Samuel Roukin discusses Simcoe's voice and working with the producers

[@everlasting9292]

I love Simcoe's voice cuz I hate it. Samuel Roukin, you genius. Seriously, I witness so many people playing the slimy, dangerous villain as gruff and gritty, but really, the high pitched, lofty voice is so effective.

[@marty5300]

He did an outstanding job making Simcoe utterly hateable.. Fantastic acting on his part!!

[@workdayla5972]

Simcoe was my favorite

[@kathrynholt5182]

Workday LA me too 😂

[@nicdoe7436]

Man I hated him. Now I see him in real life it's hard to hate him

[@Kathayne636]

I loved him though.

[@lufsolitaire5351]

He was terrifying, interesting he made Simcoe weirdly soft-spoken for such a demented beast in Turn, Simcoe was a much different man in real-life as a devout Christian and abolitionist-minded. His Great-great-great granddaughter sued Turn for defamation.

[@beeer421]

I finally cracked and had to google/youtube this guy to confirm what his real voice sounds like

[@mr.crighton9491]

I thought I was the only person who wondered about that!!! thanx for posting this video. I truly hated that Simcoe.....which means......open the envelope....pull out the slip of paper..."Samuel Roukin!!!"

[@lizh7777]

😂 Same here.

[@matthewwagoner4744]

That’s the same reason I’m here! I thought “surely that’s not his real voice!“

[@jonroberts2760]

Same here!

[@sammstormborn]

Same!

[@HermanHuber]

I met him at the Madison NJ train station where he was sitting on a bench. We chatted for a while and he couldn't have been nicer and more down to earth. Fine actor and took a selfie with him.

[@ShowginTV]

It's so weird not seeing him as a reprehensible sociopath who I despise. Very good acting.

[@watteau6646]

One of the most captivating screen villains (as Simcoe) I have seen in a long time! It's not just his surprisingly effective high-pitched voice, but his large eyes, and his height. His burning, serious eyes scrutinizing Townsend as he was being grilled by Benedict Arnold...chilling!

[@keiththompson713]

Roukin makes a great villain. Bond producers take note!

[@DoctorX101]

Funny--a year after your comment--I described the series to someone as you expect "Simcoe" to say, "Ah, Mr. Bond! Unfortunately you are too late to stop my plans!"

[@orangepekoe5243]

Doctor X “I hope you travel safe, Mr. Bond.”

[@Eric-the-Bold]

Samuel nailed the part, as he said the guy thinks he is normal. Even Himmler when off duty had his moments. But then Simcoe went on to better things in Canada. Turn was like a good book I could not put it down.

[@dondavenport7077]

Just finished binge-watching Turn and now I want a Simcoe GPS. "I suggest you turn left now before something bad happens".

[@AfterAFashionASMR]

One of the best most nuanced evil characters of all time. He was both subtle and a brute in his portrayal. He made the show one to rewatch and every scene with him was electric.

[@MADVILLAIN-vt3zu]

High pitched voice psychopath. With some gentlemanly honor. I salute some great acting

[@stanhawkes3569]

I was big time creeped out by his voice the whole time. Well done.

[@docn1ght]

and now he’s ghost in mw2

[@barbaro267]

Samuel should be a villain in a Marvel Netflix series!

[@roryscott2941]

barbaro267 He would done a great John Garrett (RIP Bill Paxton) or Flag Smasher. Love to see him as Bullseye. Who do you think he would fit as?

[@37Sith]

Norman Osborne.....

[@rachelh1720]

did anyone else notice in the show that simcoe's voice gradually got higher as the series when on, so by the end it was like a half octave higher?

[@r.j.cronkhite2889]

agreed

[@SunSailandSand]

Hands down one of my most favorite bad guys of all time.

[@AfterAFashionASMR]

Yes! Agree!!

[@teemell19]

Favorite character

[@edenwinter4328]

SAME

[@user-th8er8ox7o]

SAME

[@Kathayne636]

SAME

[@thedude7737]

yall are psychopaths

[@omar99ize]

One of the funniest scenes was when Arnold was trying to question Brewster and simco is setting back there laughing at him 😂

[@vicras9125]

Bruh this is crazy I'm actually watching the show now and I think that part is about to come up

[@Meda01]

Those socks though.

[@promnightdumpsterbaby9553]

this guy makes the show

[@talkingmotanka]

He could have easily gone on to play Simcoe in that normal, natural voice he has and would have been just like every other badass. But to create that gentle, little, feathery voice that often spilled pleasantries and compliments through a stone-faced expression was just too much. I actually thought he sounded like that, and how unfortunate it would be if he was stuck type-casted with such a voice. I came here to listen to this interview, and of course, come to learn that it's all a part of his craft. I keep forgetting these are *actors* and of course they are playing parts and creating characters! He wasn't afraid of stepping out of his zone to do this, and for that, I realize what a great actor he really is. Well done!

