Ty Simpkins

Ty Simpkins

Simpkins at the Jurassic World premiere in Japan, June 2015
Born Ty Keegan Simpkins
(2001-08-06) August 6, 2001
New York City, New York, U.S
Residence Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, U.S
Years active 2001–present
Family Ryan Simpkins

Ty Keegan Simpkins (born August 6, 2001) is an American teen actor. His major film roles include Iron Man 3 (2013), alongside James Wan's horror stories Insidious its sequel Insidious: Chapter 2, and Jurassic World (2015). He appeared with his real life sister, Ryan Simpkins, in the films Pride and Glory, Revolutionary Road, and Arcadia.

Life and career

Simpkins was born in New York City, to Monique and Stephen Simpkins.[1] He first appeared on TV when he was three weeks old. His first role was on One Life to Live where he shared the recurring role as John "Jack" Cramer. He was already asked for this role when he wasn't born yet. Simpkins soon started a recurring role as Jude Cooper Bauer on Guiding Light, in which he went on to be "Jude" for about four years. He guest starred in Law & Order: Criminal Intent, and a handful of commercials and print ads.

Simpkins' film break was in Steven Spielberg's War of the Worlds (2005).[1] Next was a featured role in All the King's Men (2006) where he played a young version of Jude Law's character; leading up to Simpkins' playing Aaron in the multiple-award-winning Little Children (2006).[2][3] Simpkins went on to film Pride and Glory (2008), in which he and his sister, actress Ryan Simpkins, play the children of Colin Farrell. Simpkins also completed Gardens of the Night (2008) and then in Revolutionary Road (2008), in which he again starred alongside his real-life sister Ryan.[4][5] Simpkins has guest-starred on CSI, Private Practice and Family of Four. In September 2009, he signed on to play Luke in the 2010 film The Next Three Days.[6] He also played Dalton Lambert in Insidious (2011) and Insidious: Chapter 2 (2013)..

In 2013, Simpkins starred alongside Robert Downey, Jr. in the live-action film Iron Man 3, as Stark's sidekick, Harley Keener (he also reprises his role in Lego Marvel's Avengers). This was the first time a child had been featured prominently in the Iron Man films.[7] Simpkins signed a 3-picture deal with Marvel Studios. He starred in the 2015 film Jurassic World, and appeared as Adam in Meadowland, Max in the SXSW film Hangman, and appeared in his last movie as Bobby in The Nice Guys, in 2016.[8][9]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2005 War of the Worlds 3 Year Old Boy
2006 Little Children Aaron Adamson
2008 Gardens of the Night Dylan Whitehead
2008 Pride and Glory Matthew Egan
2008 Revolutionary Road Michael Wheeler
2009 Family of Four Tommy Baker
2009 Abracadabra Tucker Short
2011 Insidious Dalton Lambert
2010 The Next Three Days Luke
2012 Arcadia Nat
2012 Extracted Young Anthony
2013 Iron Man 3 Harley Keener Nominated – Saturn Award for Best Performance by a Younger Actor
2013 Insidious: Chapter 2 Dalton Lambert
2015 Hangman Max
2015 Meadowland Adam
2015 Jurassic World Gray Mitchell Saturn Award for Best Performance by a Younger Actor
2016 The Nice Guys Bobby
2015 Life Briefly Brian Knapp

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2001–02 One Life to Live Jonathan "Jack" Manning / Annoying Baby 4 episodes
2001–05 Guiding Light Jude Cooper Bauer 47 episodes
2005 Law & Order: Criminal Intent Jake Nikos Episode: "Ex Stasis"
2008 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Tyler Waldrip Episode: "A Thousand Days on Earth"
2008 Private Practice Braden Tisch Episode: "Past Tense"

Video games

Year Title Role Notes
2015 Lego Jurassic World Gray Mitchell
2015 Lego Dimensions Gray Mitchell
2016 Lego Marvel's Avengers Harley Keener

Awards and nominations

Year Association Category Work Result
2014 Saturn Award Best Performance by a Younger Actor Iron Man 3 Nominated
2015 Young Entertainer Awards Best Younger Actor Jurassic World Nominated
2016 Young Artist Awards Best Performance in a Feature Film Jurassic World Nominated
2016 Saturn Award Best Performance by a Younger Actor Jurassic World Won

References

  1. 1 2 Riordan, Kevin (June 18, 2006). "Child actors play for a living". Courier Post. Retrieved November 23, 2010.
  2. ↑ Vancheri, Barbara (December 30, 2006). "Study in Suburban Angst". Google archive. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 53. Retrieved April 20, 2010.
  3. ↑ Douresseaux, Leroy (June 7, 2007). "Winslet and Haley Anchor Little Children (2007 Oscar Nominee)". Comicbookbin. Retrieved April 20, 2010.
  4. ↑ "A 'Titanic'Class Reunion". Newsweek. December 8, 2008. Retrieved April 20, 2010.
  5. ↑ "Leonardo DiCaprio with his siblings Ryan and Ty". Insider. August 8, 2007. Retrieved April 20, 2010.
  6. ↑ Fernandez, Jay A. (September 23, 2009). "Trio pencil in 'Three Days'". Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on October 9, 2009. Retrieved April 20, 2010.
  7. ↑ Zorianna, Kit. ""Iron Man 3" goes back to basics in a quest to save the U.S.". Reuters. Retrieved 27 April 2013.
  8. ↑ Iron Man 3 Exclusive: Ty Simpkins Talks Cut Kiss Scene & 3 Picture Deal
  9. ↑ Ty Simpkins Lands Lead In ‘Jurassic World’

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