Timothy Simons plays Sasha Roklov in Netflix’s romantic comedy series Nobody Wants This, which premiered in September 2024 and returned for its second season on October 23, 2025. The 47-year-old actor portrays Noah’s older brother and Esther’s husband, navigating complex family dynamics alongside stars Kristen Bell and Adam Brody.
Viewers struggling to place his face have likely seen him in HBO’s Veep, where he spent seven seasons as the infamously insufferable Jonah Ryan. His extensive resume spans comedy, drama, and blockbuster films, making him one of television’s most recognizable character actors despite rarely playing leading roles.
Timothy Simons Brings Complexity to Netflix’s Nobody Wants This
Simons appears as a series regular in Nobody Wants This, playing Sasha Roklov with notable depth. Season 2 explores his crumbling marriage to Esther, played by Jackie Tohn, as the couple faces separation during Morgan and Dr. Andy’s engagement party.
The character develops an ambiguous connection with Morgan, portrayed by Justine Lupe, that Simons describes as
Not necessarily in a romantic way.
It’s “an undefinable connection,” he told Today.com, noting the relationship could develop in multiple directions.
The role marks a shift for Simons, who built his career playing detestable characters audiences loved to hate. Sasha is fundamentally good-hearted but flawed, struggling with holding on too tightly to his failing marriage.
When Esther decides to separate, Sasha respects her decision and commits to giving her space while remaining open to reconciliation. This nuanced performance demonstrates Simons’ range beyond the purely comedic or antagonistic roles that defined his earlier career.
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Simons gained widespread recognition playing Jonah Ryan across 65 episodes of HBO’s Veep from 2012 to 2019. The character, described as an insufferable White House liaison who later becomes a New Hampshire congressman, earned Simons a Screen Actors Guild Award in 2017 for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series.
He received five additional SAG Award nominations in the same category between 2013 and 2016. The role was Simons’ first major television part, yet he held his own opposite veterans, including Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Tony Hale.
Born June 12, 1978, in Readfield, Maine, Simons earned a theater degree from the University of Maine in 2001 before moving to Los Angeles in 2008. Before his breakthrough, he worked as a cater waiter, bartender, and set builder. An insurance commercial where he played Abraham Lincoln helped land his Veep audition (via Rotten Tomatoes).
Recent viewers might recognize Simons from 2022’s Don’t Worry Darling, where he played Dr. Collins in Olivia Wilde’s psychological thriller starring Florence Pugh and Harry Styles. His character held high authority in the Victory Project, prescribing pills to women who voiced concerns about the community to suppress their delusions. That same year, he starred opposite Jessica Biel in Hulu’s true crime miniseries Candy as Pat Montgomery, husband of a woman accused of murdering her neighbor with an axe.
His film credits include The Interview (2014) as Malcolm, the controversial comedy about assassinating Kim Jong-Un, and Home Sweet Home Alone (2021) as Hunter McKenzie in the sixth Home Alone franchise installment on Disney+. He appeared in Happiest Season (2020), Christine (2016), and Joy Ride (2023).
Simons also played The Eagle in Hulu’s 2019 adaptation of Looking for Alaska and will appear as King Tantalus in the upcoming second season of Disney+’s Percy Jackson and the Olympians (via Variety). His voice work includes Drew Pickles in the Rugrats reboot and multiple characters in HouseBroken.
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Nobody Wants This Season 2 is now streaming on Netflix (US).
