Ty Simpkins


Ty Simpkins is an American actor. His major film roles include Insidious, its sequel ', Iron Man 3, Jurassic World, and '.

Life and career

Simpkins was born in New York City, to Monique Simpkins. 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 Guiding Light, in which he went on to be "Jude" for about four years. He guest starred in ' and a handful of commercials and print ads.
Simpkins made his film debut in Steven Spielberg's War of the Worlds. Next was a featured role in All the King's Men where he played a young version of Jude Law's character, and he played Aaron in the multiple-award-winning Little Children. Simpkins went on to film Pride and Glory, in which he and his sister, actress Ryan Simpkins, play the children of Colin Farrell. Simpkins also completed Gardens of the Night and then Revolutionary Road, in which he again starred alongside his real-life sister Ryan. Simpkins has guest-starred on ', 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 and '.
In 2013, Simpkins starred alongside Robert Downey, Jr. in the live-action film Iron Man 3, as Stark's sidekick, Harley Keener. This was the first time a child 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 Tony Stark's funeral at the end of the film '.
Simpkins starred in the 2015 blockbuster Jurassic World, and he appeared as Adam in Meadowland.

Filmography

Awards and nominations