Henry Simmons

Henry Oswald Simmons, Jr. is an American actor. He is well known for playing Detective Baldwin Jones on the ABC police drama NYPD Blue from 2000-2005. Simmons plays Simon Beaumont on ABC Family's Ravenswood. He is married to the actress Sophina Brown, who is also in the series.

Early Life
Simmons was born in Stamford, Connecticut, the son of Aurelia, a school teacher, and Henry Simmons, Sr., an IRS agent. He is one of three children, including his twin sister, and another sister. Simmons earned a basketball scholarship to Franklin Pierce College in New Hampshire, where he earned a business degree.

Career
While attending Franklin Pierce College, he experimented in theater. After graduating from college, he briefly worked at a Fortune 500 company in Stamford. Unhappy with his job, Simmons began to study acting and after a few bit roles, he landed a recurring role on the soap opera, Another World.

Simmons is best known for playing Detective Baldwin Jones on the ABC drama, NYPD Blue. He also played Queen Latifah's boyfriend in the 2004 action/comedy film Taxi. He had a leading role in the new CBS legal drama Shark, starring James Woods, and played a leading role in World's Greatest Dad. He recently starred in the ABC-TV comedy series Man Up!.