Simon McBurney. Actor: Dame, König, As, Spion. Simon McBurney was born on 25 August 1957 in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, UK. He is an actor and writer, known for Dame, König, As, Spion (2011), Der Manchurian Kandidat (2004) and Der letzte König von Schottland - In den Fängen der Macht (2006). He is married to Cassie Yukawa. They have three children.