---
name: "Rudd Simmons"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/rudd-simmons"
fi1m_id: "rudd-simmons"
imdb_id: "nm0799886"
tmdb_id: 3264
roles: ["Producer"]
reviewed_on_fi1m: 6
average_fi1m_score: 81
average_as: "producer"
average_over: 6
updated: "2026-09-17T14:42:17.678948+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Rudd Simmons

## Identity

Rudd Simmons

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/rudd-simmons
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** rudd-simmons
- **IMDb ID:** nm0799886
- **TMDB ID:** 3264
- **Same entity:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0799886/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/3264

Producer.

## Details

- **Work:** Producer
- **Active:** 1986–present
- **Average Fi1m score:** 81, as producer, over 6 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 83 (1), 1990s 84 (1), 2000s 83 (2), 2010s 80 (1), 2020s 74 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 81 to 78 across 6 titles
- **Score spread:** 5 at 80+, 1 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 6, Comedy 3, Crime 3, Action & Adventure 1, Music 1, Romance 1
- **Screen time:** 8 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $159m across 4 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0799886/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/3264

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*Dead Man Walking*](https://film.one/film/dead-man-walking.md) (84)
- **Netflix:** [*High Fidelity*](https://film.one/film/high-fidelity.md) (82)
- **HBO Max:** [*Boardwalk Empire*](https://film.one/tv/boardwalk-empire.md) (80)
- **Disney+:** [*Daredevil: Born Again*](https://film.one/tv/daredevil-born-again.md) (74)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Rudd Simmons is an American producer and production manager. His credits include producing or executive producing feature films such as *Dead Man Walking* (1995), *High Fidelity* (2000), *The Royal Tenenbaums* (2001), *Coffee and Cigarettes* (2004) and *The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou* (2004). He has also worked on Jim Jarmusch films including *Down by Law* (1986), *Mystery Train* (1989) and *Night on Earth* (1991).

In television, Simmons has produced series including *Boardwalk Empire* (2010), *The Slap* (2015), *Gypsy* (2017) and *The Enemy Within* (2019). He serves as producer and unit production manager on the Marvel series *Daredevil: Born Again* (2025). He directed the 2012 documentary *The First Season*.

Simmons has received two wins and two nominations for his work, including a Producers Guild of America Award and a Primetime Emmy nomination.

*Sources: imdb.com, tvguide.com, en.wikipedia.org.*

## On Fi1m (6)

- *Daredevil: Born Again* (2025), Fi1m 74, Producer, Unit Production Manager — [page](https://film.one/tv/daredevil-born-again.md)
- *Boardwalk Empire* (2010), Fi1m 80, Producer — [page](https://film.one/tv/boardwalk-empire.md)
- *The Royal Tenenbaums* (2001), Fi1m 84, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/the-royal-tenenbaums.md)
- *High Fidelity* (2000), Fi1m 82, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/high-fidelity.md)
- *Dead Man Walking* (1995), Fi1m 84, Producer, Unit Production Manager — [page](https://film.one/film/dead-man-walking.md)
- *Down by Law* (1986), Fi1m 83, Production Manager — [page](https://film.one/film/down-by-law.md)

## Complete filmography (18)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Daredevil: Born Again* (2025), series, Producer, Unit Production Manager — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/tv/daredevil-born-again.md)
- *The Slap* (2015), series, Producer
- *Crossbones* (2014), series, Producer
- *The First Season* (2012), Producer, Director
- *Boardwalk Empire* (2010), series, Producer — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/boardwalk-empire.md)
- *The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou* (2004), as Man in Yellow Shirt · Executive Producer
- *Coffee and Cigarettes* (2004), Producer
- *The Royal Tenenbaums* (2001), Executive Producer — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/the-royal-tenenbaums.md)
- *High Fidelity* (2000), Producer — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/high-fidelity.md)
- *Dead Man Walking* (1995), Producer, Unit Production Manager — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/dead-man-walking.md)
- *The Night We Never Met* (1993), Co-Producer, Production Manager
- *Bob Roberts* (1992), Production Supervisor
- *Night on Earth* (1991), Line Producer
- *Mystery Train* (1989), Line Producer
- *Coffee and Cigarettes II* (1989), Producer
- *Down by Law* (1986), Production Manager — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/film/down-by-law.md)
- *Seven Minutes in Heaven* (1986), Unit Production Manager
- *Vernon, Florida* (1981), Production Manager

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