Acting credits
23
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Actor
Sturgill Simpson
Acting
Career Snapshot
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Movies: 15Series: 10Crew credits: 2
TMDB ID: 1526793
IMDb ID: nm4699627
Known for: Acting
Born: June 8, 1978
Age: 48
Place of birth: Jackson, Kentucky, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1975 - 2024
Years active: 50
Average TMDB rating: 6.42
Wikidata: Q16736403
Other jobs
Original Music Composer (1)Theme Song Performance (1)
Biography
John Sturgill Simpson (born June 8, 1978) is an American country music singer-songwriter and actor. As of February 2022, he has released seven albums as a solo artist. His first two albums, High Top Mountain and Metamodern Sounds in Country Music, were independently released in 2013 and 2014, respectively. The latter was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Americana Album, listed 18th on Rolling Stone's "50 Best Albums of 2014," and named among "NPR's 50 Favorite Albums of 2014." His third album, A Sailor's Guide to Earth, was released in April 2016 on Atlantic Records and was Simpson's first major-label release, later earning him Best Country Album at the 59th Grammy Awards while also being nominated for Album of the Year. Simpson's fourth album, Sound & Fury, was released on September 27, 2019, and was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Rock Album at the 63rd Grammy Awards. He released two albums in 2020 - Cuttin' Grass, Vol. 1 and Vol. 2 - which feature bluegrass interpretations of songs from across his catalog, and marked his return to independent music. His seventh studio album, The Ballad of Dood and Juanita, was released in August 2021. He has stated that The Ballad of Dood and Juanita would be his last album as Sturgill Simpson.
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Movies
Movie credits linked with Sturgill Simpson.
Sturgill Simpson: Live at The Austin City Limits Festival
2024 Movie
True Love: Making The Creator
as Self
2023 Movie
Killers of the Flower Moon
as Henry Grammer
2023 Movie
The Creator
as Drew
2023 Movie
Willie Nelson 90: Long Story Short
as Self
2023 Movie
Materna
as Paul
2020 Movie
Picture Show: A Tribute Celebrating John Prine
as Self
2020 Movie
Find Your Groove
as Self
2020 Movie
The Hunt
as Vanilla Nice
2020 Movie
Queen & Slim
as Police Officer Reed
2019 Movie
Sturgill Simpson Presents Sound & Fury
Original Music Composer
2019 Movie
The Dead Don't Die
as Guitar Zombie
2019 Movie
Black Hog Gut
as Top Hat
2018 Movie
Orca Park
as Jackson
2011 Movie
John Prine: Hello in There
as Self
Movie
Series
Series credits linked with Sturgill Simpson.
The Righteous Gemstones
as Brother Marshall • 3 eps
2019 Series
I Love You, America
as Self • 1 eps
2017 Series
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self - Guest • 2 eps
2015 Series
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self - Musical Guest • 2 eps
2014 Series
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self • 1 eps
2014 Series
Squidbillies
Theme Song Performance • 1 eps
2005 Series
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self - Musical Guest • 1 eps
2003 Series
Late Show with David Letterman
as Self - Musical Guest • 1 eps
1993 Series
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Musical Guest • 2 eps
1975 Series
Austin City Limits
as Self • 1 eps
1975 Series