Ryan Simpkins
{{short description|American non-binary actor (born 1998)}}
{{for|the rugby league player|Ryan Simpkins (rugby league)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2021}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Ryan Simpkins
| image = Ryan Simpkins 2022.jpg
| image_size = 170
| caption = Simpkins in 2022
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1998|03|25}}
| birth_place = New York City, U.S.
| occupation = Actor
| years_active = 2003–present
| relatives = Ty Simpkins (brother)
}}
{{external media|image1=[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1364532/mediaviewer/rm1191910400 Simpkins at the event for Captain America: Civil War in 2016]}}
Ryan Simpkins (born March 25, 1998) is an American actress, known for their 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. They had performed three times alongside brother Ty, in Pride and Glory, Revolutionary Road and Arcadia.{{cite news|url=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|title=A 'Titanic' Class Reunion|date=December 8, 2008|work=Newsweek|accessdate=November 25, 2011}} 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.{{cite web|last=Bell|first=Mark|date=February 19, 2012|title=Jeremy Fink And The Meaning Of Life|url=http://www.filmthreat.com/reviews/47040/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141109220026/http://www.filmthreat.com/reviews/47040/|archive-date=2014-11-09|work=Film Threat|accessdate=March 25, 2012}}
In 2021, they played Alice in the Fear Street trilogy.
Personal life
Simpkins is non-binary. Though previously having used they/them pronouns,{{Cite web|last=Azzopardi|first=Chris|date=July 9, 2021|title=How 'Fear Street' Became Queer Street: The Super Gay Movie Evolution of R.L. Stine's Famed Series|url=https://pridesource.com/article/how-fear-street-became-queer-street/|access-date=July 14, 2021|website=Pride Source|language=en-US}} Simpkins uses they/she pronouns as of July 2022.{{Cite web|last=Simpkins|first=Ryan|title=ryan_the_ryan|url=https://www.instagram.com/ryan_the_ryan/|access-date=September 13, 2021|website=Instagram}}
Filmography
= Film =
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| Year
! Title ! Role ! Notes | |
|---|---|
| 2006
| Alexis Parks | | |
| 2006
| CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Faith Waldrip | | |
| 2008
| Young Leslie Whitehead | | |
| 2008
| Shannon Egan | | |
| 2008
| Jennifer Wheeler | | |
| 2009
| Balls Out: The Gary Houseman Story | Amy Daubert | | |
| 2009
| Jennifer Strunk | | |
| 2009
| Stephanie | | |
| 2010
| Sitter Street | Ramona | also writer, director{{citation needed|date=June 2017}} | |
| 2011
| Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life | Lizzy Muldoun | | |
| 2011
| Twixt | Caroline | | |
| 2012
|1426 Chelsea Street | Grace | also producer{{citation needed|date=June 2017}} | |
| 2012
| Arcadia | Greta | | |
| 2013
| Lacey Myers | | |
| 2015
| Anguish | Tess | Nominated – Fangoria Chainsaw Award for Best Actress | |
| 2017
| Aubrey | | |
| 2017 | The House
| Alex Johansen | |
| 2018
| Dolly | | |
| 2021
| rowspan="3" | Alice | | |
| 2021
| | |
| 2021
| Fear Street Part Three: 1666 | | |
| 2022
| Dickie | | |
| 2023
|Edge of Everything |Caroline | | |
| 2024
|Beach Logs Kill |Number 36 |Short film | |
| 2024
| Lee Miller | |
= Television =
| class="wikitable"
|+ |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! Notes |
|---|
| 2020
|Wayward Guide for the Untrained Eye |Jewel Irons |Recurring role |
| 2023
| Slate Girl |Voice: 2 episodes |
References
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External links
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Category:Actors from Manhattan
Category:American child actors
Category:American television actors
Category:American non-binary actors
Category:LGBTQ people from New York (state)