John Ronald Simm (born 10 July 1970) is an English actor, director and
musician. He has been nominated twice for the BAFTA Award for Best
Actor, and is a Laurence Olivier Award nominee for Best Actor. He is
best known for playing Sam Tyler in Life on Mars, and The Master in
Doctor Who. His other television credits include: State of Play, The
Lakes, Crime and Punishment, Exile, Prey and Cracker. His films
include Wonderland, Everyday, Boston Kickout, Human Traffic and 24
Hour Party People.The eldest of three children, Simm was born in Leeds
and grew up in a series of places around North West England, including
Blackpool, Burnley, Nelson, Colne, and Manchester. He attended Edge
End High School, where he was inspired by drama teacher Brian Wellock.
His father, Ronald, a Mancunian, was a musician; and from the age of
twelve, John sang and played guitar with his father on stage in the
working men's clubs.[citation needed]In 1986, Simm enrolled at
Blackpool and the Fylde College in Lytham St. Annes for three years,
and starred in Guys and Dolls and West Side Story at Blackpool's Grand
Theatre. However, he soon decided that musical theatre did not
interest him, so he joined an amateur dramatic group and honed his
skills in his spare time, playing the title roles in Billy Liar and
Amadeus. He then moved to London to train at the Drama Centre London
at the age of 19, where he studied Stanislavski's system of method
acting. His acting teacher was Reuven Adiv, whom Simm credits as a
major influence on his life. He graduated in 1992.[citation
needed]Independently of his acting, throughout the 1990s and early
2000s, Simm was a founding member, songwriter, and guitarist with the
rock band Magic Alex (named after the Beatles self-styled electronics
wizard "Magic Alex" Mardas). The group played support on two British
tours with Echo & the Bunnymen. Simm plays guitar on the album
Slideling by his friend, Echo & the Bunnymen singer Ian McCulloch.
Simm also played lead guitar on a few of McCulloch's solo live shows,
including one at Wembley Arena as the main support to Coldplay. Magic
Alex released one album, Dated and Sexist, before splitting in 2005. John Simm Biography, NetWorth, Height, Age, Weight, Family, Married, Son, Daughter