Anthony Simcoe

Anthony Simcoe
Anthony Simcoe at Deepcon 2006
Born	(1969-06-07) 7 June 1969 (age 56) Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Anthony Simcoe (born 7 June 1969) is an Australian actor. He is best known for his portrayal of Ka D'Argo in the science fiction television series Farscape.

Early life and education

Simcoe is a graduate of the National Institute of Dramatic Arts in Sydney. He holds an MFA in Drama, specialising in actor training.^{[citation needed]}

Career

Acting

Simcoe gained international fame when he was cast as Ka D'Argo in Farscape.^{[citation needed]}. He portrayed the role in all four seasons of the series as well as the miniseries Farscape: The Peacekeeper Wars.

He has appeared in several other television series, including Chameleon.^{[citation needed]} He also made appearance in the 2003 short film Syntax Error.^[1]

Music

Simcoe co-founded and performed in the band Signal Room, along with actor/drummer Wayne Pygram, guitarist Stephen Edwards and bass guitarist Gerry Kortegast. The band was formed during the filming of Farscape, which also featured Pygram. The band toured the United States in 2002, 2004, and 2006, and recorded three extended plays, which were produced by Tim Whitten.^[2]

Recognition and awards

Simcoe was nominated for a Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Television Series in 2002 for his work on Farscape.^{[citation needed]}

Filmography

Title	Character	Year	Format	Notes
The Castle	Steve Kerrigan	1997	Film
Farscape	Ka D'Argo	1999–2003	TV series
Marking Time	Scott Seaton	2003	Film
Syntax Error	Steve	2003	Film
Farscape: The Peacekeeper Wars	Ka D'Argo	2004	TV series
The Alice	Melvyn Knigh	2005	TV series	Appearance Episode 1:19
Solo	Jim	2006	Film
Nim's Island	First Mate	2008	Film
Rogue Nation	Major George Johnston	2009	TV series	Appearance Episode 1:1
Underbelly: A Tale of Two Cities	Danny Chubb	2009	TV series	Appearance 2 episodes.
The Inbetweeners 2	Ken Webster	2014	Film

References

1. "Syntax Error (2003)". Screen Australia. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
2. "Home". Signal Room. Retrieved 7 September 2024.

External links

• Anthony Simcoe on Twitter
• Anthony Simcoe at IMDb
• Anthony Simcoe's web site at the Wayback Machine (archived 19 August 2006)