Jimmi Simpson is an American actor who has starred in a number of films and television shows throughout his career. He was born in New Brunswick, New Jersey on November 21, 1975. His parents are Jim and Eileen Simpson. He has two sisters, Jenna and Julia. He attended high school at North Hunterdon Regional High School.
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He then went on to study at the University of Pennsylvania, where he earned a degree in English. After college, he moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career in acting. He has starred in a number of films and television shows throughout his career, including “The Usual Suspects,” “The Game Plan,” “House of Cards,” and “Westworld. ” He has also appeared in a number of stage productions.
Simpson has been married to actress Leah Pipes since 2016. The couple has one child together.
General Info
Full Name
Jimmi Simpson
Date Of Birth
November 21, 1975
Height
1.8 m
Profession
Film producer, Actor
Education
Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania
Nationality
American
Family
Spouse
Melanie Lynskey
Accomplishments
Awards
Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award for Lead Performance
Nominations
Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
Movies
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, Date Night, Loser, White House Down, Stay Alive, Herbie: Fully Loaded, Emanuel and the Truth about Fishes, Knights of Badassdom, Zodiac, D.E.B.S., A Quiet Little Marriage, The Invention of Lying, The Mother of Invention, Seraphim Falls, Itty Bitty Titty Committee, Vi...
TV Shows
Breakout Kings, Girltrash!, Westworld, House of Cards, Hap and Leonard, Rose Red
Theatre is really difficult, so it's important that you have a director that kind of understands that and is really hands on.
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I got my degree in theatre at a little school in Pennsylvania, Bloomsburg University. It was one of those situations where I went into the major because I loved it, but didn't really expect to see it as a moneymaking situation or career.
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I pretty much got into theatre to do community theatre and things, but then I went to Williamstown and found an agent. I then went to New York and did a lot of theatre there, so I started doing only theatre.
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There are a lot of pros to doing a film, as far as it helping your film career, and it is completely different financially. But theatre is the only place where you get to actually be the character, and nobody is going to come around and change it later.
Facts
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Fact
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Filming for The Academy (2003), that should be coming out later this year or next. [June 2003]
Was offered a role in Live Free or Die Hard (2007), which he turned down to star in Aaron Sorkin's Broadway adaptation of his own (unproduced) screenplay "The Farnsworth Invention", alongside Hank Azaria.
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Was roommates both in New York and Los Angeles with fellow actor Charlie Day.