Hywel Simons (born 10 February 1970) is a British actor from Porthcawl, Wales.
He started acting while a pupil at Porthcawl Comprehensive School, before he went on to study at LAMDA.
[1] Simons first TV role came soon after graduation in 1993, as oil rig worker Wilf Granelli in Roughnecks.
He is known for playing the role of Sergeant Craig Gilmore in the long running ITV drama The Bill.
Hywel Simons also made an appearance in the TV series Dreamland in 2023.