Simon Curtis
Birthdate: Mar 11, 1960
Birthplace: London, England, UK
Simon Curtis built a sterling reputation as a London stage director (primarily at the Royal Court) and directed several acclaimed British TV productions (primarily at the BBC), and then made his theatrical debut as director/executive producer of My Week with Marilyn (2011), writer Adrian Hodges’ adaptation of Colin Clark’s two books, The Prince, The Showgirl and Me and My Week with Marilyn, starring Oscar-nominated Michelle Williams (as Marilyn Monroe), Oscar-nominated Kenneth Branagh, Eddie Redmayne, Emma Watson and Judi Dench, grossing a good $35 million for The Weinstein Company (U.S.)/Entertainment Film Distributors (U.K.).
Curtis was director/executive producer of the true-story drama, Woman in Gold (2015), starring Helen Mirren, Ryan Reynolds, Daniel Bruhl, Katie Holmes, Charles Dance, Elizabeth McGovern, and Jonathan Pryce, earning an excellent $61.6 million for multiple distributors, including The Weinstein Company.
Curtis directed another biopic, Goodbye, Christopher Robin (2017), about author A.A. Milne, top-lined by Domhnall Gleeson (as Milne), Margot Robbie, and Kelly Macdonald, grossing a fair $7.2 million (on costs under $3 million). Curtis then directed his first fiction-based narrative movie, The Art of Racing in the Rain (2019), based on Garth Stein’s 2008 novel, with Milo Ventimiglia, Amanda Seyfried, Kathy Baker, Martin Donovan, Gary Cole and Kevin Costner (as the voice of a golden retriever dog named Enzo), grossing nearly $34 million (on $18 million costs) for Fox 2000 Pictures/20th Century Fox.
Simon Curtis directed two feature film versions of the extended world of Downton Abbey, first with Downton Abbey: A New Era (2022), with the intact TV ensemble of Hugh Bonneville, Jim Carter, Michelle Dockery, Elizabeth McGovern, Maggie Smith (her final Downton movie), Imelda Staunton and Penelope Wilton, earning nearly $93 million on $40 million expenses for Focus Features. Curtis continued with the Crawley family to the end as director of Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale (2025), reuniting most of the original cast members plus Paul Giamatti, and released widely by Focus Features.
Personal life
Simon Curtis was born and raised in by his parents in London, England. Curtis has been married to actor Elizabeth McGovern since 1992; the couple has two children, Matilda and Grace. Curtis’s height is 6’ 2”. Curtis’s estimated net worth is $20 million.
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Simon Curtis Movies
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- 2025 |
Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale
Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale
When Mary finds herself in a public scandal and the family faces financial trouble, the household grapples with the threat of social disgrace. The Crawleys must embrace change with the next generation leading Downton Abbey into the future.
- 2022 |
Downton Abbey: A New Era
The Crawleys go on a grand journey to the south of France to uncover the mystery of the Dowager Countess' newly inherited villa.
- 2019 |
The Art of Racing in the Rain
Through his bond with his owner, aspiring Formula One race car driver Denny, golden retriever Enzo learns that the techniques needed on the racetrack can also be used to successfully navigate the journey of life.
- 2017 |
Goodbye Christopher Robin
The relationship between writer AA Milne and his son, Christopher Robin, and how this became the inspiration for Winnie the Pooh.
- 2015 |
Woman in Gold
Maria Altmann, an octogenarian Jewish refugee, takes on the Austrian government to recover artwork she believes rightfully belongs to her family.
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Facts About Simon Curtis
Theatre Man: Simon Curtis began his directorial career on the London stage at the Royal Court Theatre, where he was deputy director and was also artistic director of the Royal Court’s Theatre Upstairs.
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