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Jeremy Sims

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Jeremy Sims
Sims at The Sapphires Hometown Gala Premiere at State Theatre, Sydney in August 2012
Born
Jeremy Hartley Sims

(1966-01-10) January 10, 1966 (age 59)
Occupation(s)Actor, director
Years active1980–present
SpouseTania Leimbach
Children3

Jeremy Hartley Sims (born 10 January 1966) is an Australian actor and director.[1]

Career

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Jeremy Sims was born in Perth, Western Australia in 1966, and was educated at Wesley College (1977–83).[citation needed]

His first appearance on the big screen was as "boy on raft" in the 1980 movie Harlequin. He graduated in 1990 from the National Institute of Dramatic Art in Sydney, with a degree in Performing Arts (Acting).[2] In 2015, Sims landed a supporting role in Ruben Guthrie.

He is remembered by many for his role as Alex Taylor in the television soap opera Chances (1991–1992).

Other television appearances include Wildside, Medivac, Farscape, Young Lions, Stingers, The Secret Life of Us, Fireflies and McLeod's Daughters. In 1999 he appeared in the made-for-television film Secret Men's Business. He also starred in Home and Away as in 2009 as David "Gardy" Gardiner.

On 2 February 2025, Sims was named in the cast for the second series of The Artful Dodger.[3]

Production company

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In 1995, together with then girlfriend Kym Wilson, Sims formed the theatrical production company "Pork Chop Productions".[1][4] Pork Chop won a Drover's award in 2005 for their production of the play, "Last Cab To Darwin".[5]

Filmography

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Directing

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Year Title Notes Ref
2022 Home and Away 10 episodes
2021 Back to the Rafters 2 episodes
2021, 2023 RFDS 2 episodes [6]
2020 Rams Film
2017-18 A Place to Call Home 6 episodes
2018 Wayne
2016 Doctor Doctor 4 episodes
2015 Last Cab to Darwin Film
2011 Rescue: Special Ops 2 episodes
2010 Beneath Hill 60 Film
2006 Last Train to Freo Flim

Film appearances

Year Title Role Notes
2019 Bliched Matt's Dad
2018 Swinging Safari Bob Marsh
2017 A Few Less Men Pilot Ridgeon
2015 Ruben Guthrie Ray
2009 The Waiting City Carlisle
2003 Ned Mr Kelly
2003 Liquid Bridge Tony
2000 City of Dreams Walter Burley Griffin
1996 Idiot Box Mick
1991 Placenta Boy Short film
1980 Harlequin Young Boy

Television appearances

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Year Title Role Notes Ref
2025 The Artful Dodger TBA TBA
2021 Mr Inbetween Rafael 5 episodes [7]
2020 Black Comedy 1 episode
2016 Doctor Doctor Mike 1 episode
2012 Dangerous Remedy Bertram Wainer TV movie [8]
2011 Underbelly Files: The Man Who Got Away Tony Moynihan TV movie
Wild Boys Francis Fuller 10 episodes
2010 City Homicide Pete Copland 1 episode
2009 Home and Away David Gardiner 15 episodes
2008 In Her Skin McLean TV movie
Blue Water High Loren's Dad 1 episode
2005 McLeod's Daughters Will Hamiltion 1 episode
2004 Fireflies Tim Burke 22 episodes [9]
2003 The Secret Life of Us Neil 3 episodes
Balmain Boys Andy TV movie
1999-03 Stingers Troy Thorpe / Aaron Fielder 4 episodes
2002 Young Lions Rob Carne 3 episodes
2001 Corridors of Power Tony Dunne MP 6 episodes
The Bill Ken McEvoy 1 episode
1999-00 Farscape Rorf 3 episodes
2000 The Lost World Vorded 1 episode
1999 Secret Men's Business Warwick Jones TV movie
1999 Aftershocks John Constable TV movie
1998 The Chosen Peter McAlister TV movie
The Day of the Roses Gerry Buchtmann Miniseries
1998 Medivac Mark Best 4 episodes
Wildside Greg Zelka 1 episode
1997 Fromtline Steve Barrett 1 episode
Kangaroo Palace Jack Gill TV movie
1996 Natural Justice: Heat Gavin Larsen TV movie
1995 Natural Justice Gavin Larsen TV movie
Police Rescue Jeff Bertram 1 episode
1994 Heartland Garth Maddern 2 episodes
Police Rescue Terry TV movie
1991-92 Chances Alex Taylor 126 episodes [10]

Personal life

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Sims' first daughter was born in 2000.[citation needed] Sims was married to film director Samantha Lang;[citation needed] they have two daughters.[11] Jeremy and his wife Tania Leimbach have a son.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Company History Archived 25 October 2009 at the Wayback Machine", Porkchop Productions", 2008, Retrieved 20 April 2010
  2. ^ "All Alumni". National Institute of Dramatic Art. 5 June 2023. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
  3. ^ Knox, David (3 February 2025). "New cast join The Artful Dodger | TV Tonight". tvtonight.com.au. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
  4. ^ "Pork Chop Productions | theatre australia". Archived from the original on 13 May 2009. Retrieved 10 January 2009.
  5. ^ "PAA". Archived from the original on 21 July 2008. Retrieved 10 January 2009.
  6. ^ Knox, David (11 May 2023). "Production underway on RFDS season two | TV Tonight". tvtonight.com.au.
  7. ^ "Australian Television: Mr Inbetween: cast: series 3". www.australiantelevision.net.
  8. ^ Knox, David (20 March 2012). "Jeremy Sims leads Dangerous Remedy | TV Tonight". TVtonight.com.au.
  9. ^ "Australian Television: Fireflies: cast". www.australiantelevision.net.
  10. ^ "Australian Television: Chances". www.australiantelevision.net.
  11. ^ "Jeremy Sims Bio". Porkchop Productions. 2008. Archived from the original on 24 April 2010. Retrieved 20 April 2010.
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