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This wonderful bio was sent by Mr. Moore's representatives.
Simon Moore works as a writer and director in film, theatre and television. After studying drama at Hull University he spent three years at the National Film and Television School where he made two award-winning short films. While at the NFTS he formed Production Line Theatre Company and subsequently wrote and directed four fringe plays before becoming a full time writer and director.
His first produced film was "Superhero," a cinema short about a comic-obsessed teenager, starring Ray Winstone. This was followed by "Inside Out," a six-part comedy drama series for the BBC about two women running an employment agency for ex-cons. This highly regarded series was a finalist for the Samuel Beckett Writing Award.
With Jane Prowse he co-wrote and directed "Up On The Roof," an acapella musical following a group of friends over ten years. The show originated at Plymouth Theatre Royal, then transferred to the Donmar Warehouse and subsequently the Apollo Theatre in the West End. The piece was a finalist in the Evening Standard Drama Awards, and was nominated for three Lawrence Olivier Awards including 'Best Musical.' "Up On The Roof" continues to be performed throughout the world, and in 1997 Simon directed a film version of the musical, which was produced by Granada Films.
In 1989 Simon wrote "Traffik," a six-hour mini-series for Channel 4 about the world heroin trade. Filmed in Pakistan, Germany and England, it starred Julia Ormond, Bill Paterson and Lindsay Duncan. The series was a critical success throughout the world, winning many awards including the International EMMY for "Best Series," 4 BAFTA awards, 4 FIPA awards, the top prizes at the BAMPF and Umbria Fiction Festivals, and the UK Critics Award as "Best Series."
Simon then wrote and directed the feature film "Under Suspicion" for Columbia Pictures and "Rank," a private eye movie set in 1950's Brighton, starring Liam Neeson and Laura San Giacomo.
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