Simon Lowe is a British actor who, among other titles, has played series regulars in ''
Bodies
Bodies may refer to:
Literature
* ''Bodies'' (comics), a 2014–2015 Vertigo Comics detective fiction series
* ''Bodies'' (novel), a 2002 novel by Jed Mercurio
* ''Bodies'', a 1977 play by James Saunders
* ''Bodies'', a 2009 book by Susie Orba ...
'' (Dr. Tim Sibley), and ''
The Grimleys'' (Shane Titley), both of which were written by
Jed Mercurio
Gerald Gary Mercurio (born September 1966) is a British television writer, producer, director and novelist. A former hospital doctor and Royal Air Force officer, Mercurio has been ranked among UK television's leading writers. In 2017, Mercurio ...
. He also played
Derek Evans in ''
EastEnders
''EastEnders'' is a British television soap opera created by Julia Smith (producer), Julia Smith and Tony Holland which has been broadcast on BBC One since February 1985. Set in the fictional borough of Walford in the East End of London, the ...
''. In April 2022, he began appearing in the BBC soap opera ''
Doctors
Doctor, Doctors, The Doctor or The Doctors may refer to:
Titles and occupations
* Physician, a medical practitioner
* Doctor (title), an academic title for the holder of a doctoral-level degree
** Doctorate
** List of doctoral degrees awarded b ...
'' as
Brian Kiernan
''Doctors (2000 TV series), Doctors'' is a Television in the United Kingdom, British Medical drama, medical soap opera which began broadcasting on BBC One on 26 March 2000. Set in the fictional West Midlands (region), West Midlands town of Leth ...
.
Prior to this, he played Sgt. James Collins in ''Doctors''.
As a teenager at the end of the 1980s, he had a regular role in the
Central Independent Television
ITV Central, previously known as Central Independent Television, Carlton Central, ITV1 for Central England and commonly referred to as simply Central, is the ITV (TV network), Independent Television franchisee in Midlands, the English Midlands ...
soap opera ''
Crossroads
Crossroads is a junction where four roads meet.
Crossroads, crossroad, cross road(s) or similar may also refer to:
Film and television Films
* ''Crossroads'' (1928 film), a 1928 Japanese film by Teinosuke Kinugasa
* ''Cross Roads'' (film), a ...
'', playing Jason Grice. In 2007, he portrayed the survivor of the
Hindenburg disaster
The ''Hindenburg'' disaster was an airship accident that occurred on May 6, 1937, in Manchester Township, New Jersey, Manchester Township, New Jersey, United States. The LZ 129 Hindenburg, LZ 129 ''Hindenburg'' (; Aircraft registration, Regi ...
, Joseph Spah, in the drama from
Channel 4
Channel 4 is a British free-to-air public broadcast television channel owned and operated by Channel Four Television Corporation. It is state-owned enterprise, publicly owned but, unlike the BBC, it receives no public funding and is funded en ...
, ''
Hindenburg: The Untold Story'', directed by Sean Grundy. In 2010, in
Channel 4
Channel 4 is a British free-to-air public broadcast television channel owned and operated by Channel Four Television Corporation. It is state-owned enterprise, publicly owned but, unlike the BBC, it receives no public funding and is funded en ...
's ''Bloody Foreigners'', he played the role of
Jan Zumbach
Jan Eugeniusz Ludwik Zumbach (14 April 1915, Ursynów, Congress Poland, Russian Empire – 3 January 1986, France) was a Poland, Polish-Switzerland, Swiss fighter pilot who became an fighter ace, ace and squadron commander during the World War I ...
, of
303 squadron. In 2011, he made a single appearance in
HBO
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's ''
Game of Thrones
''Game of Thrones'' is an American Fantasy television, fantasy Drama (film and television), drama television series created by David Benioff and for HBO. It is an adaptation of ''A Song of Ice and Fire'', a series of high fantasy novels by ...
'' as a wine merchant, and he has portrayed Mr. Bell in the ''
4 O'Clock Club
''4 O'Clock Club'' is a British comedy drama and musical children's television series set in a secondary school, which premiered on 13 January 2012 on CBBC.
Background
In March 2011, auditions were held for ''4 O'Clock Club'', and the show was ...
'' from 2013 to 2020. He also played Sir Cumference in the "A Knight's Tail" section of ''
Hacker Time''. Theatre work includes the portrayal of
Dudley Moore
Dudley Stuart John Moore (19 April 193527 March 2002) was an English actor, comedian, musician and composer. He first came to prominence in the UK as a leading figure in the British satire boom of the 1960s. He was one of the four writer-perf ...
in the show, ''
Pete and Dud: Come Again''
[http://www.thestage.co.uk/reviews/review.php/16546/pete-and-dud-come-again ] that successfully toured
United Kingdom
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in 2007, alongside actor Gareth Tunley playing
Peter Cook
Peter Edward Cook (17 November 1937 – 9 January 1995) was an English comedian, actor, satirist, playwright and screenwriter. He was the leading figure of the British satire boom of the 1960s, and he was associated with the anti-establishmen ...
. In 2013, Lowe appeared as the monk in Bryan Singer's ''
Jack the Giant Slayer
''Jack the Giant Slayer'' (previously titled ''Jack the Giant Killer'') is a 2013 American heroic fantasy, fantasy adventure film directed by Bryan Singer and written by Darren Lemke, Christopher McQuarrie and Dan Studney, from a story by Lemke ...
'', as Dr. Quentin in the adaptation of ''The Big Four'', for the final series of ''
Agatha Christie's Poirot
''Agatha Christie's Poirot'', or simply ''Poirot'' (), is a British mystery drama television programme that aired on ITV from 8 January 1989 to 13 November 2020. The ITV show is based on many of Agatha Christie's famous crime fiction series, wh ...
'', and as a snobbish
maître d'
(spelled according to post-1990 spelling rules) is a commonly used honorific for lawyers, judicial officers and notaries in France, Belgium, Switzerland and French-speaking parts of Canada. It is often written in its abbreviated form ''Me'' o ...
in an episode of ''
Downton Abbey
''Downton Abbey'' is a British historical drama television series set in the early 20th century, created and co-written by Julian Fellowes. It first aired in the United Kingdom on ITV (TV network), ITV on 26 September 2010 and in the United St ...
''.
References
External links
*
Official website
Living people
British male television actors
1973 births
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