Britain Simons is an American actor and influencer. He has garnered over 400K followers on social media, mainly TikTok and Instagram. Also, known for his appearance on Disney's Descendants: School of Secrets appearing in 7 out of 23 episodes and having a minor part in the Lifetime original film Online Abduction (also known as Cyber Case), and playing the Badge Badger in the State Farm commercials. He began his professional career by doing commercials in 2014 in a local spot for Pappa Rollo's Pizza produced by Time Warner Cable while still attending university. He continued his career in Hollywood, California by starring in independent films such as Surgery, television appearances on Disney Channel, Lifetime Television and Investigation Discovery, and commercials for Honda, War Dragons App, Toyota, State Farm, and Walmart.
In 2016, Britain performed the leading voiceover role of Daichi in the American English language version of Tsuburaya Productions feature film Ultraman X The Movie, the special 50th Ultra Series Anniversary theatrical feature film of Ultraman X. In 2020, he appeared in the episode "Sing, Sing, Sing" on the series Penny Dreadful: City of Angels on Showtime (TV network).
Early life and education Simons was born In Durango, Colorado to Kelly Roelke, a photographer, and David Simons, a contractor and architect. He has one sibling, an older sister named Gentry Simons, who works in Ayurvedic medicine. His parents separated when he was four and relocated to Montrose, CO until he earned his high school diploma and moved away for college.
As a teen, Britain discovered community theatre and competitive speech team while preparing for a life as an engineer. He traveled to New York City, NY with the Carnegie Hall Singers, attended the National Youth Leadership Forum on National Security in Washington D.C., and earned his diploma from Montrose High School in 2010. He made the decision with his parents to pursue acting. From there, he received the Daniels Fund Scholarship to attend the university of his choice. He graduated with his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Theatre Studies from Baylor University, in Texas. He also attended the National Theater Institute at the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center in Waterford, Connecticut, NYC and he spent a short time in St. Petersburg, Russia with The St. Petersburg State Theater Arts Academy. After he moved to Hollywood he continued his training with John Kirby.
Career Simons has garnered a following of 196 thousand (previously 323+ thousand before an account ban) on TikTok 2.0 and 213+ thousand on Instagram. In early 2024, TikTok and other platforms began allegedly censoring traditional health and remedy information. According to sources,sources Britain used official U.S. Government scientific studies (PubMed, NIH, etc.) to teach about "The Science of Natural Remedies," but was banned on TikTok for his educational content. He has since committed to rebuilding his community.
After he completed his formal education at Baylor University, in 2014, he began building a career in film, television and commercials in Los Angeles, CA. His first commercial appearances included Walmart's national Dare to Compare campaign, a Honda/BuzzFeed collaboration advert on Snapchat, and an international commercial for Vivo's V3 smartphone. Soon to follow, he performed in the music video for Showtek - "90s by Nature" and a supporting role in Calum Scott's official music video for his release "Dancing on My Own".
Simons' television debut was in an appearance on the Lifetime Television movie Babysitter's Black Book with a single line as the food truck boy. Soon after he earned a supporting role in another Lifetime Television feature film Online Abduction (aka Cyber Case) (2015) alongside Brooke Butler, directed by Steven R. Monroe. He made appearances in shows like Murder Book (2015), Unusual Suspects (2015), and Disney's Descendants: School of Secrets (2015) playing Prince Ben, premiering online and the Disney Channel in support of the movie summer event, Descendants.
After less than two years in Hollywood, Britain began landing credited supporting roles in indie and major feature films. In 2016, he landed the supporting role of Handsome Boy in the critically acclaimed horror film, Holidays directed by Kevin Kolsch. He also performed the leading voice-over role of Daichi in the Ultraman 50th anniversary feature film Ultraman X The Movie.
Britain can also been seen in his comedic commercial spots for the War Dragons App, his most recent role of Peter Parker aka Spider-Man in the new unofficial web series Superheroes in Therapy, along with his commercial spots for State Farm where he plays the Badge Badger. In 2020, he played the role of "Assistant" to Jerome Townsend on the new Showtime (TV network) series, Penny Dreadful: City of Angels.
Filmography
Commercials Year Title Company Notes2014Pappa Rollos PizzaTime WarnerRegional Commercial2015Vivo V3 (smartphone)VivoAsia Commercial2015Snapchat HondaBuzzFeed/HondaSocial Media Ad2017Toyota Concept-愛iToyota JapanJapan Commercial2017 War Dragons Glass & Marker National Commercial2017 Moto Z3Motorola National Commercial2018 "Badge Badger" State Farm National Commercial2018"Valley Hi Toyota"Toyota Regional Christmas Commercial2019 "Energy on the Go" 5-Hour Energy National Commercial
Film Year Title Role Notes2014Babysitter's Black Book Food truck boyLifetime Television2015Online Abduction (aka Cyber Case) BenLifetime Television2016Holidays Handsome boyXYZ Films2017Ultraman X The Movie Daichi Ozora (Voice)Tsuburaya Productions2017Hickok The Kid Status Media & Entertainment
Television Year Title Role Notes2015 Descendants: School of Secrets Prince Ben Prequel Series to Descendants Murder Book Tipster Episode: "Still Waters" Unusual Suspects Eric Weaver Episode: "New Years Evil"2017 Rejects: Origins Markos Episode: "Pilot"2018 Superheroes in Therapy Peter Parker aka Spider-Man Season 12020Penny Dreadful: City of AngelsAssistantEpisode: "Sing, Sing, Sing"2024 That 90s Show Coffee Shop Drummer Episode "Two Princes" (Uncredited)
Music video Year Title Role Notes 2015 90s By Nature Contestant Judge Artist: Showtek2016 Dancing on My Own Awakened Lover Artist: Calum Scott2018 Alfie's Song Dr. Clayton Hunt Artist: Bleachers
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