Simon West

Simon West is the kind of English director Hollywood hired when it wanted big, glossy chaos delivered on time. Con Air in 1997 is his calling card for me, a perfectly absurd action ride that never pretends to be more than it is, and that confidence is exactly why it works. He later steered Lara Croft: Tomb Raider and rebooted The Mechanic, then took over The Expendables 2. I respect that he stays firmly in the action lane rather than chasing prestige. He is not a stylist you quote in film school, but when you want a setpiece to actually land, West reliably delivers the goods.

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Name (English)

Simon West

Name (Japanese)

サイモン・ウェスト

Reading

さいもん・うぇすと

Born

July 17, 1961 (age 65)

Origin

Letchworth Garden City, United Kingdom

Occupation

film director / actor / screenwriter / film producer / television director

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Cancer / Ox

• Official sitehttps://simonwestprod.com/
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simon%20West
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B5%E3%82%A4%E3%83%A2%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A6%E3%82%A7%E3%82%B9%E3%83%88
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q442740

Tags

• film director
• actor
• screenwriter

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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