Julian Simpson
Born: 6th March 1972
Episodes Broadcast: 2011
London-born Julian Simpson was a regular viewer of Doctor Who
during his childhood, when Tom Baker was playing the Fourth Doctor. In
1999, he launched his professional career with the movie thriller The
Criminal, which he both wrote and directed. Simpson was soon being
sought for television, initially as a director on a 2001 installment of
the documentary series Cutting Edge and episodes of Murder
Prevention in 2004. During the latter part of the decade, he would
often work as both a writer and a director, including on The
Inspector Lynley Mysteries, Spooks, Superstorm and
New Tricks.
In 2005, Simpson married actress Jana Carpenter, who had a small role as
Di Maggio in the 2005 Doctor Who story Dalek. Simpson himself became
interested in working on the programme after watching parts of the 2010
season, the first to feature Matt Smith as the Eleventh Doctor. He was
soon brought aboard for the 2011 serial The Rebel Flesh / The Almost
People, which saw Smith tackle a second role as the Doctor's
Ganger duplicate. Unfortunately, the shoot was plagued by severe winter
weather, and Simpson injured his ankle at one point after slipping on
ice. His subsequent work included second unit material for 24: Live
Another Day. Simpson also wrote and directed a series of
loosely-connected radio plays.
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