Simon Maiden

Biography

Simon Maiden is an Australian actor. He was born in Ballarat, Victoria to parents Stuart (a teacher) and Pamela (a theatre manager) and is of Scottish heritage. A graduate of the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA) he has appeared in the feature films The Dressmaker, The Great Raid, Romulus My Father and The Killer Elite. On television he has portrayed Winston Churchill in Deadline Gallipoli, Sen. Graham Richardson in the telemovie Hawke and featured in Jack Irish, Wentworth, Newtons Law, Tangle, The Doctor Blake Mysteries and many more.

Known For

Upgrade

as Stem (voice)

Son of the Mask

as Animator

Sleeping Dogs

as Eddie Finn

The Great Raid

as Father McPherson

Wentworth

as Gary Tucker

Underground: The Julian Assange Story

as Journalist

The Doctor Blake Mysteries

as Joe Springer

Underbelly

as Gareth Forrester

The Newsreader

as Stephen Bramhall

Jack Irish

as Mark