Simon appeared in She Stoops to Conquer (New Kent Opera) but has worked most extensively in television and film. Television credits include: What if Drugs Were Legal, New Tricks, Dollby City, Doctors, Eastenders, Mersey Beat, Casualty and Alison (all BBC), The Peter Principle and Bodies (Hatrick for BBC), The Hindenberg (Channel 4), Peep Show (Objective Productions/Channel 4), Helen West (Francis Fyfield/London Weekend Television), Micro-Soap (Disney Channel/ BBC), The Grimleys (Granada) and The Bill (Thames Television). Film credits include: The Hindenburg (Pioneer/ Channel4/Canal+), Large (Film Four/Picture Palace North), Beach Boys (Ragged Productions) and Beyond Fear (Channel 5). Short films include: Man’s Best Friend (104 Films), Auto De Fé (Screen West Midlands), Round (104 Films), Stripes (Reef Productions), Show Me London, (23.59), Dead On Time (Beatnik Films) and Largin' It (104 Films).
Gareth has worked extensively on stage and screen and writes for TV and Radio. He is perhaps best known for his comedy performances with Phil Brown in The Legendary Polowski, for which he won the BBCi Comedy Award in 2002. His theatre credits include: Sven Stacey Showbiz Agent and Something in Your Suitcase (both Pleasance, Edinburgh), Polarbears (Soho Theatre), The Legendary Polowski Murders (Komedia Brighton & Pleasance Edinburgh), News Revue (Canal Café Theatre), American Eagle (Gilded Balloon), Six Mourners And A Monkey Hen (Chickens Theatre), Don Juan and Metamorphosis (The Bedlam Theatre, Edinburgh). His work on television includes: Three Wheelin' (ITV1), Hustle, Casualty, Shakespeare’s Happy Endings, My Family/Comic Relief Special, According To Bex and The Office (BBC), Real Musicians TV (VH1), Speeding, Crazy World of Russell Brand, Peep Show, Tracy and I and Green Wing (Channel 4) and Get Staffed (BBC Choice). His work on film includes: Resurrecting Bill (St. Moritz Productions) and Crossing The Line (New Fangled Films). Writing credits include: All The Right Noises (pilot) (BBC Radio 4), The News Huddlines and The Mayor of Balham (pilot) (BBC Radio 2), Jerry Sadowitz (Channel 5)
Alexander created this role at the Edinburgh festival 2005 whilst also appearing in Steve Oram’s Denim. He reprised the role for the show’s London production in 2006. As one half of Kirk and Messingham, Alex has written for both television and film, whilst performing regularly on the comedy circuit. His TV credits include Green Wing, Peep Show, The Genius of Beethoven, Single, Speeding and Catterick. His last London stage role was in Gone (New Ambassadors).