Simon Williams
Writer / Actor
Biography
Simon Williams began his writing career as a translator of the French boulevarde comedies, Croque Monsieur and Cactus Flower. Both his novels Talking Oscars and Kill The Lights, (published by Heinnemann) were in the best sellers’ list. He has written five original stage plays that have all been successfully produced in the UK and internationally, notably Nobody’s Perfect and its sequel Nobody’s Fool which had world-wide acclaim as feel-good romantic comedies. Two stage thrillers Kiss of Death and Double Death have had popular success.
His screenplays of Michael Stewart’s novel Far Cry and of his own Talking Oscars have never yet made it to the cameras. He has written a number of short stories and many features for The Telegraph Magazine and for The Guardian.
His latest play Someone Else’s Love Story is due in production next year.
Credits
Other
| Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| CROQUE MONSIEUR | HM Tennants |
Translation from the French |
| CACTUS FLOWER | HM Tennants |
Translation from the French |
| THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES | Coventry Belgrade |
Adaptation from Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s work |
Theatre
| Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| SOMEONE ELSE'S LOVE STORY | ||
| DOUBLE DEATH | ||
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NOBODY'S FOOL 2003 |
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KISS OF DEATH 2000 |
Mill Theatre, Sonning | |
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LAYING THE GHOST 1999 |
Mill Theatre, Sonning | |
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NOBODY'S PERFECT 1997 |
Mill Theatre, Sonning |
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Television
| Production | Character | Director | Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| SILENT HOURS | Mr. Garvie | Mark Greenstreet | Gallery Pictures |
| THE CHELSEA DETECTIVE Series 2 | Maurice Swift | Richard Signy | Expectation Drama Limited |
| SHAKESPEARE AND HATHAWAY | Sir Tim Forbes-Allen | Jennie Padden | BBC |
| MARTIN’S CLOSE | Stanton | Mark Gatiss | Can Do Productions for BBC4 |
| POLDARK | Lord Justice Kenyon | Sallie Aprahamain | Mammoth/BBC |
| EASTENDERS | Chairman – Weyland & Co | Richard Lynn & Steve Finn | BBC |
| A VERY BRITISH DETERRENT | Harold MacMillian | Colin Murray | BBC |
| THE REBEL | Judge “Scabby” Pawson | Vadim Jean | Retort for UKTV |
| GALAVANT | Uncle Keith | John Fortenberry | ABC |
| THE SYNDICATE | William Forcett | Dominic Leclerc | Rollem for BBC |
| FATHER BROWN: The Kembleford Boggart | Jeremiah Moxley | John Greening | BBC |
| THE BLETCHLEY CIRCLE | Cavendish | Andy De Emmony | World Productions / ITV |
| MERLIN | Lord Godwyn | David Moore | Shine Ltd |
| ABOVE SUSPICION 2: Red Dahlia | Charles Wickenham | Gillies Mackinnon | La Plante Productions |
| THE QUEEN | Alan 'Tommy' Lascelles | Ed Coulthard | Blast Films |
| KINGDOM | Dr Walker Scott-Brown | Edward Hall | ITV |
| SPOOKS SERIES 7 | Francis Denham | Edward Hall | Kudos Productions |
| MIDSOMER MURDERS | Guy Sandys | Peter Smith | Bentley Productions |
| SENSE AND SENSIBILITY | Henry Dashwood | John Alexander | BBC |
| SENSITIVE SKIN | Dr Matthew Clasper | Hugo Blick | Baby Cow Productions |
| DINNERLADIES | The Duke of Danby | Geoff Posner | BBC |
| UPSTAIRS DOWNSTAIRS (5 Series) | Capt. James Bellamy | Bill Bain / Various | LWT |
Stage
| Production | Character | Director | Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| THE 47TH | Joe Biden | Rupert Goold | The Old Vic |
| POSTING LETTERS TO THE MOON | Peter Fleming | 59E59 Theater New York | |
| ALLELUJAH! | Ambrose | Nicholas Hytner | The Bridge |
| VERSAILLES | Fredrick Gibb | Peter Gill | Donmar Warehouse |
| CHARIOTS OF FIRE | Master of Caius & Birkenhead | Edward Hall | Hampstead Theatre / Gielgud Theatre |
| YES, PRIME MINISTER | Sir Humphrey | Jonathan Lynn | Apollo Theatre and National Tour |
| THE POWER OF YES | Harry Lovelock | Angus Jackson | National Theatre |
| HAY FEVER | David Bliss | Nikolai Foster | Chichester Festival Theatre |
| THE DEEP BLUE SEA | Sir William Collyer | Edward Hall | Vaudeville Theatre |
| THE OLD COUNTRY | Duff | Stephen Unwin | Trafalgar Studios |
| THE CONSTANT WIFE | Bernard Kersal | Edward Hall | Apollo Theatre |
| THE THIRTY NINE STEPS | Richard Hannay | Richard Barron | Fiery Angels Prods/Nat Tour |
| NOBODY’S PERFECT | Lenny | Andy De La Tour | UK Tour |
| THE WINSLOW BOY | Sir Robert | Wyn Jones | Gielgud Theatre |
| DONKEY’S YEARS | Michael Rudman | Sheffield Crucible & Tour | |
| TARTUFFE | Peter Wilson | UK Tour | |
| THE BLACK PRINCE | Stuart Burge | Aldwych | |
| A MARRIAGE HAS BEEN ARRANGED | Harrison Crockstead | Peter Gill | National Theatre Studio |
| THE COMMON PURSUIT | Peter | Harold Pinter | Lyric Hammersmith |
| SEE HOW THEY RUN | Ray Cooney | Shaftesbury Theatre | |
| THEY’RE PLAYING OUR SONG | David Taylor | UK Tour | |
| THE IDEAL HUSBAND | Val May | UK Tour |
Radio
| Production | Character | Director | Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| THE ARCHERS | Justin Elliott (Series Regular) | Various | BBC Radio 4 |
Film
| Production | Character | Director | Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| GOODBYE CHRISTOPHER ROBIN | Zoo Director | Simon Curtis | Fox Searchlight |
| VICEROY’S HOUSE | Archie Wavell | Gurinder Chadha | Pathe Films |
| THE FEVER | Jeffrey | Carlo Gabriel Nero | HBO Films |
| THE OPIUM WAR | Captain Charles Elliot | Jin Xie | Araba Films |
| THE FIENDISH PLOT OF DR FU MANCHU | Robert Townsend | Piers Haggard | Braun Entertainment |
| THE PRISONER OF ZENDA | Fritz | Richard Quine | Universal Pictures |
| NO LONGER ALONE | William Douglas Home | Nicholas Webster | World Wide Pictures |
| THE ODD JOB | Tony Sloane | Peter Medak | Charisma Films |
| JABBERWOCKY | The Prince | Terry Gilliam | Python Films |
| THE INCREDIBLE SARAH | Henride Ligne | Richard Fleischer | World Wide Pictures |
| THE BLOOD ON SATAN’S CLAW | Peter Edmonton | Piers Haggard | Tigon British Film Productions |
| THE BREAKING OF BUMBO | Crutcher | Andrew Sinclair | Anglo-EMI Film |
