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Birth Place: Charlton Park, Wiltshire, ENGLAND

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BIO

Broadway: The Real Thing, Benefactors, The School for Scandal, Getting Married, Private Lives, The Real Inspector Hound, The Herbal Bed, Ring Round the Moon, Waiting in the Wings, Blithe Spirit. Off-Broadway includes Long Island Sound, The Cocktail Party, Home, Privates on Parade and Death Takes a Holiday. Still best known for TV’s “Brideshead Revisited” (Bridey) and Arthur Dent in “The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy.”

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STAGE CREDITS

[Broadway]
2021
Henry

[Off-Broadway]
York Theatre Company's Musicals in Mufti Off-Broadway Production, 2019
Vivian Budd

[Off-Broadway]
Encores! New York City Center Production, 2018
Ensemble

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 2017
John Rich [Replacement]

[New York]
Encores! Concert, 2012
Performer

[Off-Broadway]
Roundabout Off-Broadway Production, 2011
Dr. Dario Albione

[Broadway]
Broadway Revival, 2009
Doctor Bradman

[New York]
New York Concert, 2006
Performer

[Off-Off-Broadway]
Musicals in Mufti Concert, 2005
Performer

[Off-Broadway]
Encores! Concert, 2003
Performer

[Off-Broadway]
2001
James

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1999
Perry Lascoe

[Broadway]
Lincoln Center Revival, 1999
Romainville

[Off-Off-Broadway]
Musicals in Mufti Concert, 1998
Performer

[Off-Broadway]
1998
Crampton

[Broadway]
1998
Barnabus Goche, Vicar General

[Broadway]
1995
Joseph Surface

[Off-Broadway]
Encores! Concert, 1995
Sebastian Sabastian

[Milburn, NJ (Regional)]
Paper Mill Production, 1993
Performer

[Broadway]
Broadway Revival, 1992
Elyot Chase

[Broadway]
1991
Reginald Bridgenorth

[Off-Broadway]
1989
Giles Flack

[Off-Broadway]
1988
Bill

[Broadway]
1985
Colin

[Off-Broadway]
1984
Wilson

[Broadway]
1984
Max [Replacement]

[West End]
Original London Production, 1977
Performer

Productions

 
[Off-Broadway, 2003]
Director

Movies

Sir Henry at Rawlinson End
[ 1980 ] Joachim
Giro City
[ 1982 ] Henderson
The Meaning of Life
[ 1983 ] Chadwick, Jeremy Portland-Smythe
Privates on Parade
[ 1983 ] Sergeant Eric Young-Love
Brazil
[ 1985 ] Arrest Official
Club Paradise
[ 1986 ] Toby Prooth
Green Card
[ 1990 ] Party Guest
American Friends
[ 1991 ] Anderson
For Love or Money
[ 1993 ] Albert
Miracle on 34th Street
[ 1994 ] Shellhammer
12 Monkeys
[ 1995 ] Zoologist
The Devil's Own
[ 1997 ] Harry Sloan
Guru in Seven
[ 1998 ] Removal man 1
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
[ 2005 ] Ghostly Image
Griffin & Phoenix
[ 2006 ] Professor
Spectropia
[ 2006 ] The Duck
The Search for Simon
[ 2013 ] The Man in the Hat
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Radio Show Live
[ 2016 ] Arthur Dent
Downton Abbey
[ 2019 ] King George V

TV Shows

Oz
Judge Mason Kessler
Tattinger's
Norman Asher

Awards and Nominations

Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2000 - Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play

Simon Jones , Waiting in the Wings

Drama Desk Awards - 1989 - Outstanding Featured Actor - Play

Simon Jones, Privates on Parade

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Kate Baldwin, Dylan Baker & More Join THE GILDED AGE Season 3

The third season of The Gilded Age has added six more stars to its supporting lineup, including several Broadway alums. ate Baldwin, Dylan Baker, Michael Cumpsty, John Ellison Conlee, Bobby Steggert, and Hannah Shealy will all appear in the show's upcoming season.
Photos: I LIKE AMERICA Celebrates 125 Years of Noël Coward

The York Theatre Company recently hosted a special ONE-NIGHT-ONLY concert celebrating 125 years of Noël Coward and in particular his lifelong association with America, featuring Steve Ross, KT Sullivan and Simon Jones.
Photos: Stars Walk the Red Carpet for Opening Night of YELLOW FACE

The stars aligned at the Todd Haimes Theatre to celebrate opening night of Roundabout Theatre Company's new production of Yellow Face by David Henry Hwang. BroadwayWorld was there to capture all of the stars and VIP guests.
Photos: Stars Turn Out for Gingold Group's 2024 Golden Shamrock Gala

See photos from inside the Gingold Theatrical Group 2024 Golden Shamrock Gala. The evening honored Broadway composing team Lynn Ahrens & Stephen Flaherty with the Golden Shamrock Award for their tireless work as supporters of human rights and their artistic excellence in musical theater writing.
The York Theatre Company To Celebrate Noël Coward At I LIKE AMERICA Concert

The York Theatre Company and The Noël Foundation has announced a one-night-only concert, 'I LIKE AMERICA,' celebrating 125 years of Noël Coward on Sunday, October 6.
Leslie Uggams, Andrea Martin, & More Join THE GILDED AGE Season 3