[@PatriciaDWriter]

Fantastic actor. You sound nothing like the hateful Simcoe!

[@stevejames2198]

He's soo great on this show..!! :)

[@DeaneMMFlaherty]

Is that George Washington sitting in the front row?

[@laurenferrell4445]

Hahaha I noticed that too!!!

[@pipefittermike636]

Gotta give him credit, he thought of that voice......Best villain on TV Today, i agree with another person on this comment page BOND producers take note, this would be a perfect villain for a Bond movie!!! OMG !!

[@standalonecomplex2195]

He stole every scene in Turn :D

[@burtonh1]

I hate Simcoe...good job Samuel:)

[@Revenant2010]

Simco is awesome, though. The stuff he does mixed with that voice just makes you want to hit him in the face with a brick, haha.

[@MattThornton87]

A brick or prod with a bayonet! Such an insanely annoying voice but it fits the character perfectly. Great actor

[@alflurin]

He's a really good "bad guy"!

[@shaggycan]

He is the first actor I think could portray HP Lovecraft.

[@mattmoses5297]

Jim Humphries he looks a lot like him though so it would be a good fit

[@matvangogh]

Great actor one of the best villains of all time and they showed that he was a three-dimensional character at the end

[@cybergal99]

thanks so much for this .. he retweeted me last week and I was thrilled and now I'm even more thrilled that the #RenewTurn campaign is victorious for another season!

[@laurawestervelt]

Thanks Samuel. Awesome role and show. Thanks to the Turn family!

[@ultravibes.56]

There he is Simon Riley 😍😎

[@ARGCDG]

Simcoe is a great character

[@carnelujai]

He did a great job as Simco, the character that you love to hate.....

[@jmcallion2071]

Only got back to turn after watching season 1 on dvd then started with a prime. Simcoe's voice plus THOSE EYES!!! Really makes him the sociopath of sociopaths!! As one comment has already stated the next bond villain 😱

[@alexanderchenf1]

Simcoe is the best character

[@themischeifguide]

This is crazy, his normal voice sounds nothing like his ghostly Simcoe voice.

[@miguelinadelacruz-sosa7185]

Great acting!

[@KaiM2583]

I love Simcoe’s voice. Yes, it’s on the higher pitch but really there’s nothing wrong with it and yet at the same time, there’s an uncanny valley feel to it, at least for me. I love it!!!

[@MegaGator39]

I love his guy

[@veritasg9020]

and his socks lol :D

[@andygossard4293]

What a character they made, this Simcoe. Not at all like the historical one but one of the greatest villains in historical fiction history.

[@Cheka__]

My favorite character in Turn. Simcoe's a badass.

[@dntlss]

That's funny,Reinhard Heydrich had a voice like that and he was evil to the core,i thoroughly enjoyed this Captain Simcoe even though he was nothing like the real one, gotta have those liberties for shows to work or they would be boring,great actor too,a lot of people on Turn impressed me with their acting, great show!!

[@danjackson4460]

One of the best bad guys ever

[@theonlyone8710]

Take a shot every time simcoe says "you know"

[@bleachednoodle4130]

I would die of alcohol poisoning.

[@lurategh]

OMG I didn't realize he put on a different voice for Simcoe so you can imagine how shocked I am to hear his actual voice. 😂😂 The Simcoe voice is absolutely perfect for the character, but man his real voice is so much better.

[@zyzor]

Many of the redcoat officers were upper class dandies, however, these men were professional soldiers and aristocrats, who would be a formidable enemy on the field of battle. Never underestimate pride and patriotism

[@gerryl100]

plays a great bad guy good job

[@aaronvillalobos8354]

I loved simcoe on the show. He was my favorite character by far🔥

[@Lengsel7]

He looks like he's having a blast, being so nasty as Simcoe.

[@femaledude2735]

loveeeeeeeeeeeeeee himmmm

[@morniingstarr]

I love his real voice omg it's great

[@Axemantitan]

A minute in, I realized the couple in the front row were dressed as George and Martha Washington.

[@laurenferrell4445]

I’m so glad to find that his voice really isn’t like that but wow, he killed that character! Nobody could have played that better than him!!!

[@Jimbo1920]

Simcoe! That Limey bastard has nine lives! I'm going to record his death so I can replay it over and over and savor the moment. I hope it's bloody and prolonged, preferably administered by a woman. Maybe Anna Strong? Although, Mary Woodhull tried once. Let her finish the job. Oh, maybe Anna Strong and Mary Woodhull can both do it and find some catharsis in the process. That would be a good sub-plot. Props to Samuel Roukin. He's now on my most hated Limey character short-list just behind the Col. William Tavington character from The Patriot (2000). All Simcoe has to do now is kill a child and he'll be tied for first place with Tavington.

