Simon Lowe is a British actor who, among other titles, has played series regulars in ''

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'' (Dr. Tim Sibley), and ''

The Grimleys ''The Grimleys'' is a comedy-drama television series set on a council estate in Dudley, West Midlands, England in the mid-1970s. It was first broadcast by Granada TV for ITV in 1999, following a pilot in 1997, and concluded in 2001 after thre ...

'' (Shane Titley), both of which were written by

Jed Mercurio Gerald Gary "Jed" Mercurio (born September 1966) is a British television writer, producer, director and novelist. A former hospital doctor and Royal Air Force officer, Mercurio has been ranked among UK television's leading writers. In 2017, Mer ...

. He also played Derek Evans in '' EastEnders''. In April 2022, he began appearing in the BBC soap opera '' Doctors'' as Brian Kiernan. Prior to this, he played Sgt. James Collins in ''Doctors''. As a teenager at the end of the 1980s, he had a regular role in the

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soap opera '' Crossroads'', playing Jason Grice. In 2007, he portrayed the survivor of the

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, Joseph Spah, in the drama from

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, '' Hindenburg: The Untold Story'', directed by Sean Grundy. In 2010, in

's ''Bloody Foreigners'', he played the role of

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, of 303 squadron. In 2011, he made a single appearance in HBO's '' Game of Thrones'' as a wine merchant, and he has portrayed Mr. Bell in the ''

4 O'Clock Club ''4 O'Clock Club'' is a British comedy drama and musical children's television series set in a secondary school, which premiered on 13 January 2012 on CBBC. A second series began airing on 4 January 2013, and the third series premiered on 20 D ...

'' from 2013 to 2020. He also played Sir Cumference in the "A Knight's Tail" section of ''

Hacker Time ''Hacker Time'' is a British children's sketch comedy talk show, broadcast by CBBC, starring Hacker T. Dog, a character from Scoop. In each episode, Hacker interviews a celebrity, and plays games and the show also includes recurring segments, s ...

''. Theatre work includes the portrayal of

Dudley Moore Dudley Stuart John Moore CBE (19 April 193527 March 2002) was an English actor, comedian, musician and composer. Moore first came to prominence in the UK as a leading figure in the British satire boom of the 1960s. He was one of the four writ ...

in the show, '' Pete and Dud: Come Again''http://www.thestage.co.uk/reviews/review.php/16546/pete-and-dud-come-again that successfully toured

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in 2007, alongside actor Gareth Tunley playing

Peter Cook Peter Edward Cook (17 November 1937 – 9 January 1995) was an English actor, comedian, satirist, playwright and screenwriter. He was the leading figure of the British satire boom of the 1960s, and he was associated with the anti-establishme ...

. In 2013, Lowe appeared as the monk in Bryan Singer's ''

Jack the Giant Slayer ''Jack the Giant Slayer'' (previously titled ''Jack the Giant Killer'') is a 2013 American heroic fantasy, fantasy adventure film directed by Bryan Singer and written by Darren Lemke, Christopher McQuarrie and Dan Studney, from a story by Lemke a ...

'', as Dr. Quentin in the adaptation of ''The Big Four'', for the final series of ''

Agatha Christie's Poirot ''Poirot'' (also known as ''Agatha Christie's Poirot'') is a British mystery drama television programme that aired on ITV from 8 January 1989 to 13 November 2013. David Suchet starred as the eponymous detective, Agatha Christie's fictional Her ...

'', and as a snobbish maître d' in an episode of ''

Downton Abbey ''Downton Abbey'' is a British historical drama television series set in the early 20th century, created and co-written by Julian Fellowes. The series first aired in the United Kingdom on ITV on 26 September 2010 and in the United States o ...

''.

References

External links

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Official website
Living people British male television actors 1973 births {{UK-tv-actor-1970s-stub