Simon Chapman is a Sydney-born short film maker and actor. Chapman's interest in film began while working at the National Film and Sound Archive in Canberra for five years. Employed as a presenter, Chapman showcased the Archive's work to a wide variety of audiences and eventually became the leading player in the Archive's Travelling Film and Sound Show, which toured Australia for two years. Chapman then moved back to Sydney and began his film-making career with the short film Hot Topic (2006), which was entered into the short film competition Tropfest.