Background

Eugene Michael Simon was born on June 11, 1992, in London, England. Simon is the younger son born to Anton (died 2017) and Teresa (née Stopford) Simon. He has an older brother, Charles Stephen Simon (born 1987), and a younger sister, called Fleur. The name Eugene was given from his great-grandfather Eugene Barry Walsh as a homage to his Irish ancestry.

Education

He attended St Philip’s Catholic School in London. He later enrolled at the Branston School, a boarding school in Blandford Forum, England. In addition, Simon studied at the Downside School in Stratton-on-the-Fosse but dropped out to pursue an acting career.

Career

Eugene joined child agency Abacus at the age of eight beginning his career in theatre with the role of Archie in James Joyce's 'Exiles'. It was his childhood love for reciting poems from Roald Dahl's 'Dirty Beasts' that sparked his interest in acting.

At twelve Eugene was the younger self to Heath Ledger's 'Casanova', and at thirteen performed his lead role as Gerald Durrell in the BBC's TV-film adaptation of 'My Family and Other Animals'. Eugene continued to worked throughout his years at Downside School in a number of comercials, and most notably as Young Ben Hur in Drimtim Entertainment's 'Ben Hur'. After filming he began modelling through UK agency Models 1, he continues to do so.

On his 18th birthday Eugene was offered both his roles in both Game of Thrones & House of Anubis. Between filming the two shows Eugene debuted as lead American characters in his first US films; 'Before I Sleep' as fictional poet Eugene Devlin alongside 'Harry Potter' co-star Bonnie Wright, and Lord-of-the-Flies esque movie 'Eden' as US soccer player Kennefick. Eugene resides between London and Los Angeles throughout the year.

Achievements

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  Eugene Simon earned a lot of fame for playing the lead role in the mystery television series developed for Nickelodeon based on the Belgian-Dutch television series ‘Het Huis Anubis.’ He played Jerome Clarke in a total of 146 episodes from 2011 to 2013. He had also a notable role of Lancel Lannister on HBO’s fantasy series, ‘Game of Thrones’ from 2011 until 2016.

Works

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• movie

  • Before I Go To Sleep

    (Nicole Kidman and Colin Firth deliver riveting performanc...)

    2013
  • The Lodgers

    (A gothic supernatural thriller about orphaned twins Edwar...)

    2017
  • Eden

    (When their plane explodes over the Pacific ocean, survivo...)

    2015
  • Casanova

    (The story of the legendary lover and his exploits with wo...)

    2005

• TV series

  • My Dad's the Prime Minister

    (Dillon Phillips is twelve years old, and also burdened wi...)

    2003
  • House of Anubis

    (When one of their number disappears on the same day that ...)

    2003
  • Game of Thrones: The Complete Seasons

    (Nine noble families fight for control over the mythical l...)

    2011
  • Genius

    (Nicole Kidman and Colin Firth star in this stirring drama...)

    2017
  • Noah & Saskia

    (Two teenagers, Noah and Saskia, meet over the internet an...)

    2004

Views

Quotations: "The smells are very strong on 'Game of Thrones': the incense, the fire, the heat of all the burns. The smell of Lancel's Faith Militant cloth is very thick in my nostrils right now. And I think the warmth of it all: the hard work ethics, the ambiance, the temperature of the set. There are so many sensory memories of it, which will never leave me."

"I don't think any evil character thinks that they are evil - they think they have insight that people don't."

"The only way you learn is by doing. You learn through deed, so that's kind of my aspiration for the time being."

"The first thing I said if I sat on the Iron Throne would probably be, 'Ouch!' It's actually painful because it's made of swords. But my first Royal Edict would be, 'Somebody get rid of this damn chair!'"

Personality

Known trivia about Eugene includes: his love of languages, speaking French and Spanish from a father that speaks Russian and Portugese.

Physical Characteristics: Height feet - 5 feet 11 inches (1.82 m)

Weight – 74 kg (163 lbs)

Eye color - blue

Hair color - light brown

Interests

• Favorite movie - Lord Of The Rings

• Writers

  Ideas and Opinions, Book by Albert Einstein
  
  Birds, Beasts, and Relatives, Book by Gerald Durrell

• Artists

  Favorite actor - Sean Astin

• Sport & Clubs

  Skiing

Connections

Eugene Simon is not married.

Father:

Anton Simon

Mother:

Teresa Stopford

Brother:

Charles Stephen Simon

Sister:

Fleur Simon

colleague:

Lena Headey

(born 3 October 1973)

She is an English actress.

colleague:

Peter Dinklage

(born June 11, 1969)

He is an American actor and producer.

colleague:

Nikolaj Coster-Waldau

Nikolaj Coster-Waldau is a Danish actor, screenwriter, and producer. He is widely known for playing Ser Jaime Lannister in HBO’s hit series ‘Game of Thrones’. He is also known for appearing in a number of movies, such as ‘Nightwatch’, ‘A Thousand Times Good Night’ and ‘Headhunters’, to name a few.

colleague:

Conleth Hill

(born 24 November 1964)

He is an actor from Northern Ireland.