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Henry Oswald Simmons Jr. (b. July 1, 1970 in Stamford, Connecticut) is an American actor.

Simmons is one of three children; he has a sister who is his twin. Simmons earned a basketball scholarship at Franklin Pierce College in New Hampshire, where he earned a business degree. 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 (2004 film). He has recently appeared in episodes of the new CBS legal drama Shark (TV series) starring James Woods.

Simmons was engaged to local news anchor/television personality Lauren Sanchez; they broke off the engagement in 2003.

Filmography

• The Insurgents (2006)

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