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'''Jay Simon''' (born 17 December 1966) is an English actor best known for screen roles including: Doug in ''[[The Royal Treatment (film)|The Royal Treatment]]'', Alan Griever in ''[[Filthy Rich (2016 TV series)|Filthy Rich]]'', Senator Regulus in ''[[Roman Empire]] (TV Series)'', Papa Monster and Edisson in ''[[The Molly Monster Movie]]'', the Flight Attendant in ''[[The Wedding Date]]'', Billy Hennessy in [[Jack Higgins]]' ''[[The Midnight Man (1997 film)|Midnight Man]]'' and Lionel Symon in [[Stephen Poliakoff]]'s ''[[Perfect Strangers (TV miniseries)|Perfect Strangers]]''.<br />
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==Early years==<br />
Jay Simon was born on 17 December 1966 in [[London]]. He appeared as a solo singer in various productions for the [[English National Opera]], including ''[[Carmen]]'', ''[[Tosca]]'' and [[Jonathan Miller]]'s ''[[The Magic Flute]]'', in 1979 at the age of thirteen.<br />
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He went on to study Drama at the [[University College of Wales]], [[Aberystwyth]] (1988–91). After graduation he was offered a post as Assistant Director to [[Marina Caldarone]], in [[George F. Walker]]'s ''[[Nothing Sacred (play)|Nothing Sacred]]'', an adaption of [[Turgenev]]'s play ''[[Fathers and Sons (novel)|Fathers and sons]]'' at [[Theatr Clwyd]]. He then spent two years with the [[Theatre in education|TIE]] company [[Traffic of the Stage]] spending days touring shows ''[[An Introduction to Shakespeare]]'' and ''[[The Mole Catcher's Daughter]]'', and working nights as an upper stage crew hand at the [[Theatre Royal, Drury Lane|Drury Lane Theatre]]'s production of ''[[Miss Saigon]]''.<br />
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==Career==<br />
Simon subsequently travelled to Canada, playing Lysander, in a production of ''[[A Midsummer-Night's Dream]]'' for the [[Edmonton Fringe Festival]], [[Alberta]], Canada and toured a one-man show, ''[[Merely Players (play)|Merely Players]]'' around [[British Columbia]]. He studied film acting at Gas-town Actors' Centre, [[Vancouver]] under teacher [[Brent Stait]]. Also in [[British Columbia]], he was invited to teach acting and improvisation to Canada's indigenous native actors (through the [[Spirit-Song Theatre Company]]). His most famous pupils included [[Chief Dan George]]'s grandchildren.<br />
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He later enjoyed teaching [[Method acting|Method]] at the [[Tibet]]an [[Llamo Theatre Institute]], [[Dharamsala, Himachal Pradesh|Dharamsala]], [[India]].<br />
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Returning to the U.K., he starred as [[Celadon]] in [[Mike Westbrook]]'s TV Opera ''[[Good Friday 1663]]'', for [[Channel Four]] directed by [[Frank Cvitanovitch]]. He was subsequently offered stage roles, including Orin Scrivello in [[Jersey Opera]]'s ''[[Little Shop of Horrors (musical)|Little Shop of Horrors]]'' and Sky Masterson, in [[Pimlico Opera]]'s ''[[Guys and Dolls]]''. He went on to star as Mark Trelawny in ''[[A Dangerous Obsession]]'' in [[The English Theatre of Hamburg]] and as Captain Lombard, in [[Vienna's English Theatre]] production of ''[[And Then There Were None]]''. He was subsequently invited back to play Freddy, in [[George Bernard Shaw]]'s ''[[Pygmalion (play)|Pygmalion]]''. Roles in Shakespeare include [[Orsino (Twelfth Night)|Orsino]] in ''[[Twelfth Night]]'' and [[Don Pedro (Shakespeare character)|Don Pedro]] in ''[[Much Ado About Nothing]]'' for the [[British Shakespeare Company]].<br />
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Simon's other television credits include: ''[[Straight Forward]] ([[NZ Screentime 2019]])'', ''[[Shortland Street]]'', ''[[EastEnders]]'', ''[[Highlander: The Series|Highlander]]'', ''[[The Knock]]'', ''[[Fur TV]]'' (TV series), ''[[Goodnight Sweetheart (TV series)|Goodnight Sweetheart]]'', ''[[Bernard's Watch]]'', ''[[Genie in the House]]'', ''[[The Bill]]'', ''[[Casualty (TV series)|Casualty]]'', ''[[Holby City]]'', ''[[Agony (TV series)|Agony]]'', ''[[Murder in Suburbia]]'', ''[[Perfect Strangers (TV miniseries)|Perfect Strangers]]'', ''[[Comic Relief]]'', ''[[Barbara (TV series)|Barbara]]'', ''[[Fur TV]]'' and ''[[My Family]]''.<br />
