Occupation Actor Years active 2003 – 2008 | Name Simon Woods Role Actor | |
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Born 1980 (age 35–36) England, UK Movies and TV shows Similar People Christopher Bailey, Matthew Macfadyen, Rosamund Pike, Talulah Riley, Tom Hollander |
Drink Price - Simon Woods Interview London International Wine Fair 2010
Simon Woods (born 1980) is an English actor best known for his role as Octavian in Season 2 of the British-American television series Rome and the 2005 Pride & Prejudice as Charles Bingley. He also starred as Dr Harrison in the BBC1 costume drama series Cranford, whose arrival in the village "sets female hearts racing."
Contents
- Drink Price Simon Woods Interview London International Wine Fair 2010
- Rosamund Pike talks about filming Oscar nominated Gone Girl Daily Mail
- Personal life
- Filmography
- References

Rosamund Pike talks about filming Oscar-nominated Gone Girl - Daily Mail
Personal life

He attended Eton College, then read English at Magdalen College, Oxford. After graduating from Oxford, Woods worked briefly at The Guardian before becoming an actor.

While at Oxford in 2000, he was in a relationship with Rosamund Pike that lasted two years. The two later played lovers Jane Bennet and Charles Bingley in Pride & Prejudice.

Since 2009, Woods has been in a relationship with Christopher Bailey, the chief executive of the British fashion house, Burberry. They married in 2012