Biography
Ryan Elise Simpkins is an American actor, known for their performance in films such as Pride and Glory, A Single Man and Revolutionary Road. She has worked with luminaries such as Leonardo DiCaprio, Russell Crowe, Kate Winslet, Amy Poehler, Will Ferrell, Kyle Mooney and Colin Farrell.
She performed on Broadway at the age of 7.
Born on the East Coast, Ryan Simpkins is the middle child of 3, moving to California with their family in 2006.
Ryan Simpkins is a gifted honor student and has always attended public school. She is an avid reader & enjoys writing & adapting books for fun. Ryan has written, produced, and directed several shorts, and plans to continue writing and directing more film in her future. Ryan attends University of California, Berkeley, where they are double majoring in Gender Studies and English, with a Minor in History.
Filmography
Cast Credits
Thanks For Having Me
Character: Carly
MOVIE • 2025
The Exorcism
Character: Lee Miller
MOVIE • 2024
Beach Logs Kill
Character:
MOVIE • 2024
Scott Pilgrim Takes Off
Character: Slate Girl (voice)
TV • 2023
Edge of Everything
Character: Caroline
MOVIE • 2023
Please Baby Please
Character: Dickie
MOVIE • 2022
Fear Street: 1666
Character: Alice
MOVIE • 2021
Fear Street: 1978
Character: Alice
MOVIE • 2021
All the Little Things We Kill
Character: Deena Jones
MOVIE • 2021
Seven Stages to Achieve Eternal Bliss
Character: Cultist
MOVIE • 2020
Ladyworld
Character: Dolly
MOVIE • 2019
Milkshake Girls
Character: Jess
MOVIE • 2019
Momster
Character:
MOVIE • 2019
Izzy Gets the F*ck Across Town
Character: Young Izzy
MOVIE • 2018
Brigsby Bear
Character: Aubrey Pope
MOVIE • 2017
The House
Character: Alex Johansen
MOVIE • 2017
The Green Rabbit & The Ice Cream Girl
Character: Ellis
MOVIE • 2016
Because It Mattered
Character: Shay
MOVIE • 2015
Anguish
Character: Tess
MOVIE • 2015
Hangman
Character: Marley
MOVIE • 2015
Crew
Crew Credits
Self-Tape
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2025
Self-Tape
Role: Writer
MOVIE • 2025
Self-Tape
Role: Producer
MOVIE • 2025
Nineteen on Fire
Role: Writer
MOVIE • 2021
Nineteen on Fire
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2021
Nineteen on Fire
Role: Executive Producer
MOVIE • 2021
Ladyworld
Role: Associate Producer
MOVIE • 2019
Because It Mattered
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2015
Because It Mattered
Role: Screenplay
MOVIE • 2015