SimonJones(born27July1950)isanEnglishactor,mostfamousforhisappearancesinthetelevisionandradioseriesofTheHitchhiker'sGuidetotheGalaxy,inwhichheplayedtheleadroleofArthurDentfrom1978to2005.ItsauthorDouglasAdamslatersaidthathewrotethepartofArthurDentwithSimonJonesinmind.