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Other film work includes: ''[[Heavy Duty (film)|Heavy Duty]]'' (2012), playing the villainous Russian gang leader Gregorin. Directed by Rhys Hayward and produced by Hand made films);<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.heavydutymovie.co.uk/ |title=Whole good quality new balance 574 online outlet |access-date=10 July 2022 |archive-date=11 October 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171011215009/http://www.heavydutymovie.co.uk/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> Bollywood movie ''[[The Pinocchio Effect]]'', ''[[This Charming Man (film)|This Charming Man]]'', ''[[The Knight and the Templar]]'', and ''[[Daybreak (2000 film)|Daybreak]]''. He has also written, directed and starred as Fate in his own short film, ''The Wheel of Fortune''.<br />
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Simon is a voice artiste/impressionist. He has contributed to numerous current affairs programmes, including ''[[Dispatches (TV series)|Dispatches]]'', ''[[Panorama (TV series)|Panorama]]'' and BBC's ''[[Newsnight]]''. He was one of the artists who dubbed [[Gerry Adams]]' voice during the [[1988–94 British broadcasting voice restrictions|1988–94 ban on IRA broadcasting]], and he later voiced [[Tony Blair]] for the [[BBC]] during the [[Hutton Inquiry]]. He has worked on current affairs programmes and documentaries including ''[[The Super Human Body]]'', ''[[World War II in Colour]]'', ''[[Britain at War]]'', ''The Meadow'', ''[[Diana: The Witnesses in the Tunnel]]'', and ''[[China's wild side]]''.<br />
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He has narrated the popular television series ''[[China's Hidden lands]]'', ''[[Future Car]]'', ''[[Egypt's Missing Queen]]'', ''[[The Bermuda Triangle (TV series)|The Bermuda Triangle]]'' and ''[[MegaStructures]]''. His narrated films include ''[[The Meadow (film)|The Meadow]]'', ''[[Le Pied]]'' (as [[Woody Allen]]) and ''[[Death Leap]]''.<br />
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He voiced an American Drill Sergeant in the award-winning short film ''[[Invisible (short film)|Invisible]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://cargocollective.com/buff2011/Invisible|title=Invisible - BUFF 2011 - The British Urban Film Festival 2011|website=cargocollective.com}}</ref><br />
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Jay has voiced characters in over forty video games including the character of Yaevinn in the video game ''[[The Witcher (video game)|The Witcher]]''. Most recently he voiced Einhar Frey and Nico the Mad for the New Zealand produced ''[[Path of Exile]]''and Nick Lighbearer and Johnny Bolton among many characters for the dystopian nightmare video game ''[[We Happy few]]'' [[Compulsion Games]].<br />
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Simon has also created many characters for many popular children's television programmes, including ''[[Finley the Fire Engine]]'' (Dex and Suds), ''[[It's a Big Big World]]'' (Oko and Wartz), ''[[Molly Monster]]'' (Papa and Edison) and the Bafta-nominated ''[[Just So Darwin]]'' (various animals).<br />
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He can be heard on many radio and television commercials and has provided countless characters for video games including : ''[[Path of Exile]]'' ([[Grinding Gear Games]]), ''[[Haze (video game)|Haze]]'', ''[[Farscape]]'', ''[[Clive Barker's Jericho|Jericho]]'', ''[[Spartan: Total Warrior]]'' and the title role of ''[[Kaydara]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.mobygames.com/developer/sheet/view/developerId,155553/ |title=MobyGames - Jay Simon |access-date=15 March 2010 |archive-date=14 February 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090214034916/http://www.mobygames.com/developer/sheet/view/developerId,155553/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.giantbomb.com/jay-simon/3040-85345/|title=Jay Simon (Person)|website=Giant Bomb}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://shootingpeople.org/cards/JaySimon |title=Shooting People : Jay Simon |access-date=15 March 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716201354/http://shootingpeople.org/cards/JaySimon |archive-date=16 July 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/pathofexile/comments/960ec2/announcing_path_of_exile_delve/|title=Announcing Path of Exile: Delve|website=reddit|date=9 August 2018}}</ref><br />
