Simon Greenall

Simon James Greenall[1] (born 3 January 1958) is an English actor, presenter, comedian, voice actor, producer, and writer. Among his television appearances are as the Caretaker on Trapped!,[2] Richard in Lucy Sullivan is Getting Married,[3] and as Michael the Geordie in the Alan Partridge programs and films.[2][4] He also voices Captain Barnacles in the Octonauts franchise, the twins in the Shaun the Sheep films, and Aleksandr Orlov and Sergei the meerkats in the comparethemarket.com adverts.[2][5]

Simon Greenall
Born
Simon James Greenall

(1958-01-03) 3 January 1958
Longtown, Cumberland, England
NationalityEnglish
Occupations
  • Actor
  • Presenter
  • producer
  • writer
  • voice artist
Years active1986–present

Early life

Greenall was born on 3 January 1958 in Longtown, Cumberland.[6][7] He attended the Manchester School of Theatre at the same time as Steve Coogan, who was two years below him and would later become a repeat collaborator.[8]

Career

Greenall has appeared in a number of television shows, shorts, movies, and video games. Earlier roles include as policemen in Life Without George (1987), One Foot in the Grave (1990),[2][6] and Between the Lines (1993);[3] as various characters in Alexei Sayle's Merry-Go-Round (1998),[6] Pond Life (2000), and Monkey Dust (2003);[6] and as the voices of Mr. Bump, Mr. Grumpy, and Mr. Happy in The Mr. Men Show (2008). He voiced Murgo in the Fable video game franchise and replaced Cam Clarke in Final Fantasy XIV as the voice of Lord Lolorito, in addition to his regular voiceover role the dragon Nidhogg. In the 2006 Doctor Who episode "Love & Monsters", he played Mr. Skinner.[2]

Greenall has also starred on the BBC Radio shows On the Blog, Missing Hancocks, and The Simon Day Show.[6] He won Celebrity Mastermind in 2015 with the specialist subject D-Day landings and was credited as co-executive producer of the 2011 film adaptation of We Need to Talk About Kevin.[9] He currently voices Aleksandr Orlov the meerkat in the comparethemarket.com adverts.[10]

When Grant Bovey was training for a BBC charity boxing match against Ricky Gervais, Greenall was one of Bovey's sparring partners. In 1995, he won a Writers' Guild of Great Britain Awards honour in the TV - Light Entertainment category along with Harry Enfield, Geoffrey Perkins, Harry Thompson, Paul Whitehouse, Ian Hislop, Nick Newman and Kay Stonham for Harry Enfield's Television Programme.[11] In 2014, he was awarded an honorary fellowship from the University of Cumbria.[7]

Selected works

Television
Year(s)TitleRoleNo. of episodesRef
1993Newman and Baddiel in PiecesVarious characters8[6]
1994–1997Harry Enfield and ChumsGas Man, Man at Political Event2[6]
1997–1998Armstrong and MillerVarious roles13[2]
1998Alexei Sayle's Merry-Go-RoundVarious roles1[6]
1998BarkingVarious roles5[3][6]
1997–1998Alas Smith & JonesVarious roles12[3][6]
1997–2002I'm Alan PartridgeMichael, Robert Moon12[4][3]
1998Big TrainVarious roles2[6]
1999Boyz UnlimitedBenny Van Hoere3[6]
1999–2000Lucy Sullivan is Getting MarriedRichard16[3]
2000Harry Enfield's Brand Spanking New ShowVarious roles12[6]
2000Kiss Me KateColin1[6]
2001Time Gentlemen PleaseArnold Poncett1[6]
2001World of PubVarious roles6[6]
2001The Armando Iannucci ShowsVarious roles1[6]
2003Monkey DustVarious roles18[6]
2003FortysomethingAshley Ramp1[6]
2003–2005Trevor's World of SportVDK, Lance3[6]
2004Swiss ToniPeter Gellward1[6]
2004Doc MartinPhilip Rowe1[2][6]
2005FunlandKen Cryer2[3][6]
2005Don't Watch That, Watch ThisVarious roles2[6]
2005Bromwell HighMartin Jackson, Iqbal Kandallah, Additional voices13[6]
2006Doctor WhoMr. Skinner1[2]
2006Lead BalloonAdam Greene1[3][6]
2006PopetownCardinal Three (voice)10[3][6]
2006–2008Star StoriesNarrator (voice)7[6]
2007SaxondaleMalcolm1[3][6]
2007–2010Trapped!Presenter15[2]
2008Secret Diary of a Call GirlIan Farringdon1[3]
2008The Wrong DoorVarious roles6[3][6]
2008No HeroicsIsobar1[6]
2009Horne & CordenVarious roles1[6]
2009–2011The Impressions Show with Culshaw and StephensonVarious roles19[3][6]
2010Life of RileyMr. Smith1[6]
2010–2011Pete Versus LifeColin King11[3][6]
2010–2012Ruddy Hell! It's Harry and PaulVarious roles9[3]
2010–2016Mid Morning Matters with Alan PartridgeCaller (voice)12[6]
2010–2017The OctonautsCaptain Barnacles122[5]
2011PhoneShopThe Greeter1[6]
2011Comedy BlapsVarious characters3[12]
2012SpyQuiz host1[6]
2013Common GroundPeter the Polish Park Keeper2[6]
2013It's KevinVarious roles2[3][6]
2013DriftersDavide1[6]
2013HebburnBob Muirfield2[6]
2014Inspector George GentlyPeter Turner1[2][3]
2014W1ANigel Trescott1[13][2][3][6]
2014Cardinal BurnsVarious roles3[3][6]
2014FriedDerek1[6]
2015The Keith Lemon Sketch ShowNarrator1[6]
2015Car ShareDave Thompson (voice)1[6]
2015Hoff the RecordRadovan Merkadic1[6]
2016PlebsAnnouncer1[6]
2015–2016NewzoidsVarious roles (voice)12[6]
2016The WindsorsVarious roles2[6]
2017BenidormNeville5[6]
2017Ill BehaviourLiam's Dad2[6]
2017–2020The Other OneColin3[6]
2020Shaun the Sheep: Adventures from Mossy BottomVarious roles20[6]
2020Mister WinnerRacing Commentator1[6]
2022Meet the RichardsonsSimon Greenall1[6]
2022The Thief, His Wife and the CanoeCoroner1[14]

