Timothy Simons
{{short description|American actor and comedian}}
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| image = Timothy Simons 2014.jpg
| caption = Simons in 2014
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1978|6|12}}
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| alma_mater = University of Maine
| occupation = {{csv|Actor|comedian}}
| years_active = 2010–present
| children = 2
| spouse = {{marriage|Annie Simons|2008}}
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Timothy Simons (born June 12, 1978{{Cite web |last=Mike Rose |first=cleveland com |date=June 12, 2023 |title=Famous birthdays list for June 12, 2023 includes celebrities Adriana Lima, Jason Mewes |url=https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2023/06/famous-birthdays-list-for-june-12-2023-includes-celebrities-adriana-lima-jason-mewes.html |access-date=January 20, 2024 |website=cleveland |language=en |archive-date=June 13, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230613205009/https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2023/06/famous-birthdays-list-for-june-12-2023-includes-celebrities-adriana-lima-jason-mewes.html |url-status=live }}) is an American actor and comedian. He is best known for his role as Jonah Ryan on the HBO television series Veep (2012–2019) and the Netflix series Nobody Wants This (2024–present).
Early life and education
Simons is the son of Susan and Ron Simons. He graduated from Maranacook Community High School in Readfield, ME 1996 and the University of Maine in 2001.
Career
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Early in his career, he worked on commercials. He was behind the camera during auditions and callbacks for a 2009 Folgers commercial that later went viral.{{cite news |last1=Paiella |first1=Gabriella |title="You're My Present This Year": An Oral History of the Folgers Incest Ad |url=https://www.gq.com/story/folgers-incest-ad-oral-history |access-date=June 9, 2024 |work=GQ |date=December 16, 2019 |archive-date=December 12, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211212061412/https://www.gq.com/story/folgers-incest-ad-oral-history |url-status=live }}
From 2012 to 2019, Simons played Jonah Ryan on the HBO series Veep,{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/30/arts/television/timothy-simons-of-veep-on-hbo-is-going-places.html |title=Hail to the Mischief Maker |date=March 30, 2014 |work=The New York Times |access-date=February 6, 2017 |archive-date=August 7, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230807064347/https://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/30/arts/television/timothy-simons-of-veep-on-hbo-is-going-places.html |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |date=June 25, 2016 |title=Everybody loves to hate 'Veep's' Jonah, but Timothy Simons digs the spirit of his blundering character |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/la-et-st-veep-actor-tim-simons-talks-season-five-20160623-snap-story.html |access-date=August 17, 2023 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US |archive-date=August 18, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230818000145/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/la-et-st-veep-actor-tim-simons-talks-season-five-20160623-snap-story.html |url-status=live }}{{Cite magazine |last=Parker |first=Ian |date=May 13, 2019 |title=A "Veep" Star Finds His Inner Pirate |language=en-US |magazine=The New Yorker |url=https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2019/05/20/a-veep-star-finds-his-inner-pirate |access-date=August 17, 2023 |issn=0028-792X |archive-date=August 18, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230818000145/https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2019/05/20/a-veep-star-finds-his-inner-pirate |url-status=live }} for which he received five nominations and one win for the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series.{{Cite web |title=Timothy Simons: Nominations and awards - The Los Angeles Times |url=https://envelope.latimes.com/awards/people/timothy-simons/ |access-date=August 17, 2023 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en |archive-date=August 12, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220812153237/https://envelope.latimes.com/awards/people/timothy-simons/ |url-status=live }}{{cite web |title=The 20th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards |url=http://www.sagawards.org/awards/nominees-and-recipients/20th-annual-screen-actors-guild-awards |publisher=Screen Actors Guild |access-date=January 12, 2015 |archive-date=January 21, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140121164642/http://www.sagawards.org/awards/nominees-and-recipients/20th-annual-screen-actors-guild-awards |url-status=live }}{{cite web |title=The 21st Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards |url=http://www.sagawards.org/awards/nominees-and-recipients/21st-annual-screen-actors-guild-awards |publisher=Screen Actors Guild |access-date=January 12, 2015 |archive-date=March 16, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160316113714/http://sagawards.org/awards/nominees-and-recipients/21st-annual-screen-actors-guild-awards |url-status=live }} He also appeared on the series Candy (2022) as Pat Montgomery and is a series regular on Nobody Wants This (2024–present). He has also had acting roles in the films The Interview (2014), Christine (2016), and The Boss (2016).
In 2024, Simons was cast for the upcoming second season of Percy Jackson and the Olympians as King Tantalus.{{Cite web |last=Otterson |first=Joe |date=August 15, 2024 |title='Percy Jackson and the Olympians' Season 2 Casts 'Veep' Alum Timothy Simons (EXCLUSIVE) |url=https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/percy-jackson-and-the-olympians-season-2-cast-timothy-simons-1236107175/ |work=Variety |access-date=August 15, 2024 |archive-date=August 15, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240815164040/https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/percy-jackson-and-the-olympians-season-2-cast-timothy-simons-1236107175/ |url-status=live }}
Personal life
Simons and his wife Annie have two children together.{{cite web |url=http://bangordailynews.com/2012/05/21/living/maine-native-tim-simons-finds-success-on-hbo-comedy-series-veep/ |title=Maine native Tim Simons finds success on HBO comedy series 'Veep' |first1=Emily |last1=Burnham |work=Bangor Daily News |date=May 21, 2012 |location=Maine |access-date=February 6, 2017 |archive-date=June 24, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624061612/http://bangordailynews.com/2012/05/21/living/maine-native-tim-simons-finds-success-on-hbo-comedy-series-veep/ |url-status=live }}{{cite web |last1=Colbert |first1=Stephen |title=The Late Show with Stephen Colbert: "Timothy Simons Has Endured A Lot From The 'Veep' Writers" |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NGcmRkcjckA |website=Youtube.com |date=May 13, 2017 |publisher=Youtube |access-date=February 4, 2020 |archive-date=November 29, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191129210655/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NGcmRkcjckA |url-status=live }}
Filmography
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References
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External links
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Category:21st-century American male actors
Category:American male film actors
Category:American male television actors
Category:American male voice actors
Category:Male actors from Maine