The Guardian Simon Hattenstone 11 September 2010 Why is John Simm so often cast as a chippy bugger? “Am I?” he asks. “Define chippy.” Well, there’s the brooding journalist Cal McCaffrey in TV drama State Of Play who feels he’s up against the world, and the displaced detective inspector Sam Tyler in Life On Mars, thrown back into the … Continue reading
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The play’s the thing for TV star
Sheffield Telegraph By Ian Soutar 09 September 2010 PLAYING Hamlet is surely something most actors dream of – “the ultimate part for a young actor”, according to actor and director Samuel West. In the case of John Simm, preparing to open as the Prince of Denmark at the Crucible next week, it was more a … Continue reading
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John Simm interview: who’s the baddie?
Telegraph.co.uk By John Preston 24 Dec 2009 John Simm, an actor so affable he lives in fear of offending every fan he meets, is tight-lipped on whether he actually bumps off David Tennant’s Doctor Who this Christmas. But he certainly had fun trying In the night before we meet, John Simm had caught the Tube … Continue reading
Short piece written by John in yesterday’s Times
With special thanks to “wibble”, Administrator at the Railway Arms for transcribing the following [see original post here] [wibble] Short piece written by John in yesterday’s [19 Sep 2009] Times. Can’t find online so here is the text: “We’re four or five weeks into rehearsals for Speaking in Tongues and my mind aches. It’s such … Continue reading
John Simm: ‘I don’t mean to seem cocky’
The Independent The Big Interview by Christina Patterson 18 September 2009 He’s known as the star of television dramas ‘Life on Mars’ and ‘Dr Who’. Now the actor is returning to the West End stage ‘I was trying,” says John Simm, “to find a way to do Hamlet.” Er, sorry? The man who played The … Continue reading
Interview: Time In – A big ask – John Simm
Time Out 9 April 2009 Thanks to ‘wibble’ for transcribing the Time Out article over at the Railway Arms: Time In – A big ask – John Simm Continue reading
My Media – John Simm Interview
The Guardian John Dugdale 6 April 2009 Newspapers I was a Guardian man for many, many years but two years ago I had a change of heart – it got a bit celeby. I still get it on Fridays but read the Times and get the Observer and Sunday Times on Sundays. I’d never read … Continue reading
It’s A Man’s World: John Simm
Mail Online Daphne Lockyear 15 November 2008 The actor on always wearing the same suit, bad hairdos, why his wife is his biggest style critic and admiring Johnny Depp People probably think I’m a tramp as I always wear the same suit. It’s Versace, though – I bought it for my wedding. It cost … Continue reading
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John Simm on The Devil’s Whore
Times Online Amy Raphael 18 November 2008 After Life on Mars, John Simm is happy to be himself and to play the antihero in The Devil’s Whore, a new period drama After Life on Mars won an Emmy in 2006, John Simm decided to try “the LA thing”. He met the revered director-producer J.J. … Continue reading
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I find some aspects of stardom quite strange, admits Doctor Who star John Simm
Daily Record Tim Oglethorpe 12 Nov 2008 I find some aspects of stardom quite strange, admits Doctor Who star John Simm JOHN SIMM has been here, there and everywhere over the last couple of years and he is on the move again for his latest TV project, the hard-hitting historical drama The Devil’s Whore. After … Continue reading
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John Simm: show me the script
Telegraph.co.uk 01/11/2008 By Chloe Fox John Simm’s latest television role is as a Civil War mercenary in The Devil’s Whore. When it comes to pursuing his own career, money is the last thing on his mind. There is something engagingly paradoxical about John Simm. An everyman with a rare talent, he has starred in arguably … Continue reading
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Interview with John Simm for The Devil’s Whore
Channel 4 The Devil’s Whore Cast Interviews: John Simm Interview Date Published: 16 Oct 2008 Edward Sexby is a fascinating character. Explain a bit about him. When you first meet him, he’s a soldier of fortune, a hired hand who kills people for money, working for whoever pays the most. As the story evolves, he … Continue reading
My Best Teacher – John Simm
TES Magazine Daphne Lockyer 10 October 2008 An English and art teacher with a passion for drama helped this actor find his feet When I was growing up in Nelson, a working class mill town near Burnley, Lancashire, my future, like everyone else’s, seemed mapped out. It involved leaving school at 16, finding a menial job, … Continue reading
The Man Who Fell To Earth
The Sunday Telegraph Charlotte Williamson 5 Aug 2007 In ‘Life on Mars’ John Simm played a detective stuck in a 1970s time warp. Now he’s moved on and is wowing them in the West End. But, as he tells Charlotte Williamson, ‘I still can’t believe it’s not 1999’ A few Fridays ago, one corner of … Continue reading
20 Questions With… John Simm
What’s On Stage Malcolm Rock 23 April 2007 Actor John Simm – who’s back on stage for the first time in 11 years, reuniting with old friends at the Bush for the premiere of Norwegian comedy Elling – talks about exhaustion On Mars, his worst job & the Beatles soundtrack to his life. Actor John Simm is best known to … Continue reading
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John Simm: The time of his life
The Independent Liz Hoggard 11 Feb 2007 Travelling back through the years for hit show ‘Life on Mars’ has given the actor more fame than he knows how to cope with. But now he reveals to Liz Hoggard a new role that will mean seeing a Doctor “If it had been a hazy, nostalgic 1970s … Continue reading
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