Simon Darwen
Biography
Simon is an actor, voice-artist, communications trainer, lead facilitator and teacher. He trains individuals and teams and is comfortable facilitating large groups as well as tailoring courses to the specific needs of individuals. A professional actor with 20 years experience, his work in these fields and others has been instrumental in shaping his highly engaging, practical and effective training style. Simon has worked with senior management and staff teams at Luis Vuitton, Moet Hennessy, Richemont and Luxottica among others. As an actor, he has performed onstage at the Royal Shakespeare Company and numerous theatres around the country. He has also performed in theatres in Toronto, New York, Dubai and Japan. Theatre companies worked with include Out of Joint, Paines Plough and the National Theatre. On television he has appeared in Call the Midwife, Silent Witness, Years and Years and Top Boy among others. Simon is also a voice-artist and has narrated dozens of audio books and radio plays. He also pops up in numerous voiceovers. He is a lead acting teacher at City Lit. Also a freelance acting teacher specialising in Audition Technique, Scene Study, Meisner, Practical Aesthetics and Professional Practice.
Known For & Full Filmography11 Titles
Drama Series - 2012, 16 episodes • as Ted
Drama following the lives of a group of midwives working in the poverty-stricken East End of London during the 1950s, based on the best-selling memoirs of Jennifer Worth.
Drama Series - 2024, 16 episodes • as Captain
Covert CIA agent Martian is ordered to abandon his undercover life and return to London Station. When the love he left behind unexpectedly reappears, their romance reignites, pitting his career, his real identity and his mission against his heart while hurling them both into a deadly game of international intrigue and espionage.
Drama Series - 1996, 16 episodes • as Reporter
A team of exceptional forensic pathologists and scientists investigate heinous crimes and use their skills to catch the people responsible.
Drama Series - 1996, 16 episodes • as Journalist
A team of exceptional forensic pathologists and scientists investigate heinous crimes and use their skills to catch the people responsible.
Drama Series - 1984, 16 episodes • as Ryan Nelson
The daily lives of the men and women at Sun Hill Police Station as they fight crime on the streets of London. From bomb threats to armed robbery and drug raids to the routine demands of policing this ground-breaking series focuses as much on crime as it does on the personal lives of its characters.
Drama Series - 2018, 16 episodes • as Guard
An epic drama set in 43AD as the Roman Imperial Army – determined and terrified in equal measure - returns to crush the Celtic heart of Britannia - a mysterious land ruled by warrior women and powerful druids who can channel the powerful forces of the underworld. Or so they say.
Drama Series - 2019, 16 episodes • as Wildlife Expert
As Britain is rocked by unstable political, economic and technological advances, members of the Lyons family converge on one crucial night in 2019. Over the next 15 years, the twists and turns of their everyday lives are explored as we find out if this ordinary family could change the world.
Drama Series - 2012, 16 episodes • as Official
The Bletchley Circle follows the journey of four ordinary women with extraordinary skills that helped to end World War II. Set in 1952, Susan, Millie, Lucy and Jean have returned to their normal lives, modestly setting aside the part they played in producing crucial intelligence, which helped the Allies to victory and shortened the war. When Susan discovers a hidden code behind an unsolved murder she is met by skepticism from the police. She quickly realises she can only begin to crack the murders and bring the culprit to justice with her former friends. The Bletchley Circle paints a vivid portrait of post-war Britain in this fictional tale of unsung heroes.
Movie - 2023, 2h 15m • as Male TV Announcer
In the summer of 2014, a World War II veteran sneaks out of his care home to attend the 70th anniversary commemoration of the D-Day landings in Normandy.
Drama Series - 2017, 16 episodes • as Steve Sadlon (radioman LST 507)
The very first submarine, which legend claims lurked beneath New York Harbor during the American Revolutionary War. The small ships that rescued thousands from Dunkirk. The destroyer that forced the easing of the Cuban Missile Crisis. Over the centuries, conflicts have prompted advances to ship designs, making vessels stronger, faster, smarter, and capable of changing the course of wars. Join us as we examine the world's greatest Combat Ships, and reveal how they shaped world history and inspired men and women to acts of incredible courage.
Drama Series - 2021, 16 episodes • as Ray Dewalt
The stories behind innovations such as TV, radio, phones, airplanes, motorcycles and power tools as well as the inventors including Nikola Tesla, William Harley, Alexander Graham Bell, Duncan Black and Alonzo Decker.