Eugene Michael Simon^[1] (born 11 June 1992) is an English actor. He is best known for his roles as Jerome Clarke in the Nickelodeon mystery series House of Anubis (2011–2013)^[2] and Lancel Lannister in the HBO fantasy series Game of Thrones (2011–2012; 2015–2016).^[3][4][5]

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Eugene Simon
Simon at the 2020 Filmbörse Dortmund
Born	Eugene Michael Simon (1992-06-11) 11 June 1992 (age 31) Westminster, London, England
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2003–present
Website	eugenesimon.co.uk

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Simon was born in London^[6] to Anton (died 2017)^[7] and Teresa (née Stopford) Simon. He has two older brothers, Charles (born 1987) and Harry, and a younger sister, Fleur. Simon attended Downside School in Somerset^[8] and Bryanston School in Dorset.^{[citation needed]} He trained at Joseph Pearlman's acting academy in Los Angeles.^[9][10]

Around eight years old, Simon's mother signed him up for an acting agency. He began appearing in commercials before appearing in film roles as a young Gerald Durrell in My Family and Other Animals and then as a young Giacomo Casanova in Casanova in 2005.

On his eighteenth birthday,^[11][12] Simon received the news that he had been cast as Lancel Lannister in the HBO series Game of Thrones^[3][4][5] and as Jerome Clarke in the Nickelodeon series House of Anubis.^[13][2]

Simon played young Eugene Devlin in 2013 film Before I Sleep and Kennefick in the 2015 film Eden. He went on to star as Sean Nally in the 2017 Irish film The Lodgers and as the titular role in the 2018 film Kill Ben Lyk.^[14][15] He appeared in the 2018 production of For King and Country at Southwark Playhouse and the 2019 stage adaptation of A Room with a View at L.A. Theatre Works.^[16][17]

Simon is based between London and Los Angeles. In 2019, he led acting workshops in Valletta.^[18] He has been vocal about men's mental health and suicide prevention on social media, appearing on the 2020 Well Beings Virtual National Town Hall & Panel Discussion.^[19]