---
name: "Timothy Simons"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/timothy-simons"
fi1m_id: "timothy-simons"
imdb_id: "nm3985937"
tmdb_id: 1181329
wikidata_id: "Q16226409"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "12 June 1978"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 11
average_fi1m_score: 70
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 11
updated: "2026-10-05T14:38:13.285116+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."
---

# Timothy Simons

## Identity

Timothy Simons

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/timothy-simons
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** timothy-simons
- **IMDb ID:** nm3985937
- **TMDB ID:** 1181329
- **Wikidata ID:** Q16226409
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timothy_Simons, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16226409, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3985937/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1181329

Actor. Born 12 June 1978 in Readfield, Maine, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 12 June 1978, Readfield, Maine, USA
- **Active:** 2012–present
- **Also known as:** Tim Simons, Timothy C. Simons, Timothy Charles Simons, Hitmaker
- **Frequently works with:** [Phil Johnston](https://film.one/person/phil-johnston.md)
- **SAG Awards:** 1 SAG Award (1 won)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 70, as actor, over 11 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2010s 72 (5), 2020s 68 (6)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 69 to 66 across 10 titles
- **Score spread:** 3 at 80+, 6 at 60–79, 2 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 6 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Comedy 8, Drama 6, Animation 3, Mystery 3, Family 2, Adventure 1
- **Screen time:** 12 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $774m across 5 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timothy_Simons, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16226409, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3985937/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1181329

## Streaming the US now

- **HBO Max:** [*Veep*](https://film.one/tv/veep.md) (82), [*Common Side Effects*](https://film.one/tv/common-side-effects.md) (80)
- **Netflix:** [*Nobody Wants This*](https://film.one/tv/nobody-wants-this.md) (78), [*The Twits*](https://film.one/film/the-twits.md) (45)
- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Christine*](https://film.one/film/christine.md) (68)
- **Disney+:** [*Ralph Breaks the Internet*](https://film.one/film/ralph-breaks-the-internet.md) (66)

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

## Fi1m on Timothy Simons

> Timothy Simons plays the tall man everyone present has decided to insult, and never once asks us to feel sorry for him. It made Jonah Ryan one of the great comic irritants of *Veep*, and it is a narrow gift he has not yet been asked to stretch.

Jonah Ryan walks into a meeting in *Veep* a head taller than anyone in it, already talking, and everyone in it has already made up their mind about him. Timothy Simons's trick is that Jonah never notices. He takes the insults as weather. The character is written to be humiliated in nearly every scene, and Simons plays each humiliation as if it were the first, which is why the joke stays funny across seven seasons instead of curdling into pity.

The career before that was thin. Simons studied theatre at the University of Maine, spent several years in Chicago doing independent theatre and commercials, and moved to Los Angeles in 2008 with little film or television to his name. Then Armando Iannucci cast him in *Veep* (2012) as the White House liaison, built like a lamppost and addressed like one, and for seven seasons he stood beside Julia Louis-Dreyfus and absorbed whatever she threw. The film parts have stayed small: Agent Borderline in Paul Thomas Anderson's *Inherent Vice* (2014), Malcolm in *The Interview* (2014). In *Nobody Wants This* (2024) he is Sasha Roklov, a series regular in a romantic comedy about other people.

What works is the body and what he declines to do with it. He is very tall, and he lets directors use that, standing in doorways and looming over desks, but he never plays the height for sympathy or menace. He plays it as one more thing Jonah is oblivious to. Simons has called the character a cockroach, and that is about right: nothing keeps him down, and the survival is the joke. We laughed at Jonah for years and then caught ourselves, to our surprise, wanting him to get whatever he was after, which is a peculiar thing to feel about a man with no visible virtue. It was the eyes that did it. However hard the insult lands, nothing in them ever flinches, and after enough seasons that stubbornness starts to look like a kind of courage.

What does not work is that we have seen the shape before, and only the shape. In *Nobody Wants This*, Sasha is the same man at a lower volume, arrogant and slightly hapless, and Simons is funny enough with Justine Lupe to make the conversations around the central couple worth staying for. But it is a variation, not a departure. Critics who admire him say much the same: the reservation is not that he does the insufferable supporting comic badly, but that he has not yet been asked to do anything else.

The next interesting thing would be a part with no one in it to mock him. We are not sure anyone has thought to write one.

## Biography

Timothy Simons is an American actor. He was born on 12 June 1978 in Readfield, Maine, and graduated from the University of Maine in 2001 after studying theatre.

