Early Life
The eldest of three, Simm grew up in Nelson, Lancashire, and went to Edge End High School in the same town. The family lived in a series of places around the northwest, including Manchester, Colne, Burnley and Blackpool. His father, Ronald Simm, was a musician and from the age of 12, Simm joined his father on stage in the working men’s clubs singing and playing the guitar.
In 1986 Simm enrolled at the Blackpool and The Fylde College in Lytham St. Annes for three years and starred in Guys and Dolls and West Side Story at Blackpool's Grand Theatre. However, he soon decided that musical theatre didn't interest him, so he joined an amateur dramatic group and honed his skills in his spare time, playing the title roles in Billy Liar and Amadeus. He then moved to London to train at the Drama Centre London at the age of 19, where he studied the Stanislavski School of Method acting, and graduated in 1992.
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