A slew of new names have joined the third season of HBO's hit drama The Gilded Age. Bill Camp (Broadway's The Crucible), Merritt Wever, Leslie Uggams, and Lisagay Hamilton will all play key roles in Season 3's ensemble. Additionally, Tony Award winner Andrea Martin is set to portray a medium named Madame Dashkova. 
Phylicia Rashad, Brian Stokes Mitchell, & More Join Third Season of THE GILDED AGE

Broadway talent continues to be represented in the hit HBO show The Gilded Age as more stage actors join the upcoming season. According to multiple reports, Phylicia Rashad, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Jordan Donica, and Victoria Clark will all be featured in Season 3 of the show.
Photos: See Kenny Leon & More on the Red Carpet for HOME on Broadway

Check out photos from the opening night red carpet of Home on Broadway!
Video: THE GILDED AGE Star Carrie Coon Wants A Musical Of the Hit Drama

Carrie Coon, who has won audiences with her portrayal of Bertha Russell on HBO's The Gilded Age, wants to see the hit drama come to Broadway as a musical! Watch the video.
Photos: Eddie Redmayne, Gayle Rankin, and More Arrive at Opening Night of DOUBT

See photos of Eddie Redmayne, Gayle Rankin, Rupert Friend, Nathan Lane, and more arriving on the red carpet of the opening night celebration of Doubt here!
THE COLOR PURPLE, MAESTRO & More Nominated For SAG Awards - Full List of Nominations!

This morning, nominees for the 30th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards® honoring outstanding individual, cast and ensemble performances for the past year were announced. Check out the full list of nominations, which include Danielle Brooks, Bradley Cooper, Carey Mulligan, Hannah Waddingham, the cast of The Gilded Age, and more.
HBO Renews Hit Drama Series THE GILDED AGE For A Third Season

The HBO Original drama series THE GILDED AGE, which features a stacked cast of Broadway talent, has been renewed for a third season.
VIDEO: Watch the Cast of THE GILDED AGE Chat with Met Opera Vice President C. Graham Berwind, III

The cast of HBO’s The Gilded Age visited the Met for a discussion with Met Vice President C. Graham Berwind, III, followed by a performance of Wagner’s Tannhäuser. Watch clips from the discussion here!
Hear Play Audio Theatre Launches New Podcast Season With a New Christmas Comedy, THREE WISE GUYS

The Audio Theatre podcast HEAR PLAY has announced the release of its new season with a production of THREE WISE GUYS by Scott Alan Evans and Jeffrey Couchman. Three Wise Guys is based on the short stories “Dancing Dan’s Christmas” and “The Three Wise Guys” by American humorist Damon Runyon, whose work is also the basis for the musical GUYS AND DOLLS. 
Every Broadway Actor in THE GILDED AGE Season Two

The Gilded Age has returned for season two with a fresh lineup of Broadway stars! The first season of Julian Fellowes' series featured over 60 Broadway alums, including Audra McDonald, Nathan Lane, Cynthia Nixon, and more. Check out which faces you recognize from the theatre, including new additions like Laura Benanti and Jeremy Shamos.
Photos: Rhea Perlman, Mark Ruffalo And More Turn Out As I NEED THAT Opens On Broadway!

The best of Broadway was on hand at the American Airlines Theatre last night, where Roundabout Theatre Company celebrated opening night of I Need That by Theresa Rebeck, directed by Moritz von Stuelpnagel. See the photos!
Photos: Inside the Gingold Theatrical Group 2023 Golden Shamrock Gala

Gingold Theatrical Group's 2023 Golden Shamrock Gala was held on Sunday October 29 at 6pm at Robert Restaurant. The evening honored humanitarian activists Dr. Wilma Bulkin Siegel, M.D.; Dr. Brian R. Saltzman, M.D.; and Ethan E. Litwin, all tireless supporters of human rights and the arts in New York, with the Golden Shamrock Award.
Video: Watch THE GILDED AGE Season Two Trailer With Christine Baranski, Audra McDonald & More

HBO has debuted the trailer for the second season of The Gilded Age, featuring the series' star-studded cast of Broadway stars. Watch the video featuring Carrie Coon, Christine Baranski, Cynthia Nixon, Morgan Spector, Denée Benton, Michael Cerveris, Celia Keenan-Bolger, Donna Murphy, Audra McDonald, Nathan Lane, and more.
Video: Watch THE GILDED AGE Season Two Teaser Ahead of October Premiere With Donna Murphy, Denée Benton & More

The season will feature Carrie Coon, Christine Baranski, Cynthia Nixon, Morgan Spector, Denée Benton, Michael Cerveris, Celia Keenan-Bolger, Debra Monk, Donna Murphy, Kristine Nielsen, Kelli O’Hara, Patrick Page, Taylor Richardson, Douglas Sills, Nathan Lane, Audra McDonald, Ashlie Atkinson, and Laura Benanti. Watch the teaser video now!
Listen: Karl Kenzler, Joel de la Fuente & More Star in THREE WISE GUYS Podcast

Listen to HEAR PLAY's second season production of THREE WISE GUYS by Scott Alan Evans and Jeffrey Couchman.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many Broadway shows has Simon Jones been in?

Simon Jones has appeared on Broadway in 11 shows.

How many West End shows has Simon Jones been in?

Simon Jones has appeared on London's West End in 1 shows.

What was Simon Jones's first West End show?

Simon Jones's first West End show was Privates on Parade which opened in 1977

What awards has Simon Jones been nominated for?

Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Waiting in the Wings and Outstanding Featured Actor - Play (Drama Desk Awards) for Privates on Parade.

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