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Simon Day(I)

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  • Writer
  • Composer
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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 Run Fatboy Run (2007).
BornJune 7, 1962
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    Known for

    Charlie Higson and Paul Whitehouse in The Fast Show (1994)
    The Fast Show
    8.2
    TV Series
    • Clive Graham
    • Various Roles
    • Tommy Cockles
    • Billy Bleach
    • Carl Hooper
    • Competitive Dad
    • Dave Angel
    • Dave's Friend
    • Monkfish
    • Builder
    • Gardener
    • Antonios Gubba
    • Ted's Friend
    • Gideon Soames
    • Film Producer
    • El Presidente
    • Oversharing Woman's Friend
    • Lieutenant Unpronounceable
    • Football Coach
    • Indecisive Dave's Friend
    • Tim O'Tay
    • Restaurant Intellectual
    • Soldier
    • Bob Burg
    • Intellectual
    • Channel 9 Camouflage Man
    • Detective Unpronouncable
    • Dinner Party Guest
    • Mr. Cream
    • Andy
    • Suit Shop Customer
    • Steve
    • Childish Businessman
    • Indie Singer
    • Simon
    • Lord Clive
    • Man in Pub
    • Herman
    • Balding Man
    • Harold Larby
    • The Cardinal
    • Gangster Lady
    • Detective
    • Football Fan
    • Maleficent
    • Doctor
    • Husband
    • Ken
    • Taxi Driver
    • Office Worker
    • John Actor
    • Jack Pott
    • Alcoholic Son
    Gwyneth Paltrow and Joseph Fiennes in Shakespeare in Love (1998)
    Shakespeare in Love
    7.1
    • First Boatman
    • 1998
    Thandiwe Newton and Simon Pegg in Run Fatboy Run (2007)
    Run Fatboy Run
    6.5
    • Vincent
    • 2007
    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
    6.7
    • Uncle Bob(as Simon Daye)
    • 2009

    Credits

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    Actor

    • Sorcha Cusack and Mark Williams in Father Brown (2013)
      Father Brown
      7.8
      TV Series
      • Fenwick
      • 2025
    • Gerard Butler, Emilia Clarke, Mawaan Rizwan, Asim Chaudhry, and Simone Ashley in The Night Before Christmas in Wonderland (2024)
      The Night Before Christmas in Wonderland
      6.3
      • The Dodo (voice)
      • 2024
    • Johnny Vegas and Sian Gibson in Murder, They Hope (2021)
      Murder, They Hope
      6.4
      TV Series
      • Mr. Bradley
      • 2024
    • Christopher Eccleston and Billy Jenkins in Dodger (2022)
      Dodger
      5.8
      TV Series
      • Kenneth
      • 2022
    • King Gary (2018)
      King Gary
      6.9
      TV Series
      • Big Gary King
      • 2018–2021
    • Pennyworth (2019)
      Pennyworth
      7.8
      TV Series
      • Sid Onslow
      • 2019–2021
    • Elliott from Earth (2021)
      Elliott from Earth
      7.4
      TV Series
      • (voice)
      • 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
      6.9
      TV Movie
      • Neighbour
      • 2020
    • Haydn Gwynne, Harry Enfield, Hugh Skinner, Morgana Robinson, and Richard Goulding in The Windsors (2016)
      The Windsors
      7.2
      TV Series
      • Mike Middleton
      • 2020
    • 2018: A Year in the Life of a Year
      5.4
      TV Movie
      • Various
      • 2018
    • Aidan Gillen in Dave Allen at Peace (2018)
      Dave Allen at Peace
      6.7
      TV Movie
      • Lew Grade
      • 2018
    • James Buckley, Louis Emerick, and Sharon Rooney in Zapped (2016)
      Zapped
      6.8
      TV Series
      • Daggett
      • 2017
    • Samuel Anderson in Loaded (2017)
      Loaded
      6.6
      TV Series
      • Jeff
      • 2017
    • Simon Day and Rhys Thomas in Brian Pern: A Tribute (2017)
      Brian Pern: A Tribute
      8.2
      TV Movie
      • Brian Pern
      • 2017

    Writer

    • Simon Day and Rhys Thomas in Brian Pern: A Tribute (2017)
      Brian Pern: A Tribute
      8.2
      TV Movie
      • with
      • 2017
    • Simon Day in The Life of Rock with Brian Pern (2014)
      The Life of Rock with Brian Pern
      8.1
      TV Series
      • Writer
      • 2014–2016
    • Charles Dance in Common Ground (2013)
      Common Ground
      7.5
      TV Series
      • writer
      • 2013
    • Harry Enfield and Paul Whitehouse in Ruddy Hell! It's Harry & Paul (2007)
      Ruddy Hell! It's Harry & Paul
      7.3
      TV Series
      • additional material
      • 2008–2010
    • Bellamy's People (2010)
      Bellamy's People
      7.2
      TV Series
      • Writer
      • 2010
    • The Fast Show Farewell Tour (2003)
      The Fast Show Farewell Tour
      8.3
      TV Movie
      • Writer
      • 2003
    • Grass (2003)
      Grass
      8.0
      TV Series
      • written by
      • 2003
    • Swiss Toni (2003)
      Swiss Toni
      6.7
      TV Series
      • writer
      • 2003
    • Jumpers for Goalposts (2001)
      Jumpers for Goalposts
      7.4
      TV Series
      • additional material
      • 2001
    • Charlie Higson and Paul Whitehouse in The Fast Show (1994)
      The Fast Show
      8.2
      TV Series
      • written by
      • Writer
      • 1994–2000
    • The Fast Show Live (1998)
      The Fast Show Live
      8.4
      Video
      • Writer
      • 1998

    Composer

    • Quarantine (1994)
      Quarantine
      7.7
      Video Game
      • Composer
      • 1994

    Personal details

    • 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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    • Trivia
      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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