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7	->''"You never undertake a project because you think other people will like it - because that way lies madness - but rather because you believe in it."''
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9	John Ronald Simm (born 10 July 1970 in Leeds, England) is a British actor, most famous for being [[TheWoobie Seventies-trapped Woobie]] Sam Tyler in ''[[Series/LifeOnMars2006 Life on Mars]]'', a [[AxCrazy maniacal]] and [[LargeHam hammy]] Master in ''Series/DoctorWho'' and IntrepidReporter Cal [=McCaffrey=] in ''Series/StateOfPlay''.
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11	He also played the troubled Alfie, who moves from a big city to a claustrophobic rural community, in ''Series/TheLakes''. Other notable roles include Sexby in the English Civil War drama ''Series/TheDevilsWhore'', Raskolnikov in a BBC adaptation of ''Literature/CrimeAndPunishment'', and characters in the films ''Literature/{{Skellig}}'' and ''Film/TwentyFourHourPartyPeople'' (in the latter, playing Music/JoyDivision guitarist[=/=]Music/NewOrder lead singer Bernard Sumner; Simm reprises his role in the music video for New Order's tie-in single "Here to Stay").
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13	Still, ''Series/TheMightyBoosh'' asks "Who the fuck is John Simm?"
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16	!Tropes associated with his roles
17	* ClintSquint: Repeatedly as the Master.
18	* ExecutiveMeddling: [[http://www.denofgeek.com/tv/doctor-who/23153/updated-doctor-who-john-simm-on-the-master Apparently]] Creator/RussellTDavies pushed him to play the Master as a [[LaughingMad "giggling lunatic"]] and Simm later admitted he felt he couldn't give the required depth to the character. The Master's return in [[Recap/DoctorWhoS30E17E18TheEndOfTime "The End of Time"]] shows much more depth while remaining himself, and his second return in "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS36E11WorldEnoughAndTime World Enough and Time]]"/"[[Recap/DoctorWhoS36E12TheDoctorFalls The Doctor Falls]]" showed him in an even calmer and more calculating state.
19	* GrimUpNorth: His roles in ''Series/{{Life On Mars\|2006}}'' and (to a lesser extent) ''Series/ClockingOff''.
20	* LargeHam: Went [[HamToHamCombat Ham-to-Ham with]] Creator/DavidTennant, and depending on who you ask, he ''won.''
21	* ManlyTears:
22	** Pretty often in ''Series/{{Life On Mars\|2006}}''.
23	** Also teared up as the Master in [[Recap/DoctorWhoS30E17E18TheEndOfTime "The End of Time"]].
24	* MethodActing: He says there's no such thing as the Method, but since the term is colloquially used to refer to Stanislavskian acting styles, this fits in with his training and his acting style.
25	* SoMyKidsCanWatch: It's the reason he was in ''Series/DoctorWho''.
26	** {{Irony}}: After watching his own performance, he thought his children shouldn't see what he did as the Master due to it being ''too disturbing''.
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28	-->''[[Recap/DoctorWhoS36E11WorldEnoughAndTime "Give us a kiss."]]''

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