Timothy Simons Explained

Birth Date:12 June 1978
Alma Mater:University of Maine
Years Active:2010–present
Children:2

Timothy Simons (born June 12, 1978[1]) is an American actor and comedian. He is best known for his role as Jonah Ryan on the HBO television series Veep,[2] [3] [4] for which he has received five nominations and one win for the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series.[5] [6] [7] He has also had acting roles in the films The Interview, Christine, and The Boss. He also appears on the series Candy as Pat Montgomery and has appeared as part of the main cast in Nobody Wants This (2024).

Early life and education

Simons is the son of Susan and Ron Simons. He graduated from Maranacook Community High School in 1996 and the University of Maine in 2001.

Career

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.[8]

In 2024, Simons was cast for the upcoming second season of Percy Jackson and the Olympians as King Tantalus.[9]

Personal life

Simons is married to Annie Simons and they have two children together.[10] [11]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2010Days TogetherBartender at R Bar
2013Beneath the Harvest SkyDayton
2014Draft DayMarx
2014Inherent ViceAgent Borderline
2014The InterviewMalcolm
2015Digging for FireYoga Couple
2015GoosebumpsOfficer Stevens
2016ChristineSteve Turner[12]
2016The BossStephan
2016Flock of DudesButler
2016GoldJeff Jackson
2018Irreplaceable YouDominic
2018Ralph Breaks the InternetButcher Boy (voice)
2019Extracurricular Activities[13] Cliff Dawkins
2019Yes, God, YesFather Murphy[14]
2019The HustleJeremy[15]
2020Happiest SeasonMall Security Ed
2021Home Sweet Home AloneHunter[16]
2022Family SquaresBret WorthAlso P & Y Camera Operator
2022Don't Worry DarlingDr. Collins[17]
2023ShortcomingsLeon[18] [19]
2023Joy RideFrank[20]
2023Candy Cane LaneEmerson

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2012–2019VeepJonah RyanMain role; 65 episodes
Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series (2017)
Nominated – Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series (2013–2016)
2012Best Friends ForeverTall GuyEpisode: "Single and Lovin' It"
2015Stone QuackersVarious voices2 episodes
2017EasyWhitmanEpisode: "Package Thief"
2017Drop the MicHimselfEpisode: "Tony Hale vs. Timothy Simons / Rascal Flatts vs. Boyz II Men"
2018–2019Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja TurtlesHuginn (voice)9 episodes
2019Future ManXenuEpisode: "Countdown to Prologue"
2019Looking for AlaskaThe EagleMain role; 8 episodes [21]
2019Robot ChickenPorter (voice)Episode: "Robot Chicken's Santa's Dead (Spoiler Alert) Holiday Murder Thing Special"
2020Supersonic Stu (voice)3 episodes
2020BriarpatchCandy Bar BainsEpisode: "Game Theory and Mescaline"
2020Bob's BurgersTSA Agent (voice)Episode: "The Terminalator II: Terminals of Endearment"
2020The George Lucas Talk ShowHimselfEpisode: "Radioland Stream Night"
2021DickinsonFrederick Law OlmstedEpisode: "The Daisy follows soft the Sun" [22]
2021–presentRugratsDrew Pickles (voice)17 episodes
2021–2023HouseBrokenRaccoon / various (voice)21 episodes
2021Ten Year Old TomPhotographer (voice)Episode: "A Yearbook to Disremember/Trust Me, I'm a Nurse"
2021Inside JobFlat Earth Leader (voice)Episode: "My Big Flat Earth Wedding"
2021–2022FairfaxBrian / various voices7 episodes
2021–2022Station ElevenJim2 episodes
2022CandyPat MontgomeryMain role [23] [24]
2023History of the World, Part IIPresident Abraham LincolnEpisode: "I"
2023Celebrity Jeopardy!HimselfContestant
2023Killing ItAgent Burton2 episodes
2024Nobody Wants ThisSashaMain role[25]
2025Percy Jackson and the OlympiansKing TantalusUpcoming role

