Eugene Michael Simon (born 11 June 1992) is an English actor. He is best known for his roles as Jerome Clarke in the Nickelodeon mystery series House of Anubis (2011–2013) and Lancel Lannister in the HBO fantasy series Game of Thrones (2011–2016).
Early life and education Simon was born in London to Anton (died 2017) and Teresa (née Stopford) Simon. He has two older brothers, Charles (born 1987) and Harry, and a younger sister, Fleur. Simon attended Downside School in Somerset and Bryanston School in Dorset. He trained at Joseph Pearlman's acting academy in Los Angeles.
Career Around eight years old, Simon's mother signed him up for an acting agency. He began appearing in commercials before appearing in film roles as a young Gerald Durrell in My Family and Other Animals and then as a young Giacomo Casanova in Casanova in 2005.
On his eighteenth birthday, Simon received the news that he had been cast as Lancel Lannister in the HBO series Game of Thrones and as Jerome Clarke in the Nickelodeon series House of Anubis.
Simon played young Eugene Devlin in 2013 film Before I Sleep and Kennefick in the 2015 film Eden. He went on to star as Sean Nally in the 2017 Irish film The Lodgers and as the titular role in the 2018 film Kill Ben Lyk. He appeared in the 2018 production of For King and Country at Southwark Playhouse and the 2019 stage adaptation of A Room with a View at L.A. Theatre Works.
Personal life Simon is based between London and Los Angeles. In 2019, he led acting workshops in Valletta. He has been vocal about men's mental health and suicide prevention on social media, appearing on the 2020 Well Beings Virtual National Town Hall & Panel Discussion.
Filmography Film roles YearTitleRoleNotes2005CasanovaGiacomo Casanova (11 Years Old)2006Alpha MaleYoung Felix Methuselah2013Before I SleepYoung Eugene Devlin2015EdenKennefick2017The LodgersSean NallyResonanceTobyShort film2018Kill Ben LykBen LykMens SanaMarkShort filmLove Have I KnownYoung Captain James PineyShort film2021SensationAndrew Cooper2022The FenceAndrew Knight
Television roles Year Title Role Notes 2003 My Dad's the Prime Minister Harry 4 episodes 2004 Murder in Suburbia Josh Taylor Episode: " A Good Deal of Attention" Noah and Saskia Eddie 7 episodes 2005 My Family and Other Animals Gerald Durrell 2010 Ben Hur Young Judah Ben Hur 2011–2013 House of Anubis Jerome Clarke Main Character; 191 episodes Anubis Unlocked Himself 19 episodes 2011–2016 Game of Thrones Lancel Lannister 16 episodes 2012 Summer in Transylvania Max Episode: "I Dated a Teenage Vampire" 2013 House of Anubis: Touchstone of Ra Jerome Clarke TV special 2015 Vidfest Diaries Himself Episode: 2.9 2016 Last Week Himself Episode: "Last Week I Made Evan Cry" 2017 Genius Eduard Einstein 2 episodes 2017–2019 Thronecast Himself 2 episodes
Stage YearTitleRoleNotes2018For King and CountryPadreFrom John Wilson's play Hamp, adapted by Paul Tomlinson, Southwark Playhouse2019A Room with a ViewGeorge EmersonAdaptated from E.M. Forster's novel A Room with a View, by Kate McAll, L.A. Theatre Works
Awards and nominations +YearAssociationCategoryWorkResultNotes2018Nightmare Film FestivalBest ActorKill Ben Lyk2020Love Story Film FestivalBest ActorLove Have I Known
References
External links
Resonance, a short movie by Marcos Efron and Eugene Simon