{{Short description|English actor, writer and director}} {{EngvarB|date=December 2017}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2017}} {{Infobox person |name= Simon Ludders |image= |image_caption= |birth_name= |birth_date= |birth_place= |years_active= 1994–present |occupation= Actor, writer, director }}
'''Simon Ludders''' is an English film and television actor, writer and director. He is best known for starring as [[Renfield]] in ''[[Young Dracula]]'', a [[CBBC]] television series that initially aired in 2006 and finalised in 2014.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.castledownradio.info/saturdaysoundtrackinterviews/simon-ludders-on-castledown-radio |title=Simon Ludders on Castledown Radio |work=Castledownradio.info |accessdate=22 September 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.metacritic.com/tv/young-dracula/details |title=Young Dracula |publisher=[[Metacritic]] |accessdate=22 September 2014}}</ref>
He also played Trevor Smith in ''[[Broadchurch]]''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.radiotimes.com/episode/vvsbt/broadchurch--series-1---episode-4 |title=Broadchurch |work=Radio Times |author=Alison Graham |accessdate=22 September 2014}}</ref> and appeared as [[Becoming Human#Mr Swan|Mr Swan]] in TV mini-series ''[[Becoming Human]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00ztff4 |title=Becoming Human. |publisher=BBC |access-date=22 September 2014}}</ref>
Next to appearing in film and television, Ludders is a theatre actor. In October 2014, he played Banquo in Macbeth, by William Shakespeare at the [[Mercury Theatre, Colchester|Colchester Mercury]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.eadt.co.uk/what-s-on/review-macbeth-by-william-shakespeare-colchester-mercury-until-october-18-1-3798500 |title=Review: Macbeth, by William Shakespeare, Colchester Mercury, until October 18. |work=eadt.co.uk |author=David Henshall}}</ref>
Ludders had most recently appeared in the fifth series of ''[[The Dumping Ground]]'', the spin-off of the successful [[Tracy Beaker]] franchise as [[List of The Dumping Ground characters#Peter Umbleby|Peter Umbleby]], a snobby next door neighbour living next to the care home, with a strong grudge against living next to a children's home, and later in the series finale, trying to get the care home closed and knocked down.
== Acting credits ==
=== Film === {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |- | 1996 | ''[[Darklands (film)|Darklands]]'' | 2nd cop | |- | 2003 | ''[[Calendar Girls]]'' | Waiter | |- | rowspan="2"|2017 | ''Catherine the Great: Husbands, Lovers and Sons'' | Pugachev | |- | ''Alexander I: Into the Woods'' | Sperensky | |- | 2018 | ''[[Red Joan]]'' | Naval Captain | |- | rowspan="2"|2019 | ''The Shores'' | Oxir | |- | ''Silver Darlings'' | Reggie | |}
=== Television === {| class="wikitable sortable" ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |- | 1994 | ''[[Shakespeare: The Animated Tales]]'' | Roderigo | Episode: ''Othello'' |- | rowspan="2" | 1996 | ''[[Wales Playhouse]]'' | Rhys | Episode: ''Every Cloud'' |- | ''[[Testament: The Bible in Animation]]'' | Simeon/Butler | Episode: ''Joseph'' |- | 1997 | ''Harpur and Iles'' | Bank Manager | TV movie |- | 1999 | ''Lucky Bag'' | | TV series |- | 1999–2016 | ''[[Casualty (TV series)|Casualty]]'' | Corp Burridge/Paul Bamford/Chris Dunham | 4 episodes |- | rowspan="2" | 2000 | ''The Magic Paintbrush: A Story from China'' | Henchman (voice) | Short film (TV) |- | ''Care'' | Clerk of the Court | TV movie |- | rowspan="4" | 2002 | ''[[The Basil Brush Show]]'' | Vermokiller | Episode: ''Mouse'' |- | ''[[The Story of Tracy Beaker]]'' | Brian Gee | Episode: ''Child of the Week'' |- | ''[[High Hopes (Welsh TV series)|High Hopes]]'' | Vicar | Episode: ''Heavens Above!'' |- | ''[[I'm Alan Partridge]]'' | Builder | 3 episodes |- | 2003–04 | ''[[My Family]]'' | Undertaker 2/Teacher | 2 episodes |- | rowspan="2" | 2004 | ''[[The Bill]]'' | Danny Partridge | Episode: ''207'' |- | ''Tunnel of Love'' | Education Officer 2 | |- | rowspan="2" | 2006 | ''[[Doctor Who]]'' | Patient | Episode: "[[New Earth (Doctor Who)|New Earth]]" |- | ''[[Green Wing]]'' | Detective | 1 episode |- | 2006–2014 | ''[[Young Dracula]]'' | [[Renfield]] | 66 episodes |- | rowspan="2" | 2008 | ''Belonging'' | Mr. Smith | 1 episode |- | ''[[Wire