Johnny Simmons is an American actor. He is known for his roles as Dylan Baxter in Evan Almighty (2007), Chip Dove in Jennifer's Body (2009), "Young Neil" Nordegraf in Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010) and Scott Pilgrim Takes Off (2023), Brad Hayes in The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012), serial killer Adam "Balloon Man" Kemper in Elementary (2012), Peter Newmans in The Late Bloomer (2016), and Shane in Girlboss (2017).
Johnny Simmons | |
|---|---|
 Simmons in 2009 | |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2004–2017, 2023–present |
Early life
editSimmons grew up in Dallas, Texas. He attended Nathan Adams Elementary School and T. C. Marsh Middle School for his early education. In 2005, he graduated from W. T. White High School.[citation needed]
Career
editSimmons landed his first feature film role in the 2007 comedy Evan Almighty. He portrayed Dylan Baxter, the oldest of the three sons of Steve Carell's Evan Baxter and Lauren Graham's Joan Baxter. He then starred in a number of films, including the 2009 children's comedy Hotel for Dogs, opposite Jake T. Austin and Emma Roberts. Also in 2009, Simmons starred in the black comedy horror film Jennifer's Body as Chip Dove, the boyfriend of Amanda Seyfried's character, Anita "Needy" Lesnicki.[1] In 2010, he starred in the comedy film Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, portraying Young Neil, a 20-year-old bass guitarist and fan of the fictional band Sex Bob-omb. In 2011, he was cast in a supporting role for the Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum led comedy 21 Jump Street (2012).[2] The film opened at South by Southwest on March 12, and was released theatrically on March 16, 2012.[3]
Also in 2012, Simmons co-starred as the closeted quarterback Brad Hayes, alongside Logan Lerman, Emma Watson, and Ezra Miller, in the teen drama The Perks of Being a Wallflower.[2] The film is an adaptation of the Stephen Chbosky novel of the same name. In February 2013, he was cast in The CW's television drama film Blink.[4] In 2013, he made a cameo appearance in the music video for Drake's single "Hold On, We're Going Home".[5] That same year, Simmons joined the comedy film Frank and Cindy as GJ Erchternkamp, alongside Rene Russo and Oliver Platt.[6] Also that same year, he starred in the short film Whiplash, excerpted from a screenplay by Damien Chazelle, the complete version of which became an Academy Award-winning feature-length film of the same name. [7] In 2014, he starred as Jack London in the Discovery Channel miniseries Klondike, the channel's first scripted series, which detailed the Klondike Gold Rush in the 1890s.[8] In 2015, he co-starred as Jeff Jansen in the thriller film The Stanford Prison Experiment, and in 2016, had the lead role in four films, the border-set thriller Transpecos, the comedy-musical Dreamland, the baseball drama The Phenom, and Kevin Pollak's comedy The Late Bloomer.[9]
On March 30, 2023, it was announced that Simmons would reprise his role as Young Neil in the Netflix series Scott Pilgrim Takes Off.[10]
After a six-year hiatus, Simmons returned to live-action performance with a small role in the 2023 drama film Sing Sing.[11] Simmons played an unnamed inmate who was scammed out of five hundred dollars by Clarence "Divine Eye" Maclin. He will also appear as a local deputy in the upcoming action-comedy film Bad Man.[12]
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Then Hereafter | Young Eric | Short film |
| 2006 | My Ambition | Jules Walters | |
| 2007 | Evan Almighty | Dylan Baxter | |
| Boogeyman 2 | Paul | ||
| 2008 | Trucker | Teenager #1 | |
| The Spirit | Young Denny Colt | ||
| 2009 | Hotel for Dogs | Dave | |
| The Greatest | Ryan Brewer | ||
| Jennifer's Body | Chip Dove | ||
| 2010 | Scott Pilgrim vs. the World | "Young Neil" Nordegraf | |
| The Conspirator | John Surratt | ||
| 2012 | 21 Jump Street | Billiam Willingham | |
| A Bag of Hammers | Kelsey Patterson at 18 | ||
| The Perks of Being a Wallflower | Brad Hayes | ||
| 2013 | Whiplash | Andrew Neiman | Short film |
| The To Do List | Cameron Mitchell | ||
| 2015 | The Stanford Prison Experiment | Jeff Jansen / 1037 | |
| Frank and Cindy | GJ Echternkamp | ||
| 2016 | Transpecos | Benjamin Davis | |
| Dreamland | Monty Fagan | ||
| The Phenom | Hopper Gibson | ||
| The Late Bloomer | Dr. Peter Newmans | ||
| 2023 | Sing Sing | Unnamed Inmate | |
| TBA | Bad Man | Post-production[12] |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Numbers | Matt McCrary | Episode: "Killer Chat" |
| 2011 | Cinema Verite | Kevin Loud | Television film |
| 2012 | Elementary | Adam Kemper / The Balloon Man | Episode: "Child Predator" |
| 2013 | Blink | Dodge Trask | Television film |
| 2014 | Klondike | Jack London | Miniseries; 6 episodes |
| 2015 | The Good Wife | Erik Barsetto | Episode: "Innocents" |
| 2017 | Girlboss | Shane | Main role |
| 2023 | Scott Pilgrim Takes Off | "Young Neil" Nordegraf |
References
edit- ^ Perry, Byron (March 5, 2008). "Johnny Simmons Lands Lead Role in 'Jennifer's Body'". Variety. Retrieved January 10, 2014.
- ^ a b Bettinger, Brendan (April 25, 2011). "Johnny Simmons Cast in 21 Jump Street and The Perks of Being a Wallflower". Collider. Retrieved January 11, 2016.
- ^ "Channing Tatum's SXSW "21 Jump Street" Premiere". Celebrity-Gossip.net. March 13, 2012. Archived from the original on June 20, 2012. Retrieved March 13, 2012.
- ^ Ng, Philiana (February 26, 2013). "'Perks of Being a Wallflower' Actor to Co-Star in CW's 'Blink'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 11, 2016.
- ^ Scarano, Ross; Rocher, Frantz; Aquino, Tara (September 24, 2013). "Rating the Acting in Drake's "Hold On, We're Going Home" Video". Complex. Retrieved January 11, 2016.
- ^ Ford, Rebecca (August 19, 2013). "Oliver Platt, Jane Levy, Marc Maron, Johnny Simmons Join Indie 'Frank and Cindy' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter.
- ^ "Whiplash (2013) - IMDb". IMDb. August 23, 2019.
- ^ Goldberg, Lesley (January 22, 2014). "'Klondike's' Abbie Cornish, Johnny Simmons on Finding Gold in History". The Hollywood Reporter.
- ^ "Johnny Simmons Starring in Kevin Pollak's 'The Late Bloomer'". The Hollywood Reporter. August 25, 2015.
- ^ "'Scott Pilgrim' Netflix Anime Series Reunites Film's Cast, from Michael Cera to Chris Evans". March 30, 2023.
- ^ "Sing Sing: A Film by A24 and Rehabilitation Through the Arts". Retrieved August 27, 2024.
- ^ a b "Seann William Scott, Rob Riggle, Chance Perdomo & Lovi Poe Among Cast For 'Bad Man', The Syndicate & UTA Independent Film Group Launching Sales For EFM". Yahoo News. February 15, 2024. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
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