Johnny Simmons (born November 28, 1986) is an American actor. He is
known for his roles as Dylan Baxter in Evan Almighty (2007), Chip Dove
in Jennifer's Body (2009), "Young Neil" Nordegraf in Scott Pilgrim vs.
the World (2010), Brad Hayes in The Perks of Being a Wallflower
(2012), Shane in Girlboss, and Peter Newmans in The Late
Bloomer.Simmons was born in Montgomery, Alabama, and raised in Dallas,
Texas. He attended Nathan Adams Elementary School and T. C. Marsh
Middle School for his early education. In 2005, he graduated from W.
T. White High School.Simmons landed his first feature film role in the
2007 comedy Evan Almighty. He portrayed Dylan Baxter, the oldest of
the three sons of Steve Carell's Evan Baxter and Lauren Graham's Joan
Baxter. He then starred in a number of films, including the 2009
children's comedy Hotel for Dogs, opposite Jake T. Austin and Emma
Roberts. Also in 2009, Simmons starred in the black comedy horror film
Jennifer's Body as Chip Dove, the boyfriend of Amanda Seyfried's
character, Anita "Needy" Lesnicki. In 2010, he starred in the comedy
film Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, portraying Young Neil, a 20-year-old
bass guitarist and fan of the fictional band Sex Bob-omb. In 2011, he
was cast in a supporting role for the Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum
led comedy 21 Jump Street (2012). The film opened at South by
Southwest on March 12, and was released theatrically on March 16,
2012.Also in 2012, Simmons co-starred as the closeted quarterback Brad
Hayes, alongside Logan Lerman, Emma Watson, and Ezra Miller, in the
teen drama The Perks of Being a Wallflower. The film is an adaptation
of the Stephen Chbosky novel of the same name. In February 2013, he
was cast in The CW's television drama film Blink. In 2013, he made a
cameo appearance in the music video for Drake's single "Hold On, We're
Going Home". That same year, Simmons joined the comedy film Frank and
Cindy as GJ Erchternkamp, alongside Rene Russo and Oliver Platt. Also
that same year, he starred in the short film Whiplash, excerpted from
a screenplay by Damien Chazelle, the complete version of which became
an Academy Award-winning feature-length film of the same name. In
2014, he starred as Jack London in the Discovery Channel miniseries
Klondike, the channel's first scripted series, which detailed the
Klondike Gold Rush in the 1890s. In 2015, he co-starred as Jeff Jansen
in the thriller film The Stanford Prison Experiment, and in 2016, had
the lead role in four films, the border-set thriller Transpecos, the
comedy-musical Dreamland, the baseball drama The Phenom, and Kevin
Pollak's comedy The Late Bloomer.
known for his roles as Dylan Baxter in Evan Almighty (2007), Chip Dove
in Jennifer's Body (2009), "Young Neil" Nordegraf in Scott Pilgrim vs.
the World (2010), Brad Hayes in The Perks of Being a Wallflower
(2012), Shane in Girlboss, and Peter Newmans in The Late
Bloomer.Simmons was born in Montgomery, Alabama, and raised in Dallas,
Texas. He attended Nathan Adams Elementary School and T. C. Marsh
Middle School for his early education. In 2005, he graduated from W.
T. White High School.Simmons landed his first feature film role in the
2007 comedy Evan Almighty. He portrayed Dylan Baxter, the oldest of
the three sons of Steve Carell's Evan Baxter and Lauren Graham's Joan
Baxter. He then starred in a number of films, including the 2009
children's comedy Hotel for Dogs, opposite Jake T. Austin and Emma
Roberts. Also in 2009, Simmons starred in the black comedy horror film
Jennifer's Body as Chip Dove, the boyfriend of Amanda Seyfried's
character, Anita "Needy" Lesnicki. In 2010, he starred in the comedy
film Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, portraying Young Neil, a 20-year-old
bass guitarist and fan of the fictional band Sex Bob-omb. In 2011, he
was cast in a supporting role for the Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum
led comedy 21 Jump Street (2012). The film opened at South by
Southwest on March 12, and was released theatrically on March 16,
2012.Also in 2012, Simmons co-starred as the closeted quarterback Brad
Hayes, alongside Logan Lerman, Emma Watson, and Ezra Miller, in the
teen drama The Perks of Being a Wallflower. The film is an adaptation
of the Stephen Chbosky novel of the same name. In February 2013, he
was cast in The CW's television drama film Blink. In 2013, he made a
cameo appearance in the music video for Drake's single "Hold On, We're
Going Home". That same year, Simmons joined the comedy film Frank and
Cindy as GJ Erchternkamp, alongside Rene Russo and Oliver Platt. Also
that same year, he starred in the short film Whiplash, excerpted from
a screenplay by Damien Chazelle, the complete version of which became
an Academy Award-winning feature-length film of the same name. In
2014, he starred as Jack London in the Discovery Channel miniseries
Klondike, the channel's first scripted series, which detailed the
Klondike Gold Rush in the 1890s. In 2015, he co-starred as Jeff Jansen
in the thriller film The Stanford Prison Experiment, and in 2016, had
the lead role in four films, the border-set thriller Transpecos, the
comedy-musical Dreamland, the baseball drama The Phenom, and Kevin
Pollak's comedy The Late Bloomer.
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