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Jimmi Simpson

Jimmi Simpson

31 movies on Netflix

Biography

Jimmi Simpson is an American actor who works across film, television, and theater and has been nominated for BAFTA, Emmy, and Screen Actors Guild Awards. Born in Hackettstown, New Jersey, he studied theater at Bloomsburg University and acted at the Williamstown Theatre Festival. His feature debut came in Loser (2000), and he went on to films including Herbie Fully Loaded (2005), Date Night (2010), Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (2012), White House Down (2013), and Unhinged (2020). On television he played Liam McPoyle, a recurring character, on It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Dr. Lloyd Lowery on Breakout Kings, and Gavin Orsay on House of Cards. His role as William on Westworld brought an Emmy nomination, while his work in Black Mirror earned a BAFTA nomination. On Broadway he portrayed Philo Farnsworth in The Farnsworth Invention and won a Theatre World Award.

50years old

Turns 51 on November 21in 48 days

  • Born Hackettstown
  • Star sign: ScorpioLast day of the sign, on the Sagittarius cusp
  • Also credited as James Raymond Simpson

Movie Career

Films
31
Career span
24 years2000 to 2024

Genres

First and latest

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  1. First role

    At age 25, Simpson made his film debut as Noah in Loser, a teen romantic comedy from 2000 that was directed by Amy Heckerling.

  2. Beyond film

    Simpson played a full-grown chimpanzee named Trevor in a 2015 Circle X Theatre production, a performance KCRW praised for its restraint.

  3. Early training

    Simpson earned a BA in theater from Bloomsburg University. After graduating, he spent four seasons acting at the Williamstown Theatre Festival in Williamstown, Massachusetts.

Jimmi Simpson movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. Date Night2010 Comedy, Crime, Romanceas Armstrong

    IMDb rating 6.3181K votes

  2. Unhinged2020 Action, Thrilleras Andy

    IMDb rating 6.088K votes

  3. White House Down2013as Tyler

    IMDb rating 6.3251K votes

  4. Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter2012as Joshua Speed

    IMDb rating 5.9169K votes

  5. Stay Alive2006as Phineus

    IMDb rating 5.136K votes

  6. Loser2000as Noah

    IMDb rating 5.431K votes

  7. Herbie Fully Loaded2005as Crash

    IMDb rating 5.055K votes

  8. The Invention of Lying2009as Bob

    IMDb rating 6.4158K votes

Most often with

Angela Robinson directed two of these films, Jeff Wamester two. Two actors appear in three of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Dulé Hill, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Dulé HillJames Roday, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with James RodayJustin Long, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Justin LongJason Bateman, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Jason BatemanWilliam Fichtner, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with William FichtnerMelanie Lynskey, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Melanie LynskeyAngela RobinsonDirector, 2 filmsSee the 2 films by Angela RobinsonJeff WamesterDirector, 2 filmsSee the 2 films by Jeff Wamester

Films together

Box office

What Jimmi Simpson's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$741 million

17 of the 31 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 31 films: 17 worldwide figure; 1 us gross only; 6 never in cinemas; 7 figure not found.

  • 17Worldwide figure
  • 1US gross only
  • 6Never in cinemas
  • 7Figure not found

Top grosser

White House Down2013as Tyler$205 million

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 99% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    White House Down2013as Tyler
    $205M27.7% of the total
  2. 2
    Date Night2010as Armstrong
    $152M20.6% of the total
  3. 3
    Herbie Fully Loaded2005as Crash
    $144M19.4% of the total
  4. 4
    Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter2012as Joshua Speed
    $117M15.7% of the total
  5. 5
    Unhinged2020as Andy
    $39M5.3% of the total
  6. 6
    The Invention of Lying2009as Bob
    $32M4.4% of the total
  7. 7
    Stay Alive2006as Phineus
    $27M3.7% of the total
  8. 8
    Loser2000as Noah
    $18M2.4% of the total
Studio 666 (2022), $3.0 millionSeraphim Falls (2007), $1.2 millionFool's Paradise (2023), $885,712Hello I Must Be Going (2012), $354,939Breaking News in Yuba County (2021), $182,918D.E.B.S. (2004), $97,446Knights of Badassdom (2013), $86,746Itty Bitty Titty Committee (2007), $18,479The Truth About Emanuel (2013), $4,404

$5.9 millionfrom the other 9 films with a worldwide figure, 1% of the total

Awards

Two awards and honors.

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Jimmi Simpson's awards and nominations, grouped by award
YearAwardFilmResult
Other honors
2008Theatre World AwardWon
Ovation AwardsWon

Online

Official profiles and reference pages.

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