Simon Woods (born 7 January 1980) is an English actor and playwright best known for his role as Octavian in Season 2 of the British-American television series Rome and the 2005 Pride & Prejudice as Charles Bingley.
[5] The two later played lovers Jane Bennet and Charles Bingley in Pride & Prejudice.
Since 2009, Woods has been in a relationship with Christopher Bailey, the former chief executive of the British fashion house, Burberry.
[8] Woods's stage play Hansard was presented at the Lyttelton Theatre, London, in September 2019.
The work, named after the official record of proceedings in the British parliament, was directed by Simon Godwin.