He is best known for playing Jonah Ryan in the HBO series *Veep* (2012–2019), for which the cast received five nominations and one win for the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series. He plays Sasha Roklov in the Netflix series *Nobody Wants This* (2024–present).

His film credits include *The Interview* (2014), *Goosebumps* (2015), *The Boss* (2016), *Inherent Vice* (2014), *The Handmaid's Tale* (2017–), *Don't Worry Darling* (2022) and *Happiest Season* (2020).

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

## On Fi1m (11)

- *Scream 7* (2026), Fi1m 48, as George Willis — [page](https://film.one/film/scream-7.md)
- *Common Side Effects* (2025), Fi1m 80, as DEA Dispatcher (voice) — [page](https://film.one/tv/common-side-effects.md)
- *The Twits* (2025), Fi1m 45, as Marty Muggle-Wump (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/the-twits.md)
- *Nobody Wants This* (2024), Fi1m 78, as Sasha Roklov — [page](https://film.one/tv/nobody-wants-this.md)
- *Joy Ride* (2023), Fi1m 70, as Frank — [page](https://film.one/film/joy-ride.md)
- *Station Eleven* (2021), Fi1m 84, as Jim Felps — [page](https://film.one/tv/station-eleven.md)
- *Dickinson* (2019), Fi1m 68, as Frederick Law Olmsted — [page](https://film.one/tv/dickinson.md)
- *Ralph Breaks the Internet* (2018), Fi1m 66, as Butcher Boy (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/ralph-breaks-the-internet.md)
- *Christine* (2016), Fi1m 68, as Steve Turner — [page](https://film.one/film/christine.md)
- *Inherent Vice* (2014), Fi1m 78, as Agent Borderline — [page](https://film.one/film/inherent-vice.md)
- *Veep* (2012), Fi1m 82, as Jonah Ryan — [page](https://film.one/tv/veep.md)

## Complete filmography (46)

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

- *President Curtis* (2026), series, as Dr. Keel (voice)
- *Scream 7* (2026), as George Willis — Fi1m 48, [page](https://film.one/film/scream-7.md)
- *The Twits* (2025), as Marty Muggle-Wump (voice) — Fi1m 45, [page](https://film.one/film/the-twits.md)
- *Easy's Waltz* (2025), Actor
- *Common Side Effects* (2025), series, as DEA Dispatcher (voice), Lawyer (voice), Test Subject 3 (voice) — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/common-side-effects.md)
- *Nobody Wants This* (2024), series, as Sasha Roklov — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/nobody-wants-this.md)
- *Sausage Party: Foodtopia* (2024), series, as (voice)
- *Percy Jackson and the Olympians* (2023), series, as Tantalus
- *Candy Cane Lane* (2023), as Emerson
- *Shortcomings* (2023), as Leon Alexander
- *Joy Ride* (2023), as Frank — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/joy-ride.md)
- *History of the World: Part II* (2023), series, as Abraham Lincoln
- *Don't Worry Darling* (2022), as Dr. Collins
- *Candy* (2022), series, as Pat Montgomery
- *Family Squares* (2022), as Bret
- *Station Eleven* (2021), series, as Jim Felps — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/station-eleven.md)
- *Home Sweet Home Alone* (2021), as Hunter
- *Inside Job* (2021), series, as Flat Earth Leader (voice)
- *Rugrats* (2021), series, as Drew Pickles (voice)
- *Happiest Season* (2020), as Mall Security Ed
- *Yes, God, Yes* (2020), as Father Murphy
- *Dickinson* (2019), series, as Frederick Law Olmsted — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/tv/dickinson.md)
- *Looking for Alaska* (2019), series, as Mr. Starnes / The Eagle
- *The Hustle* (2019), as Jeremy
- *Extracurricular Activities* (2019), as Cliff Dawkins
- *Ralph Breaks the Internet* (2018), as Butcher Boy (voice) — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/film/ralph-breaks-the-internet.md)
- *Winners* (2018), as Jack
- *Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles* (2018), series, as Huginn (voice)
- *Irreplaceable You* (2018), as Dominic
- *Future Man* (2017), series, as Xenu
- *The Handmaid's Tale* (2017), series, as Commander Bell — Fi1m 75, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-handmaids-tale.md)
- *Christine* (2016), as Steve Turner — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/film/christine.md)
- *Easy* (2016), series, as Whitman
- *The Boss* (2016), as Stephan
- *Gold* (2016), as Jackson
- *Digging for Fire* (2015), as Yoga Couple
- *Goosebumps* (2015), as Officer Stevens
- *Flock of Dudes* (2015), as Butler
- *The Interview* (2014), as Malcolm
- *Inherent Vice* (2014), as Agent Borderline — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/inherent-vice.md)
- *Draft Day* (2014), as Marx
- *Beneath the Harvest Sky* (2013), as Dayton
- *Veep* (2012), series, as Jonah Ryan — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/veep.md)
- *Best Friends Forever* (2012), series, as Tall Guy
- *Bob's Burgers* (2011), series, as TSA Agent (voice)
- *Robot Chicken* (2005), series, as Porter (voice)

