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John Simm as Vincent Van Gogh
He's also supported Echo and the Bunnymen on tour, and performed in Finsbury Park with New Order, having played New Order's frontman, Bernard Sumner, in the film 24-Hour Party People. Playing Sumner was also something of a dream for Simm, who is a big fan of the band. It doesn't stop there, either – his favourite book is Crime and Punishment, and he starred as Raskolnikov in the BBC adaptation.
Now, following his leading role in the hugely popular Life on Mars, Simm has landed another plum role, this time in Channel 4's feature-length drama The Yellow House, playing the brilliant but unhinged artist Vincent van Gogh. Who, as luck would have it, is one of Simm's heroes.
It would be easy to resent a man for whom so much has gone right, but Simm wears his success lightly, and is down to earth, unaffected, and warm. Here, he talks about Manchester United, bad teeth, and owning his own Van Gogh painting – sort of...
It would be easy to resent a man for whom so much has gone right, but Simm wears his success lightly, and is down to earth, unaffected, and warm. Here, he talks about Manchester United, bad teeth, and owning his own Van Gogh painting – sort of...
