Ryan Simpkins | |
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Simpkins in 2022 | |
Born | (1998-03-25) March 25, 1998 (age 26) New York City, U.S. |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2003โpresent |
Relatives | Ty Simpkins (brother) |
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Simpkins at the event for Captain America: Civil War in 2016 |
Ryan Simpkins (born March 25, 1998) is an American actor, known for her performances in Pride and Glory, A Single Man, Revolutionary Road, and the Fear Street trilogy of films.
Career
Simpkins' first film appearance was in Sherrybaby, playing a lead role opposite Maggie Gyllenhaal. She had performed three times alongside brother Ty, in Pride and Glory, Revolutionary Road and Arcadia. 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.
In 2021, she played Alice in the Fear Street trilogy.
Personal life
Simpkins is non-binary. Though previously having used they/them pronouns, Simpkins uses they/she pronouns as of July 2022.
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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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 | |
2010 | Sitter Street | Ramona | also writer, director |
2011 | Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life | Lizzy Muldoun | |
2011 | Twixt | Caroline | |
2012 | 1426 Chelsea Street | Grace | also producer |
2012 | Arcadia | Greta | |
2013 | Space Warriors | Lacey Myers | |
2015 | Anguish | Tess | Nominated โ Fangoria Chainsaw Award for Best Actress |
2017 | Brigsby Bear | Aubrey | |
2017 | The House | Alex Johansen | |
2018 | Ladyworld | Dolly | |
2021 | Fear Street Part One: 1994 | Alice | |
2021 | Fear Street Part Two: 1978 | ||
2021 | Fear Street Part Three: 1666 | ||
2022 | Please Baby Please | Dickie | |
2023 | Edge of Everything | Caroline | |
2024 | Beach Logs Kill | Number 36 | Short film |
2024 | The Exorcism | Lee Miller |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2020 | Wayward Guide for the Untrained Eye | Jewel Irons | Recurring role |
2023 | Scott Pilgrim Takes Off | Slate Girl | Voice: 2 episodes |
References
- "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.
- 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.
- Simpkins, Ryan. "ryan_the_ryan". Instagram. Retrieved September 13, 2021.