## Gallery

- ![NEW YORK, NY - MAY 20: Al Franken presents award to Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Timothy Simons from VEEP during the 76th Annual Peabody Awards Ceremony at Cipriani, (2017)](https://film.one/media/person/24449/gallery-d5f52899eded.jpg) NEW YORK, NY - MAY 20: Al Franken presents award to Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Timothy Simons from VEEP during the 76th Annual Peabody Awards Ceremony at Cipriani, (2017) — Photo by Stephanie Moreno/Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communications for Peabody Awards/University of Georgia, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Al_Franken_Julia_Louis-Dreyfus_Timothy_Simons_-_VEEP.jpg/1280px-Al_Franken_Julia_Louis-Dreyfus_Timothy_Simons_-_VEEP.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![NEW YORK, NY - MAY 20: Al Franken stands on stage while Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Timothy Simons accept their award during The 76th Annual Peabody Awards Ceremony (2017)](https://film.one/media/person/24449/gallery-7e9bbede0577.jpg) NEW YORK, NY - MAY 20: Al Franken stands on stage while Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Timothy Simons accept their award during The 76th Annual Peabody Awards Ceremony (2017) — Photo by Stephanie Moreno/Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communications for Peabody Awards/University of Georgia, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Al_Franken_Timothy_Simons_Julia_Louis-Dreyfus.jpg/1280px-Al_Franken_Timothy_Simons_Julia_Louis-Dreyfus.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![NEW YORK, NY - MAY 20: Timothy Simons, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, and Al Franken at The 76th Annual Peabody Awards Ceremony at Cipriani, Wall Street on May 20, 2017 i](https://film.one/media/person/24449/gallery-a679dcd87a21.jpg) NEW YORK, NY - MAY 20: Timothy Simons, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, and Al Franken at The 76th Annual Peabody Awards Ceremony at Cipriani, Wall Street on May 20, 2017 i — Photo by Stephanie Moreno/Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communications for Peabody Awards/University of Georgia, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Timothy_Simons%2C_Julia_Louis-Dreyfus%2C_Louis_CK%2C_and_Al_Franken.jpg/1280px-Timothy_Simons%2C_Julia_Louis-Dreyfus%2C_Louis_CK%2C_and_Al_Franken.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Timothy Simons](https://film.one/media/person/24449/gallery-21c44cb4eee5.jpg) Timothy Simons — Dominick D, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a8/Timothy_Simons_2014.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Timothy Simons](https://film.one/media/person/24449/gallery-21bc722cac05.jpg) Timothy Simons — Image via TMDB
- ![Timothy Simons](https://film.one/media/person/24449/gallery-53ff0e5bc9ed.jpg) Timothy Simons — Image via TMDB
- ![Timothy Simons](https://film.one/media/person/24449/gallery-aa557ad8035b.jpg) Timothy Simons — Image via TMDB
- ![NEW YORK, NY - MAY 20: Timothy Simons and Julia Louis-Dreyfus from VEEP pose with an award during The 76th Annual Peabody Awards Ceremony at Cipriani, Wall Stre (2017)](https://film.one/media/person/24449/gallery-4faca972ec5b.jpg) NEW YORK, NY - MAY 20: Timothy Simons and Julia Louis-Dreyfus from VEEP pose with an award during The 76th Annual Peabody Awards Ceremony at Cipriani, Wall Stre (2017) — Photo by Stephanie Moreno/Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communications for Peabody Awards/University of Georgia, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/Timothy_Simons_Julia_Louis-Dreyfus_-_Peabody_Awards.jpg/1280px-Timothy_Simons_Julia_Louis-Dreyfus_-_Peabody_Awards.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Timothy Simons](https://film.one/media/person/24449/gallery-9d4b88b3fac4.jpg) Timothy Simons — Image via TMDB
- ![Timothy Simons](https://film.one/media/person/24449/gallery-5a298bd62365.jpg) Timothy Simons — Image via TMDB
- ![Timothy Simons](https://film.one/media/person/24449/gallery-53d4654392c9.jpg) Timothy Simons — Image via TMDB

## Awards

### SAG Awards — 1 won

- 2017: Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series (won)

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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