Simon Kane (writer)


Simon Kane is a British writer, actor, and associate artist with the Shunt cooperative working in radio, television and theatre. He is the son of actor and writer John Kane and opera singer Alison Warner. His sister, Susy Kane, is also an actor and writer.
Kane studied English literature at Clare College, Cambridge, graduating in 1997.

Selected works

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1985DaemonAs Simon Kene
2001The InbetweenersDance teacher
2012The Bleak Old Shop of StuffPostmanEpisode 1
2011–2013Peeder Jigson's Video DiaryAidan TurnerEpisodes: "What Aidan Turner's Up to in the Break", "Naming the Dwarves", " Wrap Party"
2014MirrorboyFunkbeardShort
2016The Nightmare on Deskteeth StreetHaroldTV Short
2017Suicide HotlineMr. JamesonTV Short
2019The SeeingPerryEpisode: "Introduction"
2019The Atticus McLaren MysteriesScout McLaren
2020TryingTorturerSeries 1, Episode: "Someone Else's Kids"
2020Death Meets LisoletteBillyTV Short
2020GhostsKeith Darren DeanSeries 2, Episode: "Perfect Day"
2021What's My Name?ParamedicTV Short
2021Pretend FriendsMarkTV Short
2022EastEndersRussellSeries 1, Episode 6558
2022Christmas CaroleVicarTV Movie
2023Good OmensTheatre AnnouncerSeries 2, Episode 4
2024EmmerdaleDriverSeries 1, Episode 9905

Theatre

YearProductionRoleCompanyNotes
2000The Tennis ShowLinesmanShunt
2000OpheliaHamletSPID
2002The Al-Hamlet SummitPoloniusZaoum
2003Invitation to a BeheadingLawyer, M. PierreDiscreet TheatreReview in Total Theatre Magazine
2005The Prometheus ExperimentThe WaiterDiscreet TheatreHoxton Hall
2006A Christmas CarolScroogeBigfoot
2007Pride and Prejudice the pantoBad GuyThe Mighty Fin
2008Contains ViolenceNarrator / MurdererLyric Theatre (Hammersmith)
2008Oil Heart MotherSimonPresent Tense 7Southwark Playhouse
2008Hamlet Barnardo / Ghost / King / Polonius / ZeusRival Theatre CompanyEtcetera Theatre
2010The Diary of a NobodyPooterThe Mighty Fin
2011The ExtremistsDanRehearsed Reading. Royal Court Theatre
2012Alice in WonderlandCaterpillar, Duchess, HatterExquisite FollyReview in The Guardian
2013Life by MisadventureBrendan / BrendaTwice Shy TheatreLatitude Festival
2014Diary of a Provincial LadyRobertThe Mighty Fin
2015Ritual of Thwarted DesireWycliffLittle Pieces of GoldSouthwark Playhouse
2015Of Mice and MadnessGriffinLondon Horror FestivalEtcetera Theatre
2016The Buskers OperaMayor LockittBuskers Opera LtdPark Theatre. Reviews
2016MatterBirdDevil's PicnicEtcetera Theatre
2016Twelfth NightMalvolioOff Your Chump Theatre
2017The Monster HuntersSir Maxwell House, Count Orloff, KlausNewgate ProductionsThe Courtyard Theatre
2017The Hound of the BaskervillesWatsonThe English Theatre Frankfurt
2018The Hound of the BaskervillesWatsonJermyn Street Theatre. Review
2019The Maid's TragedyLysippus / CalianaxRoyal Shakespeare CompanyWorkshop
2021The Hound of the BaskervillesWatsonOctagon Theatre, Bolton
2022Bleak ExpectationsGently BenevolentWatermill Theatre
2022Love GoddessOrson Welles, Harry CohnCockpit Theatre, Marylebone

Radio / voice

Writer

Awards

YearWorkAwardCategoryResultRef.
2017Sir Maxwell House in The Monster HuntersAudioVerse AwardsBest Actor in a role for a Self-contained Comedic ProductionWon