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Simon Mann (center), and actual British army soldier at the time, portrays British Colonel Wilford in BLOODY SUNDAY

Biography

Simon Mann

Overview

  • Born
    June 26, 1952 · Aldershot, Hampshire, England, UK
  • Died
    May 8, 2025 · London, England, UK (heart attack)
  • Birth name
    Simon Francis Mann

Mini bio

  • Simon Mann was born on June 26, 1952 in Aldershot, Hampshire, England, UK. He was an actor and producer, known for Bloody Sunday (2002), Vice (2013) and Simon Mann's African Coup: Black Beach (2009). He was married to Amanda Freedman. He died on May 8, 2025 in London, England, UK.

Family

  • Spouse
      Amanda Freedman(? - May 8, 2025) (his death, 7 children)
  • Parents
      George Mann
  • Relatives
      Frank Mann(Grandparent)

Trivia

  • He was serving a jail sentence in Zimbabwe for allegedly organising a mecenary operation to overthrow the president of Equatorial Guinea. However, he and the other soldiers were captured in Harare and tried there. Mann had received a seven-year custodial sentence.
  • Ran two mercenary companies; Executive Outcomes, and Sandline, which he formed with fellow Scots Guards officer Tim Spicer, another well-known figure from the world of contract soldiering
  • Son of a former England cricket captain, he was educated at Eton before joining the British army as an officer. After passing out from their officer academy at Sandhurst, he joined the Scots Guards and then later passed selection for the SAS
  • He was a former officer in Britain's elite SAS.
  • Harare, Zimbabwe: convicted of trying to buy weapons from Zimbabwe's state arms manufacturer, but acquitted of taking possession of the weapons.

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