Simon trained at Italia Conti on the BA (Hons) Acting course and is trained in Meisner and the practices of Uta Hagen, Stanislavski and Boal. Simon also taught at Italia Conti, writing the Foundation and Improvisation courses which still run today and left as Head of First Year and The Foundation Course.

As an actor, television includes ‘Years and Years’ (HBO), Dane Hibbs in ‘Coronation Street’, Corporal Johnson in ’24: Live Another Day’, ‘Casualty’ as Officer Peter Dowling, ‘Michael Ray’ in Obsession for SKY TV & DC Croker in ‘Emmerdale’. Films include BAFTA winning, ‘The Mark of Cain’ & James Corden’s, ‘One Chance’. Other credits include: ‘Creeped Out’ (CBBC), Doctors (BBC), Day Of The Triffids (BBC), The Bill (ITV), Primeval (ITV), ‘Eastenders’ (BBC).

Theatre credits include ‘Macbeth’ (Northern Tour), ‘The Shawshank Redemption’ (Wyndhams Theatre), ‘Unleashed’ (Hull Truck), Palindrome (Arcola Theatre), ‘Funny Peculiar’ (Kenwright – UK Tour), world premiere of ‘The Glasshouse’ for which he was nominated for an OFFIE as ‘Best Actor’ and ‘When Both Sides Surrender’ (53two), Nominated for Best Fringe Production – Northern Soul Awards.