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Henry Simmons Biography (1970-)

Full name, Henry Oswald Simmons, Jr.; born July 1, 1970, in Stamford, CT; sonof Henry (an IRS agent) and Aurelia (a school teacher) Simmons; twin brotherof Heather M. Simmons (a casting director). Addresses: Agent: Gersh Agency, 232 N. Canon Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90210.; Manager: Principato YoungEntertainment, 9465 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 430, Beverly Hills, CA 90212.

Nationality

American

Gender

Male

Occupation

Actor

Birth Details

July 1, 1970

Stamford, Connecticut, United States

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Film Appearances
• Starnes, Above the Rim, New Line Cinema, 1994
• Mitch Jennings, Snow Days (also known as Let It Snow), Artistic License, 1999
• On the Q.T., 1999
• Jesse, Taxi (also known as Taxi N.Y.C.), Twentieth Century-Fox, 2004
• Karl, Are We There Yet?, Sony Pictures Entertainment, 2005
• Television Appearances
• Series
• Tyrone Montgomery, Another World (also known as Another World:Bay City), NBC, 1997-99
• Detective Baldwin Jones, NYPD Blue, ABC, 2000-2005
• Miniseries
• Draba, Spartacus, USA Network, 2004
• Specials
• Presenter, The 14th Annual Soap Opera Awards, NBC, 1988
• Presenter, The 2nd Annual TV Guide Awards, Fox, 2000
• Presenter, The 2001 Essence Awards, Fox, 2001
• Presenter, The 2001 ALMA Awards, ABC, 2001
• Presenter, My VH1 Music Awards, VH1, 2001
• (Uncredited) Himself, Inside "NYPD Blue": A Decade on the Job (documentary), ABC, 2002
• Presenter, The 16th Annual Soul Train Music Awards, 2002
• Himself, ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration, 2003
• The 9th Annual Lady of Soul Train Awards, The WB, 2003
• The 2003 Vibe Awards: Beats, Style, Flavor, UPN, 2003
• An Evening of Stars 25th Anniversary: Tribute to Lou Rawls, NBC, 2004
• Presenter, The 18th Annual Soul Train Music Awards, 2004
• Episodic
• (Uncredited) Basketball player, Saturday Night Live, NBC, 1994
• (As Henry Simmons II) Kevin Lewis, "Expert Witness," The Cosby Mysteries, NBC, 1994
• (As Henry Simmons II) Trapp, "High on the Hog," New York Undercover, Fox, 1995
• Himself, The Sharon Osbourne Show, syndicated, 2003
• The View, ABC, 2003, 2004
• The Wayne Brady Show, syndicated, 2003
• (Uncredited) Himself, Punk'd, MTV, 2003
• Himself, Jimmy Kimmel Live, ABC, 2004
• Himself, 106 and Park, 2004
• Himself, The Tony Danza Show, syndicated, 2004
• Also appeared in Swift Justice, UPN; One Life to Live, ABC.

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

• Ebony, July, 2004, p. 172
• Essence, November, 2000, pp. 54, 132
• Jet, May 8, 2000, p. 46
• People Weekly, April 10, 2000, p. 178; May 8, 2000, p. 108