Simon Henry King Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Simon King was born on December 27, 1962 in Nairobi, Kenya as Simon Henry King. He is known for his work on Springwatch (2005), Autumnwatch (2006) and Simon King's Shetland Diaries (2010). He is married to Marguerite Smits van Oyen. They have one child.
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography For Nonfiction Programming, British Academy Television Craft Award for Photography - Factual
Music Groups
Hawkwind, Hawklords
Nominations
News & Documentary Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement in a Craft: Cinematography, News & Documentary Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography – Nature
Movies
Noise, Roy Hollsdotter Live, Boxer, The Last Supper, Good Boy
TV Shows
Springwatch, Big Cat Diary, Autumnwatch, Simon King's Shetland Diaries
Star Sign
Capricorn
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Trademark
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His hat
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Fact
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His uncles are Phil Shulman, Derek Shulman and Ray Shulman, who were all members of 60s r&b pop band Simon Dupree and The Big Sound and 70s progressive rock band Gentle Giant.
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He has a daughter, Savannah (born 2006), with his present wife Marguerite Smits van Oyen. He also has three children, Alexander (born 1986), Romy (born 1989) and Greer (born 1995), from an earlier marriage.
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Grew up in Westbury-on-Trym, a suburb of Bristol.
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His first encounters with wildlife were in Blaise Woods, Bristol.
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He was awarded the OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2010 Queen's New Years Honours List for his services to Wildlife Photography and to Conservation.
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Son of television producer, director, writer and narrator John King and musician Eve King.
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He was born in Nairobi, Kenya but moved to the UK in 1964.
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He enjoys wildlife photography, art, and composing and arranging music.
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He is a qualified scuba diver.
Camera Department
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Great British Year
2013
TV Series documentary photography - 3 episodes
Natural World
2009
TV Series documentary photography - 1 episode
Life
2009
TV Mini-Series documentary photographer - 2 episodes
Springwatch
2009
TV Series documentary camera operator - 1 episode
The Nature of Britain
2007
TV Mini-Series documentary camera operator - 1 episode
Planet Earth
TV Mini-Series documentary camera operator - 1 episode, 2006 photographer - 1 episode, 2006 photography - 1 episode, 2006
The Life of Mammals
2002-2003
TV Series documentary photographer - 2 episodes
The Blue Planet
2001
TV Mini-Series documentary camera operator - 3 episodes
Big Cat Diary
1996-1998
TV Series documentary photography - 16 episodes
Life in the Freezer
1993
TV Series documentary camera team - 3 episodes
Forever Green
1989
TV Series wildlife photographer - 6 episodes
The First Eden
1987
TV Mini-Series documentary camera operator - 1 episode
Cinematographer
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Hunt
2015
TV Mini-Series documentary 1 episode
Nature
2001-2011
TV Series documentary 6 episodes
Earth
2007
Documentary
Planet Earth
2006
TV Mini-Series documentary 1 episode
Wild Africa
2001
TV Mini-Series documentary 1 episode
Big Cat Diary
1996
TV Series documentary 1996-2007
The Trials of Life
1990
TV Series documentary 3 episodes
In the Wild
1986-1988
TV Series documentary 3 episodes
King's Country
1983
TV Series documentary
The World About Us
1981
TV Series documentary 1 episode
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Maggie's Moor
1980
TV Series
Buzzard Boy
A Secret Place
1974
TV Movie
John
The Fox
1973
TV Movie
Peter the son
Director
Title
Year
Status
Character
In the Wild
1986-1987
TV Series documentary 2 episodes
Producer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Nature
2007
TV Series documentary producer - 1 episode
In the Wild
1985
TV Series documentary producer - 1 episode
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Gadget Show
2011
TV Series
Himself
Wild Night In
2010
TV Movie
Himself
Springwatch
2005-2010
TV Series documentary
Himself - Presenter / Himself
Breakfast
2010
TV Series
Himself - Wildlife Filmmaker
Simon King's Shetland Diaries
2010
TV Series
Himself - Presenter
Snow Watch
2010
TV Movie documentary
Himself - Presenter
The Greatest TV Shows of the Noughties
2009
TV Movie documentary
Himself
TV Burp
2009
TV Series
Himself
Autumnwatch
2006-2009
TV Series
Himself - Presenter
Autumnwatch Unsprung
2009
TV Series
Himself - Presenter
Big Cat Diary
1996-2009
TV Series documentary
Himself - Presenter / Himself
Big Cat Live
2008
TV Series documentary
Himself - Presenter
Nature
2007
TV Series documentary
Planet Earth
2006
TV Mini-Series documentary
Himself
Points of View
2004
TV Series documentary
Himself
Britain Goes Wild with Bill Oddie
2004
TV Series documentary
Presenter
Live from Dinosaur Island
2001
TV Mini-Series documentary
Presenter
Ultimate Wild Paradises: The Top Ten Destinations
2001
TV Special
Nature Detectives
1993
TV Series documentary
Himself (1993-1995)
In the Wild
1985
TV Series documentary
Himself - Narrator
King's Country
1983
TV Series documentary
Himself - Narrator
Man and Boy
1976
TV Series documentary
Himself
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
Springwatch
2010-2012
TV Series documentary
Himself - Presenter / Himself
The Funny Side of...
2009
TV Series documentary
Himself
Won Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
2007
Primetime Emmy
Primetime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Cinematography for Nonfiction Programming
Planet Earth (2006)
2002
Primetime Emmy
Primetime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Cinematography for Non-Fiction Programming (Single or Multi-Camera)