Eugene Simon
Eugene Simon is a British actor best known for his roles as Jerome Clarke in Nickelodeon’s House of Anubis and as Lancel Lannister in the HBO series Game of Thrones.
A British actor with strong Irish roots, Eugene is the only actor in his family. To get his footing in the industry, Eugene’s early career saw him portray younger versions of title characters, such as Casanova in the 2005 television series, and as Ben-Hur in the 2010 mini-series.
Prior to landing the role of Lancel Lannister in Game of Thrones, Eugene auditioned for the role of Joffrey Baratheon, but managed to secure a longer life span as a character often regarded to have one of the strangest progressions. Appearing in the first two seasons of the series, Lancel later returned as a religious fanatic of the Faith Militant in season five. He has often spoken about the method acting behind his character, which included growing his fingernails for three months. It has been regularly mentioned that Eugene scored both of his roles as Jerome Clarke in House of Anubis, and as Lancel Lannister on the same day, which was coincidentally his birthday.
Eugene Simon featured in the 2017 gothic horror film The Lodgers; appeared in the first season of National Geographic’s Genius, where he portrays the role of Eduard Einstein; and as the lead and titular role in the acclaimed film Kill Ben Lyk, for which he has won Best Actor awards at a number of film festivals around the world. His most recent roles see him portraying Andrew Cooper in Sensation, and Andrew Knight in Indie hit The Fence.
