Ryan Simpkins (born March 25, 1998) is an American actress, known for their performances in '' Pride and Glory'', ''

A Single Man ''A Single Man'' is a 2009 American historical drama film, period romantic drama film based on A Single Man (novel), the 1964 novel by Christopher Isherwood. The List of directorial debuts, directorial debut of fashion designer Tom Ford, the fi ...

'', '' Revolutionary Road'', and the ''

Fear Street ''Fear Street'' is a teenage horror fiction series written by American author R. L. Stine, starting in 1989. In 1995, a series of books inspired by the ''Fear Street'' series, called '' Ghosts of Fear Street'', was created for younger readers, ...

'' trilogy of films.

Career

Simpkins' first film appearance was in ''

Sherrybaby ''Sherrybaby'' is a 2006 American drama film written and directed by Laurie Collyer. The film premiered in the Dramatic Competition at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival on January 25, 2006 and received a limited release in the United States on S ...

'', playing a lead role opposite

Maggie Gyllenhaal Margalit Ruth "Maggie" Gyllenhaal ( , ; born November 16, 1977) is an American actress and filmmaker. Part of the Gyllenhaal family, she is the daughter of filmmakers Stephen Gyllenhaal and Naomi Achs, and the older sister of actor Jake Gylle ...

. They had performed three times alongside brother Ty, in '' Pride and Glory'', '' Revolutionary Road'' and '' Arcadia''. They had a lead role as Lizzy Muldoun in the film adaptation of

Wendy Mass Wendy Mass (born April 22, 1967) is an American author of young adult novels and children's books. Her 2003 novel, '' A Mango-Shaped Space'' won the American Library Association (ALA) Schneider Family Book Award for Middle School in 2004. Her ...

's book ''

Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life Jeremy may refer to: * Jeremy (given name), an English male given name * Jérémy, a French given name * ''Jeremy'' (film), a 1973 film * "Jeremy" (song), a 1992 song by Pearl Jam * Jeremy (snail), a left-coiled garden snail that died in 2017 * ...

'', written and directed by

Tamar Halpern Tamar Halpern is a writer and director living in Los Angeles. She holds an M.F.A. degree from the University of Southern California's School of Cinematic Arts. Career Halpern has written and directed ten feature films, including the documentary ' ...

. In 2021, they played Alice in the ''Fear Street'' trilogy.

Personal life

Simpkins is

non-binary Non-binary or genderqueer Gender identity, gender identities are those that are outside the male/female gender binary. Non-binary identities often fall under the transgender umbrella since non-binary people typically identify with a gende ...

. Though previously having used ''they/them'' pronouns, Simpkins uses ''they/she'' pronouns as of July 2022.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Simpkins, Ryan 1998 births Living people Actors from Manhattan American child actors American film actors American television actors American non-binary actors LGBTQ people from New York (state) 21st-century American actors 21st-century American LGBTQ people