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Simon Day(I)

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Simon Day was born on 7 June 1962. He is an actor and writer, known for The Fast Show (1994), Shakespeare in Love (1998) and The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (2009).
BornJune 7, 1962
BornJune 7, 1962
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  • Awards
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Simon Day, Klariza Clayton, and Luke Pasqualino in Skins (2007)
Simon Day, Charlie Higson, John Thomson, Arabella Weir, Paul Whitehouse, and Mark Williams in The Fast Show (1994)
Simon Day and Paul Whitehouse in The Fast Show (1994)

Known for

Charlie Higson and Paul Whitehouse in The Fast Show (1994)
The Fast Show
8.2
TV Series
  • Various Roles
  • Competitive Dad
  • Billy Bleach
  • Gideon Soames
  • Alcoholic Son
  • Carl Hooper
  • Football Host
  • Tommy Cockles
Gwyneth Paltrow and Joseph Fiennes in Shakespeare in Love (1998)
Shakespeare in Love
7.1
  • First Boatman
  • 1998
Johnny Depp, Jude Law, Christopher Plummer, Tom Waits, Heath Ledger, Colin Farrell, Verne Troyer, Andrew Garfield, and Lily Cole in The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (2009)
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
6.8
  • Uncle Bob(as Simon Daye)
  • 2009
Thandiwe Newton and Simon Pegg in Run Fatboy Run (2007)
Run Fatboy Run
6.5
  • Vincent
  • 2007

Credits

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Actor

  • Christopher Eccleston and Billy Jenkins in Dodger (2022)
    Dodger
    • Kenneth
    • TV Series
    • 2022
  • King Gary (2018)
    King Gary
    • Big Gary King
    • TV Series
    • 2018–2021
  • Pennyworth (2019)
    Pennyworth
    • Sid Onslow
    • TV Series
    • 2019–2021
  • Elliott from Earth (2021)
    Elliott from Earth
    • (voice)
    • TV Series
    • 2021
  • The Last Tree on Earth (2020)
    The Last Tree on Earth
    • Short
    • 2020
  • Gary Kemp, Martin Kemp, and Rhys Thomas in The Kemps: All True (2020)
    The Kemps: All True
    • Neighbour
    • TV Movie
    • 2020
  • Haydn Gwynne, Harry Enfield, Hugh Skinner, Morgana Robinson, and Richard Goulding in The Windsors (2016)
    The Windsors
    • Mike Middleton
    • TV Series
    • 2020
  • 2018: A Year in the Life of a Year
    • Various
    • TV Movie
    • 2018
  • Aidan Gillen in Dave Allen at Peace (2018)
    Dave Allen at Peace
    • Lew Grade
    • TV Movie
    • 2018
  • Zapped (2016)
    Zapped
    • Daggett
    • TV Series
    • 2017
  • Samuel Anderson in Loaded (2017)
    Loaded
    • Jeff
    • TV Series
    • 2017
  • Simon Day and Rhys Thomas in Brian Pern: A Tribute (2017)
    Brian Pern: A Tribute
    • Brian Pern
    • TV Movie
    • 2017
  • Simon Day in The Life of Rock with Brian Pern (2014)
    The Life of Rock with Brian Pern
    • Brian Pern
    • TV Series
    • 2014–2017
  • Ethel & Ernest (2016)
    Ethel & Ernest
    • Alf (voice)
    • 2016
  • Lost Sitcoms (2016)
    Lost Sitcoms
    • Alf Garnett
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2016

Writer

  • Simon Day and Rhys Thomas in Brian Pern: A Tribute (2017)
    Brian Pern: A Tribute
    • with
    • TV Movie
    • 2017
  • Simon Day in The Life of Rock with Brian Pern (2014)
    The Life of Rock with Brian Pern
    • Writer
    • TV Series
    • 2014–2016
  • Charles Dance in Common Ground (2013)
    Common Ground
    • writer
    • TV Series
    • 2013
  • Harry Enfield and Paul Whitehouse in Ruddy Hell! It's Harry and Paul (2007)
    Ruddy Hell! It's Harry and Paul
    • additional material
    • TV Series
    • 2008–2010
  • Bellamy's People (2010)
    Bellamy's People
    • Writer
    • TV Series
    • 2010
  • The Fast Show Farewell Tour (2003)
    The Fast Show Farewell Tour
    • Writer
    • TV Movie
    • 2003
  • Grass (2003)
    Grass
    • written by
    • TV Series
    • 2003
  • Swiss Toni (2003)
    Swiss Toni
    • writer
    • TV Series
    • 2003
  • Jumpers for Goalposts
    • additional material
    • TV Series
    • 2001
  • Charlie Higson and Paul Whitehouse in The Fast Show (1994)
    The Fast Show
    • written by
    • TV Series
    • 1994–2000
  • The Fast Show Live (1998)
    The Fast Show Live
    • Writer
    • Video
    • 1998

Music Department

  • Simon Day in The Life of Rock with Brian Pern (2014)
    The Life of Rock with Brian Pern
    • song lyrics
    • TV Series
    • 2017

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Tommy Cockles
  • Height
    • 6′ 2″ (1.88 m)
  • Born
    • June 7, 1962
  • Children
      Evle Day
  • Other works
    Plays "Nicholas Ogarev" in "The Coast of Utopia", the presentation of three plays ("Voyage", "Shipwreck" and "Salvage") by Tom Stoppard (Royal National Theater/Olivier, London, England, UK).

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    Comedy actor who has been described by the Sunday Mirror's TV critic Kevin O'Sullivan as "the funniest man in Britain".

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