Timothy Simons
Timothy Simons
Timothy Simonsis an American actor best known for his role as Jonah Ryan on the HBO television series Veep, for which he has received two nominations for the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series. He has also had acting roles in the films Inherent Vice and The Interview, both released in 2014...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionTV Actor
Date of Birth12 June 1978
CityReadfield, ME
CountryUnited States of America
We live in a world in which whatever you do has a parody account online in moments.
It's so odd because I don't even know if I'm cut out for it, but being a movie star guy, I sort of end up gravitating toward the Coen brothers. That's one of the reasons my wife and I moved to L.A.: that however much of a pipe dream that would be, I moved to L.A. because I'd love to work with the Coen brothers.
If you're going to go to an audition, you don't want to go in trying to force yourself into some archetype that has been thought up by a director and translated by a casting director.
When I was a carpenter, I built sets for small storefront Chicago companies. Like, I built sets for friends of mine at The House Theater.
I had grown up working in a video store, and I'd grown up more with film than I had with theater, so I kind of felt a natural call.
I've lived with myself for a very long time, so I'm aware of what I look like. I'm under no false pretense that I'm a stunner, so if somebody comes up and says something about my physical appearance, it's okay.
When I was in Chicago, I was working as a carpenter while I was doing plays. I thought it'd be a fun set construction job, but it turned up to just be a straight-up factory.
I was born tall. I was awkward and gangly. Before that, I was a really chubby elementary school kid. I've always been sort of a physical abnormality.
My children, twins who are three years old, they're awful creatures right now.
Reed Scott is really good at coming up with insults.
The Duplass brothers do that so well - that very simple, very horrifically awkward comedy.
There is a part of me that really just thinks it would be so funny to see the 'Veep' characters in 'Game of Thrones.'
Ultimately, I just made the decision to move to L.A. sight unseen. It took me a while to save up some money to do it.
There are people I've met in L.A. who kind of only talk about the business. Because maybe they think that's the best move.