Simon Dutton
Simon Dutton (born 1 January 1958) is a British actor from England, best known for playing the title role of Simon Templar (alias the Saint) in a series of internationally produced television films in 1989. In 2007, he joined the cast of British sitcom Not Going Out as recurring character Guy, but was written out at the end of series two. Dutton has been married twice, firstly to Betsy Brantley and after to Tamsin Olivier.
Simon Dutton
- Name
- Simon Dutton
- Born
- 1958
- Birthplace
- England
- Occupation
- Actor
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Education
- Royal Central School of Speech and Drama
- Languages
- English
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Both marriages ended in divorce.
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• Name — Simon Dutton • Birth Name — Simon Dutton • Born — 1958 • Birthplace — England • Occupation — Actor
Television
Television
• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1980 — Fair Stood the Wind for France — Lancaster Crew — Mini-series • 1981 — Strangers — Luke — Episode: "Stand and Deliver" • Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years — William Deakin — Episode: "What Price Churchill?" • 1982 — Harry's Game — Lieutenant — Mini-series • 1983 — The Professionals — Tree — Episode: "No Stone" • By the Sword Divided — Will Saltmarsh — Series regular • 1984 — Play for Today — Ben — Episode: "Only Children" • Robin of Sherwood — Henry of Skipton — Episode: "The Prophecy • 1987 — A Sort of Innocence — Ben Crossley — 1 episode • 1989 — Bergerac — DC Rushden — Episode: "Weekend Off" • The Saint — Simon Templar — Series regular • 1992 — Downtown Lagos — Oliver — Mini-series • 1993 — Lovejoy — Iain — Episode: "Taking the Pledge" • 1999 — Nancherrow — Ronny Cox — Mini-series • 2005 — Heartbeat — Sir George Broughton — Episode: "Picture This" • Holby City — Dominic Fryer — 2 episodes • 2006 — Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire — Titus Labienus — Episode: "Caeser" • 2007 — The Afternoon Play — Ken Hunter — Episode: "The Real Deal" • New Tricks — Duncan Freedman — Episode: "Casualty" • Not Going Out — Guy — Series regular • 2008 — Bones — William Curry — Episode: "The Yanks in the U.K.: Parts 1 and 2 " • 2009 — Doctors — Robert Gaddis — Episode: "Arranged Family" • 2010 — Doctor Who — Alistair — Episode: "The Time of Angels" • Holby City — Paul Sears — Episode: "All Cried Out" • Garrow's Law — Earl of Sandwich — 1 episode • 2011 — Midsomer Murders — Laurence Fletcher — Episode: "Dark Secrets" • EastEnders — Philip Granger QC — 1 episode • Doctors — Harold Bempton — Episode: "Intereo Per Veneratio" • 2013 — Dracula — Sir Clive Dawson — Episode: "The Blood Is the Life" • 2014 — Doctors — Edwin Caroux — 2 episodes • 2016 — Adam Burt — Episode: "I Know She Lies" • 2018 — Endeavour — Armand De Vere — Episode: "Cartouche" • 2022 — The Walk-In — Mr. Jackson — 1 episode
Film
• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1981 — From a Far Country — Assistant • 1983 — To the Lighthouse — Jasper (age 24) — TV film • 1984 — Memed, My Hawk — Memed • 1985 — King David — Eliab • 1989 — The Man in the Brown Suit — Harry Lucas — TV film • 1990 — Blood Royal: William the Conqueror — Robert Curthose — TV film • 1994 — Citizen Locke — Chief Justice — TV film • 1997 — The Place of the Dead — Lt Colonel Robert Neill — TV film • 1998 — Dangerous Beauty — Minister Ramberti • 2005 — Lasko: Death Train — Matthias — TV film • 2010 — Come Rain Come Shine — Andy — TV film • House Swap — Jack Wilson • 2011 — 1911 — John Newell Jordan • 2013 — Walking with the Enemy — Miklos Schoen • 2014 — Suite Française — Maurice Michaud • A Royal Christmas — Victor — TV film • 2015 — Jupiter Ascending — Tskalikin • 2018 — Royal Matchmaker — King Edward — TV film • A Christmas Prince: The Royal Wedding — Lord Leopold • TBA — The Experiment — Lincoln Jones — Post-production
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