Simon Jones
Biography
Simon Jones is an English actor who originated the role of Arthur Dent in the 1978 radio version of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. Born in Charlton Park, Wiltshire, he met Douglas Adams through Footlights at Cambridge, which led to his casting in Out of the Trees and the radio series. On television he played Lord Brideshead in Brideshead Revisited and Sir Walter Raleigh in an episode of Blackadder. His film credits include Terry Gilliam's Brazil, Twelve Monkeys (1995), Miracle on 34th Street (1994), and The Devil's Own (1997). He later returned to Arthur Dent for further radio productions and played King George V in Downton Abbey (2019). On stage he has appeared in many Broadway plays and received a 1990 Drama Desk Award nomination for Privates on Parade. He has narrated over 70 audiobooks, including A Slight Trick of the Mind, which won a 2006 Audie Award for Unabridged Fiction.
76years old
Turns 77 on July 27in 282 days
- Born Charlton Park
- Star sign: LeoThe sign runs July 23 to August 22
Movie Career
- Films
- 11
- Career span
- 25 years1981 to 2006
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Big break
While studying at Trinity Hall, Cambridge, Jones met Douglas Adams through Footlights. That meeting resulted in his casting in Out of the Trees and, afterward, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.
Big break
Adams told Jones that he had written the part of Arthur Dent with Jones in mind, and Jones first played Dent in the 1978 radio broadcast.
Behind the camera
Besides acting, Jones also works as a co-artistic director at The Actors Company Theatre, known as TACT, which is a New York Off-Broadway company.
Simon Jones movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
- The Meaning of Life1983 Comedy, Musicalas Chadwick / Jeremy Portland-Smythe
IMDb rating 7.5131K votes
- The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy1981 Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fias Arthur Dent
IMDb rating 8.013K votes
Most often with
Terry Gilliam directed two of these films. Four actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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All films by Terry Gilliam
Box office
What Simon Jones's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$557 million
8 of the 11 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 11 films: 8 worldwide figure; 1 never in cinemas; 2 figure not found.
- 8Worldwide figure
- 1Never in cinemas
- 2Figure not found
Top grosser
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 100% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$169M30.3% of the total
- 2$141M25.3% of the total
- 3$105M18.8% of the total
- 4$46M8.3% of the total
- 5$43M7.7% of the total
- 6$30M5.4% of the total
- 7$12M2.2% of the total
- 8$11M2.0% of the total
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.