Ty Simpkins takes the lead in new movie 'Insidious'

Name: Ty Simpkins

Age: 21

Notable Past Credits: "I've been playing since I was 3 weeks old. I started with soap operas - I was on a show called 'Guiding Light' for a while," says Simpkins. His first film was in the 2006 film 'Little Children', which starred Patrick Wilson - who would become his co-star. -star and director in the "Insidious" films.

Currently: in the fifth installment of the franchise, titled "Insidious: The Red Door", which is On Friday, Simpkins reprises his role as Dalton. The film also marks Wilson's directorial debut.

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"I've known Patrick since I was 3 years old," Simpkins says. "It's amazing to know someone for so long - I trust Patrick a lot. And so having that in a director, I really think, brings out the best possible performance because there's a relationship there that you lets communicate what you think of the character and what he wants of you and what he thinks of the character. And you can find that nice middle ground, which ultimately becomes who Dalton is."

The new film sees Simpkins take on the lead role for the first time, an honor he says is perfectly tuned on the frankness.

"The first two movies were really something I cherished as a child and they really defined my early childhood, which launched my first hit when I was young," he says. "And now to have this kind of launch of my adult career as the first lead, and having Patrick at head of that, it's something really special to me."

Simpkins first heard of the film while still in high school and, in over the years, received numerous drafts of the scripts before it was finally shot last year.

"I acted my whole life and balanced school with it for a while , until about high school, I kind of slowed down," he says. "I wanted to take the time to find out who I was, play sports, and I would audition here and there." /p>

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Big Break: In 2022, Simpkins was seen in "The Whale", alongside Brendan Fraser . He played a young Christian missionary who frequently visited Fraser's character. The film was a stark contrast to other big action movies he had been in, Simpkins says.

"I had done press when I was younger for things like 'Jurassic World ' and 'Ironman' and stuff like that. So I knew what to expect, but I've never been so proud of a project before," he says.