Ty Simpkins

Ty Keegan Simpkins (born August 6, 2001) is an American actor. His notable film credits include Insidious, its sequel Insidious: Chapter 2 (2013), Jurassic World (2015), and Insidious: The Red Door (2023). He is also known for his appearances in the Marvel Cinematic Universe as Harley Keener in Iron Man 3 (2013) and Avengers: Endgame (2019), as well as the independent film The Whale (2022).

Early life Simpkins was born on August 6, 2001 in New York City, to Monique and Stephen Simpkins. His older sibling is actress Ryan Simpkins.

Acting career Simpkins 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 Manning. Simpkins then had 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). Simpkins went on to film Pride and Glory (2008), in which he and his sibling, actor 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 sibling 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). He reprised the role ten years later for Insidious: The Red Door (2023).

In 2013, Simpkins starred alongside Robert Downey Jr. in the live-action film Iron Man 3, as Tony Stark's sidekick Harley Keener (he also reprises the role in Lego Marvel's Avengers). This was the first time a child character 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 Stark's funeral at the end of the film Avengers: Endgame. Simpkins later revealed that he had to keep Stark's death, and his own cameo, a secret for two years.

Simpkins starred in the 2015 blockbuster Jurassic World, and he appeared as Adam in Meadowland.

Simpkins played a Christian missionary called Thomas in Darren Aronofsky's Oscar-winning The Whale (2022).

Filmography

Film +Key Denotes works that have not yet been released Year Title Role Notes 2005 War of the Worlds 3 Year Old Boy 2006 Little Children Aaron Adamson 2008 Gardens of the Night Dylan Whitehead Pride and Glory Matthew Egan Revolutionary Road Michael Wheeler 2009 Family of Four Tommy Baker Abracadabra Tucker Short film 2010 The Next Three Days Luke Brennan2010 Insidious Dalton Lambert 2012 Arcadia Nat Extracted Young Anthony 2013 Iron Man 3 Harley Keener Insidious: Chapter 2 Dalton Lambert 2015 Hangman Max Miller Meadowland Adam Jurassic World Gray MitchellBarbados Gary Short film 2016 The Nice Guys Bobby 2018 Insidious: The Last Key Dalton Lambert Archive footage 2019 Avengers: Endgame Harley Keener Cameo appearance Summer Lightning Philip Olson Short film 2021 Where's Rose Eric Daniels 2022 The Whale Thomas 2023 Insidious: The Red Door Dalton Lambert The Re-Education of Molly Singer Elliot 2026

Television Year Title Role Notes 2001–2002 One Life to Live Jack Manning 4 episodes 2001–2005 Guiding Light Jude Cooper Bauer 47 episodes 2005 Law & Order: Criminal Intent Jake Nikos Episode: "Ex Stasis" 2008 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Tyler Waldrip Episode: "A Thousand Days on Earth" Private Practice Braden Tisch Episode: "Past Tense" 2016 Family Guy Little Drummer Boy Episode: "How the Griffin Stole Christmas" 2019 Chimerica Young Lee Berger Episode: "Kodak Ergo Sum" 2021 Doogie Kameāloha, M.D. Anthony Episode: "Talk-Story"

Video games Year Title Role Notes 2015 Lego Jurassic World Gray Mitchell Voice Lego Dimensions

Theater

Awards and nominations Year Award Category Work Result 2014 Saturn Award Best Performance by a Younger Actor Iron Man 3 2016 Jurassic World Young Artist Awards Best Performance in a Feature Film – Leading Young Actor (11 – 13) Young Entertainer Awards Best Younger Actor 2018 Broadway World Los Angeles Awards Best Supporting Actor Cabaret