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 alb...
Known For
Complete Filmography
Sturgill Simpson: Live at The Austin City Limits Festival
2024
Eight albums in, Simpson’s dabbled in bluegrass and outlaw country and prog rock. It all coalesced into distinctly American, drawl-rich, ballooning mu...
True Love: Making The Creator
2023
as Self
Join director Gareth Edwards and crew for nearly an hour look behind the scenes. Hear from actors about the filming experience, and learn about the pr...
Killers of the Flower Moon
2023
as Henry Grammer
When oil is discovered in 1920s Oklahoma under Osage Nation land, the Osage people are murdered one by one—until the FBI steps in to unravel the myste...
The Creator
2023
as Drew
Amid a future war between the human race and the forces of artificial intelligence, a hardened ex-special forces agent grieving the disappearance of h...
Willie Nelson 90: Long Story Short
2023
as Self
A star-studded concert celebrating Willie Nelson's 90th birthday, recorded live at The Hollywood Bowl and featuring once-in-a-lifetime performances an...
Materna
2020
as Paul
A psychological portrait of four women, whose lives are bound together by an incident on the New York City subway.
Picture Show: A Tribute Celebrating John Prine
2020
as Self
A tribute to the life and music of John Prine featuring family and friends sharing memories and songs while raising money for several charitable organ...
Find Your Groove
2020
as Self
In this uplifitng documentary, stars and musicians from across the industry speak to the power and importance of music in society. Here we examine how...
The Hunt
2020
as Vanilla Nice
Twelve strangers wake up in a clearing. They don't know where they are—or how they got there. In the shadow of a dark internet conspiracy theory, ruth...
Queen & Slim
2019
as Police Officer Reed
While on a forgettable first date together in Ohio, a black man and a black woman are pulled over for a minor traffic infraction. The situation escala...
Sturgill Simpson Presents Sound & Fury
2019
as (voice)
In this anime visual album, a mysterious driver heads deep into a postapocalyptic hellscape toward a ferocious showdown with two monstrous opponents.
Sturgill Simpson Presents Sound & Fury
2019
Original Music Composer, Producer
In this anime visual album, a mysterious driver heads deep into a postapocalyptic hellscape toward a ferocious showdown with two monstrous opponents.
The Dead Don't Die
2019
as Guitar Zombie
In a small peaceful town, zombies suddenly rise to terrorize the town. Now three bespectacled police officers and a strange Scottish morgue expert mus...
Black Hog Gut
2018
as Top Hat
A band of American Civil War veterans suffer fear and anxiety deep within the white pine ribs of the smoky mountains.
Orca Park
2011
as Jackson
A high school science teacher and her sixteen year old student, run away together and take refuge behind the doors of a murky motel room in rural Orca...
John Prine: Hello in There
N/A
as Self
The story of singer-songwriter John Prine, from his early days when he broke through with an album he wrote as a mailman in the Chicago suburbs, and h...