Lee Simmons — The Highwaymen Character Profile

About Lee Simmons

Chief of the Texas Department of Corrections who orchestrates Hamer's recruitment, coordinates law enforcement efforts, and furloughs an associate to draw out the gang.

Character Facts

Played by

John Carroll Lynch

Appears in

The Highwaymen (2019)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (3)

• Lee Simmons — Professional — Frank Hamer (Kevin Costner)

  Simmons recruits Hamer to lead the manhunt against Bonnie and Clyde.

• Lee Simmons — Professional — Wade McNabb (Josh Caras)

  Simmons authorizes McNabb's temporary release as part of the manhunt strategy.

• Lee Simmons — Professional — Sheriff Henderson Jordan (David Born)

  Jordan's local insights feed into Simmons' broader strategic coordination.

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• Agent Kendale (Jason Davis)
• Deputy Ted Hinton (Thomas Mann)
• Emma Parker (Jane McNeill)
• Deputy Bob Alcorn (Dean Denton)
• Gladys Hamer (Kim Dickens)
• Deputy Prentiss Oakley (Brian F. Durkin)
• Bonnie Parker (Emily Brobst)
• Sheriff Henderson Jordan (David Born)
• Wade McNabb (Josh Caras)