John Simm: ‘I got rid of the music and clubbing and got into some proper serious drama’

Posted on 09/05/2022 by Administrator • Leave a comment

The Big IssueAdrian Lobb9 May 2022 The seven ages of Simm: actor John Simm on The Lakes, Life On Mars, Doctor Who, Macbeth, Grace… and the Game of Thrones prequel that got away John Simm in Macbeth, The Lakes, Grace, Life on Mars and Doctor Who.Photo illustration: The Big Issue (Images: Alamy / ITV) John … Continue reading →

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Interview: John Simm Once Contemplated Faking a Heart Attack and Tells About his Latest ‘Repellent’ Character in Cold Courage

Posted on 04/09/2020 by Administrator • Leave a comment

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 →

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Radio Interview: John Simm joins Miranda Sawyer to discuss the use of music in his work

Posted on 28/05/2018 by Administrator • Leave a comment

BBC Radio 6 Music Sound and Vision Miranda Sawyer 29 April 2018 John Simm joins Miranda Sawyer to discuss the use of music in his work. From Human Traffic to Life On Mars to Doctor Who, John Simm is one of the UK’s finest actors. Play radio interview (00:55:55): Music Played The Stone … Continue reading →

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The Horror of Hamlet – John Simm

Posted on 30/10/2011 by Administrator • 1 Comment

ShortList Magazine Joe Ellison Issue 199 27 Oct 2011 Five leading men discuss tackling the greatest role ever penned. Ahead of Michael Sheen’s performance as the prince onstage, Joe Ellison finds out why, for actors, it remains the most daunting of roles. Life has given us many weighty questions to mull over. Alongside “Why are … Continue reading →

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John Simm: In Love With Shakespeare

Posted on 10/05/2011 by Administrator • Leave a comment

Sky Arts Sky Arts 1 HD Premiering Saturday 28 May 6.30pm Finest thespian talents unite for a celebration of Shakespeare A cast of some of the country’s finest actors has assembled for a celebration of Shakespeare’s greatest speeches. Simon Callow, Stephen Campbell-Moore, Anthony Head, Robert Lindsay, Richard Madden, Jonathan Pryce, John Simm, Catherine Tate, Samuel … Continue reading →

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Hamlet at Sheffield Crucible Nominated for WOS Best Regional Production

Posted on 03/12/2010 by Administrator • Leave a comment

Whatsonstage.com 3 December 2010 Whatsonstage.com Awards Nominees Announced! The nominations in the 2011 Whatsonstage.com Awards, the “theatregoers’ choice”, were announced today at the West End’s Cafe de Paris. Hamlet – at Sheffield Crucible starring John Simm is on the shortlist for Best Regional Production! The Whatsonstage.com Awards are the only major UK theatre prize-giving event decided by … Continue reading →

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Reviews: Hamlet – A Sheffield Theatres Production

Posted on 25/09/2010 by Administrator • 2 Comments

Hamlet The Stage Ben East 23 Sep 2010 Hamlet, it seems, is becoming something of a rite of passage for a generation of British screen actors. Christopher Eccleston played the antic Prince as a good man in a bad world in 2002. Jude Law and David Tennant followed, to widespread acclaim, and Michael Sheen has … Continue reading →

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John Simm on playing Hamlet

Posted on 15/09/2010 by Administrator • 1 Comment

Telegraph.co.uk Dominic Cavendish 14 Sep 2010 Terror is integral to the pleasure of John Simm, who takes on “the greatest role ever written”, Hamlet, at the Sheffield Crucible. Three giant black-and-white photographs, dominated in turn by Derek Jacobi, Kenneth Branagh and Joseph Fiennes, are ranged across a wall of the Sheffield Crucible’s swish new bar. … Continue reading →

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Is Hamlet to be, or not to be, John Simm’s crowning glory as an actor?

Posted on 13/09/2010 by Administrator • Leave a comment

Yorkshire Post Chris Bonde 12 Sep 2010 JOHN Simm manages to come across as both laidback and edgy at the same time. In the 25 minutes I spend in his company he is charming, witty, intense and just a little bit acerbic. These are all traits that should stand the Life on Mars star in … Continue reading →

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John Simm: ‘Sometimes I do feel underappreciated’

Posted on 10/09/2010 by Administrator • 2 Comments

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 →