J.K. Simmons
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- January 9, 1955 (age 71)
- Birthplace
- Detroit, Michigan, USA
Biography
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.
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Filmography
The Prince
Movie
Behind the Zirkonians
Movie · as Skip (voice)
The Thing That Hurts
Movie
Monkey Quest
Movie · as Vex (voice)
Ren & Stimpy
TV · as Lint (voice) · 1 ep
Embassy
TV · as Ambassador Elliot Ashford · 6 eps
Beat the Reaper
TV · as Dr. Friendly · 1 ep
109 Billion Followers
Movie · as Reaper
The Brink of War
Movie · as George Shultz
Purgatory
Movie · as Father Malone
Heart of the Beast
Movie · as Watkins
The Westies
TV · as Eamon Sweeney · 8 eps
Little Brother
Movie · as Warren Duffy
The Accountant²
Movie · as Ray King
The Fish Thief: A Great Lakes Mystery
Movie · as Narrator
You Can't Run Forever
Movie · as Wade
The Union
Movie · as Tom Brennan
Juror #2
Movie · as Harold
Red One
Movie · as Nick
Saturday Night
Movie · as Milton Berle
Spaceman
Movie
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Movie · as J. Jonah Jameson (voice)
The Venture Bros.: Radiant Is the Blood of the Baboon Heart
Movie · as Ben (voice)
Rally Road Racers
Movie · as Gnash (voice)
One Day as a Lion
Movie · as Walter Boggs
Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers
Movie · as Captain Putty (voice)
Glorious
Movie · as Ghat (voice)
Prophets of Change
Movie · as Narrator
Rivals: Ohio State vs. Michigan
Movie · as Narrator
Marmaduke
Movie · as Zeus (voice)
Hopper: An American Love Story
Movie · as Edward Hopper (voice)
Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home
Movie · as Self
Night Sky
TV · as Franklin York · 8 eps
Seal Team
Movie · as Claggart (voice)
Venom: Let There Be Carnage
Movie · as J. Jonah Jameson (uncredited)
Ghostbusters: Afterlife
Movie · as Ivo Shandor
The Tomorrow War
Movie · as James Forester
Zack Snyder's Justice League
Movie · as Commissioner Gordon
Being the Ricardos
Movie · as William Frawley
Rushing or Dragging
Movie · as Terrence Fletcher (Archive Audio)
National Champions
Movie · as Coach James Lazor
Ride the Eagle
Movie · as Carl
Spider-Man: No Way Home
Movie · as J. Jonah Jameson
The Great North
TV · as Tusk Johnson (voice) · 2 eps
INVINCIBLE
TV · as Nolan Grayson / Omni-Man (voice) · 32 eps
Last Meals
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Palm Springs
Movie · as Roy
Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens
Movie · as Orville
Charlie Russell's Old West
Movie · as Narrator
Home Movie: The Princess Bride
TV · as The Grandfather · 1 ep
Coronavirus, Explained
TV · as Self - Narrator · 1 ep
Defending Jacob
TV · as Billy Barber · 8 eps
The Stand
TV · as General Starkey · 1 ep
Die Hart
TV · as Jackson Pepper · 7 eps
Fanboy
Movie · as J.K. / Frank Perry
Klaus
Movie · as Klaus (voice)
21 Bridges
Movie · as Captain Matt McKenna
Spider-Man: Far From Home
Movie · as J. Jonah Jameson
3 Days with Dad
Movie · as Joey
The Kelly Clarkson Show
TV · as Self · 2 eps
A Boy Called Sailboat
Movie · as Ernest
The Front Runner
Movie · as Bill Dixon
Detroit: Comeback City
Movie · as Himself - Narrator
The Boxcar Children: Surprise Island
Movie · as Dr. Moore (voice)
Drug$
Movie · as Narrator
Explained
TV · as Narrator (voice) · 1 ep
Punching Henry
Movie · as Jay Warren
Renegades
Movie · as Levin
All Nighter
Movie · as Mr. Gallo
Father Figures
Movie · as Ronald Hunt
The Snowman
Movie · as Arve Støp
Justice League
Movie · as Commissioner Gordon
The Bachelors
