Jeremy Sims | |
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) Jeremy Sims at The Sapphires Hometown Gala Premiere, State Theatre Sydney, in August 2012 | |
| Born | January 10, 1966 |
| Occupation | Actor, director |
| Years active | 1980–present |
| Spouse(s) | Tania Leimbach |
Jeremy Hartley Sims (born 10 January 1966) is an Australian actor and director.[1]
Career
Jeremy Sims was born in Perth, Western Australia in 1966, and was educated at Wesley College 1977–83.
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 (NIDA) 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. 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
As a director:
- Last Train to Freo, feature film released in 2006.[5]
- Beneath Hill 60, as Jeremy Hartley Sims, released in April 2010.[6]
- Last Cab to Darwin, released in 2014
- Wayne Feature documentary on Motorcycle World Champion, Wayne Gardner. Released 2018.
- Rams, released in 2020.
Personal life
Sims first daughter, China McDonald was born in 2000. Sims was married to film director Samantha Lang. They have two daughters, Frederique and Evelyn Sims.[7] Jeremy and his wife Tania Leimbach have a son, Leroy Sims, 5 years old.
References
- ^ a b "Company History Archived 25 October 2009 at the Wayback Machine", Porkchop Productions", 2008, Retrieved 20 April 2010
- ^ NIDA Graduates, National Institute of Dramatic Art, (NIDA), Retrieved 20 April 2010
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 13 May 2009. Retrieved 10 January 2009.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 21 July 2008. Retrieved 10 January 2009.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 13 November 2008. Retrieved 10 January 2009.
- ^ Beneath Hill 60-Production Team Archived 23 March 2010 at the Wayback Machine", The Silence Productions Pty Ltd, 2009, Retrieved 20 April 2010
- ^ "Jeremy Sims Bio ", Porkchop Productions, 2008, Retrieved 20 April 2010
External links
- Jeremy Sims at IMDb