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Simon Northwood

Simon Northwood

Actor · Born February 12, 1968 (58) · London, England, UK

Simon Northwood considers himself to be a well-travelled and adaptable individual. He was born in Wimbledon, England. His family moved between the United States and Canada before settling down in Burlington, Ontario in 1980. With his father being a Carnival Cruise Director for over 20 years, travelling and entertaining are in his blood. The world was his classroom. In 1985 Simon took an interest in Martial Arts, which he continues to practice today. He attained his Yodan belt or fourth degree black belt in Wado Kai Karate and competed for 24 years. In 2000 he was a part of the Canadian National Karate team. It was during his competitive years that his interest in acting and stunt performing peaked. However, a career in animation was becoming more of a reality. Simon went to Sheridan College and began taking animation courses in 1992. He worked in the industry for 10 years and was hired by Disney Studios Canada as an F/X Animator. He enjoyed his work but the need to take his artistic talents off paper and onto the big screen, got stronger as the years went on. With a true passion and the need to pursue his dreams, Simon opted out of animation. He began taking acting classes and training to pursue a career as an Action Actor, as he eloquently puts it. He wanted to be on camera with speaking parts and do his own stunts. Over the past 27years, Simon has appeared in over 100 film and television productions. He has performed as a stunt actor and Principal Actor in feature films such as Outlander, Repo Men, Code 8, Random Acts of Violence. and most recently, TV series Reacher, In addition to television productions such as Nikita, Lost Girl, IIIX The Series and Alphas. He was also a stunt performer in films such as 300, Immortals, Red, Robocop, Clown, Pacific Rim and most recently, White House Down. With his eye on the prize, Simon continues to take acting classes. He approaches every on camera opportunity as a way to grow and perfect his skills as an overall performer.

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Biography from IMDb.

Born
February 12, 1968 (58)
From
London, England, UK
Works as
Actor
Titles
48 on MovieCove · 49 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 63 days to Oct 26Down 41% in 30 days

What are Simon Northwood's films like?

Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Ideas.

Themes

share of theme weight
Survival
73%
Ideas
20%
Morality
8%
Survival2 titles, browse their movies with this themeViolence2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 3 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 0 · Serious 0 · Dark 3

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 1 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 0 · Charged 1 · Intense 2

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 2 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 1

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 2 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 2 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

1 analyzed role

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
3
Dread
3

How their films linger

Unsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Simon Northwood's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 40 of their 48 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (22).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Simon Northwood's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

49 credits, 48 with a MovieCove page.

  • Ready or Not 2: Here I Come(2026)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Memory of a Killer(2026)

    Show 1 episode · as Katherine's Guard #2

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows

  • A Widow Seduced (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Thug

  • Star Trek: Strange New Worlds(2022)

    Show 1 episode · as Rak

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Reacher(2022)

    Show 4 episodes · as Rusty

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • Clarice(2021)

    Show 4 episodes · as Buffalo Bill

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all shows

  • Code 8(2019)

    as Rhino

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • See(2019)

    Show 1 episode · as Flint

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • Random Acts of Violence(2019)

    as The Man

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • X-Men: Dark Phoenix(2019)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • Shazam!(2019)

    as Pissed Off Phone Owner

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Titans(2018)

    Show 1 episode · as Drunk Beating Man

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • Carter(2018)

    Show 2 episodes · as Goon #1

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all shows

  • Star Trek: Discovery(2017)

    Show 1 episode · Stunts · as Shuttle Pilot

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows

  • Taken(2017)

    Show 2 episodes · Stunt Double · Stunts · as Bearded Tourist

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all shows

  • Ransom(2017)

    Show 1 episode · Stunt Double

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all shows

  • Designated Survivor(2016)

    Show 1 episode · Stunts

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • Hacker(2016)

    as Mob Buyer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Edge of Winter(2016)

    Stunt Double

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Houdini and Doyle(2016)

    Show 1 episode · as Mr. Emmett Reid

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all shows

  • Heroes Reborn(2015)

    Show 1 episode · as Sunstone Guard

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all shows

  • 88(2015)

    Stunts · as Richard

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Killjoys(2015)

    Show 1 episode · as Staked Prisoner

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows

  • Wolves(2014)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • The Strain(2014)

    Show 4 episodes · Stunt Double · Stunts

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • Pompeii(2014)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • RoboCop(2014)

    Utility Stunts

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Ice Soldiers(2013)

    Stunt Double

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Make Your Move(2013)

    as Bobby

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • RED 2(2013)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Immortals(2011)

    Stunt Double

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • In the Name of the King: Two Worlds(2011)

    Stunt Double

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Alphas(2011)

    Show 1 episode · Stunts

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows

  • Saw 3D(2010)

    as Lead SWAT Officer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Lost Girl(2010)

    Show 2 episodes · Stunts · as Henchman · as Key Guardian

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • Repo Men(2010)

    as TSA Agent

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Republic of Doyle(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as Wilbur Cameron

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • Death Warrior(2009)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Warehouse 13(2009)

    Show 1 episode · Stunt Double · Stunts · as Groomsman

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • Cyborg Soldier(2008)

    as Commando

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Outlander(2008)

    as Warrior #1

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Murdoch Mysteries(2008)

    Show 1 episode · as Teddy Jones Sr.

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Diary of the Dead(2007)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Bottom Feeder(2007)

    as Wilkes

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • UKM: The Ultimate Killing Machine(2006)

    as Sgt. Dodds

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Direct Action(2004)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Air Crash Investigation(2003)

    Show 1 episode · as First Officer Attwell

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • Mutant X(2001)

    Show 9 episodes · Stunt Double · Stunts · Utility Stunts · as GSA Agent

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all shows

  • Earth: Final Conflict(1997)

    Show 1 episode · Stunts

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all shows

Career shape

Star power in the 85th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 49 titles from 1997 to 2026; peak year 2019.

Highest rated

Random Acts of Violence (2019)

Midcredits 14th

Film career

19972026

Peak 2019 · steadily prominent in film for years. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting31 of 49: 25 only acting, 6 with another role · typical Midcredits score49thOther crew24 of 49: 18 only other crew, 6 with another role · typical Midcredits score33rd

49 titles, 6 with more than one role — acting and other crew overlap on 6 of them.

By decade

1990s1 · crew2000s11 · 8 acting · 5 crew2010s31 · 18 acting · 17 crew2020s6 · 5 acting · 1 crew

Billing

usually 17th · top billed in 0% of 8 roles

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do Simon Northwood's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 26th percentile, the median of all 25; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 11th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

11thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Approval · how many liked their films

3rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Reach · how many have seen their films

58thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Midcredits score across 48 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up9
  • 50th to 74th11
  • 25th to 49th16
  • Below 25th12

Shape of the crowd

22 of their 48 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Universally Panned2
  • Crowd Pleaser18
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed22

Most divisive · actor

UKM: The Ultimate Killing Machine (2006)

69th percentile spread · 73% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Reacher (2022)

Midcredits 89th · 90% liked

Reviewers score the acting 32/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 55, detractors 23. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Simon Northwood work with?

People who share at least 2 of Simon Northwood's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Erin Berry shares the most, 2.

Producers