American actor and producer Jimmy Simpson, whose real name is James Raymond Simpson, was born on 11/21/1975 in the city of Hackettstown, New Jersey. Simpson is already 41 years old, and to this day he continues to delight his loyal fans with unique films and memorable roles.
Personal life
After graduation, Jimmy entered the University of Bloomsburg, where he received a bachelor's degree in art in the theater field. Little is known about the personal life of the popular actor, since he tries not to devote the public to what is being done outside his career. It is only known that in 2007 the actor married the famous actress Melanie Linsky, but after seven years of marriage, the couple divorced.
Actor's career
After graduation, the young actor got a job at the Flat Rock Theater in North Carolina. After some time, he was lucky to participate in the Williamstown Theater Festival, where he played for four seasons. Jimmy Simpson appeared on television for the first time in 1993 in "An Evening Show with David Leterman," and then in the television series "The New York Police."
The debut work in the feature film was the game of Jimmy in the film "Loser", which was released in 2000, where the young man played Amy Hekerling. This work brought the guy incredible popularity, and just as Jimmy Simpson noted in his interviews, working with personalities such as Zach Orth, Mena Suvari and Jason Biggs, gave a lot of new in the field of acting.
Then for several years Jimmy received only minor, minor roles, but already in 2004 he managed to get the main role in the movie "Spies."
In 2007, Simpson starred in the famous thriller "Zodiac", where he played the role of Mike. In 2009, the actor played in the famous film "The Invention of Lies." As Jimmy noted in an interview, he immediately liked the plot of this fantasy comedy very much, and it was easy for him to work on the set. In the same year, Jimmy took part in the filming of the multi-part film “Party Masters,” where Adam Scott, Lizzie Kaplan, Martin Starr and Ken Marino became his colleagues in the workshop.
In the period from 2011 to 2012, Simpson starred in the series “Kings of Escape”, and already in 2013 he managed to get a role in the cult serial film “House of Cards”, which excited the minds of many viewers with its plot. Jimmy's colleague on the set of "House of Cards" was Kevin Spacey. Also in 2013, Simpson starred in the exciting film Emanuel and the Truth about Fish. In 2014, the actor played in two films - “Sauce” and “The Last Time You Had Fun”.
In addition to working in filming, Jimmy Simpson works in a theater on Broadway. In 2008, for his work in the play Farnsworth's Invention, the actor received a theater prize.
Interesting facts about Jimmy Simpson
- The growth of the actor is 1 meter 80 centimeters.
- The number of photos of Jimmy Simpson on Instagram is 344, subscribers - 48694 people.
- The actor has a favorite dog, whose name is Mouse.
- Simpson during his career starred in 55 films.
- During his career, the actor managed to earn $ 6 million.