in the Blood]]'' | | Episode: ''The Dead Land: Part 2'' |- | rowspan="2" | 2009 | ''[[Scoop (British TV series)|Scoop]]'' | Sid The Source | 13 episodes |- | ''[[The Green Green Grass]]'' | Ian | Episode: ''The Departed'' |- | 2009–2011 | ''[[Gigglebiz]]'' | Various | 16 episodes |- | rowspan="2" | 2010 | ''[[Rock & Chips]]'' | Mr. Manley | Pilot |- | ''[[New Tricks]]'' | Richard – MI5 | Episode: ''Left Field'' |- | 2011 | ''[[Becoming Human]]'' | [[Becoming Human#Mr Swan|Mr Swan]] | 5 episodes |- | 2013 | ''[[Broadchurch]]'' | Trevor Smith | 6 episodes |- | rowspan="2" | 2014 | ''[[Playhouse Presents]]'' | Mr. Wicks | Episode: ''Damned'' |- | ''[[Doctors (2000 TV series)|Doctors]]'' | Luke Jarvis | Episode: ''More Like Clouds Than Stars'' |- | rowspan="2" | 2015 | ''[[Spotless (TV series)|Spotless]]'' | Peter Marshall-Edwards | 2 episodes |- | ''[[Boy Meets Girl (2015 TV series)|Boy Meets Girl]]'' | Waiter | Episode: ''Episode #1.1'' |- | rowspan="2" | 2016 | ''[[Stella (UK TV series)|Stella]]'' | Rev. Watts | Episode: ''Episode #5.9'' |- | ''[[The Five (TV series)|The Five]]'' | Joe Hanley | Episode: ''Episode #1.3'' |- | rowspan="3" |2017 | ''[[The Dumping Ground]]'' | Peter Umbleby | 6 episodes |- | ''[[Back (TV series)|Back]]'' | Trevor Ellis | Episode: ''Episode #1.2'' |- | ''[[Doctor Who]]'' | Overseer | Episode: "[[Thin Ice (Doctor Who episode)|Thin Ice]]" |- | 2018 | ''[[EastEnders]]'' | DC Anderson | 1 episode |- | rowspan="2" |2019 | ''[[Dad's Army|Dad's Army: The Lost Episodes]]'' | Warden Hodges | Episode: "Under Fire" |- | ''[[The Capture (TV series)|The Captures]]'' | Forensics Officer Nick May | 2 episodes |- |2020- present | ''[[Miss Scarlet and The Duke]]'' | Mr. Barnabus Potts | Series regular |- |2020 | ''[[Bridgerton]]'' | Humboldt | 4 episodes |- | 2021 | ''[[The Irregulars]]'' | Landlord | Episode: "Chapter Four: Both the Needle and the Knife" |- |2023 |''[[You (TV series)|You]]'' |Robert |Episode: "Hampsie" |- |TBA |''Winter Place'' |Lord Fairfax |In production |}
=== Video games === {| class="wikitable" !Year !Title !Role !Notes |- |2020 |''[[Assassin's Creed Valhalla|Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' |Additional voices | |- |2022 |''[[A Plague Tale: Requiem]]'' |Bandits / Various |English version |}
=== Audio dramas === {| class="wikitable" !Year !Title !Role !Notes |- |2016 |''Torchwood: Outbreak'' |Luke Palmer | |- |2017 |''[[Tommies (radio drama)|Tommies]]'' |Bettsworth / Teddy Graham |2 episodes |- | rowspan="2" |2018 |''Torchwood: Monthly Range'' |Policeman |Episode: "Instant Karma" |- |''[[The War Master (audio drama series)|The War Master]]'' |Elliot King |2 episodes |- |2021 |''[[The Archers]]'' |Counsellor |Episode: "#1.19493" |}
=== Theatre === {| class="wikitable sortable" ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Theatre ! Location |- | 2014 | ''[[Macbeth]]'' | Banquo | [[Mercury Theatre, Colchester|Mercury Theatre]] | Colchester |- |2015 |''The Forsythe Sisters'' | |Norwegian Church Arts Centre | |}
== Filmmaking credits ==
=== Film === {| class="wikitable sortable" ! Year ! Title ! Functioned as ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes |- | 2005 | ''The Last Child of the Sixties'' | writer, director and producer | Short film |}
=== Television === {| class="wikitable sortable" ! Year ! Title ! Functioned as ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes |- | 1999 | ''Lucky Bag '' | writer | TV series |- | 2001 | ''[[TV to Go]]'' | writer | TV series |- | 2007–2016 | ''[[Armstrong and Miller (TV series)|The Armstrong and Miller Show]]'' | writer | TV series, 11 episodes |- | 2011 | ''Tati's Hotel'' | writer | TV series, 2 episodes |- | 2012–2016 | ''[[Stella (UK TV series)|Stella]]'' | writer | TV series, 9 episodes |- | 2017 | ''[[Gigglebiz]]'' | writer | TV series, 2 episodes |}
==External links== *{{IMDb name|0524849}} *{{Twitter}}
==References== {{Reflist}}
{{authority control}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ludders, Simon}} [[Category:English male television actors]] [[Category:English male film actors]] [[Category:English screenwriters]] [[Category:English male screenwriters]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:20th-century English male actors]] [[Category:21st-century English male actors]] [[Category:Year of birth missing (living people)]]