Simon Chilvers

Simon Chilvers (born 5 April 1939) is an English-born, Australia-based television actor.

Early life Chilvers was born in London in 1939, and discovered art as a young child, drawing images of planes flying overhead during World War II. Upon leaving school, his parents encouraged him to pursue a career in advertising. Unenthused, he was instead inspired by his grandmother to attend an acting audition, where he was immediately offered a role.

He went on to appear in television series such as A Country Practice, Prisoner, Homicide and Division 4.

Chilvers won the 1986 AFI Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Mini Series for his role in the miniseries The Dunera Boys. He was nominated for the same award in 1988 for political miniseries True Believers (in which he played Doctor Evatt), and for the 1983 AFI Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for comedy-drama film Buddies.

Chilvers' acting career was upended in 1996 when he was diagnosed with Multiple sclerosis, after experiencing an incident on stage. He gradually became less mobile and eventually his work was limited mostly to narration work in documentaries.

In 1996, Chilvers was diagnosed with primary progressive multiple sclerosis. In 2016, his wife qualified as a practitioner of traditional Chinese medicine, and treats him on a daily basis.

Radio (partial credits) Year Title Role Notes 1990 On the Still Air Ezra Pound ABC Radio 2001 Dreams of Hesselmed ABC Radio 2004 Last Days of the Coq D'Or Readings from Hansard and ASIO documents ABC Radio 2009 No Place Like Holmes Watson ABC Radio