Jay Simon, a talented actor, was born in London, England, to a Polish/German father and an English/Welsh mother. He has played a wide range of nationalities on film and television, including English, French, German, Dutch, Russian, American, and Canadian.
Simon's early career in the UK included a lead role in the Restoration era film "Good Friday 1663" for Channel Four's acclaimed series of Operas. He has also appeared in numerous other UK TV shows, such as "My Family", "Highlander", "Holby City", "Casualty", "Eastenders", "The Bill", "Bernard's Watch", "Barbara", "Goodnight Sweetheart", "The Knock", "Murder in Suburbia", and "Fur TV".
Jay's notable role was in the Bafta Award-winning series "Perfect Strangers", where he played Lionel Symon. He has also appeared in several UK movies, including "Midnight Man", "The Empty Mirror", "The Wedding Date", "Heavy Duty", and "Daybreak".
In 2012, Simon relocated to New Zealand and has since appeared in several local and international TV shows, including "Shortland Street", "The Guy and Harley Show", "Filthy Rich", "Roman Empire 3", and "Straight Forward". He has also starred in several New Zealand movies, such as "ARA", "Older", "Clear Eyes-Rise of the Zombies", and "Bombshell: The sinking of the Rainbow Warrior".
As an international voiceover artist, Simon has his own home recording studio and has provided voices for many popular TV shows, including "Power Rangers", "Finley the Fire Engine", "Big, Big World", "Molly Monster", and the Kiwi animated series "Quimbo's Quest". He has also lent his voice to several animated feature films, such as "The Molly Monster Movie" and "Mosley".
Simon has created characters for hit video games, including "Haze", "Jericho", "The Witcher", "Spartan: Total Warrior", "Path of Exile", "We happy Few", and "Shing".
In his personal life, Simon is married to Nikki and has three children and a pet Border Collie dog named Becky. He resides in Wanaka, New Zealand.
