Simon Mirren is a British television writer and producer. He is a nephew of the actress
Helen Mirren
Dame Helen Mirren (born Helen Lydia Mironoff; born 26 July 1945) is an English actor. The recipient of numerous accolades, she is the only performer to have achieved the Triple Crown of Acting in both the United States and the United Kingdo ...
.
Career
Simon Mirren began his career writing for British series like medical drama ''
Casualty'', spy thriller ''
Spooks'' and ''
Waking the Dead''. He then moved on to writing and producing for American series ''
Without a Trace
''Without a Trace'' is an American police procedural drama television series created by Hank Steinberg that aired on CBS from September 26, 2002 to May 19, 2009 with the total of seven seasons and 160 episodes. The series focuses the cases of ...
'' and ''
Third Watch''. He then became a producer and writer for the procedural ''
Criminal Minds
''Criminal Minds'' is an American police procedural crime drama television series created and produced by Jeff Davis. The series premiered on CBS on September 22, 2005, and originally concluded on February 19, 2020; it was revived in 2022. It ...
''.
Mirren co-wrote and produced the television series
''Versailles'', dramatising the life of
Louis XIV
, house = Bourbon
, father = Louis XIII
, mother = Anne of Austria
, birth_date =
, birth_place = Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France
, death_date =
, death_place = Palace of Ve ...
of France. The first season of ''Versailles'' received mixed to positive reviews from critics. On 17 April 2018, ''
Variety'' reported that the third season of ''Versailles'' would be its last.
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Living people
British television producers
British soap opera writers
British television writers
English television writers
English screenwriters
English male screenwriters
English soap opera writers
British male television writers
Year of birth missing (living people)
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