Simon Woods

 ( 1980 Births ) 

Simon Woods (born 7 January 1980) is an English actor and playwright best known for his role as Octavian in Season 2 of the British-American television series Rome and the 2005 Pride & Prejudice as Charles Bingley.

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Personal life Woods attended Eton College, then read English at Magdalen College, Oxford. While at Oxford, he became friends with Chelsea Clinton. After graduating from Oxford, Woods worked briefly at The Guardian before becoming an actor.

While at Oxford in 2000, he was in a relationship with Rosamund Pike that lasted two years. The two later played lovers Jane Bennet and Charles Bingley in Pride & Prejudice.

Since 2009, Woods has been in a relationship with Christopher Bailey, the former chief executive of the British fashion house, Burberry.The Tatler List, Christopher Bailey . They married in 2012. They have two daughters, Iris and Nell.

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Filmography

2003		Captain Churchill	TV, 1 episode
	Cambridge Spies	Charlie Givens	TV, 1 episode
2004	Foyle's War	Greville Woods	TV, 1 episode
2005	The Queen's Sister	Roddy Llewellyn	TV
	Elizabeth I	Gifford	TV, 1 episode
	Pride & Prejudice	Mr. Charles Bingley
	Twisted Tales	Zak	TV
2006	Spooks	Rowan	TV, 2 episodes
	Starter for 10	Josh
	Penelope	Edward Vanderman
2007	Cranford	Dr. Harrison	TV, 5 episodes
	Rome	Augustus	TV, 7 episodes
	Angel	Clive Fennelly
	I Want Candy	Film Actor
2008	Sunny and the Elephant	Nicolas
	A Previous Engagement	Tyler
2024	Such a Lovely Day		Director short film

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Playwright Woods's stage play Hansard was presented at the Lyttelton Theatre, London, in September 2019. The work, named after the Hansard of proceedings in the British parliament, was directed by Simon Godwin.

(2019). 9780571355433, Faber & Faber. ISBN 9780571355433

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