--- name: "Simon Rex" canonical: "https://film.one/person/simon-rex" fi1m_id: "simon-rex" imdb_id: "nm0005350" tmdb_id: 35548 wikidata_id: "Q175305" roles: ["Actor"] born: "20 July 1974" reviewed_on_fi1m: 3 average_fi1m_score: 60 average_as: "actor" average_over: 3 updated: "2026-10-05T03:08:22.236723+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." --- # Simon Rex ## Identity Simon Rex - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/simon-rex - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** simon-rex - **IMDb ID:** nm0005350 - **TMDB ID:** 35548 - **Wikidata ID:** Q175305 - **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simon_Rex, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q175305, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005350/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/35548 Actor. Born 20 July 1974 in San Francisco, California, USA. ## Details - **Work:** Actor - **Born:** 20 July 1974, San Francisco, California, USA - **Active:** 2003–present - **Also known as:** Simon Rex Cutright, Sebastian, Mikey, Dirt Nasty - **Average Fi1m score:** 60, as actor, over 3 titles - **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 52 (1), 2020s 64 (2) - **Fi1m against the critics:** 60 to 59 across 3 titles - **Score spread:** 0 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 1 under 60 - **Lead roles:** 0 of 3 acting credits billed first or second - **Genres:** Comedy 2, Crime 1, Horror 1, Mystery 1, Thriller 1, Western 1 - **Screen time:** 5 hours of reviewed films - **Box office:** $268m across 3 films with figures - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simon_Rex, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q175305, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005350/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/35548 ## Streaming the US now - **Disney+:** [*Americana*](https://film.one/film/americana.md) (64) - **Apple TV:** [*Scary Movie 3*](https://film.one/film/scary-movie-3.md) (52) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Fi1m on Simon Rex > Simon Rex makes dubious men easy company without making them trustworthy. We rate his quick comic timing and willingness to look foolish, but his supporting roles do not always give him enough to work with. In *Blink Twice* (2024), Simon Rex plays Cody, one of the men around Slater who gets little chance to become more than a type. Rex and Christian Slater do what they can with a line apiece, a frustrating constraint on an actor whose quick talk is part of his appeal. We were disappointed: Cody gives us too little of Rex's charm or the unpleasantness he can put beneath it. Zoë Kravitz has cast the film well, but these men need writing as well as faces. The broad comedy of *Scary Movie 3* (2003) is useful preparation for this sort of acting. Sean Baker put those comic instincts to darker use when he cast Rex as Mikey Saber in *Red Rocket* (2021), the lead role that changed his standing after a long lull. Rex makes Mikey's charm work even when there is reason to distrust him. Baker also allowed ad-libs, giving the character a boyish silliness that matters: someone who can be ridiculous is harder to dismiss as a stock villain. *Americana* (2025), with Rex as Roy Lee Dean, shows the limitations of the ensemble work that followed. It is a watchable crime western whose actors are more convincing than the writing, and our qualified recommendation rests on the humour and sympathy they preserve. Rex shares the cast with Paul Walter Hauser as Lefty Ledbetter and Eric Dane as Dillon Macintosh, but it is Zahn McClarnon's unforced dry humour as Ghost Eye that we singled out. For all its busy casting, the film cannot make every thinly written figure feel necessary to the story. Rex is worth watching for the moments when likeability and sleaziness are difficult to separate. His willingness to look silly matters as much as the speed of his delivery; it gives an unsavoury character something recognisably human. We would like more parts that let him keep talking long enough to expose what his characters want. Start with *Red Rocket*, and approach the smaller ensemble appearances knowing that a good bit of casting is not always a substantial part. ## Biography Simon Rex is an American actor, rapper and comedian. Born Simon Rex Cutright on 20 July 1974 in San Francisco, he began his career as an MTV video jockey in the mid-1990s before moving into acting with roles in series including *Felicity* and *What I Like About You*. He is known for his appearances in the *Scary Movie* franchise as George in the third and fourth instalments (2003 and 2006) and as Dan Sanders in the fifth (2013), as well as in *Superhero Movie* (2008). Under the stage name Dirt Nasty he has released rap albums and was a member of the group Three Loco. Rex received critical acclaim for his lead performance in Sean Baker's *Red Rocket* (2021), for which he won the Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead. He played Cody in Zoë Kravitz's *Blink Twice* (2024). *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.