Biography

Talbot is a unique and exciting character actor who has portrayed a range of characters from the funniest to the most dangerous! Born and raised in the Bronx he brings an element of street smarts to his work that makes his characters standout in every performance whether in film TV or on stage, resulting his receiving a total of fifteen awards, seven for his acting work in both drama and comedy roles, with three of his awards as Best Actor, and eight additional awards for directing, screenwriting, composing and producing.

In February 2026, Talbot was signed as a writer by 3iBOOKS Literary Agency. Talbot has written two feature film screenplays, Still the Drums and The Gangster Zone (originally titled "Planes"). Both screenplays have won 1st Place Best Feature Film Screenplay awards (see more below). Talbot has two upcoming films listed, "The Gangster Zone" a crime / comedy, and "The Feral King" animated PG children's story.

In 1970 Talbot moved to California. He first started acting in 1972, at Orange Coast Jr., College, in Costa Mesa CA. In college Talbot won the Irene Ryan Award as the Best Actor in the American College Theater Festival in the play "Lenny" and was awarded he a scholarship, which he used to continue studying acting at the Lee Strasberg Institute with Lee's favorite teacher, Pat Randall. Talbot later studied with Vera Vlassova of the Moscow Art Theater. Vera Vlassova, acted and toured with Stanislavsky's original touring group.

As a producer, Talbot, received six awards for his first feature film, "Still the Drums": Best Movie, Best Directorial Debut, Best Screenplay, Best Actor and Best New Song, "Nobody's Fault But Mine the P.T.S.D. Blues" and the Platinum Reel for Standout filmmaking at the Nevada film Festival. His latest screenplay "Planes", now titled "The Gangster Zone", won a 1st Place award for Best Feature Film Screenplay, at the 2011 Los Angeles Screenwriting Competition (his second 1st Place screen-writing award). Talbot also received an award for Directorial Debut for a short film that he produced and directed. In 2009 he received the Platinum Reel for "Still the Drums" for Standout Filmmaking from the Nevada Film Festival., giving him a total of seven acting awards, three producing awards, two directing awards, two screen-writing awards and one award for composing.

On January 26, 2012, Talbot was recognized as the new Guinness World Records® holder for filmmaking. The actual world record is: "The most film festival awards won in different categories by an individual for one motion picture is five, achieved by Talbot Perry Simons (USA) who was recognized separately as Producer, Director, Writer, Actor, Composer for Still the Drums (2009).
- IMDb mini biography by: Talbot

Talbot was recognized on January 26, 2012 as the Guinness World Records® holder. The actual record is: "The most film festival awards won in different categories by an individual for one motion picture is five, achieved by Talbot Perry Simons (USA) who was recognized separately as Producer, Director, Writer, Actor, Composer for Still The Drums (2009). Talbot was born in the Bronx. He went to to James Monroe H.S. He quit H.S. at 16 and went to work and at the age of 17 he joined the U.S. Navy Talbot studied at the Lee Strasberg Institute in Hollywood. He started acting in California not New York. In 1972 he began studying acting at Orange Coast College, in Costa Mesa CA. He later studied with Pat Randall at the Lee Strasberg Institute and again with Pat at the Inner Circle Actor's Theater. He later studied with Vera Vlassova of the Moscow Art Theater. Talbot has seven awards for his acting for his work in film and on stage for both drama and comedy, and has now received 6 more awards for his first feature film, "Still the Drums": Best Movie, Best Directorial Debut, Best Screenplay, Best Actor and Best New Song, "Nobody's Fault But Mine the P.T.S.D. Blues". His latest screenplay "Planes" won a top award for feature film screenplay at the 2011 Los Angeles Screenwriting Competition (his second screen-writing award). Talbot also received an award for Directorial Debut for a short film that he produced and directed, giving him a total of 7 acting awards, 2 producing awards, 2 directing awards, 2 screen-writing awards and 1 award for composing. Following the same successful formula of marching to his own drum, as of September 1, 2017 Talbot has started a new production company Story Avenue, LLC and has begun preproduction for his next feature film with his award winning screenplay The Gangster Zone, winner of the top award for feature film screenplay at the 2011 Los Angeles Screenplay Competition. By: Talbot
- IMDb mini biography by: Talbot