Ty Simpkins

Early life

Simpkins was born on August 6, 2001 in New York City, to Monique and Stephen Simpkins. His older sibling is actress Ryan Simpkins.

Acting career

Simpkins 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 Manning. Simpkins then had 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 made his film debut in Steven Spielberg's War of the Worlds (2005). Simpkins went on to film Pride and Glory (2008), in which he and his sibling, actor Ryan Simpkins, play the children of Colin Farrell. Simpkins also completed Gardens of the Night (2008) and then Revolutionary Road (2008), in which he again starred alongside his real-life sibling Ryan. 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. He also played Dalton Lambert in Insidious (2011) and Insidious: Chapter 2 (2013). He reprised the role ten years later for Insidious: The Red Door (2023).

In 2013, Simpkins starred alongside Robert Downey Jr. in the live-action film Iron Man 3, as Tony Stark's sidekick Harley Keener (he also reprises the role in Lego Marvel's Avengers). This was the first time a child character had been featured prominently in the Iron Man films. He appeared in Iron Man 3 director Shane Black's 2016 film, The Nice Guys.

In 2019, he reprised the role of Harley Keener in a cameo during Stark's funeral at the end of the film Avengers: Endgame. Simpkins later revealed that he had to keep Stark's death, and his own cameo, a secret for two years.

Simpkins starred in the 2015 blockbuster Jurassic World, and he appeared as Adam in Meadowland.

Simpkins played a Christian missionary called Thomas in Darren Aronofsky's Oscar-winning The Whale (2022).

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

Theater

Awards and nominations

References

References

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6. (December 8, 2008). "A 'Titanic'Class Reunion". [[Newsweek]].
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11. Kleinman, Jake. (April 23, 2020). "'Avengers: Endgame' actor reveals how Marvel kept Iron Man's death a secret for 2 years".
12. "Iron Man 3 Exclusive: Ty Simpkins Talks Cut Kiss Scene & 3 Picture Deal".
13. (October 14, 2013). "Ty Simpkins Lands Lead In 'Jurassic World'".
14. Ramos, Dino-Ray. (2021-03-04). "‘Insidious’ Star Ty Simpkins Joins Darren Aronofsky’s ‘The Whale’ At A24".
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