Simon Jones

Simon Jones
Born:	July 27th, 1950 Charlton Park, England
Productions:	My Fair Lady as Professor Henry Higgins Gay Divorce as Teddy Egbert Anything Goes as Sir Evelyn Oakleigh Darling of the Day as Priam Farll The Girl Who Came to Supper as Grand Duke Charles Baker Street as Sherlock Holmes Pacific 1860 as Grayshott/His Excellency Greenwillow as Reverend Birdsong Busker Alley (original cast) Death Takes a Holiday as Dr. Dario Albione (original cast) Gentlemen Prefer Blondes as Sir Francis Beekman Grey Gardens as J.V. "Major" Bouvier/Norman Vincent Peale
Vocal Type:	Baritenor

Simon Jones is an English actor.

Biography

Born in Charlton Park, Wiltshire, Jones first rose to prominence due to his radio role as Arthur Dent in A Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, and often used his vocal talents for work as an audiobook narrator and voice actor. He appeared on stage several times including in Private Lives, The School for Scandal and Farinelli and the King.

Onscreen, Jones appeared in films including Privates on Parade, Brazil and Twelve Monkeys as well as the television series Blackadder and Downton Abbey.

Singing

Jones performed in a number of comic musicals, playing the male lead of Professor Higgins in My Fair Lady, Teddy Egbert in Gay Divorce and Priam Farll in Darling of the Day. He also played Sherlock Holmes in Baker Street, Reverend Birdsong in Greenwillow and Sir Francis Beekman in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes.

Stage

My Fair Lady (1986)

• Why Can't the English? (solo)
• I'm an Ordinary Man (solo)
• The Rain in Spain (contains solo lines)
• You Did It (contains solo lines)
• A Hymn to Him (duet)
• Without You (duet)
• I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face (solo)

Gay Divorce (1993)

• Salt Air (contains solo lines)

Anything Goes (1997)

• The Gypsy in Me (solo)

Darling of the Day (1998)

• He's A Genius (contains solo lines)
• To Get Out Of This World Alive (solo)
• It's Enough To Make A Lady Fall In Love (contains solo lines)
• I've Got A Rainbow Working For Me (solo)
• What Makes a Marriage Merry (contains solo lines)
• Sunset Tree (duet)
• Butler In The Abbey (solo)
• Not On Your Nellie (Reprise)

The Girl Who Came to Supper (1999)

• My Family Tree (contains solo lines)
• Soliloquies (duet)
• Lonely (solo)
• Soliloquies (Reprise)(duet)
• Coronation Chorale (contains solo lines)
• How Do You Do, Middle Age? (solo)
• The Stingaree (contains solo lines)
• Curt, Clear and Concise (contains solo lines)
• This Time It's True Love (duet)
• I'll Remember Her (solo)

Baker Street (2001)

• It's So Simple (contains solo lines)
• Cold, Clear World (solo)
• What a Night This is Going to Be (contains solo lines)
• Pursuit (solo)

Pacific 1860 (2003)

• His Excellency Regrets (contains solo lines)

Greenwillow (2004)

• The Sermon (duet)
• What a Blessing (solo)
• What a Blessing (Reprise)(solo)

Death Takes a Holiday (2011)(originated the role)

• Sirki's Arrival (contains solo lines)
• Life's a Joy (contains solo lines)
• Something's Happened (contains solo lines)
• December Time (duet)
• Pavane (contains solo lines)

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (2012)

• It's Delightful Down in Chile (contains solo lines)

Grey Gardens (2015)

J.V. "Major" Bouvier

• Marry Well (contains solo lines)

Norman Vincent Peale

• Choose to Be Happy (solo)