John Simm
John Simm grew up in Nelson, Lancashire. He attended Edge End High School, Nelson, Lancashire followed by Blackpool Drama College at 16 and the Drama Centre, London at 19. He lives with his wife, actress Kate Magowan, and their children Ryan (born 13th August 2001) and Molly (born February 2007). Simm won the best actor award at the Valencia Film Festival for his film debut in "Boston Kickout" (1996).
| Known For | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 0.9382 |
| Birthday | 1970-07-10 |
| Place of Birth | Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK |
| Also Known As | 존 심, John Ronald Simm, |
2007
The 50 Greatest Television Dramas
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Boasting an amazing selection of the most watched, most influential and most highly acclaimed programmes ever made, The 50 Greatest Television Dramas...
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The 50 Greatest Television Dramas
2002
24 Hour Party People
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Manchester, 1976. Tony Wilson is an ambitious but frustrated local TV news reporter looking for a way to make his mark. After witnessing a life-changi...
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24 Hour Party People
1999
Human Traffic
6.806/400
For Jip, Lulu, Koop, Nina and Moff, the dead-end jobs they endure during the week just kill the time until Friday night. That's when they cut very loo...
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Human Traffic
1999
Wonderland
6.514/36
There's little wonder in the working-class lives of Bill, Eileen, and their three grown daughters. They're lonely Londoners. Nadia, a cafe waitress, p...
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Wonderland
1995
Boston Kickout
6.3/12
School leaver Phil moves with his father from inner-city London to the satellite Hertfordshire New Town of Stevenage, where they are promised a bright...
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Boston Kickout
2007
Moose on the Loose
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Anchorage capital city of Alaska is the wildest city on Earth thanks to its dramatic wildlife. Alongside 260,000 people are up to 1,000 moose, 200 bla...
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Moose on the Loose
2009
Skellig
6.108/37
An ordinary boy named Michael is going through some extraordinary changes in his life. His family has just moved into an unfamiliar house, and his bra...
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Skellig
2008
Tu£sday
5.6/13
Four career criminals, two glamorous bank workers and one over-the-hill has-been all happen to be planning a robbery on a London bank on the same day,...
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Tu£sday
2002
Miranda
5.453/32
A librarian begins a passionate affair with a mysterious woman who walks into his library. When she suddenly disappears he travels down to London to s...
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Miranda
1998
Understanding Jane
7.467/6
In desperation Elliot and Oz decide to reply to a telephone dating ad to kickstart their non-existent love lives. Their Prayers are answered when two...
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Understanding Jane
2007
The Yellow House
7.4/4
John Simm stars as Vincent Van Gogh in The Yellow House, a feature-length drama that tells the moving human story of the most influential and explosiv...
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The Yellow House
2012
Everyday
5.5/15
This film charts the relationship between a man imprisoned for drug smuggling and his wife and is being shot over the course of five years, a few week...
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Everyday
2011
Discovering Hamlet
7.5/2
Journey into "Hamlet"-the play and the man-through the experiences of some of the major actors and directors who have brought Shakespeare's great trag...
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Discovering Hamlet
1997
Diana & Me
6/5
Australian Diana Spencer wins a competition in a women's magazine, and as a prize gets a trip for two to London, where she wants to meet her idol and...
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Diana & Me
2002
Crime and Punishment
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Former student Raskolnikov is pushed to murder when struggling to pay the rent on his apartment. When the murder is being investigated by the police,...
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Crime and Punishment
2000
Forgive and Forget
5.3/20
David O'Neil, a plasterer and mature student Theo have been best mates for fourteen years and are practically inseparable. However, their friendship h...
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Right Here, Right Now
6.2/9
On July 13, 2002, Fatboy Slim, real name Norman Cook, performed the second of his free open-air concerts, The Big Beach Boutique II, in front of a rec...
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Right Here, Right Now
2002
Boys Alone
6/2
Take ten boys aged 11 and 12. A variety of backgrounds. Put them together in a house, with no adult control. Followed by a camera crew, the boys form...
