J.K. Simmons


    Starbirth:
    January 9, 1955
Birthplace:
Detroit, Michigan, USA
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Overview

Jonathan Kimble Simmons (born January 9, 1955) is an American actor. He has been cited as one of the greatest contemporary character actors, and has appeared in over 200 film and television roles since his debut in 1986. He is an Academy Award, BAFTA Award, Golden Globe Award, Screen Actors Guild Award, and Critics Choice Award winner, among other accolades. His film roles include J. Jonah Jameson in Sam Raimi's Spider-Man trilogy (2002–2007), tobacco industry executive B.R. in Thank You for Smoking (2005), Mac MacGuff in Juno (2007), music instructor Terence Fletcher in Whiplash (2014), Bill in La La Land (2016), William Frawley in Being the Ricardos (2021), and Commissioner James Gordon in the DC Extended Universe films Justice League (2017), Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021), and Batgirl (2022). He reprised his role as Jameson in various Marvel media unrelated to the Sam Raimi trilogy, including multiple animated series and the Marvel Cinematic Universe/Sony's Spider-Man Universe films Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019), Venom: Let There Be Carnage, and Spider-Man: No Way Home (both 2021), and the web series TheDailyBugle.net (2019; 2021). On television, he is known for playing Dr. Emil Skoda on the NBC series Law & Order, white supremacist prisoner Vernon Schillinger on the HBO series Oz, and Assistant Police Chief Will Pope on TNT's The Closer. From 2017 to 2019, he starred as Howard Silk in the Starz series Counterpart. He has also appeared in a series of commercials for Farmers Insurance and starred in the third season of the IFC comedy series Brockmire. In 2020, he had recurring roles on the miniseries Defending Jacob and The Stand. As a voice artist, he is known for voicing Cave Johnson in the video game Portal 2 (2011), Tenzin in The Legend of Korra (2012–2014), Stanford “Ford” Pines in Gravity Falls (2015–2016), Kai in Kung Fu Panda 3 (2016), Mayor Leodore Lionheart in Zootopia (2016), the titular character in Klaus (2019), Pig Baby in Season 4 of the HBO Max animated series Infinity Train (2021), and Nolan “Omni-Man” Grayson in the Amazon Prime action animated series Invincible (2021). He has been the voice of the Yellow M&M since 1996.


MOVIECHARACTERYEAR
Red One Santa Claus 2024
The Union 2024
You Can't Run Forever Wade 2024
The Venture Bros.: Radiant Is the Blood of the Baboon Heart Ben (voice) 2023
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse J. Jonah Jameson (voice) 2023
Rally Road Racers Gnash (voice) 2023
One Day as a Lion Walter Boggs 2023
Rivals: Ohio State vs. Michigan Narrator 2022
Prophets of Change Narrator 2022
Little Brother Warren Duffy 2022
Glorious Ghat (voice) 2022
Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers Captain Putty (voice) 2022
Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home Self (archive footage) 2022
Marmaduke Zeus (voice) 2022
Spider-Man: No Way Home J. Jonah Jameson 2021
Being the Ricardos William Frawley 2021
National Champions Coach James Lazor 2021
Ghostbusters: Afterlife Ivo Shandor 2021
Seal Team Claggart (voice) 2021
Venom: Let There Be Carnage J. Jonah Jameson (uncredited) 2021
The Tomorrow War James Forester 2021
Ride the Eagle Carl 2021
Rushing or Dragging Terrence Fletcher (Archive Audio) 2021
Zack Snyder's Justice League Commissioner James Gordon 2021
Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens Orville 2020
Palm Springs Roy 2020
Klaus Klaus (voice) 2019
