Researching Simon Naylor
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![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 11287 people with the Naylor surname? In that year Naylor was ranked number 365 for popularity in the UK. |

The name Simon means "he who hears" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of Simon Naylor on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Simon Naylor and the Naylor Family Tree
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![]() | Did you know that there are currently 13371 people with the Naylor surname in the UK? Naylor is now ranked number 429 for popularity in the UK. |
Naylor Family Tree Databases
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Naylor Forums
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Investigate the Ellis Island Database for information on Simon Naylor. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Simon Naylor
Simon Naylor
Simon Naylor is an English film, stage and television actor.
Simon, originally from Bury, was born in 1983 and trained at the Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts, leaving with a BA Hons in 2005. Simon still teaches on the BA (Hons) Acting Course as Head of 1st Year and the Foundation Course.
Simon's Theatre credits include 'Gary' in Unleashed (Hull Truck Theatre Company), 'Lapo' in On The Ceiling, 'Jack Munroe' in Happy Jack (both at The Landor Theatre) 'Rooster' in The Shawshank Redemption (Wyndhams Theatre), 'Gregg' in Waiting at The Lost Theatre and 'Desmond Ainsley' with a UK tour of Bill Kenwrights' production of Funny, Peculiar.
Television credits include 'Simon' in The Bill, 'Adam' in Coronation Street, 'Tom' in Eastenders, 'Steve Malone' in Trexx and Flipside, 'Isaac Clark' in Days That Shook The World, 'Ged' in Day of the Triffids and in Doctors as 'Carl Andrews', and more recently, 'Leigh Acton'. Also plays Chief firefighter Officer Peter Dowling on BBC One's Casualty.
Film includes 'Private Alexander Bay' in Channel 4's BAFTA winning The Mark of Cain and 'Jason' in The Addicted.
Short films include 'A Yorkshire Rapper' which was short-listed for the Channel 4 Straight8 (Cannes Festival 04') and as 'Jonno' in The Job, and 'Man' in The Gathering, both shortlisted in Virgin Media Shorts 2009. Currently he has a bar called 53two in central Manchester.53two is planned to become a theatre too, later on in development. As well as acting he helps young and aspiring actors shoot show reels.
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