Simon Nicholas Crudgington was born and raised in Nottingham, England. His father, Stephen, was a Sales and Marketing Director, and his mother, Christine, helped to run her husband's business. He is the youngest of three brothers, and has English and Ukrainian ancestry. He was a keen actor during his school years, and at 19 years of age he studied acting at Liverpool John Moores University, graduating with honours three years later. Shortly after university, Simon's father passed away and he decided to put acting to one side to focus on a business orientated career and to spend time with his family. In 2013, he returned to acting, performing in a number of short and feature films in the East Midlands. Other feature films quickly followed, such as "House of Afflictions" and "Unholy", in which he plays a leading role. More recently, he has starred as Slim in Do Something Jake, which will be taken to the Cannes Film Festival this year, and is in production as Dylan White in the TV Mini-series "Print." - IMDb Mini Biography By: S Crudgington