Ryan Simpkins
Ryan Simpkins | |
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Born | New York City, U.S. | March 25, 1998
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2006–present |
Relatives | Ty Simpkins (brother) |
Ryan Simpkins (born March 25, 1998) is an American actor, known for their performances in films such as Pride and Glory, A Single Man, Revolutionary Road, and Fear Street Part Two: 1978.
Early life and education[]
Simpkins was born in Manhattan, New York City, and moved to California in 2006. Their younger brother is actor Ty Simpkins. Simpkins attended UC Berkeley.[1]
Simpkins is non-binary and uses they/them pronouns.[2]
Career[]
Their first film appearance was in Sherrybaby, playing a lead role opposite Maggie Gyllenhaal. They have performed three times alongside brother Ty, in Pride and Glory, Revolutionary Road and Arcadia.[3] They had a lead role as Lizzy Muldoun in the film adaptation of Wendy Mass's book Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life, written and directed by Tamar Halpern.[4]
Filmography[]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2006 | Sherrybaby | Alexis Parks | |
2008 | Gardens of the Night | Young Leslie Whitehead | |
2008 | Pride and Glory | Shannon Egan | |
2008 | Revolutionary Road | Jennifer Wheeler | |
2009 | Balls Out: The Gary Houseman Story | Amy Daubert | |
2009 | A Single Man | Jennifer Strunk | |
2009 | Surveillance | Stephanie | |
2010 | Sitter Street | Ramona | also writer, director[citation needed] |
2011 | Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life | Lizzy Muldoun | |
2011 | Twixt | Caroline | |
2012 | 1426 Chelsea Street | Grace | also producer[citation needed] |
2012 | Arcadia | Greta | |
2013 | Space Warriors | Lacey Myers | |
2015 | Anguish | Tess | Nominated – Fangoria Chainsaw Award for Best Actress |
2017 | Brigsby Bear | Aubrey | |
2017 | The House | Alex Johansen | |
2018 | Ladyworld | Dolly | |
2020 | Wayward Guide for the Untrained Eye | Jewel Irons | Recurring role |
2021 | Fear Street Part Two: 1978 | Alice | |
2021 | Fear Street Part Three: 1666 | ||
TBA | The Georgetown Project | Lee Miller | Post-production |
TBA | Please Baby Please | Post-production |
References[]
- ^ "Instagram post by Ryan Simpkins • Feb 2, 2017 at 5:26am UTC". Instagram. Retrieved October 13, 2017.[dead link]
- ^ Azzopardi, Chris (July 9, 2021). "How 'Fear Street' Became Queer Street: The Super Gay Movie Evolution of R.L. Stine's Famed Series". Pride Source. Retrieved July 14, 2021.
- ^ "A 'Titanic' Class Reunion". Newsweek. December 8, 2008. Retrieved November 25, 2011.
- ^ Bell, Mark (February 19, 2012). "Jeremy Fink And The Meaning Of Life". Film Threat. Archived from the original on November 9, 2014. Retrieved March 25, 2012.
External links[]
- Actors from New York City
- American child actors
- American film actors
- American television actors
- Living people
- People from Manhattan
- 21st-century American actors
- American non-binary actors
- 1998 births
- American screen actor stubs