Simon Naylor

Simon Naylor is an English film, stage and television actor. Simon, originally from Bury, trained at the Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts, leaving with a BA Hons. in 2005. Simon still teaches on the BA (Hons) Acting Course as Head of 1st Year and the Foundation Course. Simon's Theatre credits include 'Gary' in Unleashed (Hull Truck Theatre Company), 'Lapo' in On The Ceiling, 'Jack Munroe' in Happy Jack (both at The Landor Theatre) 'Rooster' in The Shawshank Redemption (Wyndhams Theatre), 'Gregg' in Waiting at The Lost Theatre and 'Desmond Ainsley' with a UK tour of Bill Kenwrights' production of Funny, Peculiar. Television credits include 'Simon' in The Bill, 'Adam' in Coronation Street, 'Tom' in Eastenders, 'Steve Malone' in Trexx and Flipside, 'Isaac Clark' in Days That Shook The World, 'Ged' in Day of the Triffids and in Doctors as 'Carl Andrews', and more recently, 'Leigh Acton'. Also plays Chief firefighter Officer Peter Dowling on BBC One's Casualty. Film includes 'Private Alexander Bay' in Channel 4's BAFTA winning The Mark of Cain and 'Jason' in The Addicted. Short films include 'A Yorkshire Rapper' which was short-listed for the Channel 4 Straight8 (Cannes Festival 04') and as 'Jonno' in The Job, and 'Man' in The Gathering, both shortlisted in Virgin Media Shorts 2009.