Simon Phillips - Night and Day

Simon plays the role of Sir Francis Otway in Virginia Woolf's Night and Day film, released in June 2026.

In Britain at the turn of the 20th century, a female astronomer tries to avoid the patriarchal attitudes of the day.

Set in London in 1910 brilliant and headstrong Katharine Hilbery resists her parents' plans for marriage, determined instead to pursue her passion for astronomy. When her controlling father, Mr. Hilbery forces her into an engagement with family friend William, Katharine's carefully guarded independence is threatened.

Her world begins to expand when she befriends spirited suffragette Mary Datchet and crosses paths with working-class editor Ralph Denham, who is assisting her mother, Mrs. Hilbery with a family biography. As romantic loyalties shift, Katharine is pushed to question everything she has been taught about love, ambition, and how to claim her space in the world.

Starring Haley Bennett, Timothy Spall, Jennifer Saunders, Jack Whitehall, Sally Phillips, Lily Allen, Elyas M'Barek

Watch a clip of Simon as Sir Francis here - https://mediaviewer.spotlight.com/artist/showreels?artistRef=M99401&startClipId=b58447a4-d52a-40db-b196-2ef89a990545