Simon Woods
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Personal life
Woods attended Eton College, then read English at Magdalen College, Oxford.[1] While at Oxford, he became friends with Chelsea Clinton.[2][3] After graduating from Oxford, Woods worked briefly at The Guardian before becoming an actor.[4]
While at Oxford in 2000, he was in a relationship with Rosamund Pike that lasted two years.[5] The two later played lovers Jane Bennet and Charles Bingley in Pride & Prejudice.
Since 2009, Woods has been in a relationship with Christopher Bailey, the former chief executive of the British fashion house, Burberry.[6] They married in 2012.[7] They have two daughters, Iris and Nell.[8]
Filmography
| Year | Film/TV | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Charles II: The Power and the Passion | Captain Churchill | TV, 1 episode |
| Cambridge Spies | Charlie Givens | TV, 1 episode | |
| 2004 | Foyle's War | Greville Woods | TV, 1 episode |
| 2005 | The Queen's Sister | Roddy Llewellyn | TV |
| Elizabeth I | Gifford | TV, 1 episode | |
| Pride & Prejudice | Mr. Charles Bingley | ||
| Twisted Tales | Zak | TV | |
| 2006 | Spooks | Rowan | TV, 2 episodes |
| Starter for 10 | Josh | ||
| Penelope | Edward Vanderman | ||
| 2007 | Cranford | Dr. Harrison | TV, 5 episodes |
| Rome | Gaius Octavian Caesar | TV, 7 episodes | |
| Angel | Clive Fennelly | ||
| I Want Candy | Film Actor | ||
| 2008 | Sunny and the Elephant | Nicolas | |
| A Previous Engagement | Tyler | ||
| 2024 | Such a Lovely Day | Director short film |
Playwright
Woods's stage play Hansard was presented at the Lyttelton Theatre, London, in September 2019. The work, named after the official record of proceedings in the British parliament, was directed by Simon Godwin.[9][10]
References
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External links
- Simon Woods at IMDbTemplate:EditAtWikidataScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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- English gay actors
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- People educated at Eton College
- English male dramatists and playwrights
- 21st-century English dramatists and playwrights
- 21st-century English male writers
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