Simon Paisley Day

Simon Paisley Day (born 13 April 1967), also credited as Simon Day, is an English stage and screen actor. His most recent work includes Timon of Athens (2008), Entertaining Mr Sloane (2009), Private Lives (2010), Twelfth Night (National Theatre, 2011), The Taming of the Shrew (Shakespeare's Globe, 2012) and portraying Sir Cosmo Duff Gordon in the 2012 ITV mini-series Titanic.

Not to be confused with Simon Day.

Simon Paisley Day
Born (1967-04-13) 13 April 1967
Gillingham, Kent, England
Other namesSimon Who
OccupationActor
Children2

Early life

Paisley Day was born in Gillingham, Kent. He read Drama and American Literature at the University of East Anglia in Norwich, England. Afterwards, Paisley Day undertook training at Bristol Old Vic for two years before embarking on a career as an actor.[1]

Career

Paisley is a well-established theatre actor and has performed in plays such as The Taming of the Shrew, Hamlet, The Crucible and Troilus and Cressida. His television credits include Sherlock, Being Human, Midsomer Murders Doctor Who and Spartacus. His big-screen credits include The Eagle of the Ninth, The Queen of Sheba's Pearls and Churchill: The Hollywood Years.[2]

Simon also was the leading and only character to appear in the very successful adverts for Honda, featuring Honda vehicles from different eras, with the Rhydian version of the song Rhydian.

Personal life

Paisley Day lives in Whitstable, with his wife and two children.[3]

Film
Year Title Character Production
2004Churchill: The Hollywood YearsLarryLittle Bird
2004The Queen of Sheba's PearlsHeadmaster EvansAB Svensk Filmindustri
2007FlawlessBolandFuture Films
2011The EagleSurgeonFocus Features
2011The PaintingManInclusive Media
2014Pudsey the Dog: The MovieReverend TreeboysVertigo Films
2014The FallingPsychiatristCannon and Morley Productions
2017Victoria & AbdulMr. Tyler[4]BBC Films
2019Brexit: The Uncivil WarDouglas CarswellChannel 4 / HBO
2019Star Wars: The Rise of SkywalkerGeneral QuinnLucasfilm Ltd. and Bad Robot Productions

Theatre
Year Title Character Production Director
2017The Lorax by David GreigThe Once-lerRoyal Alexandra TheatreMax Webster
2014Urinetown by Mark Hollmann and Greg KotisCaldwell B. CladwellSt. James Theatre, LondonJamie Lloyd
2013The Low Road by Bruce NorrisVariousRoyal Court TheatreDominic Cooke
2012The Taming of the Shrew
by William Shakespeare		PetruchioShakespeare's GlobeToby Frow
2011Twelfth Night
by William Shakespeare		MalvolioNational TheatreSir Peter Hall
2010Private Lives
by Noël Coward		VictorVaudeville TheatreSir Richard Eyre
2009Entertaining Mr Sloane
by Joe Orton		EdTrafalgar StudiosNick Bagnall
2008Timon of Athens
by William Shakespeare		TimonThe GlobeLucy Bailey
2007The Ugly One
by Marius von Mayenburg		SchefflerRoyal Court TheatreRamin Gray
2007Don't Look Now
by Daphne Du Maurier		JohnSheffield Theatre and Lyric HammersmithLucy Bailey
2007The 39 Steps
by John Buchan		HannayCriterion TheatreMaria Aitken
2005The Philanthropist
by Christopher Hampton		BrahamDonmar WarehouseDavid Grindley
2005Cymbeline
by William Shakespeare		IachimoRegent's Park Open Air TheatreRachel Kavanaugh
2005Twelfth Night
by William Shakespeare		FesteRegent's Park Open Air TheatreTimothy Sheader
2003Love's Labour's Lost
by William Shakespeare		King Ferdinand of NavarreNational TheatreSir Trevor Nunn
2003Anything Goes
by Cole Porter		Lord Evelyn OakleyNational TheatreSir Trevor Nunn
2002The Coast of Utopia
by Tom Stoppard		Nicholas OgarevNational TheatreSir Trevor Nunn
2001Hamlet
by William Shakespeare		HoratioNational TheatreJohn Caird
2000Candide
from the book by Voltaire		MaximilianNational TheatreJohn Caird
1999Troilus and Cressida
by William Shakespeare		AjaxNational TheatreSir Trevor Nunn
1999Money
by Edward Bulwer-Lytton		Sir Frederick BlountNational TheatreJohn Caird
1998Oh! What A Lovely War
by Joan Littlewood		Henry WilsonNational TheatreFiona Laird
1996By Jeeves
by Alan Ayckbourn		Gussie Fink-NottleLyric TheatreSir Alan Ayckbourn
1992A Woman of No Importance
by Oscar Wilde		Lord AlfredRSCPhilip Prowse

TV
Year Title Character Production Notes
2022This EnglandDominic CummingsSky Atlantic
2017The CrownMeryn LewisNetflix
2015Doctor WhoRumpBBCEpisode: "Face the Raven"
2014The MusketeersCluzetEpisode: "The Good Soldier"
2012TitanicSir Cosmo Duff GordonITVEpisode Two and Four
2012SherlockMajor BarrymoreBBCSeries 2, "The Hounds of Baskerville"
2011HustleConsultantBBCSeries 7, "The Fall of Railton FC"
2010Being HumanAlan CortezBBCSeason 2, episode 6
2008Midsomer MurdersRandall ColquhounITVBlood Wedding
2007The Relief of BelsenMajor StadlerChannel 4TV movie
2006The Catherine Tate ShowMr Aga SagaBBCSeason 3, episode 6
2006Hotel BabylonMr AustinBBCSeason 1, episode 1
2005Space RaceKammlerBBCTV series documentary, Race to the Moon
2005The Last DetectiveBald ManITVTowpaths of Glory
2005The BillMartin GlassITVSeason 21, episode 31
2005Doctor WhoStewardBBCEpisode: "The End of the World"
2004ShaneSuicide SteveITVSeason 1, episode 6
2004He Knew He Was RightSir Henry WoddisBBC
2004SpartacusOrsinoUSA NetworkTV movie
2002Bertie and ElizabethArthur WoodITVTV movie
1995WycliffeSOCCOITVLost Contact
1995Pie in the SkyRogerBBCLemon Twist
1994The KnockJeremy PointonITVSeason 1, episode 6
1994Peak PracticeITVLong Weekend
1994The House of EliottHarryBBCSeason 3, episode 2
1993London's BurningITVSeason 6, episode 8
1992CasualtyHeart surgeonBBCBody and Soul
1992Red DwarfCdr. Randy NavarroBBCSeries 5, "Holoship"

References
  1. "Simon Paisley Day – Author Bio". Oberon Books. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
  2. "SIMON PAISLEY DAY". Royal Court Theatre. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  3. Montgomery, Hugh (19 December 2010). "How We Met: Simon Paisley Day & Jenna Russell". The Independent. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
  4. "Victoria & Abdul - BFI Filmography". filmography.bfi.org.uk. Archived from the original on 29 April 2019. Retrieved 3 May 2021.


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