Ty Simpkins

Ty Simpkins
Born Ty Keegan Simpkins
August 6, 2001 (2001-08-06) (age 10)
New York City
Years active 2001–present

Ty Keegan Simpkins (born August 6, 2001) is an American child actor.

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Life and career

Simpkins was born in New York City. He 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. Simpkins soon started a recurring role as Jude Cooper Bauer on The Guiding Light, in which he went on to be "Jude" for about four years. Since then, he has appeared in Law & Order: CI and a handful of commercials and print ads.

Simpkins's film break was in Steven Spielberg's War of the Worlds (2005).[1] Next was a featured role in All the King's Men (2006) where he played a young Jude Law; leading up to Simpkins' most notable role to date in which he plays Aaron in the multiple-award-winning Little Children (2006).[2][3] Simpkins went on to film Pride and Glory (2008), in which he and his sister, actress Ryan Simpkins, play the children of Colin Farrell. Simpkins also completed Gardens of the Night (2008) and then in Revolutionary Road (2008), in which he again starred alongside his real-life sister Ryan.[4][5]

Simpkins has guest-starred on CSI, Private Practice and Family Of Four. In September 2009, he signed on to star as Luke in the 2010 film The Next Three Days.[6] He also played role as Dalton in the new movie Insidious. (2011)

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
2001 One Life to Live Jonathan "Jack" Manning Minor role, 4 episodes
The Guiding Light Jude Cooper Bauer TV series; 47 episodes, 2001–2005
2005 Law & Order: CI Jake Nikos Episode Ex-Tasis
War of the Worlds 3-year-old Boy Minor Role
2006 Little Children Aaron Adamson Co-starred
2008 Gardens of the Night Dylan Whitehead Co-starred
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Tyler Waldrip Episode A Thousand Days on Earth
Pride and Glory Matthew Egan Co-starred
Private Practice Braden Tisch Episode Past Tense
Revolutionary Road Michael Wheeler Co-starred
2009 Family of Four Tommy Baker
Prodigal Tucker Co-starred
2010 The Next Three Days Luke
2011 Insidious Dalton Lead Role

References

  1. ^ Riordan, Kevin (June 18, 2006). "Child actors play for a living". Courier Post. http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/courierpostonline/access/1757986571.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jun+18%2C+2006&author=Kevin+Riordan&pub=Courier+Post&desc=Child+actors+play+for+a+living&pqatl=google. Retrieved November 23, 2010. 
  2. ^ Vancheri, Barbara (December 30, 2006). "Study in Suburban Angst". Google archive (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette): pp. 53. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=nrENAAAAIBAJ&sjid=FXIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6546,3965994&dq=ty-simpkins&hl=en. Retrieved April 20, 2010. 
  3. ^ Douresseaux, Leroy (June 7, 2007). "Winslet and Haley Anchor Little Children (2007 Oscar Nominee)". Comicbookbin. http://www.comicbookbin.com/littlechildren2006.html. Retrieved April 20, 2010. 
  4. ^ "A 'Titanic'Class Reunion". Newsweek. December 8, 2008. http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=NWEC&p_theme=nwec&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=124D1815BA4D2008&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM. Retrieved April 20, 2010. 
  5. ^ "Leonardo DiCaprio with his siblings Ryan and Ty". Insider. August 8, 2007. http://www.theinsider.com/news/302951_Leonardo_DiCaprio_with_his_siblings_Ryan_and_Ty. Retrieved April 20, 2010. 
  6. ^ Fernandez, Jay A. (September 23, 2009). "Trio pencil in 'Three Days'". Hollywood Reporter. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/film/news/e3i1224fdfbab2618f3b84aff6c044148a6. Retrieved April 20, 2010. 

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