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[[Automated dialogue replacement|A.D.R.]] work includes ''[[The King (2019 film)|The King]]'' (Netflix 2019), ''[[The Program (2015 film)|The Program]]'' (Working Title Films 2015), ''[[The Tudors]]'', ''[[Foyle's War]]'' and ''[[Call the Midwife]]'' on TV, and [[Ridley Scott]]'s ''[[Robin Hood (2010 film)|Robin Hood]]'', ''[[Defiance (2008 film)|Defiance]]'', ''[[Spygame]]'' and ''[[The Bourne Identity (2002 film)|The Bourne Identity]]'' in film. His most recent A.D.R contribution was on [[Peter Jackson]]'s final episode of the [[Tolkien]] adaption: ''[[The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies]]'' (2014).<br />
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In 2012 Simon moved to [[New Zealand]] with his wife Nicola and three children, where he continues to work in film, television and theatre. He has appeared as Doug in ''[[The Royal Treatment (film)|The Royal Treatment]](2022 Netflix movie)),Alan Griever in ''[[Filthy Rich (2016 TV series)|Filthy Rich]]', Senator Regulus in '[[Roman Empire 3]] (2019)' Aarne in ''[[Bombshell: The Sinking of the Rainbow Warrior]]'', Bryan Petersen in an NZ/Danish co produced TV series ''[[Straight Forward]]'', ''[[The Guy and Harley Show]]'' and the popular soap ''[[Shortland Street]]'' as English heart surgeon Dr John Petersen.<ref>{{IMDb title|qid=Q494202|title=Shortland Street}}</ref> Feature film appearances include ''[[Older (film)|Older]]'' (Pigville Productions 2015) and ''[[ARA (film)|ARA]]'' (Zodiac entertainment 2016).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://zodiacentertainment.co.nz/|title=ZODIAC ENTERTAINMENT &#124; Motion Picture Production Company}}</ref> He has worked on short films ''The Black Dog'' (2013), ''friends like these'' (2017), and two short Zombie horror films ''Clear Eyes: The Rise of the Zombies'' and ''Clear Eyes: The Scourge of the Zombies'' (2014), directed by Fred Potts and produced by Black widow films.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.blackwidowfilms.com/|title=Home|website=blackwidowfilms.com}}</ref><br />
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In 2013 he voiced one of the alien villains Blufur in the popular children's sci-fi series ''[[Power Rangers: Megaforce]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.megaforcecast.com/cast/jay-simon.php |title=Jay Simon - MEGAFORCE CAST - Power Rangers Super Megaforce / Power Rangers Dino Charge |access-date=4 November 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141104091410/http://www.megaforcecast.com/cast/jay-simon.php |archive-date=4 November 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref> This was followed by two more seasons of Power Rangers.In 2016 He voiced the monster Hunter in ''[[Power Rangers Dino Charge]]'' and in 2018 the monsters Gorrox and Versix for ''[[Power Rangers Ninja Steel]]''.<br />
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Simon later briefly returned to London to star in a musical movie version of the popular animated children's series ''[[Molly Monster]]'' (reprising the roles of Papa and Edison, and other smaller parts including the Monster Captain).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bernfilm.ch/film/molly-monster-movie|title=Molly Monster - the Movie|website=bernfilm.ch}}</ref><br />
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Back in New Zealand Jay has since voiced the Thoriphant Bounty and Man in the Kiwi animated 2019 feature ''[[Mosley (film)|Mosley]]'' (Huhu Studios) and various characters in the popular Kiwi animated series ''[[Quimbo's Quest]]'' as well as the Skaer and the Codex for the popular cult movie ''[[This Giant Papier-Mâché Boulder Is Actually Really Heavy]]'' (2016) directed by [[Christian Nicholson]].<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [http://www.jay-simon.com/ Jay Simon personal website]<br />
* [http://jaysimon.me/ Jay Simon official voiceover site]<br />
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