Simon Murrels is an English theater, film and television actor. Best known for his role as Mark Licinius Crassus in Spartacus: War of the Damned. The older brother of actor Jason Murrels.
Biography
Simon Murrels was born on 14 July 1965 in Epping, Essex, UK.
After graduating from Sylvia High School, Young received his drama education at the College of Drama. During his studies, he worked intensively as a minibus driver, went to Mexico to draw.
Subsequently he returned to his homeland in England and entered the theater on the outskirts of Brighton. His brother already worked there.
Career in theater
In 2007, together with his brother, he played in the theatrical production "The Comedy of Errors". It is Shakespeare's shortest and most farcical play about two twins accidentally separated at birth. When the locals of Syracuse met the twins and their families, a series of wild mistakes led to irreparable consequences.
In 2009 he worked several times for director Stephen Berkhoff, including in his film based on the play "On the Waterfront" by Coriolanus. It is an American crime drama that has received critical and commercial success, as well as 12 Academy Award nominations, of which it won 8.
At the Liverpool Playhouse, he played the role of Benedic in the production of Much Ado About Nithing in 2007, and in 2011 he began to play the main role of Oedipus in the same play. Subsequently, he was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Actor.
He also took part in the filming of the television plays "Born in London", "Family Affraids" and "Merseybeat".
Career in film and television
He made his television debut in 1995, starring in various television series.
The most famous roles of Simon were the work in the TV series "Spartacus: War of the Damned", "People of the Future" and "Dominion", as well as in the feature film "The Wolf Man".
From 1997 to 2007, he played the roles of George Goss and Barry Glazzard in the cult English detective series Pure English Murder, which tells about the life and work of British police officers. The series was started back in 1984, and ended only in 2010. It is by far the longest running police television series in the world and the longest running television series in the UK.
Also in 1997, Simon played the role of Baragon in the first episode of the television series "The New Adventures of Robin Hood", consisting of 52 episodes with an independent storyline. Filming took place in the vicinity of the Lithuanian Vilnius.
In 2009, he played the main role of Dan in the film "Invisible Eyes".
In 2010 he played the character of Ben Talbot in the remake of the film "The Wolf Man". It was an American horror film directed by Joe Johnston and written by Kevin Walker. Remake of the original 1941 film. The plot tells about an American who was bitten by a werewolf. The film received mixed reviews from critics and, on a budget of $ 150 million, brought in just 139 million. The film was able to win the Oscar for the best make-up and makeup.
In 2013, Simon gets the role of the Roman commander Mark Wisterius Crassus in the TV series "Spartacus: War of the Damned", which will later glorify him all over the world. For this role, he had to lose 21 pounds and undergo a four-week workout at the camp.
In the same 2013, Simon portrayed a character named Mark Vega in the English horror film "The Ghost of Judas", and also gets the role of the Founder in the American remake of "People of the Future" in 2015.
In 2014, Merrels takes part in the filming of the sci-fi movie Index Zero, starring Kurt.
In 2015, he starred in Billionaire Rensom, a British thriller directed by Jim Gillespie with stars Jeremy Sumpter, Phoebe Tonkin, Ed Westwick, Dominic Sherwood, Mark Bonnard and Sebastian Koch. Simon Murrels got the supporting role of Jonathan Tilton-Scofield.
In the same year, Simon starred in the Dominion series, starring a dyad named Julian, and in the futuristic short film Leap, as a rights agent fighting to curb human trafficking between the planets.
In 2016, Merrels stars as Marius in Winner.
In 2017-2018, the famous actor starred as Julius Caesar in the American superhero series Legends of Tomorrow. The series is based on the characters of Sun Comics and is released on the SW channel. The first season of the series was released back in 2016, and a fifth season is scheduled for 2020.
In 2017-2019, Murrells starred in the historical fiction series "The Fall of the Knight," directed by Don Handfield for the Hystory channel. The series was filmed in historical places in the Czech Republic and Croatia, and the first season of the series was released in 2017. The second season, originally scheduled for 2018, only came out in 2019. Merrels stars in it as Tancred de Hauteville.
The Fall of the Knight is a story of successes, failures, persecution and suppression of the Templars by the French king Philip IV. The leader of the Templars in the series is represented by a fictional character named Landry du Lauzon.
In 2018, Merrels starred as Andrus in the American television series 12 Monkeys. It is a sci-fi drama based on the 1995 film of the same name. The first season, consisting of 13 episodes, premiered in 2015. Critics' ratings were mixed to positive. The fourth season, consisting of 11 episodes, premiered in 2018 and received critical acclaim. The series received two Film Awards from the American and Canadian Society of Cinematographers, and was nominated for four more awards.
In 2019, Murrels played Leslie, the International Express Man, in the miniseries Good Omens. The series consists of only 6 episodes and filming ended in June 2019, but the airing date is still unknown.