[@LaDivina43]

But dammit, he survived the war! If the producers decide to kill him in the final season they will truly be doing violence to history!

[@davewilson6313]

they've kind of already done that though. Simcoe was an exceptional soldier, an abolitionist and a damn fine governor. He was not the cartoonish villain Turn portrays him as.

[@wolfyk95]

@@davewilson6313 Simcoe did in fact Beat but not kill Judge woodhull, and Robert Townsends barn was burnt by the British, which gave both the motivation to form the ring. Ann Strong's involvement was heavily suspected by the British at the time.

[@matvangogh]

samuel and angus from turn were two of the best villains in television history

[@jimgregory6185]

He was so great at portraying an evil character.

[@yungandlean]

tag yourself im the person wearing uniform with his white hair in a ponytail - obviously with a bow

[@bleachednoodle4130]

I’m Samuel Roukin’s left sock.

[@casper9900]

I’m the yellow bow tie on the other guy

[@old_manclearwater3438]

I honestly thought the was his real voice! I really think of they ever make a First Law tv series, I'd pick Roukin to play Bremar dan Gorst, and Burn Gorman for Sand dan Glokta

[@happydude6713]

Nice pair of chequerboard salfords

[@ishantaniwal6236]

Ladies and gentlemen, our new Simon 'ghost' Riley.

[@emdirkse]

dude fucking crushed it!

[@Ronanthegreat888]

It’s Simcoe day in Ontario Canada!

[@Jubilo1]

He was the series. Well, the Major too.

[@justinwilson3653]

Damn fine acting!

[@thesmirkingwolf]

If you think about it, some of the biggest bastards in history-both good and bad, from Patton to Stalin- had voices that didn't quite fit. I think Turn's Simcoe is a complicated character, worthy of scorn, derision respect and even a little sympathy. He was very well done.

[@JohnSmith-zf1lq]

How do you do the Simcoe voice? Is it more elaborate than just speaking in a high pitch from the front of your mouth? Is it a falsetto?

[@evdogg9824]

There he is, Simon Riley

[@GeorgeJansen]

why stop at season 4. i hope netflix adds more seasons.

[@wolfyk95]

Because after that they would need to made up more history, they ended it where the story ended.

[@Ianoxoxo]

U mean prime

[@nomadmav7040]

I've never her " you know" so many times in one statement..... You know!!!

[@ke4977]

right up there with Negan

[@AfterAFashionASMR]

Kevin Elrod blows Negan out of the water.

[@bleachednoodle4130]

As much as I despise him, I can’t hate him. He’s like Loki, he’s evil, but the causes for this are so sad at the same time. He also always has good, witty comebacks.

[@absolutenonfactoronthecourt]

*Travel safe!*

[@Cam12369]

This guy is a great actor, I fucking hated him before actually seeing his true self😂

[@donadfull8887]

Zuckerberg, the reincarnation of Simcoe.

[@reptarthetrx2408]

I thought he was the same actor who played The Swede on Hell on wheels lol.

[@PinkHeart4567]

He could be Christopher Heyerdahls brother, eerily looks like him!!

[@cubefarmerhkc9105]

Great villain.

[@anthonygarrido4269]

Simcoe is bad ass I finally got around to watching turn on Netflix I was not disappointed at all love the scene where he stabs a guy in the neck while eating dinner.

[@angelaswanson1077]

I hated that Simcoe character. He did an excellent job in being such an evil vicious person. Great job!!👏👏👏

[@stephaniewolfe5344]

It takes an incredible actor to make that awful of a villain. It's so hard to see him as a human 😂😂

[@ricardoagila3115]

Samuel brilliantly painted a portrait of Simcoe as a brutal and total scumbag!

[@LadyeStagsleapStudio]

Where was this filmed?

[@lizzyt3407]

Phi Beta Kappa Memorial Hall in Williamsburg, VA. As for TURN, it was filmed in Virginia. Mostly the Richmond/Henrico area and a few times in Williamsburg.

[@ponyonoodles6568]

Why's the dude in the front in costume lol

[@Calypso694]

i hated everything about Simcoe and his voice was the worst thing to listen to in the best way. Discovered Roukin has been reading audio books now and his voice is great for narration.

[@carlnico7331]

Woah

[@matthewatmore7126]

No sound in the video

[@evendarker9156]

Ghost

[@shirleynitka5030]

consider Vincent Price- he didn't have a deep voice at all. It was high & creepy.

[@jamesmacfarquhar]

why does simcoe try to fucking crawl away in episode 1

[@Lynxi24]

he says "you know" like an american says "like"

[@NiteOWL82]

Evil mickey mouse voiced killer. Lol

[@wes426]

😄😄😄, real , I wonder how it was so funny

[@Ghost20093]

ghost