Hywel Simons
Encyclopedia
Hywel Simons is a Welsh
actor
.
Born in Neath
, he was brought up in Porthcawl
. He started acting while a pupil at Porthcawl Comprehensive School, before he went on to study at LAMDA.
Simons first TV role came soon after graduation in 1993, as oil rig
worker Wilf Granelli in Roughnecks
. He is known for playing the role of Sergeant Craig Gilmore in the long running ITV
drama The Bill
. Simons can also be seen in two episodes of Little Britain
, where he plays Glynn, a gay vicar
featured in scenes about Daffyd Thomas (A homosexual with homophobic tendencies who believes he is the "only gay in the village").
Simons married fellow actress Sarah Tansey in August 2005. He enjoys wood carving
, using a lathe
to make bowls out of pieces of wood he finds on beaches.
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
.
Born in Neath
Neath
Neath is a town and community situated in the principal area of Neath Port Talbot, Wales, UK with a population of approximately 45,898 in 2001...
, he was brought up in Porthcawl
Porthcawl
Porthcawl is a town on the south coast of Wales in the county borough of Bridgend, 25 miles west of the capital city, Cardiff and 19 miles southeast of Swansea...
. He started acting while a pupil at Porthcawl Comprehensive School, before he went on to study at LAMDA.
Simons first TV role came soon after graduation in 1993, as oil rig
Oil platform
An oil platform, also referred to as an offshore platform or, somewhat incorrectly, oil rig, is a lаrge structure with facilities to drill wells, to extract and process oil and natural gas, and to temporarily store product until it can be brought to shore for refining and marketing...
worker Wilf Granelli in Roughnecks
Roughnecks (TV series)
Roughnecks was a BBC television series that ran over two series between 1994 and 1995 on BBC One. The show centred on the working and personal lives of those who worked on oil rigs in the North Sea....
. He is known for playing the role of Sergeant Craig Gilmore in the long running ITV
ITV
ITV is the major commercial public service TV network in the United Kingdom. Launched in 1955 under the auspices of the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to the BBC, it is also the oldest commercial network in the UK...
drama The Bill
The Bill
The Bill is a police procedural television series that ran from October 1984 to August 2010. It focused on the lives and work of one shift of police officers, rather than on any particular aspect of police work...
. Simons can also be seen in two episodes of Little Britain
Little Britain
Little Britain is a British character-based comedy sketch show which was first broadcast on BBC radio and then turned into a television show. It was written by comic duo David Walliams and Matt Lucas...
, where he plays Glynn, a gay vicar
Vicar
In the broadest sense, a vicar is a representative, deputy or substitute; anyone acting "in the person of" or agent for a superior . In this sense, the title is comparable to lieutenant...
featured in scenes about Daffyd Thomas (A homosexual with homophobic tendencies who believes he is the "only gay in the village").
Simons married fellow actress Sarah Tansey in August 2005. He enjoys wood carving
Wood carving
Wood carving is a form of working wood by means of a cutting tool in one hand or a chisel by two hands or with one hand on a chisel and one hand on a mallet, resulting in a wooden figure or figurine, or in the sculptural ornamentation of a wooden object...
, using a lathe
Lathe
A lathe is a machine tool which rotates the workpiece on its axis to perform various operations such as cutting, sanding, knurling, drilling, or deformation with tools that are applied to the workpiece to create an object which has symmetry about an axis of rotation.Lathes are used in woodturning,...
to make bowls out of pieces of wood he finds on beaches.