Johnny Simmons

Johnny Simmons
Born	28 November 1986, Montgomery, Alabama, U.S.
Gender	Male
Occupation	Actor
Role(s)	Neil Nordegraf
Main time period active	2010, 2023

I have a couple of friends who have gone pro in sports, and if you are off by an inch, it's an entire mindgame for the next week. That's how it works: like, your whole world is based around an inch. Being an actor, your whole world turns on an inch, too. — Johnny Simmons

Johnny Simmons (born November 28, 1986) is an American actor who portrayed Neil Nordegraf (Young Neil) in Scott Pilgrim vs. the World and Scott Pilgrim Takes Off.

Career

He has starred in films such as Jennifer's Body, Hotel for Dogs, and Evan Almighty. He learned how to play bass for his role in the film, playing during the band's performance at the Chaos Theater and sharing bass playing duties with Michael Cera as Scott Pilgrim in the music video version of "Summertime".

Simmons was born in Montgomery, Alabama and was raised in Dallas, Texas, where he attended Nathan Adams Elementary and T. C. Marsh Middle School. He is a 2005 graduate of W. T. White High School. Simmons landed his first role in the feature film Evan Almighty, in which he plays Dylan Baxter, opposite Steve Carell and Lauren Graham.

In September 2013, he featured in the music video for Drake's single "Hold On, We're Going Home".

Credits

These are a list of credited roles of Johnny Simmons in the Scott Pilgrim franchise.

Films

• Scott Pilgrim vs. the World

Television

Scott Pilgrim Takes Off

• "Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Life"
• "A League of Their Own"
• "Ramona Rents a Video"
• "Whatever"
• "Lights. Camera. Sparks?!"
• "WHODIDIT"
• "2 Scott 2 Pilgrim"
• "The World Vs Scott Pilgrim"