Film
Year(s)TitleRoleRef
1999Tube TalesBusiness Man (segment: "Mouth")[3]
2002My Wrongs 8245-8249 and 117Father in Church[6]
2003Anglian Lives: Alan PartridgeRoy from Caistor-St-Edmonds (voice)[6]
2004WimbledonChauffeur[3][6]
2007BiffovisionBW[6]
2010D.O.APriest[6]
2011Holy Flying CircusBarry Atkins, Pub Landlord[3][6]
2011PythagasaurusPythagasaurus (voice)[6]
2012Acts of GodfreyDCI Stevens[3]
2012The Cow That Almost Missed ChristmasVarious roles (voices)[6]
2013Alan Partridge: Alpha PapaMichael[4][3][6]
2014Harry & Paul's Story of the 2sVarious roles[6]
2015Shaun the Sheep MovieTwins (voices)[2][6]
2018Early ManEemak, Thongo (voices)[5][6]
2021Octonauts: The Ring of FireCaptain Barnacles (voice)
2021Shaun the Sheep: The Flight Before ChristmasAdditional voices
2021Hilda and the Mountain KingAdditional Voices
2022The Lovebox in Your Living RoomVarious roles[6]

Video games
Year(s)TitleRoleRef
1997Tomb Raider IIIClaudio, Fabio, Brother Chan Barkhang (voices)[2]
2000Shogun: Total War
2000Team Buddies
2000Who Wants to Be a Millionaire: 2nd Edition
2001Original War
2002Hard Hitter TennisBob Conner (voice)
2004Future Tactics: The Uprising
2004FableFisherman (voice)
2004Dragon Quest VIIIAdditional voices
2005Ape Escape 3Monkey Blue (voice)
2005MediEvil: ResurrectionDirk Steadfast, Help Gargoyles, Trapped Villager (voices)
2005Battalion WarsKommandant Ubel
2006Medieval II: Total War
2007Dragon Quest Swords: The Masked Queen and the Tower of Mirrors
2007Battalion Wars 2Kommandant Ubel (voice)
2008Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures
2008Fable II
2009Killzone 2Additional Helghast Voices (voice)
2009BattleForge
2009Battlefield HeroesRoyals and Nationals (voices)
2009Battlefield 1943Newscaster
2009RisenLuis, Adan, Dargel
2010Final Fantasy XIVLolorito
2010Fable III
2011Stronghold 3
2013PuppeteerCaptain Gaff (voice)
2014LittleBigPlanet 3Zom-Zom the Far Out (voice)
2015Final Fantasy XIV: HeavenswardLolorito, Nidhogg (voices)
2017Final Fantasy XIV: StormbloodLolorito (voice)
2018Forza Horizon 4Hans Liebold (voice)
2019Forza Horizon 4: LEGO Speed ChampionsHans Liebold (voice)
2020Sackboy: A Big AdventureZom Zom (voice)

References
  1. "SIMON JAMES GREENALL - LONDON - ACTOR - Checkcompany". Retrieved 20 November 2017.
  2. "The I'm Alan Partridge actor who is the voice of Compare the Meerkat's Aleksandr Orlov". Berkshire Live. 18 April 2022. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
  3. "Matthew Kelly and Simon Greenall Star in Richard Bean's TOAST at the Park Theatre, Now thru Sept 21". Broadway World UK. 27 August 2014. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
  4. Nelson, Alex (2 November 2017). "I'm Alan Partridge at 20: what it was like to play Michael the Geordie". iNews. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
  5. Manfred, Lucas (16 February 2018). "'Early Man': Meet the Famous Voices Behind the Characters". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
  6. "Simon Greenall". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
  7. "Renowned Longtown actor receives honorary award". ITV. 18 July 2014. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
  8. "An act in two parts". Manchester Metropolitan University. 12 May 2021. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
  9. "Simon Greenall". IMDb. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  10. Digital Arts staff. "How Passion created Aleks the billionaire meerkat". Digital Arts. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  11. "Writers' Guild Awards 1994 - Writers' Guild of Great Britain". Retrieved 20 November 2017.
  12. "Viz Animation – "Blap" to basics". Skwigly. 12 December 2011. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
  13. "Cllr Dick Cole". mebyonkernow.blogspot.co.uk. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  14. "Der Dieb, seine Frau und das Kanu". SerienJunkies. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
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