Simon Shepherd

Simon Shepherd was regularly mentioned in the BBC comedy Gimme Gimme Gimme as Tom's crush and appeared as himself in an episode of each series.[2][3]

He played Patrick Simmons in the 1984 Miss Marple TV-adaptation of A Murder is Announced.[4] In 1989 he appeared in Henry V and in 1990 in Chancer.[5][6] He played Edgar Linton in the 1992 Wuthering Heights.[7] In 1993 he appeared in Poirot “Jewel Robbery at the Grand Metropolitan” as Andrew Hall and in Peak Practice. In 1999 he appeared in Catherine Cookson’s “Tilly Trotter” and Rogue Trader.[5] In 2008 he appeared in Agatha Christie’s Poirot “Mrs McGinty’s Dead” as Dr. Rendell.[5] He appeared in the 2022 Midsomer Murders “The Scarecrow Murders”.[8] He played Chief Inspector Dermott Craddock in the 2019 “The Mirror Crack’d” (stage play).[9]

On 16 February 2011 Simon Shepherd guest-starred in the 2000th episode of the BBC TV Drama Doctors.[10]

He played the role of Sir Norman Cavendish in the play The Duck House by Dan Patterson and Colin Swash,[11] starring alongside Ben Miller and Diana Vickers.[12] The show is a political farce based on the UK parliamentary expenses scandal of 2009 and played a five-week tour in October 2013 before transferring to London's Vaudeville Theatre through spring 2014.[11]

In 2017 he appeared in the BBC series Father Brown as Edward Reese in episode 5.11 "The Sins of Others".[13]

On 25 March 2017 he starred in BBC1's Casualty as Dr. Jonathan Barling in the episode 'Five Days.'[14] He reprised the role on 4 August 2018.[15]

He married the costume designer Alexandra Byrne in 1980 and they have four children. Shepherd supports several charities, especially those involving the well-being of children (Barnardo's, Tearfund BOPS and Save the Children).

• Simon Shepherd at IMDb