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'The Inbetweeners': Where Is "Will McKenzie" Now?

Simon Bird played the role of "Will McKenzie", a former private school student who moves schools to Rudge Park Comprehensive. The show follows "Will" and his friends as they find their place at the school, attempting to be seen as cooler individuals but desperately failing to do so. Let's see what "Will" is doing today!

Simon Bird is a famous actor
He starred in 'The Inbetweeners'
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Born on August 19, 1984, Simon Bird was educated at Cranmore School, West Horsley, the Royal Grammar School, Guildford, and Queens' College, Cambridge, where he read History along with Inbetweeners co-star Joe Thomas.

At Cambridge, Bird was the President of the Footlights, the university's sketch and theatrical group (paving the way for his acting interest). He graduated with a Double First.

Awards and career after The Inbetweeners

Due to his role in The Inbetweeners, Bird won the 2008 British Comedy Award for Best Male Newcomer and the 2009 British Comedy Award for Best Actor. He was also nominated for Best Comedy Performance at the 2008 Royal Television Society Awards, and Best Male Performance in a Comedy Programme at the 2009 BAFTA Awards.

After The Inbetweeners, Bird featured in the popular sitcom Friday Night Dinner playing the role of "Adam Goodman" from 2011-2020. Bird also appeared in a few episodes of Sandylands as "Nathan" in 2020. Most recently you can see him in the 2023 series Everyone Else Burns.

Simon Bird's personal life

In 2012, Bird married Lisa Owens; they met at Cambridge University. Bird proposed to Owens in Paris and they married a year later. Their first child, a daughter, was born in 2016 and they had a second child as well. We can't wait to see more of Simon Bird on our screens soon!