* ## On Fi1m (3) - *Americana* (2025), Fi1m 64, as Roy Lee Dean — [page](https://film.one/film/americana.md) - *Blink Twice* (2024), Fi1m 64, as Cody — [page](https://film.one/film/blink-twice.md) - *Scary Movie 3* (2003), Fi1m 52, as George — [page](https://film.one/film/scary-movie-3.md) ## Complete filmography (74) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *God Bless You, Mr. Kopu* (2026), as Marco Cass · Producer - *The Leader* (2026), as David · Executive Producer - *Tow* (2026), as Cliff - *Operation Taco Gary's* (2026), as Danny · Executive Producer - *Bunny* (2025), Thanks - *Goldfish* (2025), Actor - *Easy's Waltz* (2025), Actor - *Americana* (2025), as Roy Lee Dean — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/americana.md) - *Everything's Going to Be Great* (2025), as Kyle - *I Want to Feel Fun* (2025), Actor - *Magic Farm* (2025), as Dave - *It's Florida, Man.* (2024), series, as Eric - *Anora* (2024), Thanks — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/anora.md) - *Greedy People* (2024), as Keith - *Blink Twice* (2024), as Cody — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/blink-twice.md) - *The Sweet East* (2023), as Lawrence - *Bupkis* (2023), series, as Crispy - *Down Low* (2023), as Buck / Fleshpuppet - *Poker Face* (2023), series, as Russ Waddell — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/poker-face.md) - *Mo* (2022), series, as Guy — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/tv/mo.md) - *Mack & Rita* (2022), as Luka - *Red Rocket* (2021), as Mikey - *My Dead Dad* (2021), as Gavin - *The Drone* (2019), as Jeffries - *Avengers of Justice: Farce Wars* (2019), as Dark Jokester - *Bodied* (2018), as Donnie Narco - *The Real Bros of Simi Valley* (2017), series, as DJ Womp Womp - *Alexander IRL* (2017), as Owen - *Typical Rick* (2016), series, as Rick - *Halloweed* (2016), as Joey - *Beginner's Guide to Sex* (2015), as Mike - *Trevor Moore: High In Church* (2015), Actor - *Scary Movie 5* (2013), as Dan - *Sperm Donor* (2012), as Greg - *Perception* (2012), series, as Roy Meier - *Boy Toy* (2011), as Clive - *The Truth About Angels* (2011), as Kane Connor - *King of the Avenue* (2010), as Taz - *Suckers Fuckers & Strokers 2* (2008), Actor - *An American Carol* (2008), as Simon Rex - *Hotel California* (2008), as Pete · Co-Producer - *Superhero Movie* (2008), as The Human Torch - *Hot Sessions 11* (2007), Actor - *Rise: Blood Hunter* (2007), as Hank - *Pledge This!* (2007), as Derek - *Monarch Cove* (2006), series, Actor - *The Karate Dog* (2006), as Peter Fowler - *Scary Movie 4* (2006), as George - *Cuts* (2005), series, Actor - *Summerland* (2004), series, as Sun - *Scary Movie 3* (2003), as George — Fi1m 52, [page](https://film.one/film/scary-movie-3.md) - *NCIS* (2003), series, as Scott Bleeker — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/tv/ncis.md) - *What I Like About You* (2002), series, as Jeff Campbell - *Everwood* (2002), series, as Cliff Fenton - *Going Greek* (2001), as Thompson - *The Forsaken* (2001), as Pen - *Hot Sessions 12* (2001), as Sebastian - *Shriek If You Know What I Did Last Friday the 13th* (2000), as Slab - *Jack & Jill* (1999), series, as Michael 'Mikey' Russo - *Katie Joplin* (1999), series, as Tiger French - *Felicity* (1998), series, as Eli - *Young, Hard & Solo 3* (1994), as Sebastian - *Young, Hard & Solo 2* (1993), as Sebastian - *Baywatch* (1989), series, Actor - *Youth Juice*, Actor - *The Prince*, Actor - *Halloween Store*, as Wes Gulager - *Untitled Simon Rex Short Film*, Actor - *Untitled Kyoto Project*, Actor - *Cowboy*, Actor - *Tommy Karate*, Actor - *Iron Jane*, Actor - *ANSWR*, Actor - *Don't Get Up!*, as Barry ## Gallery - ![Simon Rex attends the premiere of "Easy's Waltz" during the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival at Princess of Wales Theatre on September 11, 2025 in Toron](https://film.one/media/person/11058/gallery-1086b52b2b49.jpg) Simon Rex attends the premiere of "Easy's Waltz" during the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival at Princess of Wales Theatre on September 11, 2025 in Toron — Gabriel Hutchinson, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/Simon_Rex_at_TIFF_2025.jpg/1280px-Simon_Rex_at_TIFF_2025.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Simon Rex](https://film.one/media/person/11058/gallery-183ff85045cb.jpg) Simon Rex — Lyn Fairly Media, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9a/Simon_Rex_during_an_interview%2C_March_2022.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - 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