Eugene Michael Simon (born 11 June 1992) is an English actor. He is best known for his roles as Jerome Clarke in the

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mystery series ''

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'' (2011–2013) and

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in the HBO fantasy series '' Game of Thrones'' (2011–2012; 2015–2016).

Early life and education

Simon was born in

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to Anton (died 2017) and Teresa (née Stopford) Simon. He has two older brothers, Charles (born 1987) and Harry, and a younger sister, Fleur. Simon attended

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in Somerset and

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in Dorset. He trained at Joseph Pearlman's acting academy in

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Career

Around eight years old, Simon's mother signed him up for an acting agency. He began appearing in commercials before appearing in film roles as a young

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in ''

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'' and then as a young

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in ''

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'' in 2005. On his eighteenth birthday, Simon received the news that he had been cast as

in the HBO series '' Game of Thrones'' and as Jerome Clarke in the

series ''

''. Simon played young Eugene Devlin in 2013 film '' Before I Sleep'' and Kennefick in the 2015 film '' Eden''. He went on to star as Sean Nally in the 2017 Irish film '' The Lodgers'' and as the titular role in the 2018 film ''

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''. He appeared in the 2018 production of ''For King and Country'' at

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and the 2019 stage adaptation of ''

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'' at

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Personal life

Simon is based between London and Los Angeles. In 2019, he led acting workshops in

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. He has been vocal about men's mental health and suicide prevention on social media, appearing on the 2020 Well Beings Virtual National Town Hall & Panel Discussion.

Filmography

Film roles

Television roles

Stage

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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''Resonance'', a short movie by Marcos Efron and Eugene Simon
Living people 1992 births 21st-century English male actors English male child actors English male film actors English male television actors English people of Irish descent English people of Scottish descent Male actors from London People educated at Bryanston School People educated at Downside School Stopford family {{England-actor-stub