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Ryan Simpkins

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Ryan Simpkins
Simpkins in 2022
Born (1998-03-25) March 25, 1998 (age 26)
OccupationActor
Years active2003–present
RelativesTy Simpkins (brother)
External image
image icon Simpkins at the event for Captain America: Civil War in 2016

Ryan Simpkins (born March 25, 1998) is an American actor, known for her performances in Pride and Glory, A Single Man, Revolutionary Road, and the Fear Street trilogy of films.

Career

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Simpkins' first film appearance was in Sherrybaby, playing a lead role opposite Maggie Gyllenhaal. She had performed three times alongside brother Ty, in Pride and Glory, Revolutionary Road and Arcadia.[1] They had a lead role as Lizzy Muldoun in the film adaptation of Wendy Mass's book Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life, written and directed by Tamar Halpern.[2]

In 2021, she played Alice in the Fear Street trilogy.

Personal life

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Simpkins is non-binary. Though previously having used they/them pronouns,[3] Simpkins uses they/she pronouns as of July 2022.[4]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
2006 Sherrybaby Alexis Parks
2006 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Faith Waldrip
2008 Gardens of the Night Young Leslie Whitehead
2008 Pride and Glory Shannon Egan
2008 Revolutionary Road Jennifer Wheeler
2009 Balls Out: The Gary Houseman Story Amy Daubert
2009 A Single Man Jennifer Strunk
2009 Surveillance Stephanie
2010 Sitter Street Ramona also writer, director[citation needed]
2011 Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life Lizzy Muldoun
2011 Twixt Caroline
2012 1426 Chelsea Street Grace also producer[citation needed]
2012 Arcadia Greta
2013 Space Warriors Lacey Myers
2015 Anguish Tess Nominated – Fangoria Chainsaw Award for Best Actress
2017 Brigsby Bear Aubrey
2017 The House Alex Johansen
2018 Ladyworld Dolly
2021 Fear Street Part One: 1994 Alice
2021 Fear Street Part Two: 1978
2021 Fear Street Part Three: 1666
2022 Please Baby Please Dickie
2023 Edge of Everything Caroline
2024 Beach Logs Kill Number 36 Short film
2024 The Exorcism Lee Miller

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2020 Wayward Guide for the Untrained Eye Jewel Irons Recurring role
2023 Scott Pilgrim Takes Off Slate Girl Voice: 2 episodes

References

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  1. ^ "A 'Titanic' Class Reunion". Newsweek. December 8, 2008. Retrieved November 25, 2011.
  2. ^ Bell, Mark (February 19, 2012). "Jeremy Fink And The Meaning Of Life". Film Threat. Archived from the original on November 9, 2014. Retrieved March 25, 2012.
  3. ^ Azzopardi, Chris (July 9, 2021). "How 'Fear Street' Became Queer Street: The Super Gay Movie Evolution of R.L. Stine's Famed Series". Pride Source. Retrieved July 14, 2021.
  4. ^ Simpkins, Ryan. "ryan_the_ryan". Instagram. Retrieved September 13, 2021.
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