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Simon English(I)

  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
  • Casting Department
  • Production Department
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Simon English is known for Mortal Engines (2018), Ghost in the Shell (2017) and Fast X (2023). He has been married to Emma Joy English since 2 August 2009. They have two children.
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    • Known for

    Hera Hilmar in Mortal Engines (2018)
    Mortal Engines
    6.1
    • Second Unit or Assistant Director
    • 2018
    Scarlett Johansson in Ghost in the Shell (2017)
    Ghost in the Shell
    6.3
    • Second Unit or Assistant Director
    • 2017
    Charlize Theron, Vin Diesel, Jason Statham, Jordana Brewster, Sung Kang, Brie Larson, Ludacris, Jason Momoa, Michelle Rodriguez, Tyrese Gibson, John Cena, Alan Ritchson, Nathalie Emmanuel, and Daniela Melchior in Fast X (2023)
    Fast X
    5.7
    • Second Unit or Assistant Director
    • 2023
    Luke Hawker in Krampus (2015)
    Krampus
    6.2
    • Casting Department(as Simon Paul English)
    • 2015

    Credits

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    Second Unit or Assistant Director

    • Stephen Graham, Malachi Kirby, and Erin Doherty in A Thousand Blows (2024)
      A Thousand Blows
      7.3
      TV Series
      • crowd 2nd assistant director second unit
      • additional crowd 2nd assistant director
      • 2024–2025
    • Charlize Theron, Vin Diesel, Jason Statham, Jordana Brewster, Sung Kang, Brie Larson, Ludacris, Jason Momoa, Michelle Rodriguez, Tyrese Gibson, John Cena, Alan Ritchson, Nathalie Emmanuel, and Daniela Melchior in Fast X (2023)
      Fast X
      5.7
      • crowd third assistant director: dailies
      • 2023
    • Rufus Sewell, Keri Russell, and Nana Mensah in The Diplomat (2023)
      The Diplomat
      8.0
      TV Series
      • crowd 3rd assistant director dailies
      • 2023
    • Brendan Hunt, Jason Sudeikis, Juno Temple, Hannah Waddingham, and Brett Goldstein in Ted Lasso (2020)
      Ted Lasso
      8.7
      TV Series
      • crowd 3rd assistant director dailies
      • 2023
    • Elizabeth Debicki in The Crown (2016)
      The Crown
      8.6
      TV Series
      • crowd third assistant director: dailies
      • 2022
    • James Corden and Melia Kreiling in Mammals (2022)
      Mammals
      6.0
      TV Series
      • additional third assistant director
      • 2022
    • Gary Oldman and Jack Lowden in Slow Horses (2022)
      Slow Horses
      8.3
      TV Series
      • crowd second assistant director
      • 2022
    • Tchéky Karyo in Baptiste (2019)
      Baptiste
      7.3
      TV Series
      • crowd second assistant director
      • 2021
    • Michael Sheen and David Tennant in Good Omens (2019)
      Good Omens
      8.0
      TV Series
      • additional third assistant director
      • 2019
    • Hera Hilmar in Mortal Engines (2018)
      Mortal Engines
      6.1
      • third assistant director
      • 2018
    • Charmer (2018)
      Charmer
      6.6
      Short
      • first assistant director
      • 2018
    • Bats (2018)
      Bats
      6.7
      Short
      • assistant director
      • 2018
    • I'll Always Love Tuesdays (2018)
      I'll Always Love Tuesdays
      Short
      • first assistant director
      • 2018
    • Shadow Cut (2018)
      Shadow Cut
      8.6
      Short
      • assistant director
      • 2018
    • Sandra Oh and Jodie Comer in Killing Eve (2018)
      Killing Eve
      8.0
      TV Series
      • third assistant director: second unit (uncredited)
      • 2018

    Casting Department

    • Jude Law, Emily Watson, Naomie Harris, and Katherine Waterston in The Third Day (2020)
      The Third Day
      6.4
      TV Series
      • extras casting (uncredited)
      • 2020
    • Martin Freeman and Daisy Haggard in Breeders (2020)
      Breeders
      7.6
      TV Series
      • extras casting (uncredited)
      • 2020
    • Stephen Graham, Lennie James, and Olive Gray in Save Me (2018)
      Save Me
      7.6
      TV Series
      • extras casting
      • 2020
    • Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith in Inside No. 9 (2014)
      Inside No. 9
      8.5
      TV Series
      • extras casting (uncredited)
      • 2020
    • Dracula (2020)
      Dracula
      6.8
      TV Mini Series
      • additional cast and extras (uncredited)
      • 2020
    • Home (2019)
      Home
      7.9
      TV Series
      • extras casting (uncredited)
      • 2019
    • Idris Elba in Turn Up Charlie (2019)
      Turn Up Charlie
      7.0
      TV Series
      • extras casting (uncredited)
      • 2019
    • The Men Who Built America: Frontiersmen (2018)
      The Men Who Built America: Frontiersmen
      8.0
      TV Mini Series
      • extras casting (2017)
      • 2018
    • Melanie Lynskey, Timothy Spall, Lucy Lawless, Erana James, and Benji Purchase in The Changeover (2017)
      The Changeover
      5.4
      • extras casting
      • 2017
    • Into the Rainbow (2017)
      Into the Rainbow
      5.9
      • extra coordinator
      • 2017
    • Luke Hawker in Krampus (2015)
      Krampus
      6.2
      • extras casting (as Simon Paul English)
      • 2015
    • How to Murder Your Wife (2015)
      How to Murder Your Wife
      6.5
      TV Movie
      • extras casting
      • 2015

    Production Department

    • Sam Neill, Sophie McBride, and Tom Cameron in Under the Mountain (2009)
      Under the Mountain
      4.8
      • production assistant
      • 2009
    • Aftershock (2008)
      Aftershock
      5.7
      TV Movie
      • production runner
      • 2008

    Personal details

    • Alternative name
      • Simon Paul English
    • Height
      • 6′ (1.83 m)
    • Spouse
      • Emma Joy EnglishAugust 2, 2009 - present (2 children)

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