English actor, born 27 July 1950 in Charlton Park, Wiltshire, England, UK. He is best known for originating the role of Arthur Dent, protagonist of Douglas Adams' The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. He also played the role of Donald Shellhammer in Miracle on 34th Street (1994), appeared in Brideshead Revisited as Lord Brideshead, and as King George V in the film Downton Abbey.
ALBUMS
Jonathan Stroud Read By Simon Jones
The Ring Of Solomon
2010, 10xCD, Listening Library
Simon Jones (7), June Whitfield, Wayne Forester, Lorelei King, Felicity Duncan, Susan Sheridan, Simon Treves, Graham Hoadly, Malcolm Brown (7), William Franklyn
The Adventures Of Sexton Blake
2009, 2xCD, Album, BBC Audio, 
,
, Comedy
Simon Jones
Douglas Adams At The BBC
2004
APPEARANCES +
Neil Gaiman Adapted And Directed By Dirk Maggs
The Sandman (Act III)
2022, 
,
, Radioplay
Douglas Adams, Eoin Colfer, Dirk Maggs
The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy (Hexagonal Phase)
2018
Terry Pratchett & Neil Gaiman
Good Omens
2015
Bartłomiej Pękiel, The Sixteen, Eamonn Dougan
Ave Maria / Missa Concertata La Lombardesca / Audite Mortales
2013, CD, CORO (2), 
,
, Choral/Baroque
Crosby, Stills & Nash
CSN
2013
Douglas Adams
The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy (The Tertiary Phase)
2006
Douglas Adams
The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy (Quintessential Phase)
2005, 2x CD, ,
, Radioplay
Douglas Adams
The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy (Quandary Phase)
2005, 2x CD, ,
, Radioplay
Douglas Adams
The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy (The Tertiary Phase)
2005, 3x CD, 
,
, Radioplay/Comedy
Douglas Adams
The Salmon Of Doubt
2002, 6xCass, New Millennium Audio
Douglas Adams
The Hitch-Hiker's Guide To The Galaxy (The Primary Phase)
1999
Douglas Adams
The Hitch-Hiker's Guide To The Galaxy (The Secondary Phase)
1999
J. J. Molloy
Star Trek: Cacophony (A Captain Sulu Adventure)
1994
Alan Ayckbourn
The Norman Conquests (Table Manners • Living Together • Round And Round The Garden)
1993, 3xCass, BBC
Crosby, Stills & Nash
Carry On
1991, 2x CD, ,
, Blues Rock/Country Rock
Crosby, Stills & Nash
Live It Up
1990, Vinyl, ,
, Pop Rock/Soft Rock/Folk Rock
Douglas Adams
The Long Dark Tea-Time Of The Soul
1989, 2xCass, Simon & Schuster Audioworks
Douglas Adams
The Hitch-Hiker's Guide To The Galaxy
1988
Douglas Adams
The Hitch-Hiker's Guide To The Galaxy (Part One)
1982, 2xLP, Album, Hannibal Records, 
,
, Radioplay
Douglas Adams
The Hitch-Hiker's Guide To The Galaxy Part Two: The Restaurant At The End Of The Universe
1980, LP, Album, Hannibal Records
Douglas Adams
The Hitch-Hiker's Guide To The Galaxy Part Two: The Restaurant At The End Of The Universe
1980
Douglas Adams
The Hitch-Hiker's Guide To The Galaxy
1979
The Royal Shakespeare Company*, Denis King, Peter Nichols
Privates On Parade
1978
Focus On The Family Radio Theatre
O. Henry's Christmas In Two Acts
CD, Album, Focus On The Family Radio Theatre, Tyndale
Caroline Quentin
Caroline Quentin's Comedy Compilation
1996, Cass, Comp, BBC Radio 4