Who is Henry Simmons? Everything You Need to Know

Henry Simmons first appeared in the 1994 flick ‘Above the Rim’. He then starred as a basketball player in the 1994 TV shows ‘Saturday Night Live’ and ‘New York Undercover’. Then from 2000 to 2005, he played the role of Det. Baldwin Jones in the drama ‘NYPD Blue’. During this time, the actor also did the movies ‘Taxi’ and ‘Are We There Yet?’ After this, he began playing the role of Issac Wright in the series ‘Shark’ and continued in this role until 2008. During this time, Simmons also got featured as Dr. Walter Chambers in the flick ‘South of Pico’.

He played supporting roles in the TV program ‘The Cleaner’ and in the TV film ‘Georgia O'Keeffe’ in 2009. The American actor then played Kendrick Paulsen Jr. in the movie ‘From the Rough’ in 2011. Two years later, he was cast in the shows ‘Second Generation Wayans’ and ‘Ravenswood’.

Simmons then began portraying the character of Alphonso “Mack” Mackenzie in ‘Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’ in 2014. That year, he also appeared in an episode of ‘Transparent’ and ‘Law & Order: Special Victims Unit’. In addition, the American actor did the movie ‘No Good Deed’ the same year.

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Personal Life

Henry Simmons was born as Henry Oswald Simmons, Jr. on July 1, 1970 in Stamford, Connecticut, USA, to Aurelia and Henry Simmons, Sr. He has a twin sister named Heather M. Simmons, who is a casting director, as well as another sister. He attended Franklin Pierce University on a basketball scholarship and earned a business degree from the University in 1992.

Talking about Simmons’ love life and marriage, he got married to American actress Sophina Brown in 2010. His acting mentor is Dennis Franz. As of now, Simmons is active on Instagram.

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