Simon Weston was born in 1961 in Nelson, Glamorganshire, Wales. He is an actor, known for The Wright Stuff (2000), Margaret Thatcher: The Woman Who Changed Britain (2013) and The People's Portrait (2014). He is married to Lucy. They have three children.
I'm Simon Weston, see, not the Phantom of the Opera.
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Fact
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He was awarded the CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2016 Queen's New Years Honours List for his services to charitable services in Cardiff, South Glamorgan, Wales.
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He was awarded an OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in the 1992 Queen's Birthday Honours for his charitable works with the Weston Spirit.
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He was a soldier in the Welsh Guards regiment who fought in the Falklands War (1982). He was severely burned when the HMS Sir Galahad was hit by Argentine missiles. He sustained disfiguring burns to his face and hands, and unseen psychological scars as well. He was the subject of two moving documentaries "Simon's War" and "Simon's Peace" which showed his long, slow recovery and his traumatic adjustment to life after the army. He has since founded a charity "Weston Spirit" which tackles issues of social exclusion in young people, both able-bodied and disabled.
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Henry Maybury: You're Beautiful
2015
Short
War Veteran
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Heart of the Dragon: The Welsh Guards Story
Documentary filming
Himself
The People's Portrait
2014
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Britain's Secret Homes
2013
TV Series documentary
Himself
Margaret Thatcher: The Woman Who Changed Britain
2013
TV Movie documentary
Himself - Former Welsh Guard
Zed & Stan's Random Adventures
2011
TV Series
Himself
The Wright Stuff
2008-2011
TV Series
Himself - Guest Panelist
Timewatch
2009
TV Series documentary
Himself - Interviewee
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
2008
TV Series
Himself
Breakfast
2008
TV Series
Himself
Loose Women
2008
TV Series
Himself
British Film Forever
2007
TV Mini-Series documentary
Himself
Horizon
2006
TV Series documentary
Himself
This Morning
2003-2005
TV Series
Himself
The Daily Politics
2004-2005
TV Series
Himself
Question Time
2002-2004
TV Series
Himself
This Week
2003
TV Series
Himself
Extreme
2003
TV Series documentary
Himself - Presenter
Good Morning... with Anne and Nick
1995
TV Series
Himself
This Is Your Life
1990
TV Series documentary
Himself
Open Air
1989
TV Series documentary
Himself - Guest
Q.E.D.
1983
TV Series documentary
Himself
Known for movies
The Wright Stuff (2008-2011) as Himself - Guest Panelist
Margaret Thatcher: The Woman Who Changed Britain (2013) as Himself - Former Welsh Guard
The People's Portrait (2014) as Himself
Heart of the Dragon: The Welsh Guards Story as Himself
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