Personal Info
Birth date
1979-11-29 (45 Years)
Gender
Male
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Gants Hill, Essex, England
Also known as
Simon Marc Amstell
Simon Amstell
Biography
Simon Marc Amstell (born 29 November 1979) is an English stand-up comedian, actor, screenwriter, director and television presenter. His work on television has included presenting "Popworld" and "Never Mind the Buzzcocks". He wrote and directed the films "Carnage" (2017) and "Benjamin" (2018)
Filmography
The Graham Norton Show
7.185
Overview:
Each week celebrity guests join Irish comedian Graham Norton to discuss what's being going on around the world that week. The guests poke fun and share their opinions on the main news stories. Graham is often joined by a band or artist to play the show out.Skins
8.1
Overview:
Irreverent comedy drama which follows the messy lives, loves, delirious highs and inevitable lows of a group of raucous teenage friends in Bristol.Never Mind the Buzzcocks
6.964
Overview:
Never Mind the Buzzcocks is a comedy panel game show with a pop and rock music theme. The show is infamous for its dry, sarcastic humour and scathing, provocative attacks on the pop industry.8 Out of 10 Cats
7.1
Overview:
8 Out of 10 Cats is a British television comedy panel game produced by Zeppotron for Channel 4. It was first broadcast on 3 June 2005. The show is based on statistics and opinion polls, and draws on polls produced by a variety of organizations and new polls commissioned for the programme, carried out by company Harris Poll. The show's title is derived from a well-known advertising tagline for Whiskas cat food, which originally claimed that "8 out of 10 cats prefer Whiskas".Bo' Selecta!
7.1
Overview:
Bo' Selecta! is a British sketch show written and performed by Leigh Francis, which lampoons popular culture and is known for its often surreal, abstract toilet humour.Grandma's House
6.6
Overview:
Sitcom about a former television presenter searching for something more meaningful to do in life.How to Talk to Girls at Parties
5.999
Overview:
In 1970s London, a teenage outsider named Enn falls in love with a rebellious alien girl named Zan, who has come to Earth for a party. Together, they navigate the complexities of intergalactic culture and the trials of first love.Simon Amstell: Set Free
5.9
Overview:
Honest, introspective comic Simon Amstell digs deep and delivers a uniquely vulnerable stand-up set on love, ego, intimacy and ayahuasca.Carnage: Swallowing the Past
6.523
Overview:
It's 2067, the UK is vegan, but older generations are suffering the guilt of their carnivorous past. Simon Amstell asks us to forgive them for the horrors of what they swallowed.Black Pond
6
Overview:
The Thompson family is accused of murder when a stranger dies at their dinner table. Six months later, family friend Tim visits freelance therapist Dr. Eric Sacks and the story finds it's way to the press. The facts are bent and the details spun as the Thompsons become known to the public as 'The Family of Killers'.Benjamin
6.276
Overview:
Benjamin, a rising star filmmaker, is on the brink of premiering his difficult second film ’No Self' at the London Film Festival when Billie, his hard drinking publicist, introduces him to a mesmeric French musician called Noah.Radiolab Live: Apocalyptical
4
Overview:
Cataclysmic destruction. Surprising survival. Radiolab turns its gaze to the topic of endings, both blazingly fast and agonizingly slow, in its live show Apocalyptical. With their signature blend of storytelling, science, and music, hosts Jad Abumrad and Robert Krulwich romp through hundreds of millions of years of history to arrive at the end, again and again. Comedians Reggie Watts and Kurt Braunohler join the party, while musicians On Fillmore and Noveller create a cinematic live score before your eyes. Recorded live on stage in Seattle.Maria
NYR
Overview:
Struggling to accept her age, her boyfriend’s love and her father’s indifference, Maria spots an opportunity to feel young, free and desirable at her father’s wedding, where she meets Raffy, her new stepbrother. Their obvious, if inconvenient, sexual chemistry is made worse by the news that her father has been diagnosed with a terminal illness.Brand: A Second Coming
6
Overview:
Comic Russell Brand uses drugs, sex and fame in a quest for happiness, only to find it remains elusive. As he explores iconic figures such as Gandhi, Malcolm X, Che Guevara, and Jesus, he transforms himself into a political antagonist.What a Load of Buzzcocks
4.5
Overview:
Highlights series presenting the best of 16 years of Never Mind the Buzzcocks pop history.Simon Amstell: Numb - Live at the BBC
7.2
Overview:
This one-off stand-up special is a performance of Simon Amstell's stand-up show, 'Numb', which he toured to sell-out audiences around the UK and Ireland in 2012, as well as Australia and, more recently, Los Angeles, San Francisco and New York. Recorded specially for BBC Four at TV Centre, it's a stripped-down, intimate performance, with no set and minimal lighting - a painfully raw, honest and deeply funny exploration of disconnection and loneliness.The Silent Man
NYR
Overview:
A young lady attempts to re-capture the magic of doomed relationship - by ordering a life-size doll, in his exact image.Acting
2021Stalker as Stag (voice)
2019Simon Amstell: Set Free as Himself
2018The Silent Man as Aaron
2017How to Talk to Girls at Parties as Cafe Server
2017Carnage: Swallowing the Past as Narrator
2015Brand: A Second Coming as Self
2013Radiolab Live: Apocalyptical as Self
2013What a Load of Buzzcocks (8 Episodes) as Self - Host
2012Simon Amstell: Numb - Live at the BBC as Himself
2011Black Pond as Eric Sacks
2010Simon Amstell: Do Nothing - Live as Himself
2010Grandma's House (12 Episodes) as Simon
2007The Graham Norton Show (1 Episode) as Self
20058 Out of 10 Cats (2 Episodes) as Self
2005The Morning After Show (6 Episodes) as Unknown
2002Bo' Selecta! (1 Episode) as Self
1996Never Mind the Buzzcocks (39, 2, 1 Episode) as Self - Presenter, Self, Self - Host
Production
TBAMaria ... Executive Producer
Directing
TBAMaria ... Director
2019Benjamin ... Director
2017Carnage: Swallowing the Past ... Director
Writing
TBAMaria ... Writer
2019Simon Amstell: Set Free ... Writer
2019Benjamin ... Writer
2017Carnage: Swallowing the Past ... Writer
2012Simon Amstell: Numb - Live at the BBC ... Writer
2010Simon Amstell: Do Nothing - Live ... Writer
2010Grandma's House (12 Episodes) ... Writer
2007Skins (1 Episode) ... Writer
Creator
2010Grandma's House ... Creator