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John Simm (born 10 July 1970) is an English stage and screen actor. In recent years he is best known for his roles as Sam Tyler in the detective drama Life on Mars and as The Master in the revival of the science fiction series Doctor Who, but he has also starred in many highly acclaimed award-winning television dramas such as The Lakes, Cracker, State of Play, Crime and Punishment, Clocking Off and Sex Traffic and films such as Human Traffic, Wonderland and 24 Hour Party People. As a stage actor, he is an Olivier award nominee, and in 2010, he played Hamlet at the Crucible Theatre.
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John Simm (born 10 July 1970) is an English stage and screen actor. In recent years he is best known for his roles as Sam Tyler in the detective drama Life on Mars and as The Master in the revival of the science fiction series Doctor Who, but he has also starred in many highly acclaimed award-winning television dramas such as The Lakes, Cracker, State of Play, Crime and Punishment, Clocking Off and Sex Traffic and films such as Human Traffic, Wonderland and 24 Hour Party People. As a stage actor, he is an Olivier award nominee, and in 2010, he played Hamlet at the Crucible Theatre.
Simm was born in Leeds, West Riding of Yorkshire. The eldest of three, he grew up in Nelson, Lancashire. The family lived in a series of places around the northwest, including Manchester, Colne, Burnley and Blackpool. His father, Ronald Simm, was a musician and from the age of 12, Simm joined his father on stage in the working men’s clubs singing and playing the guitar.
In 1986 Simm enrolled at the 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 didn't interest LESS
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