Which actress played Simone Garnett in The Good Place?

Kirby Howell-Baptiste played Simone Garnett in The Good Place. Simone is a neuroscientist introduced in the third season, when the story returns to Earth after the characters’ first major afterlife ordeal.

Simone works at the University of Queensland and becomes a colleague of Chidi Anagonye. She and Chidi develop a romantic relationship, although Chidi initially struggles to explain the unusual circumstances surrounding his connection to Eleanor and the afterlife. Simone later becomes one of the humans involved in the experiment designed to test whether people can become morally better.

Howell-Baptiste’s role is recurring rather than part of the original main ensemble. The actress was already known for appearances in series including Barry and Killing Eve, and she later played Death in The Sandman. A common mix-up is confusing Simone with Eleanor, Tahani, or Janet, the show’s central characters. Simone is also distinct from the unnamed fake soulmate assigned to Chidi during one of Michael’s reboots.