Timothy Simons (born June 12, 1978) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as Jonah Ryan on the HBO television series Veep (2012–2019) and as Sasha on the Netflix series Nobody Wants This (2024–present).
Early life and education Simons is the son of Susan and Ron Simons. He graduated from Maranacook Community High School in Readfield, Maine, in 1996 and the University of Maine in 2001.
Career Early in his career, he worked on commercials. He was behind the camera during auditions and callbacks for a 2009 Folgers commercial that later went viral.
From 2012 to 2019, Simons played Jonah Ryan on the HBO series Veep, for which he received five nominations and one win for the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series. He also appeared on the series Candy (2022) as Pat Montgomery and is a series regular on Nobody Wants This (2024–present). He has also had acting roles in the films The Interview (2014), Christine (2016), and The Boss (2016).
In 2024, Simons was cast for the second season of Percy Jackson and the Olympians as King Tantalus.
He was the undergraduate commencement speaker for the University of Maine in 2026.
Personal life Simons and his wife, Annie, have two children. He is also known by the moniker "Hitmaker" and is an avid physical media collector.
Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2010 Days Together Bartender at R Bar 2013 Beneath the Harvest Sky Dayton 2014 Draft Day Marx Inherent Vice Agent Borderline The Interview Malcolm 2015 Digging for Fire Yoga Couple Goosebumps Officer Stevens 2016 Christine Steve Turner The Boss Stephan Flock of Dudes Butler Gold Jeff Jackson 2018 Irreplaceable You Dominic Ralph Breaks the Internet Butcher Boy (voice)2019 Extracurricular Activities Cliff Dawkins Yes, God, Yes Father Murphy The Hustle Jeremy 2020 Happiest Season Mall Security Ed 2021 Home Sweet Home Alone Hunter2022 Family Squares Bret Worth Also P & Y Camera Operator Don't Worry Darling Dr. Collins 2023 Shortcomings Leon Joy Ride Frank Candy Cane Lane Emerson2025 Easy's Waltz The Twits Marty Muggle-Wump (voice)2026Scream 7George Willis
Television Year Title Role Notes 2012–19 Veep Jonah Ryan Main role; 65 episodesScreen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series (2017) Nominated – Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series (2013–16) 2012 Best Friends Forever Tall Guy Episode: "Single and Lovin' It" 2015 Stone Quackers Various voices 2 episodes2017 Easy Whitman Episode: "Package Thief" Drop the Mic Himself Episode: "Tony Hale vs. Timothy Simons / Rascal Flatts vs. Boyz II Men" 2018–19 Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Huginn (voice) 9 episodes2019 Future Man Xenu Episode: "Countdown to Prologue" Looking for Alaska The Eagle Main role; 8 episodes Robot Chicken Porter (voice) Episode: "Robot Chicken's Santa's Dead (Spoiler Alert) Holiday Murder Thing Special"2020 Big Hero 6: The Series Supersonic Stu (voice) 3 episodes Briarpatch Candy Bar Bains Episode: "Game Theory and Mescaline" Bob's Burgers TSA Agent (voice) Episode: "The Terminalator II: Terminals of Endearment" The George Lucas Talk Show Himself Episode: "Radioland Stream Night"2021 Dickinson Frederick Law Olmsted Episode: "The Daisy follows soft the Sun" Ten Year Old Tom Photographer (voice) Episode: "A Yearbook to Disremember/Trust Me, I'm a Nurse" Inside Job Flat Earth Leader (voice) Episode: "My Big Flat Earth Wedding"2021–22 Fairfax Brian / various voices 7 episodes Station Eleven Jim 2 episodes 2021–23 HouseBroken Raccoon / various (voice) 21 episodes 2021–24 Rugrats Drew Pickles (voice) 17 episodes 2022 Candy Pat Montgomery Main role2023 History of the World, Part II President Abraham Lincoln Episode: "I" Celebrity Jeopardy! Himself Contestant Killing It Agent Burton 2 episodes 2024–25 Sausage Party: Foodtopia Various voices 6 episodes 2024–present Nobody Wants This Sasha Roklov Main role2025 Common Side Effects Various voices 3 episodes The Handmaid's Tale Commander Bell 5 episodes Percy Jackson and the Olympians King Tantalus 4 episodes2026Celebrity Wheel of FortuneHimselfContestantCelebrity Jeopardy!HimselfContestant
Video games Year Title Role Notes 2025 Goodnight Universe Elliot
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