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Boys Alone
2006
Brothers of the Head
5.538/26
In the 1970s a music promoter plucks Siamese twins from obscurity and grooms them into a freakish rock'n'roll act. A dark tale of sex, strangeness and...
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Brothers of the Head
2008
Cutting Edge - The Human Spider
8.5/2
A look at Alain Robert, dubbed the Human Spider, who scales some of the world's tallest buildings without the aid of ropes or safety equipment, despit...
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Cutting Edge - The Human Spider
2013
Father's Day
5.5/2
Joe wants out but the Don won't take no for an answer. Carl lays a plan to use Alison as the bait. Will it work, or will Joe walk away?
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Father's Day
2004
Ten Minute Movie
7/2
A lowly extra gets a shot at stardom. Now the glory, and the girl, are at Sam's fingertips. But suddenly his best friend is packing heat and his femme...
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Ten Minute Movie
1995
Carrying Dad
6/1
Frank and his brother Len meet on the day of their father's funeral. Together, with the help of Len's son Sean and Jean, a mysterious woman connected...
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Carrying Dad
2005
Monsoon Railway
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A look at three typical employees on Indian Railways as they fight the annual battle to keep the railway service running during the monsoon season.
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Monsoon Railway
1994
Meat
4.5/4
Brilliant, brutal and shocking drama starring Jonny Lee Miller and John Simm, following an ex-convict who falls for a prostitute, but makes a dangerou...
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Meat
2005
Blue/Orange
6.667/3
In a psychiatric hospital, a junior doctor is treating a young black man diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder. The patient is having a final...
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Blue/Orange
2001
Is Harry on the Boat?
4.9/10
On Ibiza, tour rep Brad is determined to win the informal competition among the male reps to sleep with the most female clients, while his friend Mike...
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Is Harry on the Boat?
2004
Nero
6/10
As a young boy, future emperor Nero witnesses the mad Emperor Caligula kill his father and exile his mother. While in exile in the pontine islands, Ag...
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Nero
2006
The Dark Side of Porn: The Real Animal Farm
8.3/3
A look at the story behind the bestiality tape ANIMAL FARM. From its production in early 70's Denmark, to when it was smuggled to the UK and distribut...
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The Dark Side of Porn: The Real Animal Farm
1994
A Pinch of Snuff
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Receiving a tip from his dentist Jack Shorter, policeman Peter Pascoe takes a closer look at the Calliope Kinema Club, a film club notorious for showi...
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A Pinch of Snuff
2007
Factory: Manchester from Joy Division to Happy Mondays
7.7/3
Documentary celebrating the triumph, tragedy and human comedy that was Manchester record company, Factory. Started by the late Tony Wilson, Alan Erasm...
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Factory: Manchester from Joy Division to Happy Mondays
2006
Devilwood
7/1
In a lawless outpost in 17th Century England, the people have ceased to be God-fearing but learn to fear the Devil instead.
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Devilwood
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Joey
8/1
A lonely clown working in a forgotten seaside resort falls in love and is forced to confront a terrible secret he's been hiding.
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Joey
2007
The End of 'Life on Mars'
7/1
A documentary about the conclusion of Life on Mars
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Do You Wanna Wrap Here?: The Making of Boston Kickout
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Behind the scenes of Paul Hills' 1995 feature film, Boston Kickout.
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Do You Wanna Wrap Here?: The Making of Boston Kickout
2008
The Ties That Bind Us
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A look at the subtle (and not so subtle!) links to the show's past and future contained within the story of The Five Doctors.
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The Ties That Bind Us
2010
Doctor Who: The End of Time
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The Doctor finally faces his destiny as both his home planet and old foe reappears.
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When the Wolves Came
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When the Wolves Came follows the day leading up to a devastating village raid. Caught in the chaos are Alfred, a village head facing ruin; Aemma, a wo...
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When the Wolves Came
1995
Mirror Man
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When the schizophrenic Gary Kingston murders his social worker, his case is handed over to the unsuspecting Anna Spalinsky. Social Services know that...
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