ITV Press CentreGrace15 Apr 2022 John Simm returns as Brighton-based Detective Superintendent Roy Grace alongside Richie Campbell who plays DS Glenn Branson, for a second series of ITV crime drama, Grace How did you feel about the response to episode one?I was thrilled! It was exactly as we hoped and prayed it would be, and … Continue reading
The Two Shot PodcastCraig Parkinson19 Feb 2022 Hello TSP mates. It’s new episode day again, and this week Craig is having a chin-wag with John Simm. John’s a top, top actor with an incredibly strong and varied resume. You might know him from Doctor Who, Life On Mars, Grace, Cracker or from films like Human … Continue reading
Manchester UnitedCelebrity Reds13 Feb 2022 Zarah Connolly catches up with actor and huge Manchester United fan John Simm ahead of the 12 Feb 2022 game against Southampton. Click image above or here to be redirected to Video Interview (00:02:56). Continue reading
SpotifyBookish with Sonya Walger2 Jan 2022 John Simm is an English actor, director, and musician, best known for playing Sam Tyler in Life on Mars, the master in Doctor Who, and DS Roy Grace in Grace. His other television credits include State of Play, The Lakes, Crime and Punishment, Exile, Prey, and Cracker. He has been … Continue reading
The SOHO London Independent Film Festival2021 Awards22 Nov 2021 Best UK Film Andrew Knott, William Ash for their film Joey Best Actor John Simm for his performance in Joey Jump to 1:10:43 below to watch the award for Best UK Film being presented for Joey, with co-writer/co-director Andrew Knott’s acceptance speech PLUS a preview clip from the film. Jump … Continue reading
TwitterScroobius Pip1 April 2021 Today’s Distraction Pieces Podcast is with the LEGEND John Simm! We talk computer games, playing in bands, Human Traffic, Life on Mars, Grace and loads more. Apple: https://t.co/fqJ4521xTkSpotify: https://t.co/TZkHxxjiLiAcast: https://t.co/XMEPrqWG7vhttps://t.co/nEc51lXk9N pic.twitter.com/rU0EgEQsW7 — Scroobius Pip (@Scroobiuspipyo) March 31, 2021 Play Podcast Interview (00:58:18): Continue reading
BBC Radio 5 LiveNihal Arthanayake17 March 2021 Speaking to BBC 5 Live’s Nihal Arthanayake, John Simm talks about tricks of the acting trade and that there could be more of Life on Mars. Scroll down to watch both clips below with Nihal and John. Ever wondered how to cry on cue? 😢 Actor, John Simm … Continue reading
BBC Radio 4Loose Ends13 March 2021 Athena Kugblenu and Clive Anderson chat with guest John Simm about ‘Grace’, ITV’s newest crime drama in which he plays the lead role. Recorded on Friday 12th March 2021. Play Radio Interview (00:08:04): Continue reading
FacebookLenny Beige9 March 2021 Chatty Tuesday with John Simm The legendary Lenny Beige chats with superb British actor John Simm about his career, music and whatever else they fancy. Watch Interview below (01:07:45):Jump to 00:02:13 to start. Audio begins at 00:03:03. Continue reading
Virgin Radio UKThe Chris Evans Breakfast Show11 March 2021 Listen below as Chris Evans chats with acting sensation John Simm who stars in ITV’s terrifying new drama ‘Grace’ which starts Sunday 14 Mar at 8pm. Play Radio Interview (00:12:17): Continue reading
ITV | This Morning 10 March 2021 From Life on Mars to Doctor Who, actor John Simm has taken on a new role in lockdown – playing a troubled detective in new ITV crime drama ‘Grace’. Based on the international bestselling novel ‘Dead Simple’ by Peter James, John joins us to discuss why the importance … Continue reading
The Albion Roar Ady Packham & Alan Wares 2 Dec 2020 Listen via Audioboom Player below or wherever you get your Podcasts. In his first interview since filming @ITV‘s ‘Grace’, crime author @peterjamesuk talked to @adypackham and me about the pain getting his novels to small screen, casting and filming, and getting @JohnSimmSociety to play … Continue reading
