Acting
Simon's first job was as a journalist on the 'Bridgwater Mercury'. He left the newspaper to go to drama school. He began his acting career at Derby Playhouse in 1972 and it has included hundreds of roles in theatre, film, TV and radio. His TV debut was as a conman, Jim Potts, in 'Coronation Street', trying to sell a dodgy shower to Ena Sharples. (She wasn't fooled.) But much of his TV career has been spent on the other side of the law as policemen - including Sir Robert Peel (in a drama documentary) and D.I. Shiner in 'Heartbeat' from 1997-2005. He's older now, playing judges. 'The Innocent', 'Heart', 'Emmerdale', 'Wire in the Blood', 'Poirot', 'Eastenders'...
movieFilth: The Mary Whitehouse Story
2008
Male Panellist
tvAshes to Ashes
2008
Roseberry-Sykes
In Denial of Murder
2004
Julian Bevan
tvBlue Murder
2003
Mr. Corkland
tvThe Royal
2003
DI Shiner
tvTrust
2003
Banker
tvFootballers' Wives
2002
Bob Lyons
movieHeart
1999
Judge
movieThe Things You Do for Love: Against the Odds
1998
Hospital Consultant
tvThe Grand
1997
Leo Scarman
movieHillsborough
1996
Additional Cast
tvHeartbeat
1992
Inspector / DI Shiner
tvIn Suspicious Circumstances
1991
Prison Governor
tvPrime Suspect
1991
1st TV Newsreader
tvAgatha Christie's Poirot
1989
District Judge
movieThe Nature of the Beast
1988
Mr. Arkwright
tvBulman
1985
DS McKay
movieStrike: The Birth of Solidarity
1981
Piotr Maliszewski
tvMinder
1979
House Owner
movieThe Danedyke Mystery
1979
Detective Sergeant Trasker