Ty Simpkins (born August 6, 2001) is an American actor. His major film
roles include Insidious (2011), its sequel Insidious: Chapter 2
(2013), Iron Man 3 (2013) and Jurassic World (2015). He makes a minor
cameo appearance in Avengers: Endgame (2019), reprising his Iron Man 3
role as Harley Keener.Simpkins was born in New York City, to Monique
Simpkins. He first appeared on TV when he was three weeks old. His
first role was on One Life to Live where he shared the recurring role
as John "Jack" Cramer. Simpkins soon started a recurring role as Jude
Cooper Bauer on Guiding Light, in which he went on to be "Jude" for
about four years. He guest starred in Law & Order: Criminal Intent and
a handful of commercials and print ads.Simpkins made his film debut in
Steven Spielberg's War of the Worlds (2005). Next was a featured role
in All the King's Men (2006) where he played a young version of Jude
Law's character, and he played Aaron in the multiple-award-winning
Little Children (2006). Simpkins went on to film Pride and Glory
(2008), in which he and his sister, actress Ryan Simpkins, play the
children of Colin Farrell. Simpkins also completed Gardens of the
Night (2008) and then Revolutionary Road (2008), in which he again
starred alongside his real-life sister Ryan. Simpkins has
guest-starred on CSI, Private Practice and Family of Four. In
September 2009, he signed on to play Luke in the 2010 film The Next
Three Days. He also played Dalton Lambert in Insidious (2011) and
Insidious: Chapter 2 (2013).In 2013, Simpkins starred alongside Robert
Downey, Jr. in the live-action film Iron Man 3, as Stark's sidekick,
Harley Keener (he also reprises his role in Lego Marvel's Avengers).
This was the first time a child had been featured prominently in the
Iron Man films. He appeared in Iron Man 3 director Shane Black's 2016
film, The Nice Guys. In 2019, he reprised the role of Harley Keener in
a cameo during Tony Stark's funeral at the end of the film Avengers:
Endgame.
roles include Insidious (2011), its sequel Insidious: Chapter 2
(2013), Iron Man 3 (2013) and Jurassic World (2015). He makes a minor
cameo appearance in Avengers: Endgame (2019), reprising his Iron Man 3
role as Harley Keener.Simpkins was born in New York City, to Monique
Simpkins. He first appeared on TV when he was three weeks old. His
first role was on One Life to Live where he shared the recurring role
as John "Jack" Cramer. Simpkins soon started a recurring role as Jude
Cooper Bauer on Guiding Light, in which he went on to be "Jude" for
about four years. He guest starred in Law & Order: Criminal Intent and
a handful of commercials and print ads.Simpkins made his film debut in
Steven Spielberg's War of the Worlds (2005). Next was a featured role
in All the King's Men (2006) where he played a young version of Jude
Law's character, and he played Aaron in the multiple-award-winning
Little Children (2006). Simpkins went on to film Pride and Glory
(2008), in which he and his sister, actress Ryan Simpkins, play the
children of Colin Farrell. Simpkins also completed Gardens of the
Night (2008) and then Revolutionary Road (2008), in which he again
starred alongside his real-life sister Ryan. Simpkins has
guest-starred on CSI, Private Practice and Family of Four. In
September 2009, he signed on to play Luke in the 2010 film The Next
Three Days. He also played Dalton Lambert in Insidious (2011) and
Insidious: Chapter 2 (2013).In 2013, Simpkins starred alongside Robert
Downey, Jr. in the live-action film Iron Man 3, as Stark's sidekick,
Harley Keener (he also reprises his role in Lego Marvel's Avengers).
This was the first time a child had been featured prominently in the
Iron Man films. He appeared in Iron Man 3 director Shane Black's 2016
film, The Nice Guys. In 2019, he reprised the role of Harley Keener in
a cameo during Tony Stark's funeral at the end of the film Avengers:
Endgame.
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