Biography

Simon Nader Mirza is a British mixed race actor of Middle Eastern and Mediterranean heritage working in theatre, film, television and voice-overs. He is also an experienced UK television presenter with work for ITV and a British theatre director. Simon attended school in Harrow, going on to obtain a degree in English and Drama from Queen Mary College, University of London. Simon then formally trained in acting at The Academy Drama School on a Scholarship from The Stage graduating in 2004. Theatre work includes Number 1 tours, George in Of Mice and Men, Billy in Billy Blister's Circus at Watford Palace Theatre, Maggie's End at The Shaw Theatre, Gavin Robertson's critically acclaimed The Other Side and Qudz for The National Theatre Studio,.

TV work includes SAG nominated mini-series Houdini, Emmy nominated World Without End, The Last Kingdom, The Borgias, Strike Back and Urban Legends. Feature Film work includes British feature Age of Kill, Ironclad, Hamlet, Kenau and The Dead Inside (Infected in the USA). As a voice artist, work includes numerous Radio 4 plays and commercials.

Simon is a highly trained kick-boxer ranked as a black belt and is trained in Taekwondo and Aikido plus holds advanced level fight certificates in Rapier and Dagger, Single Rapier, Knife and Unarmed Combat from the British Academy of Stage and Screen Combat.

Also a theatre director, Simon's credits include a sell-out run of David Haig's My Boy Jack and the London production of Ed Waugh and Trevor Wood's comedy The Revengers.
- IMDb mini biography by: Dom Williams