Ty Simpkins

Ty Simpkins
Simpkins at the Jurassic World premiere in Japan, June 2015
Born	Ty Keegan Simpkins (2001-08-06) August 6, 2001 (age 15) New York City, New York, U.S.
Residence	Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Years active	2001–present
Relatives	Ryan Simpkins

Ty Keegan Simpkins (born August 6, 2001) is an American teen actor. His major film roles include Iron Man 3 (2013), alongside James Wan's horror stories Insidious its sequel Insidious: Chapter 2, and Jurassic World (2015). He appeared with his real life sister, Ryan Simpkins, in the films Pride and Glory, Revolutionary Road, and Arcadia.

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. He was already asked for this role when he wasn't born yet. 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' film break was 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; leading up to Simpkins' playing 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 in 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)..