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[[File:Simon Callow.jpg|thumb|Simon Callow in 2009|alt=Simon Callow]]'''Simon Callow(Simon Phillip Hugh Callow, born 1949) is an actor, writer and theatre director. | [[File:Simon Callow.jpg|thumb|Simon Callow in 2009|alt=Simon Callow]]'''Simon Callow''' (Simon Phillip Hugh Callow, born 1949) is an actor, writer and theatre director. | ||
He was born in [[Streatham]] and studied at Queen's University, | He was born in [[Streatham]] and studied at [[Queen's University, Belfast]] and the Drama Centre, London. In the 1970s he joined the [[Gay Sweatshop]] company and performed in [[Martin Sherman]]'s ''Passing By''. | ||
He has appeared in many plays and films, and was nominated for BAFTA awards for his roles in ''A Room with a View'' (1985) and ''Four Weddings and a Funeral'' (1994). | He has appeared in many plays and films, and was nominated for BAFTA awards for his roles in ''A Room with a View'' (1985) and ''Four Weddings and a Funeral'' (1994). | ||
He has written several books, including ''Being an Actor'' and biographies of [[Oscar Wilde]], Charles Laughton and Orson Welles. ''Love is where it falls'' is the story of his passionate but platonic relationship with the theatrical agent Peggy Ramsay, against thee background of his own gay relationships. | He has written several books, including ''Being an Actor'' and biographies of [[Oscar Wilde]], [[Charles Laughton]] and Orson Welles. ''Love is where it falls'' is the story of his passionate but platonic relationship with the theatrical agent Peggy Ramsay, against thee background of his own gay relationships. | ||
:"I'm not really an activist, although I am aware that there are some political acts one can do that actually make a difference and I think my coming out as a gay man was probably one of the most valuable things I've done in my life. I don't think any actor had done so voluntarily and I think it helped to change the culture."<ref>http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/theatre-dance/features/simon-callow-laughter-in-the-dark-561274.html Sholto Byrnes, "Simon Callow: Laughter in the dark, interview" ''The Independent'', 26 April 2004</ref> | :"I'm not really an activist, although I am aware that there are some political acts one can do that actually make a difference and I think my coming out as a gay man was probably one of the most valuable things I've done in my life. I don't think any actor had done so voluntarily and I think it helped to change the culture."<ref>http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/theatre-dance/features/simon-callow-laughter-in-the-dark-561274.html Sholto Byrnes, "Simon Callow: Laughter in the dark, interview" ''The Independent'', 26 April 2004</ref> | ||
He was listed under "National Treasures" in the [[Pink List 2010]] and [[Pink List 2011|2011]] and "Lifetime Achievement Awards" in the [[Pink List 2012]]. | He was listed under "National Treasures" in the [[Pink List 2010]] and [[Pink List 2011|2011]] and "Lifetime Achievement Awards" in the [[Pink List 2012]]. | ||
In August 2021 Callow condemned the “strange turn to the tyrannical” taken by [[Stonewall]] on self-identification for [[transgender]] people <ref>https://archive.is/nYVfA#selection-827.0-827.175 .''Actor Simon Callow attacks Stonewall, the LGBTQ+ group, over trans self-identification'' The Times Scotland 25 August 2021 </ref>. | |||
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Latest revision as of 13:10, 10 July 2026
Simon Callow (Simon Phillip Hugh Callow, born 1949) is an actor, writer and theatre director.
He was born in Streatham and studied at Queen's University, Belfast and the Drama Centre, London. In the 1970s he joined the Gay Sweatshop company and performed in Martin Sherman's Passing By.
He has appeared in many plays and films, and was nominated for BAFTA awards for his roles in A Room with a View (1985) and Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994).
He has written several books, including Being an Actor and biographies of Oscar Wilde, Charles Laughton and Orson Welles. Love is where it falls is the story of his passionate but platonic relationship with the theatrical agent Peggy Ramsay, against thee background of his own gay relationships.
- "I'm not really an activist, although I am aware that there are some political acts one can do that actually make a difference and I think my coming out as a gay man was probably one of the most valuable things I've done in my life. I don't think any actor had done so voluntarily and I think it helped to change the culture."[1]
He was listed under "National Treasures" in the Pink List 2010 and 2011 and "Lifetime Achievement Awards" in the Pink List 2012.
In August 2021 Callow condemned the “strange turn to the tyrannical” taken by Stonewall on self-identification for transgender people [2].
References
- ↑ http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/theatre-dance/features/simon-callow-laughter-in-the-dark-561274.html Sholto Byrnes, "Simon Callow: Laughter in the dark, interview" The Independent, 26 April 2004
- ↑ https://archive.is/nYVfA#selection-827.0-827.175 .Actor Simon Callow attacks Stonewall, the LGBTQ+ group, over trans self-identification The Times Scotland 25 August 2021