Simon's educational journey began at the prestigious Harrow School, where he unfortunately had to endure the torment of being bullied by two prefects. This traumatic experience would later serve as the inspiration for his character James Bellamy in the acclaimed period drama, Upstairs and Downstairs.
Personal Details
BornJun 16, 1946 Windsor, Berkshire, England, UK
Spouse
Belinda Carroll
Lucy Fleming
( Jul 7, 2025 to Jul 7, 2025 )
Parents
- Hugh Williams
Biography
Career
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2019

Martin's Close as Stanton
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2017

Viceroy's House as Archie Wavell
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Goodbye Christopher Robin as Zoo Director
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2015

Father Brown as Jeremiah Moxley
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2010

Above Suspicion as Charles Wickenham
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2009
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2008
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Sense & Sensibility as Henry Dashwood
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2007

Sensitive Skin as Matthew Clasper
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Blue Murder as Dr Donald Halliwell
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2006

Secrets of the Dead as Thomas Cranmer
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2002

The Gathering Storm as Terence Philip
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2001
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1998

Killer Net as Mr Miller
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A Respectable Trade as Lord Scott
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1997
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The Willows in Winter as Bishop
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1995

Agony Again as Laurence Lucas
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1994
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1993

The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes as Robert St. Simon
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1985
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1983

The Return of the Man from U.N.C.L.E.: The Fifteen Years Later Affair as Nigel Pennington-Smythe
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1982

Strangers as Richard Barkham and Sir Lawrence Barkham
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1981

Agony as Laurence Lucas
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1980

The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu as Robert Townsend
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1979
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1978
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1977

The Uncanny as Michael (segment "London 1912")
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Jabberwocky as The Prince
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1976

The Incredible Sarah as Henri de Ligne
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1975

Three for All as Harry Bingley
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Upstairs, Downstairs as James Bellamy
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1971

The Blood on Satan's Claw as Peter Edmonton
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1970

The Breaking of Bumbo as Crutcher
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1968

The Touchables as Nigel Bent
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2020
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2001