Ty Simpkins

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Ty Simpkins
Born
Ty Keegan Simpkins

(2001-08-06) August 6, 2001 (age 22)
New York City, U.S.
Alma mater San Diego State University
OccupationActor
Years active2001–present
Relatives Ryan Simpkins (sister)

Ty Keegan Simpkins (born August 6, 2001) is an American actor. His notable film credits include Insidious (2011), its sequel Insidious: Chapter 2 (2013), Jurassic World (2015), and Insidious: The Red Door (2023). He is also known for his appearances in the Marvel Cinematic Universe as Harley Keener in Iron Man 3 (2013) and Avengers: Endgame (2019), as well as the independent film The Whale (2022).

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Early life and education

Simpkins was born on August 6, 2001 [1] in New York City, to Monique and Stephen Simpkins. [2] His older sister is actress Ryan Simpkins. In 2020, he began attending San Diego State University and is a member of the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity. [3]

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). [2] Next was a featured role in All the King's Men (2006), where he played a young version of Jude Law's character, and he played Aaron in the multiple-award-winning Little Children (2006). [4] [5] 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. [6] [7] 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 . [8] 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. [9] 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 . [10] Simpkins later revealed that he had to keep Stark's death, and his own cameo, a secret for two years. [11]

Simpkins starred in the 2015 blockbuster Jurassic World , and he appeared as Adam in Meadowland . [12] [13]

Simpkins played a Christian missionary called Thomas in Darren Aronofsky's Oscar-winning The Whale (2022). [14] [15]

Filmography

Film

Key
Denotes works that have not yet been released
YearTitleRoleNotes
2005 War of the Worlds 3 Year Old Boy
2006 Little Children Aaron Adamson
2008 Gardens of the Night Dylan Whitehead
Pride and Glory Matthew Egan
Revolutionary Road Michael Wheeler
2009Family of FourTommy Baker
AbracadabraTucker Short film
2010 The Next Three Days Luke Brennan
2011 Insidious Dalton Lambert
2012 Arcadia Nat
Extracted Young Anthony
2013 Iron Man 3 Harley Keener
Insidious: Chapter 2 Dalton Lambert
2015 Hangman Max Miller
Meadowland Adam
Jurassic World Gray Mitchell
BarbadosGaryShort film
2016 The Nice Guys Bobby
2018 Insidious: The Last Key Dalton Lambert Archive footage
2019 Avengers: Endgame Harley Keener Cameo appearance
Summer LightningPhilip OlsonShort film
2021 Where's Rose Eric Daniels
2022 The Whale Thomas
2023 Insidious: The Red Door Dalton Lambert
The Re-Education of Molly Singer Elliot

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2001–2002 One Life to Live Jack Manning 4 episodes
2001–2005 Guiding Light Jude Cooper Bauer47 episodes
2005 Law & Order: Criminal Intent Jake NikosEpisode: "Ex Stasis"
2008 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Tyler WaldripEpisode: "A Thousand Days on Earth"
Private Practice Braden TischEpisode: "Past Tense"
2016 Family Guy Little Drummer BoyEpisode: "How the Griffin Stole Christmas"
2021 Doogie Kameāloha, M.D. AnthonyEpisode: "Talk-Story"

Video games

YearTitleRoleNotes
2015 Lego Jurassic World Gray MitchellVoice
Lego Dimensions

Theater

YearTitleRoleNotes
2018 Cabaret ErnstDebatable Productions
2019 Annie Rooster


Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryWorkResult
2014 Saturn Award Best Performance by a Younger Actor Iron Man 3 Nominated
2016 Jurassic World Won
Young Artist Awards Best Performance in a Feature Film – Leading Young Actor (11 – 13) Nominated
Young Entertainer AwardsBest Younger ActorNominated
2018Broadway World Los Angeles AwardsBest Supporting ActorCabaretNominated [16]

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