Originally from Cambridgeshire, Simon attended The Oxford School of Drama and The Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama. He's best known for playing Renfield in over 60 episodes of Young Dracula on the BBC. He also co-wrote various episodes of Stella, a Sky 1 comedy drama starring Ruth Jones. In 2005 he won Europe's largest short film award for The Last Child of the Sixties which he wrote, directed and performed in. His follow up film 'Sunny Side Up' was shortlisted for a BAFTA Cymru. He lives in London.