's '' Houdini & Doyle'', ''

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“Crime and Punishment”,'' Sci-Fi cult hit ''

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'' and Series 2 of '' Stan Lee's Lucky Man''. In 2018 he played evil Step Father Dean in a 4 part adaptation of Joe All Alone by Joanna Nadin and shot a feature film playing King Duncan in Macbeth. Sims was also nominated for Best Supporting Actor at 2017 BBC Audio Drama Awards for his role in BBC Radio 4's drama Lifelines where he played a suicidal boxer. The following year he was nominated for Best Actor at the 2018 BBC Audio Drama Awards for his role as Charlie Hammond in Oliver Park: The Easter Riot. 2019 saw Sims being directed in US/U.K. feature film ''Everything I Ever Wanted To Tell My Daughter About Men'' where he plays graffiti artist Moody and is directed by Tara Fitzgerald. He's also appearing in the new series of ''Britannia'', '' Shakespeare and Hathaway'', '' Agatha Raisin'' “The Haunted House” and ''

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''. He also played series regular and Mayoral enforcer Geoff in the

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series '' Free Rein''. 2020 Saw Sims play ex Premier League footballer Paul Williamson in Iain Morris and Damon Beasley's BBC Comedy '' The First Team''. In 2021 Sims first appears in Dr Who as David Tennant's companion, android Mark Seven in Dalek Universe for Big Finish. 2022 Saw Sims narrating the hit Channel 4 series Sarah Beeny's New Life In The Country. He also played the role of Deputy Marshal Arnhost in the ''

'' episode " The Power of the Doctor". In 2023 he filmed Jayde Adams co-created comedy set in a Bristolian call centre called '' Ruby Speaking'' for

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, in which he plays series regular Tom Drindle. In September 2023, Sims was given his own radio show and was announced as the new breakfast show presenter on BBC Radio Bristol, Starting in October.His Breakfast Show was included in BBC Radio 4's Pick Of The Year for 2023. In 2024, he was cast as Joe Summers in BBC One series '' Reunion''.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sims, Joe Living people Male actors from Bristol English male film actors English male radio actors English male stage actors English male television actors English male video game actors English male voice actors 1980 births 21st-century English male actors