Simon Woods (born 7 January 1980) is an English actor and playwright best known for his role as Octavian in Season 2 of the British-American television series Rome and the 2005 Pride & Prejudice as Charles Bingley.
While at Oxford in 2000, he was in a relationship with Rosamund Pike that lasted two years.[5] The two later played lovers Jane Bennet and Charles Bingley in Pride & Prejudice.
Since 2009, Woods has been in a relationship with Christopher Bailey, the former chief executive of the British fashion house, Burberry.[6] They married in 2012.[7] They have two daughters, Iris and Nell.[8]