Simon King

Acting

Simon King

Born 1962-12-27 · Nairobi, Kenya

Acting credits

Brockside poster
NR

A look at the tenuous life of the urban Badger, living off its human neighbours as urban devlopment enchroaches on the lands they have traditionally occupied.

Brockside

1987

Lion: The Rise and Fall of the Marsh Pride poster
8.6

Documented in television documentaries for over 40 years by the BBC and other broadcasters around the world, the Marsh Pride is the most filmed pride of lions on Earth. In this film, the Marsh Pride battle for survival in Kenya's famous Maasai Mara Reserve, which has become a magnet for tourists, many of them keen to see the pride for themselves. A tale of shifting loyalties, bloody takeovers and sheer resilience, the lions’ story is told by those who filmed them, tried to protect them and lived alongside them, as well as some who ultimately wanted them dead.

Lion: The Rise and Fall of the Marsh Pride

2022

Meerkats: Part of the Team poster
NR

Documentary-maker Simon King follows a family of meerkats in the Tswalu National Park in South Africa, winning their trust and using modern filming techniques to capture their secret lives, including their constant struggle to find food and potentially deadly encounters with snakes, scorpions and cheetahs.

Meerkats: Part of the Team

2002

Toki's Tale poster
NR

Wildlife documentary. Simon King has spent four years helping to raise two orphaned cheetah cubs, Toki and Sambu. Sambu was killed by lions, but Toki survived and Simon has continued with his attempt to return him to the wild. Simon's unique relationship with Toki has enabled him to enter the world of this high-speed hunter and share in Toki's adventures. This is a gritty and honest account of life with one of the world's top predators.

Toki's Tale

2007

Cheetahs: Fast Track to Freedom poster
NR

For two years Simon King takes on the role of mother to two male cheetah cubs, Toki and Sambu, orphaned when their mother was killed by a lion

Cheetahs: Fast Track to Freedom

2004

Behind the camera