Jimmi Simpson Biography

Fast Facts

• Studied theater at Bloomsburg University
• He got interested in acting when he starred as John Hinckley in a high school production of "Assassins․"
• Started out acting at the Williamstown Theatre Festival
• Quote: "Alone or with someone, love is feeling how you'd once dreamed of feeling but never dared to imagine was possible․"
• Quote: "(On "The Farnsworth Invention") "When I read the script, I freaked out at how good it was․ When I was asked to read it, I freaked out that they were considering me․ Then, when I got the part, I freaked out because I didn't know how I was going to do it․""
• He turned down a role in the film "Live Free or Die Hard․"
• Is an avid skateboarder