
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'...

Agatha Christie's Poirot
TV • 1989

Silent Witness
TV • 1996

Minder
TV • 1979

Heartbeat
TV • 1992

Heartbeat
TV • 1992

Prime Suspect
TV • 1991

Trial & Retribution
TV • 1997

Footballers' Wives
TV • 2002

Blue Murder
TV • 2003

Ashes to Ashes
TV • 2008

Bulman
TV • 1985

The Grand
TV • 1997

The Royal
TV • 2003

Heart
MOVIE • 1999

Hillsborough
MOVIE • 1996

Strike: The Birth of Solidarity
MOVIE • 1981

The Nature of the Beast
MOVIE • 1988

The Things You Do for Love: Against the Odds
MOVIE • 1998