Paul Simonon

Career Overview

Paul Simonon has 43 screen credits in a career dating back to 1977. Signature works include Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten, The Clash: The Rise and Fall of The Clash, The Clash The Ultimate Review. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Acting

Gender

male

Known Credits

43

Birth Date

1955-12-15

Birth Place

Brixton, London, England, UK

Known For

• 

  Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten
• 

  The Clash: The Rise and Fall of The Clash
• The Clash The Ultimate Review
• 

  The Clash: Live (Revolution Rock)
• The Clash: Up Close and Personal
• 

  The Clash: Live in Tokyo

Frequent Collaborators

• Joe Strummer (6 collaborations)
• Topper Headon (6 collaborations)
• Mick Jones (6 collaborations)
• Martin Scorsese (2 collaborations)
• Terry Chimes (1 collaborations)
• Steve Jones (1 collaborations)
• Don Letts (1 collaborations)
• John Cooper Clarke (1 collaborations)
• Jim Jarmusch (1 collaborations)
• Bono (1 collaborations)

Credits

• actors (43 credits)

  • Gorillaz Tottenham Hotspur Stadium documentary

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2026
  • Antoine de Caunes : la vie rêvée d'un enfant du rock

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2025
  • Speed Is Expensive: The Philip Vincent Story

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2022
  • Rebel Dread

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2022
  • Ennio

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2022
  • Two Sevens Clash: Dread Meets Punk Rockers

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2017
  • The Clash: New Year's Day '77

    actor

    actors
    2015
  • The Clash: The Rise and Fall of The Clash

    actor

    actors
    2012
  • The Clash The Ultimate Review

    actor

    actors
    2012
  • Gorillaz: Plastic Beach Live at La Musicale

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2010
  • Gorillaz Live at Glastonbury

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2010
  • Gorillaz: Live at Roundhouse in London

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2010
  • The Making of Plastic Beach

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2010
  • Carnival!

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2009
  • US Festival 1983 Days 1-3

    Self - The Clash

    actor

    actors
    2009
  • The Clash: Live (Revolution Rock)

    actor

    actors
    2008
  • The Clash: Tory Crimes and Other Tales

    actor

    actors
    2008
  • Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2007
  • Rock Milestones: The Clash Years

    Himself

    actor

    actors
    2006
  • The Clash: This is TV Clash 1977-1982

    actor

    actors
    2006
  • The Clash: Up Close and Personal

    actor

    actors
    2006
  • Punk: Attitude

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2005
  • Viva Joe Strummer: The Clash and Beyond

    Himself

    actor

    actors
    2005
  • The Clash: The Last Testament - The Making of London Calling

    Himself

    actor

    actors
    2004
  • The Clash : The Essential Clash

    Himself

    actor

    actors
    2003
  • If I Should Fall from Grace: The Shane MacGowan Story

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2001
  • The Clash: Westway To The World

    Himself

    actor

    actors
    1999
  • The Way They Were: Punk and the New Wave 1976-1978

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1986
  • The Clash: Live at the US Festival in San Bernardino

    actor

    actors
    1983
  • The King of Comedy

    Street Scum

    actor

    actors
    1982
  • Ladies and Gentlemen, the Fabulous Stains

    Johnny

    actor

    actors
    1982
  • The Clash: Live in Tokyo

    Himself - Bass, Backing vocals

    actor

    actors
    1982
  • The Clash On Broadway

    actor

    actors
    1981
  • D.O.A.

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1981
  • Concerts for the People of Kampuchea

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1981
  • Just Play The Clash

    actor

    actors
    1980
  • Rude Boy

    The Group

    actor

    actors
    1980
  • Punk and Its Aftershocks

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1980
  • The Clash: Live at The Capitol Theater

    actor

    actors
    1980
  • The Clash: Live in Paris 1980

    actor

    actors
    1980
  • The Punk Rock Movie

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1978
  • Punk in London

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1977
  • The Clash: Live in Munich, 3rd October 1977

    actor

    actors
    1977