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mike Rose . cleveland com . June 12, 2023 . Famous birthdays list for June 12, 2023 includes celebrities Adriana Lima, Jason Mewes . January 20, 2024 . cleveland . en . June 13, 2023 . 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 . live .
  2. Web site: Hail to the Mischief Maker . March 30, 2014 . The New York Times . February 6, 2017 . August 7, 2023 . 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 . live .
  3. Web site: June 25, 2016 . Everybody loves to hate 'Veep's' Jonah, but Timothy Simons digs the spirit of his blundering character . August 17, 2023 . Los Angeles Times . en-US . August 18, 2023 . 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 . live .
  4. Parker . Ian . May 13, 2019 . A "Veep" Star Finds His Inner Pirate . en-US . The New Yorker . August 17, 2023 . 0028-792X . August 18, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230818000145/https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2019/05/20/a-veep-star-finds-his-inner-pirate . live .
  5. Web site: Timothy Simons: Nominations and awards - The Los Angeles Times . August 17, 2023 . . en . August 12, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220812153237/https://envelope.latimes.com/awards/people/timothy-simons/ . live .
  6. Web site: The 20th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards . . January 12, 2015 . January 21, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140121164642/http://www.sagawards.org/awards/nominees-and-recipients/20th-annual-screen-actors-guild-awards . live .
  7. Web site: The 21st Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards . Screen Actors Guild . January 12, 2015 . March 16, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160316113714/http://sagawards.org/awards/nominees-and-recipients/21st-annual-screen-actors-guild-awards . live .
  8. News: Paiella . Gabriella . "You're My Present This Year": An Oral History of the Folgers Incest Ad . June 9, 2024 . GQ . December 16, 2019 . December 12, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211212061412/https://www.gq.com/story/folgers-incest-ad-oral-history . live .
  9. Web site: Otterson . Joe . August 15, 2024 . 'Percy Jackson and the Olympians' Season 2 Casts 'Veep' Alum Timothy Simons (EXCLUSIVE) . . August 15, 2024 . August 15, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240815164040/https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/percy-jackson-and-the-olympians-season-2-cast-timothy-simons-1236107175/ . live .
  10. Web site: Maine native Tim Simons finds success on HBO comedy series 'Veep' . Emily . Burnham . . May 21, 2012 . Maine . February 6, 2017 . June 24, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160624061612/http://bangordailynews.com/2012/05/21/living/maine-native-tim-simons-finds-success-on-hbo-comedy-series-veep/ . live .
  11. Web site: Colbert . Stephen . The Late Show with Stephen Colbert: "Timothy Simons Has Endured A Lot From The 'Veep' Writers" . Youtube.com . May 13, 2017 . Youtube . February 4, 2020 . November 29, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191129210655/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NGcmRkcjckA . live .
  12. News: October 13, 2016 . Review: In 'Christine,' Why Did She Pull the Trigger? We Don't Know (Published 2016) . en . August 17, 2023 . August 18, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230818000145/https://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/14/movies/christine-review-rebecca-hall.html . live .
  13. News: Colin Ford, Ellie Bamber, Timothy Simons Lead 'Extracurricular Activities'. Anita. Busch. August 24, 2016. February 25, 2019. Deadline Hollywood. February 26, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190226045818/https://deadline.com/2016/08/colin-ford-ellie-bamber-timothy-simons-join-extracurricular-activities-movie-1201808156/. live.
  14. Brody . Richard . July 23, 2020 . "Yes, God, Yes," Reviewed: A Remarkable First Feature About a Catholic Girl's Sexual Rebellion . en-US . The New Yorker . August 17, 2023 . 0028-792X . August 5, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200805081228/https://www.newyorker.com/culture/the-front-row/yes-god-yes-reviewed-a-remarkable-first-feature-about-a-catholic-girls-sexual-rebellion . live .
  15. Web site: Anne Hathaway Raps as She and Rebel Wilson Try to One-Up Each Other for James Corden's Love . August 18, 2023 . Peoplemag . en . August 18, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230818000147/https://people.com/movies/anne-hathaway-rebel-wilson-battle-james-corden-friendship/ . live .
  16. Web site: Ellie Kemper and Rob Delaney Get Heckled While Caroling in Home Sweet Home Alone Scene: WATCH . August 17, 2023 . Peoplemag . en.
  17. Brody . Richard . September 22, 2022 . "Don't Worry Darling" Is So Much More Than Hollywood Gossip Fodder . en-US . The New Yorker . August 17, 2023 . 0028-792X . August 18, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230818000150/https://www.newyorker.com/culture/the-front-row/dont-worry-darling-is-so-much-more-than-hollywood-gossip-fodder . live .
  18. Web site: Johnson . Bonnie . August 4, 2023 . How 'Shortcomings' went from groundbreaking comic to Randall Park's directing debut . August 17, 2023 . Los Angeles Times . en-US . August 18, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230818000134/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/books/story/2023-08-04/how-shortcomings-went-from-groundbreaking-comic-to-randall-parks-directing-debut . live .
  19. News: August 3, 2023 . 'Shortcomings' Review: Dazed and Confused . en . August 17, 2023 . August 18, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230818000132/https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/03/movies/shortcomings-review.html . live .
  20. Web site: July 6, 2023 . Review: The exuberantly rude 'Joy Ride' gives its stars the raunch-pad they deserve . August 17, 2023 . Los Angeles Times . en-US . August 16, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230816070244/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2023-07-06/joy-ride-review-stephanie-hsu-adele-lim . live .
  21. Web site: BBC Three - Looking for Alaska, Series 1, Tell Them I Said Something... . August 17, 2023 . BBC . en-GB . August 18, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230818000132/https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p07qhyw6 . live .
  22. Web site: Dickinson Gets Season 3 Renewal as Season 2 Teaser and Premiere Date Are Revealed . August 17, 2023 . Peoplemag . en.
  23. News: October 17, 2022 . 'Candy': A true crime miniseries about a murderous housewife . en . Le Monde.fr . August 17, 2023.
  24. Web site: Justin Timberlake and Jason Ritter Team Up for a Cameo in Jessica Biel and Melanie Lynskey's New Show . August 17, 2023 . Peoplemag . en . August 18, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230818000133/https://people.com/tv/justin-timberlake-jason-ritter-cameo-in-jessica-biel-melanie-lynskey-show-candy/ . live .
  25. Web site: Petski . Denise . Kristen Bell-Adam Brody Netflix Comedy Gets Title, Premiere Date & First-Look Photo . . May 16, 2024 . May 15, 2024 . May 15, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240515215722/https://deadline.com/2024/05/kristen-bell-adam-brody-netflix-comedy-title-premiere-date-nobody-wants-this-1235918074/ . live .

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