C21 Podcast Jonathan Webdale 19 Nov 2020 Listen -> here or wherever you get your Podcasts. The C21Podcast is out! #Endeavour creator Russell Lewis & exec producer Andrew O’Connor discuss adapting @peterjamesuk‘s #RoyGrace for @ITV starring #JohnSimm Listen via C21 https://t.co/P6mi9sqgb7 Apple https://t.co/93XypjgnTi or Spotify https://t.co/J6fUPvNPVW #ContentLondon pic.twitter.com/gpIhf9L0Zq — C21 Media (@C21Media) November 19, 2020 … Continue reading
Who Am I This Time David Morrissey 4 Nov 2020 David talks to old friend and colleague John Simm (Life on Mars, Doctor Who, Grace) about the 2002 Paul Abbot project State of Play directed by regular Harry Potter Director David Yates. Listen -> here or wherever you get your Podcasts. Joining us this week … Continue reading
The Daily TelegraphHelen Brown3 Sep 2020 John Simm as Arthur Fried in Britbox’s Cold Courage | Photo: Bernard Walsh As a teenager growing up in the small Lancashire town of Nelson, John Simm witnessed racist thuggery on a terrifying scale. “The level of fear and ignorance directed towards the local immigrants was just terrible. To … Continue reading
Kelly’s Heroes Craig Kelly 4 July 2020 Craig Kelly and John Simm talk cartoon characters, The Lakes, Life on Mars, Rick Astley and also why they wore those leotards at 18 years of age. Listen Now: Craig Kelly and John talk cartoon characters, The Lakes, Life on Mars, Rick Astley and also why they wore … Continue reading
Worthing Herald Phil Hewitt 24 June 2020 Production has been delayed, but for Peter James, the consolation remains that at least he’s got his Grace. Absolutely the right Grace. Peter, author of the Brighton-based Roy Grace crime novels, is thrilled that John Simm – Macbeth in Chichester last year – is to play him in … Continue reading
Whats on Stage – YouTube 24 Sep 2019 We sit down with the two stars of Chichester’s Macbeth – Dervla Kirwan and John Simm – to chat about starring in Paul Miller’s new revival at the Chichester Festival Theatre. Find out more: https://www.whatsonstage.com/chichester-theatre/news/macbeth-chichester-john-simm-full-casting_49645.html Continue reading
The Guardian Sam Wollaston 27 Sep 2019 John Simm: ‘I don’t feel anything when I film any more’ From his Life on Mars cop to Crime and Punishment’s Raskolnikov, Simm does a fine line in the troubled and conflicted. Next up? Macbeth John Simm doesn’t do any of that superstition nonsense. It’s not the Scottish … Continue reading
Virgin Radio UK Chris Evans Breakfast Show 4 Sep 2019 Listen below as Chris Evans chats with BAFTA-nominated acting royalty John Simm about making his debut at Chichester Festival Theatre in the title role of Macbeth, plus his upcoming role in the new prequel series to Game of Thrones. Play Radio Interview (00:17:16): Continue reading
Love Talkin’ Nicola Stephenson 23 May 2019 This weeks Box Set Go! features the awesome John Simm talking Taxi Driver, The Wizard Of Oz, Blade Runner and Back to the Future. Find it at love https://t.co/mNYt3tKi9w or look for lovetalkin wherever you get your podcasts. ❤️🌈… https://t.co/yA3OrU9qZG — nicola stephenson (@nicstep) May 23, 2019 Actress … Continue reading
Variety (EXCLUSIVE) Stewart Clarke 22 March 2019 John Simm plays a rabble-rousing populist politician in Cold Courage and Lionsgate has stepped up and taken international rights to the series. Based on the series of novels by Pekka Hiltunen, the drama is billed as the biggest yet out of Finland and will bow on the Viaplay streaming service in … Continue reading
Spotlight 22 March 2019 Spotlight, the home of casting and connecting talented performers with exciting roles since 1927, interviews John Simm on Being an Actor. “Be confident. Never stop learning. Always watch, always read” – Actor John Simm talks to Spotlight about how he got started, what drew him to acting, dealing with the highs … Continue reading
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