Simon D'Arcy was born on 24 August 1975 in Amersham, Buckinghamshire. His father Richard died when he was a child. His mother, Caroline, was a nurse. She raised D'Arcy and his sister Charlotte in Fulham, London… See more

His first appearances on television were small roles on the television series Silent Witness (1996) and Dalziel and Pascoe (1996), followed by roles in television films such as Ruth Rendell's Bribery and Corruption, … See more

• Nominated for the Ian Charleson Award in 2002 (Outstanding Performance in a Classical Role) for Edward II. See more