Jeremy Sims

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Sims at The Sapphires Hometown Gala Premiere at State Theatre, Sydney in August 2012
Born
Jeremy Hartley Sims

(1966-01-10) January 10, 1966 (age 58)
Occupation(s)Actor, director
Years active1980present
SpouseTania Leimbach
Children3

Jeremy Hartley Sims (born 10 January 1966) is an Australian actor and director. [1]

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Career

Jeremy Sims was born in Perth, Western Australia in 1966, and was educated at Wesley College (1977–83).[ citation needed ]

His first appearance on the big screen was as "boy on raft" in the 1980 movie Harlequin. He graduated in 1990 from the National Institute of Dramatic Art in Sydney, with a degree in Performing Arts (Acting). [2] In 2015, Sims landed a supporting role in Ruben Guthrie .

He is remembered by many for his role as Alex Taylor in the television soap opera Chances (1991–1992).

Other television appearances include Wildside , Medivac , Farscape , Young Lions , Stingers , The Secret Life of Us , Fireflies and McLeod's Daughters . In 1999 he appeared in the made-for-television film Secret Men's Business . He also starred in Home and Away as in 2009 as David "Gardy" Gardiner.

Production company

In 1995, together with then girlfriend Kym Wilson, Sims formed the theatrical production company "Pork Chop Productions". [1] [3] Pork Chop won a Drover's award in 2005 for their production of the play, "Last Cab To Darwin". [4]

Filmography

Film

Director

Actor

YearTitleRoleNotes
2019BlichedMatt's Dad
2018 Swinging Safari Bob Marsh
2017 A Few Less Men Pilot Ridgeon
2015 Ruben Guthrie Ray
2009 The Waiting City Carlisle
2003 Ned Mr Kelly
2003 Liquid Bridge Tony
2000City of Dreams Walter Burley Griffin
1996 Idiot Box Mick
1991PlacentaBoyShort film
1980 Harlequin Young Boy

Television

Director

YearTitleNotes
2022 Home and Away 10 episodes
2021 Back to the Rafters 2 episodes
2021, 2023 RFDS [5] 2 episodes
2017-18 A Place to Call Home 6 episodes
2016 Doctor Doctor 4 episodes
2011 Rescue: Special Ops 2 episodes

Actor

YearTitleRoleNotes
2021 Mr Inbetween [6] Rafael5 episodes
2020 Black Comedy 1 episode
2016 Doctor Doctor Mike1 episode
2011 Wild Boys Francis Fuller10 episodes
2010 City Homicide Pete Copland1 episode
2009 Home and Away David Gardiner15 episodes
2008 Blue Water High Loren's Dad1 episode
2005 McLeod's Daughters Will Hamiltion1 episode
2004 Fireflies [7] Tim Burke22 episodes
2003 The Secret Life of Us Neil3 episodes
1999-03 Stingers Troy Thorpe / Aaron Fielder4 episodes
2002 Young Lions Rob Carne3 episodes
2001 Corridors of Power Tony Dunne MP6 episodes
2001 The Bill Ken McEvoy1 episode
1999-00 Farscape Rorf3 episodes
2000 The Lost World Vorded1 episode
1998 The Day of the Roses Gerry BuchtmannMiniseries
1998 Medivac Mark Best4 episodes
1998 Wildside Greg Zelka1 episode
1997 Fromtline Steve Barrett1 episode
1995Natural JusticeGavin Larsen
1995 Police Rescue Jeff Bertram1 episode
1994 Heartland Garth Maddern2 episodes
1994 Police Rescue Terry
1991-92 Chances [8] Alex Taylor126 episodes

TV movies

YearTitleRole
2012 Dangerous Remedy [9] Bertram Wainer
2011 Underbelly Files: The Man Who Got Away Tony Moynihan
2008 In Her Skin McLean
2004Firefiles [10] Tim Burke
2003Balmain BoysAndy
1999 Secret Men's Business Warwick Jones
1999 Aftershocks John Constable
1998The ChosenPeter McAlister
1997 Kangaroo Palace Jack Gill
1996 Natural Justice: Heat Gavin Larsen

Personal life

Sims' first daughter was born in 2000.[ citation needed ] Sims was married to film director Samantha Lang;[ citation needed ] they have two daughters. [11] Jeremy and his wife Tania Leimbach have a son.[ citation needed ]

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References

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