Timothy Simons
Simons at the New York PaleyFest 2014 for the TV show Veep
Born (1978-06-12) June 12, 1978 (age 45)
Maine, U.S.
Alma materUniversity of Maine
Occupation(s)Actor, comedian
Years active2010–present
Spouse
Annie Simons
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(m. 2008)​
Children2

Timothy Simons (born June 12, 1978[1]) is an American actor and comedian best known for his role as Jonah Ryan on the HBO television series Veep,[2][3][4] for which he has received five nominations and one win for the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series.[5][6][7] He has also had acting roles in the films The Interview, Christine, and The Boss.

Early and personal life

Simons was raised in Maine, the son of Susan and Ron Simons, and graduated from Maranacook Community High School in 1996.[8] He graduated from the University of Maine in 2001.[8] Simons is married to Annie Simons and they have two children together.[8][9]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2010 Days Together[citation needed] Bartender at R Bar
2013 Beneath the Harvest Sky Dayton
2014 Draft Day Marx
2014 Inherent Vice Agent Borderline
2014 The Interview Malcolm
2015 Digging for Fire Yoga Couple
2015 Goosebumps Officer Stevens
2016 Christine Steve Turner [10]
2016 The Boss Stephan
2016 Flock of Dudes Butler
2016 Gold Jeff Jackson
2018 Irreplaceable You Dominic
2018 Ralph Breaks the Internet Butcher Boy (voice)
2019 Extracurricular Activities[11] Cliff Dawkins
2019 Yes, God, Yes Father Murphy [12]
2019 The Hustle Jeremy [13]
2020 Happiest Season Mall Security Ed
2021 Home Sweet Home Alone Hunter [14]
2022 Family Squares Bret Worth Also P & Y Camera Operator
2022 Don't Worry Darling Dr. Collins [15]
2023 Shortcomings Leon [16][17]
2023 Joy Ride Frank [18]
2023 Candy Cane Lane Emerson
Television
Year Title Role Notes
2012–2019 Veep Jonah Ryan Main role; 65 episodes
Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series (2017)
Nominated – Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series (2013–2016)
2012 Best Friends Forever Tall Guy Episode: "Single and Lovin' It"
2015 Stone Quackers Various voices 2 episodes
2017 Easy Whitman Episode: "Package Thief"
2017 Drop the Mic Himself Episode: "Tony Hale vs. Timothy Simons / Rascal Flatts vs. Boyz II Men"
2018–2019 Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Huginn (voice) 9 episodes
2019 Future Man Xenu Episode: "Countdown to Prologue"
2019 Looking for Alaska The Eagle Main role; 8 episodes [19]
2019 Robot Chicken Porter (voice) Episode: "Robot Chicken's Santa's Dead (Spoiler Alert) Holiday Murder Thing Special"
2020 Big Hero 6: The Series Supersonic Stu (voice) 3 episodes
2020 Briarpatch Candy Bar Bains Episode: "Game Theory and Mescaline"
2020 Bob's Burgers TSA Agent (voice) Episode: "The Terminalator II: Terminals of Endearment"
2020 The George Lucas Talk Show Himself Episode: "Radioland Stream Night"
2021 Dickinson Frederick Law Olmsted Episode: "The Daisy follows soft the Sun" [20]
2021–present Rugrats Drew Pickles (voice) 17 episodes
2021–2023 HouseBroken Raccoon / various (voice) 21 episodes
2021 Ten Year Old Tom Photographer (voice) Episode: "A Yearbook to Disremember/Trust Me, I'm a Nurse"
2021 Inside Job Flat Earth Leader (voice) Episode: "My Big Flat Earth Wedding"
2021–2022 Fairfax Brian / various voices 7 episodes
2021–2022 Station Eleven Jim 2 episodes
2022 Candy Pat Montgomery Main role [21][22]
2023 History of the World, Part II President Abraham Lincoln Episode: "I"
2023 Celebrity Jeopardy! Himself Contestant
2023 Killing It Agent Burton 2 episodes

References

  1. ^ Mike Rose, cleveland com (June 12, 2023). "Famous birthdays list for June 12, 2023 includes celebrities Adriana Lima, Jason Mewes". cleveland. Retrieved January 20, 2024.
  2. ^ "Hail to the Mischief Maker". The New York Times. March 30, 2014. Retrieved February 6, 2017.
  3. ^ "Everybody loves to hate 'Veep's' Jonah, but Timothy Simons digs the spirit of his blundering character". Los Angeles Times. June 25, 2016. Retrieved August 17, 2023.
  4. ^ Parker, Ian (May 13, 2019). "A "Veep" Star Finds His Inner Pirate". The New Yorker. ISSN 0028-792X. Retrieved August 17, 2023.
  5. ^ "Timothy Simons: Nominations and awards - The Los Angeles Times". latimes.com. Retrieved August 17, 2023.
  6. ^ "The 20th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards". Screen Actors Guild.
  7. ^ "The 21st Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards". Screen Actors Guild.
  8. ^ a b c Burnham, Emily (May 21, 2012). "Maine native Tim Simons finds success on HBO comedy series 'Veep'". Bangor Daily News. Maine. Retrieved February 6, 2017.
  9. ^ Colbert, Stephen. "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert: "Timothy Simons Has Endured A Lot From The 'Veep' Writers"". Youtube.com. Youtube. Retrieved February 4, 2020.
  10. ^ "Review: In 'Christine,' Why Did She Pull the Trigger? We Don't Know (Published 2016)". October 13, 2016. Retrieved August 17, 2023.
  11. ^ Busch, Anita (August 24, 2016). "Colin Ford, Ellie Bamber, Timothy Simons Lead 'Extracurricular Activities'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 25, 2019.
  12. ^ Brody, Richard (July 23, 2020). ""Yes, God, Yes," Reviewed: A Remarkable First Feature About a Catholic Girl's Sexual Rebellion". The New Yorker. ISSN 0028-792X. Retrieved August 17, 2023.
  13. ^ "Anne Hathaway Raps as She and Rebel Wilson Try to One-Up Each Other for James Corden's Love". Peoplemag. Retrieved August 18, 2023.
  14. ^ "Ellie Kemper and Rob Delaney Get Heckled While Caroling in Home Sweet Home Alone Scene: WATCH". Peoplemag. Retrieved August 17, 2023.
  15. ^ Brody, Richard (September 22, 2022). ""Don't Worry Darling" Is So Much More Than Hollywood Gossip Fodder". The New Yorker. ISSN 0028-792X. Retrieved August 17, 2023.
  16. ^ Johnson, Bonnie (August 4, 2023). "How 'Shortcomings' went from groundbreaking comic to Randall Park's directing debut". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved August 17, 2023.
  17. ^ "'Shortcomings' Review: Dazed and Confused". August 3, 2023. Retrieved August 17, 2023.
  18. ^ "Review: The exuberantly rude 'Joy Ride' gives its stars the raunch-pad they deserve". Los Angeles Times. July 6, 2023. Retrieved August 17, 2023.
  19. ^ "BBC Three - Looking for Alaska, Series 1, Tell Them I Said Something..." BBC. Retrieved August 17, 2023.
  20. ^ "Dickinson Gets Season 3 Renewal as Season 2 Teaser and Premiere Date Are Revealed". Peoplemag. Retrieved August 17, 2023.
  21. ^ "'Candy': A true crime miniseries about a murderous housewife". Le Monde.fr. October 17, 2022. Retrieved August 17, 2023.
  22. ^ "Justin Timberlake and Jason Ritter Team Up for a Cameo in Jessica Biel and Melanie Lynskey's New Show". Peoplemag. Retrieved August 17, 2023.

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