Stanley Simons
BiographyStanley appears as Mike Von Erich in the wrestling biopic 'The Iron Claw' Directed by Sean Durkin, Produced by A24 and in theaters now. Stanley plays alongside Zac Efron, Jeremy Allen-White and Harris Dickinson as the youngest brother of the tragically cursed but legendary Von Erich wrestling family.
Stanley made his feature film debut in 2019 with the release of Peter Lee's delightful Bronx love story 'Angelfish', playing alongside the remarkable Princess Nokia and Jimi Stanton.
He next gained attention for his role as Miles, the stoner Ice Cream store manager in Erin Vassilipoulos quirky feature film, 'Superior', which premiered in the US Dramatic Competition at Sundance 2021.
He had a lead role in Sam Centore's short film "Tyler works at the gas station" which garnered very favorable reviews in 2020.
Other screen work includes glowing reviews for his performance as Issac in the The CW's 'Two Sentence Horror Stories', playing opposite Ice-T in a guest role as a troubled youth in 'Law and Order SVU', a guest appearance in Kumail Nanjiani's Universal TV series 'Little America' and several acclaimed short films.
Although he was born in Sydney, Australia and lived in Shanghai, China as well as Hong Kong, home for Stanley is in Brooklyn, NY. When not working on a film project, he writes screenplays, skateboards and plays guitar.
In the role of actor
The Iron Claw (21/12/2023)
The story of the Von Erich family of professional wrestling is told in The Iron Claw. Kevin (Zac Efron), Kerry (Jeremy Allen White), David (Harris Dickinson), and Mike (Stanley Simons) are the sons of legendary Texa wrestler-turned-promotor Fritz Von Erich (Holt McCallany). Kevin wrestles for his father’s World Class Championship Wrestling promotion, where he is […]