Age: 55
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John Simm grew up in Nelson, Lancashire. He attended Edge End High School, Nelson, Lancashire followed by Blackpool Drama College at 16 and the Drama Centre, London at 19. He lives with his wife, actress Kate Magowan, and their children Ryan (born 13th August 2001) and Molly (born February 2007). Simm won the best actor award at the Valencia Film Festival for his film debut in "Boston Kickout" (1996).
Season 1 — "The Kingdom Begins" Josian emerges in the Lowside. His early miracles (healing a paralyzed man at a free clinic, restoring sight during a street confrontation, turning a near-empty food pantry into a feast for hundreds). He assembles the Twelve. John Rivers baptizes him publicly in the industrial canal. The Sanhedron Council begins watching. John Rivers is arrested. Josian weeps publicly. Season 2 — "The Plot Thickens" Josian's movement goes city-wide. The resurrection of Lazarus Wade triggers political crisis. Josian's triumphant walk through the Crossroads (modern Palm Sunday — thousands flooding the street, coats thrown down). The Last Supper — filmed in real time, in one restaurant, over two full episodes. Josian washes feet. Judas leaves. The garden scene in the city park at 3 AM. Arrest. Trial before Kaiaphas. Caius Pontiff on live television. The sentence. Season 3 — "Death & What Comes After" The execution (filmed with unflinching restraint — not exploitation, but weight). The three days. Magdalena at the tomb at dawn. The appearances. Thomas's moment. The ascension from a rooftop as the sun rises over New Elysia — Josian stepping backward off the edge of a building and simply not falling, rising, gone. Final scene: the Twelve and Magdalena, terrified and electric, beginning to move.
