Simon Martin(XXXV)

New York born Simon Martin was raised in Sydney, Australia, and Los Angeles, and is a fast rising and exciting actor on the LA film scene. Classically trained in both Australia and the US, Simon has worked with the Sydney Theatre Company's ATYP, Michelle Danner's Acting Studio, and the Morgan-Wixson Theatre Company. His comedic and dramatic training earned him leading roles in local staged productions, with his Dromio in Comedy of Errors, placing him in the Kennedy Center's Irene Ryan Scholarship program. In 2022, Simon began working in the college and independent film scene and quickly became a go-to talent. He has since worked in 35 filmed projects in leading and substantial roles. In 2023, his Rodney in the short Unapparent Apparitions, won him the Best Supporting Actor Award at the Riverside International Film Festival, and his performance as Dean in the short MR Nightmare, has garnered him rapt attention, with the film continuing to win multiple awards on the 2024 independent festival circuit. Most recently, Simon received the Best Supporting Actor award for his performance as Jake in the short Through The Lens at the Creation International Film Festival, and he has just starred in the titled role of his first full length feature, Charlie Buster, directed by legendary Iranian director, Farzan Deljou, which will be released in 2025.