Actor of The Week: Jimmi Simpson

 

James Raymond Simpson (lahir 21 November 1975) adalah seorang aktor Amerika. Dia terkenal karena perannya dalam serial televisi seperti It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, The Late Show with David Letterman, Psych, Breakout Kings, House of Cards, Hap and Leonard, Westworld, Black Mirror, dan Unsolved. Simpson juga muncul dalam film seperti Loser (2000), Herbie: Fully Loaded (2005), Zodiac (2007), The Invention of Lying (2009), Date Night (2010), Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (2012), White House Down (2013), dan Under the Silver Lake (2018).

Pada tahun 2000, Simpson membuat debut film fiturnya di komedi remaja Loser. Film ini diikuti oleh berbagai peran di televisi, termasuk miniseri Stephen King Rose Red dan penampilan di 24, NYPD Blue, Cold Case, dan Carnivàle. Peran film berikutnya termasuk Herbie: Fully Loaded (2005), Seraphim Falls (2006), dan Zodiac (2007). Pada tahun 2008, Simpson membintangi sebagai Philo T. Farnsworth di The Farnsworth Invention di Broadway. Penggambarannya digambarkan sebagai "luar biasa" oleh The Chicago Tribune, dan membuatnya mendapatkan Penghargaan Teater Dunia. Dari 2008 hingga 2009, Simpson membuat beberapa penampilan tamu sebagai magang bernama Lyle di The Late Show with David Letterman. Selama waktu itu, ia juga muncul dalam episode CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, My Name is Earl, House, and Psych, serta memiliki peran pendukung dalam film The Invention of Lying (2009), dan Date Night (2010). Penghargaan penting lainnya termasuk serial komedi It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, di mana ia telah muncul sebagai Liam McPoyle selama beberapa musim, dan seri A&E Breakout Kings, di mana ia membintangi sebagai Lloyd Lowery.

Dari 2012 hingga 2014, Simpson muncul dalam film Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, The Truth About Emanuel, dan White House Down. Dia kemudian muncul sebagai Gavin Orsay, karakter berulang, di serial Netflix House of Cards (2014–2015). Untuk ini, Simpson—bersama dengan pemeran utama lainnya—dinominasikan pada dua kesempatan untuk Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series. Pada tahun 2016, Simpson membintangi musim pertama serial SundanceTV, Hap and Leonard. Pada tahun yang sama, ia muncul dalam peran utama di musim pertama serial Westworld HBO. Penggambarannya tentang William, seorang pengunjung ke taman hiburan bertema Wild West yang futuristik yang dihuni oleh android, digambarkan sebagai "mempesona" oleh Variety. Untuk karyanya di Westworld, dia sekali lagi dinominasikan untuk Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series. Untuk penampilannya di musim kedua, ia menerima nominasi Primetime Emmy Award untuk Aktor Tamu Luar Biasa dalam Serial Drama.

Pada tahun 2017, Simpson membintangi "USS Callister", episode pertama dari musim keempat serial drama fiksi ilmiah antologi Black Mirror. Untuk penampilannya, ia menerima nominasi untuk British Academy Television Award untuk Aktor Pendukung Terbaik.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2000	Loser	Noah
2001	Slo-Mo	Alex	Short film
2003	The Academy		Short film
2003	Final Draft	Chad
2004	D.E.B.S.	Scud
2005	Herbie: Fully Loaded	Crash
2006	Stay Alive	Phineus
2007	Seraphim Falls	Big Brother
2007	Itty Bitty Titty Committee	Chris
2007	Zodiac	Older Mike Mageau
2008	A Quiet Little Marriage	Jackson
2009	The Mother of Invention	Martin Wooderson
2009	The Invention of Lying	Bob
2009	Taking Chances	Charlie Cabonara
2010	Miss This at Your Peril	Frank Corral	Short film
2010	Good Intentions	Kyle
2010	Date Night	Armstrong Gold
2011	The Death and Return of Superman	Mad Scientist	Short film
2011	The Big Bang	Niels Geck
2012	Hello I Must Be Going	Phil
2012	Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter	Joshua Speed
2012	Wake	Jimmi	Short film
2012	Tracer Gun	Ben	Short film
2013	The Truth About Emanuel	Arthur
2013	White House Down	Skip Tyler
2013	Knights of Badassdom	Ronnie Kwok
2014	The Last Time You Had Fun	Jake
2015	Gravy	Stef
2018	Under the Silver Lake	Allen
2020	Unhinged	Andy
2021	Breaking News in Yuba County	Petey Buttons
2021	Silk Road	Chris Talbert
TBA	El Tonto	Talk Show Host	Post-production
TBA	The Georgetown Project	Tom	Post-production
TBA	Shriver	Detective Karpas	Post-production
Television Year	Title	Role	Notes
2002	Rose Red	Kevin Bollinger	3 episodes
2002	The Division	Sean Townsend	Episode: "Forgive Me, Father"
2002	24	Chris	3 episodes
2003	NYPD Blue	Mike	Episode: "Bottoms Up"
2003	Cold Case	Ryan Bayes	Episode: "Churchgoing People"
2005	Carnivàle	Lee	2 episodes
2005–2013	It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia	Liam McPoyle	7 episodes
2006	My Name Is Earl	David Hayes	2 episodes
2007	Girltrash!	Valentine	1 episode
2008	Eleventh Hour	Will Sanders	Episode: "Resurrection"
2008	CSI: Crime Scene Investigation	Thomas Donover	2 episodes
2008–2009	Late Show with David Letterman	Lyle the intern	15 episodes
2009	House	Father Daniel Bresson	Episode: "Unfaithful"
2009	Virtuality	Virtual Man	Pilot
2009–2013	Psych	Mary Lightly	5 episodes
2010	Party Down	Jackal Onassis / Dennis	Episode: "Jackal Onassis Backstage Party"
2011	How I Met Your Mother	Pete Durkenson	Episode: "The Naked Truth"
2011–2012	Breakout Kings	Lloyd Lowery	23 episodes
2013	Unsupervised	Matthew / Dean Jacobs (voice)	Episode: "The Great Traveler's Road"
2013–2016	Person of Interest	Logan Pierce	2 episodes
2014	The Newsroom	Jack Spaniel	3 episodes
2014–2015	House of Cards	Gavin Orsay	17 episodes
2016	Hap and Leonard	Soldier	6 episodes
2016	This Is Us	Andy Fanning	Episode: "Last Christmas"
2016–2020	Westworld	William	Main role (season 1) recurring role (season 2) guest role (season 3)
2017	Psych: The Movie	Mary Lightly	Television film
2017	Wormwood	CIA Agent	2 episodes
2017	Black Mirror	James Walton	Episode: "USS Callister"
2018	Unsolved	Detective Russell Poole	10 episodes
2018–2020	Dream Corp LLC	Patient 21	2 episodes
2019	Into the Dark	Peter Rake	Episode: "Treehouse"
2019	Perpetual Grace, LTD	James	10 episodes
2020	The Twilight Zone	Phil Hayes	Episode: "Meet in the Middle"
2020	Psych 2: Lassie Come Home	Mary Lightly	Television film
2021	Solar Opposites	Ethan (voice)	Episode: "The Apple Pencil Pro"
TBA	The Man Who Fell to Earth	Spencer Clay	Main role, upcoming series