
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).

Wonderland
1999 · as Eddie

24 Hour Party People
2002 · as Bernard

Human Traffic
1999 · as Jip

Miranda
2002 · as Frank

Father's Day
2013 · as Dave

Forgive and Forget
2000 · as Theo

Skellig
2009 · as Dave

Doctor Who: The End of Time
2010 · as The Master

Nero
2004 · as Caligula

Mirror Man
1995 · as Gary Kingston

The Dark Side of Porn: The Real Animal Farm
2006 · as Narrator

Carrying Dad
1995 · as Sean

Tu£sday
2008 · as Silver

Brothers of the Head
2006 · as Boatman

Right Here, Right Now
2023 · as Self

The 50 Greatest Television Dramas
2007 · as Self

Discovering Hamlet
2011 · as Self

Crime and Punishment
2002 · as Raskolnikov