Ryan Simpkins

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Ryan Simpkins
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Simpkins in 2022
Born (1998-03-25) March 25, 1998 (age 26)
OccupationActor
Years active2003–present
Relatives Ty Simpkins (brother)
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Searchtool.svg Simpkins at the event for Captain America: Civil War in 2016

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 The Fear Street Trilogy films.

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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. As of 2021, they used they/them pronouns, [2] but as of July 2022, their Instagram indicated they/she pronouns. [3]

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 . [4] 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. [5]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2006 Sherrybaby Alexis Parks
2006 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Faith Waldrip
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
2010Sitter StreetRamonaalso writer, director[ citation needed ]
2011 Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life Lizzy Muldoun
2011 Twixt Caroline
20121426 Chelsea StreetGracealso producer[ citation needed ]
2012 Arcadia Greta
2013 Space Warriors Lacey Myers
2015 Anguish TessNominated – 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 IronsRecurring role
2021 Fear Street Part One: 1994 Alice
2021 Fear Street Part Two: 1978
2021 Fear Street Part Three: 1666
2022 Please Baby Please Dickie
2024 The Exorcism Lee MillerPost-production

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References

  1. "Instagram post by Ryan Simpkins • Feb 2, 2017 at 5:26am UTC". Instagram. Archived from the original on December 24, 2021. Retrieved October 13, 2017.[ dead link ]
  2. 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.
  3. Simpkins, Ryan. "ryan_the_ryan". Instagram . Retrieved September 13, 2021.
  4. "A 'Titanic' Class Reunion". Newsweek . December 8, 2008. Retrieved November 25, 2011.
  5. 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.