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Johnny Simmons
Simmons (center) at the premiere of Jennifer's Body, September 2009
Born
Johnny James Simmons

(1986-11-28) November 28, 1986 (age 37)
Montgomery, Alabama, U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active2004–present

Johnny James Simmons (born November 28, 1986) is an American actor, mostly known for his roles as Dylan Baxter in Evan Almighty (2007), Chip Dove in Jennifer's Body (2009), Neil "Young Neil" Nordegraf in Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010), and Brad Hayes in The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012).

Early life

Johnny James Simmons was born in Montgomery, Alabama, and was raised 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.

Career

Simmons 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 movie 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] 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.[7] The following year, he co-starred as Jeff Jansen, prisoner 1037 in the thriller film The Stanford Prison Experiment. He will portray the lead role in the upcoming Kevin Pollak-directed comedy-drama The Late Bloomer.[8]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2004 Then Hereafter Young Eric Short film
2006 My Ambition Jules Walters Short film
2007 Evan Almighty Dylan Baxter
2007 Boogeyman 2 Paul
2008 Trucker Teenager #1
2008 The Spirit Young Spirit
2009 Hotel for Dogs Dave
2009 The Greatest Ryan Brewer
2009 Jennifer's Body Chip Dove
2010 Scott Pilgrim vs. the World Neil "Young Neil" Nordegraf
2010 The Conspirator John Surratt
2011 Grow Up Already Andy Short film
2012 21 Jump Street Billiam Willingham
2012 A Bag of Hammers Kelsey Patterson at 18
2012 The Perks of Being a Wallflower Brad Hayes
2013 The To Do List Cameron Mitchell
2013 Whiplash Andrew Neiman Short film
2014 The Baddest Part Bobby Short film
2015 The Phenom Hopper Gibson
2015 The Stanford Prison Experiment Jeff Jansen 1037
2015 Frank and Cindy GJ Echternkamp
2016 The Late Bloomer Dr. Peter Newmans In post-production
2016 Transpecos Benjamin Davis In post-production

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2006 Numb3rs Matt McCrary Episode: "Killer Chat"
2011 Cinema Verite Kevin Loud Television film
2012 Elementary Adam Kemper Episode: "Child Predator"
2013 Blink Dodge Trask Television film
2014 Klondike Jack London Miniseries; 6 episodes
2015 The Good Wife Erik Barsetto Episode: "Innocents"

References

  1. ^ Perry, Byron (March 5, 2008). "Johnny Simmons Lands Lead Role in 'Jennifer's Body'". Variety. Retrieved January 10, 2014.
  2. ^ a b Bettinger, Brendan (April 25, 2011). "Johnny Simmons Cast in 21 JUMP STREET and THE PERKS OF BEING A WALLFLOWER". Collider.com. Retrieved January 11, 2016.
  3. ^ "Channing Tatum's SXSW "21 Jump Street" Premiere". Celebrity-Gossip.net. March 13, 2012. Retrieved March 13, 2012.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ Ford, Rebecca (August 19, 2013). "Oliver Platt, Jane Levy, Marc Maron, Johnny Simmons Join Indie 'Frank and Cindy' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter.
  7. ^ Goldberg, Lesley (January 22, 2014). "'Klondike's' Abbie Cornish, Johnny Simmons on Finding Gold in History". The Hollywood Reporter.
  8. ^ "Johnny Simmons Starring in Kevin Pollak's 'The Late Bloomer'". The Hollywood Reporter. August 25, 2015.
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