21 Bridges Captain Matt McKenna 2019
3 Days with Dad Joey 2019
Spider-Man: Far From Home J. Jonah Jameson 2019
Fanboy J.K. / Frank Perry 2019
Drug$ Narrator 2018
The Front Runner Bill Dixon 2018
Detroit: Comeback City Himself - Narrator 2018
A Boy Called Sailboat Ernest 2018
The Boxcar Children: Surprise Island Dr. Moore (voice) 2018
Father Figures Ronald Hunt 2017
I'm Not Here Steve 2017
Justice League Commissioner James Gordon 2017
The Bachelors Bill Palet 2017
The Snowman Arve Støp 2017
Renegades Levin 2017
The Black Ghiandola Ralph Aceto 2017
All Nighter Mr. Gallo 2017
Punching Henry Jay Warren 2017
Patriots Day Sgt. Jeffrey Pugliese 2016
La La Land Bill 2016
The Accountant Ray King 2016
The Late Bloomer James Newmans 2016
Rock Dog Khampa (voice) 2016
The Meddler Randall Zipper 2016
Zootopia Mayor Leodore Lionheart (voice) 2016
Kung Fu Panda 3 Kai (voice) 2016
Worlds Apart Sebastian 2015
Phineas and Ferb: The O.W.C.A. Files Napoleon / Additional Voices (voice) 2015
Terminator Genisys O'Brien 2015
Men, Women & Children Allison's Dad 2014
Whiplash Terence Fletcher 2014
Ava & Lala General Tiger (voice) 2014
The Boxcar Children Dr. Moore (voice) 2014
The Rewrite Dr. Hal Lerner 2014
Murder of a Cat Sheriff Frank Hoyle 2014
Break Point Jack 2014
Barefoot Dr. Bertleman 2014
Labor Day Mr. Jervis 2013
Jobs Arthur Rock 2013
3 Geezers! J. Kimball 2013
The Magic Bracelet The Shaman 2013
The Heeler Roscoe 2013
Dark Skies Edwin Pollard 2013
Whiplash Fletcher 2013
The Words Mr. Jansen 2012
Contraband Captain Camp 2012
Young Adult Mavis' Publisher (voice) (uncredited) 2011
Blackstone Detective Burke 2011
The Good Doctor Detective Krauss 2011
The Music Never Stopped Henry Sawyer 2011
True Grit J. Noble Daggett (voice) (uncredited) 2010
Megamind Warden (voice) 2010
4192: The Crowning of the Hit King Narrator (voice) 2010
An Invisible Sign Mr. Jones 2010
A Beginner's Guide to Endings Uncle Pal 2010
Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore Gruff K-9 (voice) 2010
Crazy on the Outside Ed 2010
Extract: Mike Judge's Secret Recipe Self 2009
The Vicious Kind Donald Sinclaire 2009
Up in the Air Bob 2009
Jennifer's Body Mr. Wroblewski 2009
Extract Brian 2009
Post Grad Roy Davies 2009
Aliens in the Attic Skip (voice) 2009
I Love You, Man Oswald Klaven 2009
Red Sands Lt. Col. Arson 2009
The Way of War Sergeant Mitchell 2009
New in Town Stu Kopenhafer 2009
Burn After Reading CIA Superior 2008
Walt Whitman Narrator (voice) 2008
Juno Mac MacGuff 2007
Postal Candidate Welles 2007
Rendition Lee Mayer 2007
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee James McLaughlin 2007
Spider-Man 3 J. Jonah Jameson 2007
The Astronaut Farmer Jacobson 2007
First Snow Vacaro 2006
Harsh Times Agent Richards 2005
Thank You for Smoking BR 2005
3: The Dale Earnhardt Story Ralph Earnhardt 2004
Spider-Man 2: Making the Amazing Self 2004
Broadway's Lost Treasures II Benny Southstreet (segment "Guys & Dolls") 2004
Spider-Man 2 J. Jonah Jameson 2004
The Ladykillers Garth Pancake 2004
Hidalgo Buffalo Bill Cody 2004
Path to War CIA Briefer 2003
Off the Map George 2003
Disposal Older Hunter 2003
Spider-Man J. Jonah Jameson 2002
The Mexican Ted Slocum 2001
Starwater 2001
Autumn in New York Dr. Tom Grandy 2000
The Gift Sheriff Pearl Johnson 2000
The Cider House Rules Ray Kendall 1999
I Lost My M in Vegas Yellow 1999
For Love of the Game Frank Perry 1999
Hit and Runway Ray Tilman 1999
Crossing Fields Guy 1998
Above Freezing Hoyd 1998
Celebrity Souvenir Hawker 1998
Face Down Herb Aames 1997
The Jackal FBI Agent T. I. Witherspoon 1997
Love Walked In Mr. Shulman 1997
