Simon Ludders

Simon Ludders is an English film and television actor, writer and director. He is best known for starring as Renfield in Young Dracula, a CBBC television series that initially aired in 2006 and finalised in 2014.

He also played Trevor Smith in Broadchurch and appeared as Mr Swan in TV mini-series Becoming Human.

Next to appearing in film and television, Ludders is a theatre actor. In October 2014, he played Banquo in Macbeth, by William Shakespeare, at the Colchester Mercury.

Ludders had most recently appeared in the fifth series of The Dumping Ground, the spin-off of the successful Tracy Beaker franchise as Peter Umbleby, a snobby next door neighbour living next to the care home, with a strong grudge against living next to a children's home, and later in the series finale, trying to get the care home closed and knocked down.

Acting credits

Film Year Title Role Notes 1996 Darklands 2nd cop 2003 Calendar Girls Waiter 2017 Catherine the Great: Husbands, Lovers and Sons Pugachev Alexander I: Into the Woods Sperensky 2018 Red Joan Naval Captain2019 The Shores Oxir Silver Darlings Reggie

Television Year Title Role Notes 1994 Shakespeare: The Animated Tales Roderigo Episode: "Othello" 1996 Wales Playhouse Rhys Episode: "Every Cloud" Testament: The Bible in Animation Simeon/Butler Episode: "Joseph" 1997 Harpur and Iles Bank Manager TV movie 1999 Lucky Bag TV series 1999–2016 Casualty Corp Burridge/Paul Bamford/Chris Dunham 4 episodes 2000 The Magic Paintbrush: A Story from China Henchman (voice) Short film (TV) Care Clerk of the Court TV movie 2002 The Basil Brush Show Vermokiller Episode: Mouse The Story of Tracy Beaker Brian Gee Episode: Child of the Week High Hopes Vicar Episode: Heavens Above! I'm Alan Partridge Builder 3 episodes 2003–04 My Family Undertaker 2/Teacher 2 episodes 2004 The Bill Danny Partridge Episode: 207 Tunnel of Love Education Officer 2 2006 Doctor Who Patient Episode: "New Earth" Green Wing Detective 1 episode 2006–2014 Young Dracula Renfield 66 episodes 2008 Belonging Mr. Smith 1 episode Wire in the Blood Episode: The Dead Land: Part 2 2009 Scoop Sid The Source 13 episodes The Green Green Grass Ian Episode: The Departed 2009–2011 Gigglebiz Various 16 episodes 2010 Rock & Chips Mr. Manley Pilot New Tricks Richard – MI5 Episode: Left Field 2011 Becoming Human Mr Swan 5 episodes 2013 Broadchurch Trevor Smith 6 episodes 2014 Playhouse Presents Mr. Wicks Episode: Damned Doctors Luke Jarvis Episode: More Like Clouds Than Stars 2015 Spotless Peter Marshall-Edwards 2 episodes Boy Meets Girl Waiter Episode: Episode #1.1 2016 Stella Rev. Watts Episode: Episode #5.9 The Five Joe Hanley Episode: Episode #1.32017 The Dumping Ground Peter Umbleby 6 episodes Back Trevor Ellis Episode: Episode #1.2 Doctor Who Overseer Episode: "Thin Ice" 2018 EastEnders DC Anderson 1 episode2019 Dad's Army: The Lost Episodes Warden Hodges Episode: "Under Fire" The Captures Forensics Officer Nick May 2 episodes2020- present Miss Scarlet and The Duke Mr. Barnabus Potts Series regular2020 Bridgerton Humboldt 4 episodes 2021 The Irregulars Landlord Episode: "Chapter Four: Both the Needle and the Knife"2023YouRobertEpisode: "Hampsie"2026FallingFather Bennet1 episodeTBAWinter PlaceLord FairfaxIn production

Video games

Audio dramas

Theatre

Filmmaking credits

Film Year Title Functioned as Notes 2005 The Last Child of the Sixties writer, director and producer Short film

Television Year Title Functioned as Notes 1999 Lucky Bag writer TV series 2001 TV to Go writer TV series 2007–2016 The Armstrong and Miller Show writer TV series, 11 episodes 2011 Tati's Hotel writer TV series, 2 episodes 2012–2016 Stella writer TV series, 9 episodes 2017 Gigglebiz writer TV series, 2 episodes