Simon Nye was born in 1958 in Burgess Hill, Sussex, England.

He translated books on Wagner, Matisse and Braque before turning in his late 20s to fiction, publishing two novels. He started writing for TV in 1990, adapting his first novel MEN BEHAVING BADLY into a situation comedy. It won the British Comedy Award for Best ITV Comedy and was nominated for an International Emmy. The show transferred to BBC 1 and its 7th series screened during Christmas 1998.

MEN BEHAVING BADLY has won numerous awards and was the most-repeated comedy show in the 1990s. Simon Nye also won the 1995 Writers' Guild of Great Britain award for Best Situation Comedy and in 1996 was nominated for both MEN BEHAVING BADLY and IS IT LEGAL? He was Executive Consultant on the American version of MEN BEHAVING BADLY which was based on the UK series. More than 30 episodes were broadcast on NBC TV.

Simon's comedy drama series, FRANK STUBBS PROMOTES, starring Timothy Spall as a low-life wheeler-dealer-cum-ticket-tout, was based on his second novel WIDEBOY. Two series were broadcast in 1993 and 1994. Three series of Simon's situation comedy IS IT LEGAL? were broadcast between autumn 1995 and 1998. The programme won the Best ITV Sitcom award at the British Comedy Awards.

TRUE LOVE, a one-hour romantic comedy film produced by Granada TV and starring Emma Wray aired in 1996. Simon adapted it into the comedy-drama MY WONDERFUL LIFE, which ran for three series until 1999. Simon's critically acclaimed BBC2 series HOW DO YOU WANT ME? starring Dylan Moran debuted in 1998 and ran for twelve episodes.

He wrote four pantomimes for ITV between 1998 and 2001. JACK & THE BEANSTALK starring Neil Morrissey, CINDERELLA starring Frank Skinner, ALADDIN starring Martin Clunes and DICK WHITTINGTON. Two series of BEAST, a sitcom set in a veterinary practice, were broadcast on BBC1 in 1999-2000, and Simon's family comedy THE SAVAGES was shown also on BBC1 the following year.

Simon adapted THE RAILWAY CHILDREN for ITV. The 2-hour film was broadcast in 2001. His adaptation of POLLYANNA was shown on New Year's Day 2003.
Simon translated DON JUAN for a production at the Sheffield Crucible in 2001. The Theatre Royal Bath produced the play again last summer. His translation of ACCIDENTAL DEATH OF AN ANARCHIST took London's Donmar Warehouse by storm in 2003 in a production starring Rhys Ifans.

Simon's half-hour comedy WILD WEST starring Dawn French and filmed in Cornwall ran for two series on BBC1. His BAFTA-nominated HARDWARE did the same on ITV and two series of the sitcom CARRIE & BARRY, produced by Hartswood Films, have now been shown on BBC1.

He has written several one-off dramas. BEAUTY, based on Beauty & The Beast starring Martin Clunes, was broadcast on ITV in 2003. The following year saw TUNNEL OF LOVE, a 90-minute film featuring Jack Dee. PRIDE, a film featuring real lions and computer animation, was one of the BBC's major productions in Christmas 2004. It was nominated for an Emmy. OPEN WIDE, an ITV film starring Alexander Armstrong, was broadcast over Christmas 2005, as was Simon's adaptation of Gerald Durrell's MY FAMILY & OTHER ANIMALS.

Simon and his girlfriend Claudia have four children and live in North London.