Extreme Measures Dr. Mingus 1996
The First Wives Club Federal Marshall 1996
The Scout Assistant Coach 1994
The Ref Siskel 1994
Guys and Dolls: Off the Record Himself / Benny Southstreet 1992
Popeye Doyle Patrolman in Park 1986
Hypergalactic (voice)
The Accountant 2 Ray King
The Tomorrow War 2 Slade
Juror No. 2
My Only Sunshine
SNL 1975 Milton Berle
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The Simpsons Victor Kleskow (voice) <mt>
American Dad! Judge (voice) <mt>
Jack & Bobby <blank> <mt>
Homicide: Life on the Street <blank> <mt>
Arrested Development General Anderson <mt>
New York News <blank> <mt>
Party Down Leonard Stiltskin <mt>
Marvel's Ultimate Spider-Man J. Jonah Jameson (voice) <mt>
Growing Up Fisher Mel Fisher <mt>
LEGO MARVEL Super Heroes: Maximum Overload J. Jonah Jameson (voice) <mt>
Third Watch <blank> <mt>
John Doe <blank> <mt>
The Closer Will Pope <mt>
Everwood Phil Drebbles <mt>
Without a Trace Mark Wilson <mt>
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Dr. Emil Skoda <mt>
Nip/Tuck <blank> <mt>
New York Undercover <blank> <mt>
ER Gus Loomer <mt>
Law & Order: Criminal Intent Dr. Emil Skoda <mt>
The Jury <blank> <mt>
Family Tools <blank> <mt>
Oz Vernon Schillinger <mt>
Counterpart Howard Silk <mt>
Law & Order Emil Skoda <mt>
The Legend of Korra Tenzin (voice) <mt>
The D.A. Dep. Dist. Atty. Joe Carter <mt>
Gravity Falls Stanford Pines (voice) <mt>
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter Self <mt>
Desert Car Kings Himself - Narrator <mt>
Saturday Night Live Self - Host <mt>
No Activity Leo <mt>
Brockmire Matt "The Bat" Hardesty <mt>
Veronica Mars Clyde Pickett <mt>
BoJack Horseman Lenny Turtletaub (voice) <mt>
Explained Narrator (voice) <mt>
Invincible Nolan Grayson / Omni-Man (voice) <mt>
Parks and Recreation Mayor Stice <mt>
Brooklyn Nine-Nine Frank Dillman <mt>
Wild Hawaii Narrator (voice) <mt>
Coronavirus, Explained Self - Narrator <mt>
The Stand General Starkey <mt>
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Self <mt>
Batman: The Brave and the Bold Guardian (voice) <mt>
Robert Kirkman's Secret History of Comics Self <mt>
Men At Work P.J. Jordan <mt>
Night Sky Franklin York <mt>
The Great North Tusk Johnson (voice) <mt>
Justice League Unlimited Eiling (voice) <mt>
Justice League Unlimited General Eiling (voice) <mt>
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver Voice Over (voice) <mt>
The Talk Self - Guest <mt>
Goliath George Zax <mt>
The West Wing Harry Ravitch <mt>
Ben 10: Ultimate Alien Magister Gilhil / Plumber (voice) <mt>
Kim Possible Martin Smarty (voice) <mt>
Kim Possible Martin Smarty / Additional voices (voice) <mt>
American Dad! Jed Farnsworth (voice) <mt>
American Dad! Dean of CIA Academy (voice) <mt>
American Dad! Gene (voice) <mt>
Pound Puppies Lt. Rock (voice) <mt>
Pound Puppies Mr. Withers (voice) <mt>
Spin City Kevin <mt>
The Oscars Self <mt>
Home Movie: The Princess Bride The Grandfather <mt>
The Venture Bros. Ben (Old Man Potter) (voice) <mt>
Law & Order Jerry Luppin <mt>
Major Lazer President Whitewall (voice) <mt>
The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes J. Jonah Jameson (voice) <mt>
Phineas and Ferb Napoleon (voice) <mt>
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors Self <mt>
Phineas and Ferb J.B. (voice) <mt>
American Masters Edward Hopper <mt>
NTSF:SD:SUV:: Frank Forrest <mt>
What Lives Inside Benjamin 'Pops' Delaney <mt>
Defending Jacob Billy Barber <mt>
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen Self - Guest <mt>
Archer Detective <mt>
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