Movie · as Bill Palet
I'm Not Here
Movie · as Steve
The Black Ghiandola
Movie · as Ralph Aceto
Robert Kirkman's Secret History of Comics
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Counterpart
TV · as Howard Silk · 20 eps
No Activity
TV · as Leo · 4 eps
Brockmire
TV · as Matt "The Bat" Hardesty · 8 eps
The Accountant
Movie · as Ray King
Rock Dog
Movie · as Khampa (voice)
The Meddler
Movie · as Randall Zipper
Zootopia
Movie · as Mayor Lionheart (voice)
Kung Fu Panda 3
Movie · as Kai (voice)
Patriots Day
Movie · as Sgt. Jeffrey Pugliese
La La Land
Movie · as Bill
The Late Bloomer
Movie · as James Newmans
Gravity Falls: Between the Pines
Movie · as Ford Pines (Voice)
Goliath
TV · as George Zax · 8 eps
Terminator Genisys
Movie · as O'Brien
Worlds Apart
Movie · as Sebastian
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Major Lazer
TV · as President Whitewall (voice) · 11 eps
What Lives Inside
TV · as Benjamin 'Pops' Delaney · 4 eps
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps
Break Point
Movie · as Jack
Barefoot
Movie · as Dr. Bertleman
Whiplash
Movie · as Fletcher
Murder of a Cat
Movie · as Sheriff Frank Hoyle
The Rewrite
Movie · as Hal Lerner
Men, Women & Children
Movie · as Allison's Dad
The Boxcar Children
Movie · as Dr. Moore (voice)
Ava & Lala
Movie · as General Tiger (voice)
Growing Up Fisher
TV · as Mel Fisher · 13 eps
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
TV · as (voice) · 1 ep
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
TV · as Self · 2 eps
BoJack Horseman
TV · as Lenny Turtletaub (voice) · 13 eps
Wild Hawaii
TV · as Narrator (voice) · 2 eps
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TV · as Self - Guest · 3 eps
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps
Dark Skies
Movie · as Edwin Pollard
Jobs
Movie · as Arthur Rock
3 Geezers!
Movie · as J. Kimball
Labor Day
Movie · as Mr. Jervis
Whiplash
Movie · as Fletcher
The Magic Bracelet
Movie · as The Shaman
The Heeler
Movie · as Roscoe
Family Tools
TV · as Tony Shea · 10 eps
LEGO MARVEL Super Heroes: Maximum Overload
TV · as J. Jonah Jameson (voice) · 5 eps
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
TV · as Frank Dillman · 1 ep
The Words
Movie · as Mr. Jansen
Contraband
Movie · as Captain Camp
Men at Work
TV · as P.J. Jordan · 5 eps
The Legend of Korra
TV · as Tenzin (voice), Mushi (voice) · 47 eps
Marvel's Ultimate Spider-Man
TV · as J. Jonah Jameson (voice) · 103 eps
Gravity Falls
TV · as Stanford Pines (voice) · 8 eps
Best Friends Forever
TV · as Don · 1 ep
The Music Never Stopped
Movie · as Henry Sawyer
Young Adult
Movie · as Mavis' Publisher (voice) (uncredited)
The Good Doctor
Movie · as Detective Krauss
Blackstone
Movie · as Detective Burke
Ben 10 / Generator Rex: Heroes United
Movie · as White Knight (voice)
Desert Car Kings
TV · as Himself - Narrator · 10 eps
NTSF:SD:SUV::
TV · as Frank Forrest · 1 ep
Crazy on the Outside
Movie · as Ed
Megamind
Movie · as Warden (voice)
An Invisible Sign
Movie · as Mr. Jones
A Beginner's Guide to Endings
Movie · as Uncle Pal
Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore
Movie · as Gruff K-9 (voice)
True Grit
Movie · as J. Noble Daggett (voice) (uncredited)
4192: The Crowning of the Hit King
Movie · as Narrator (voice)
The Talk
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Ben 10: Ultimate Alien
TV · as Magister Gilhil / Plumber (voice) · 1 ep
Pound Puppies
TV · as Lt. Rock (voice), Mr. Withers (voice) · 1 ep
The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes
TV · as J. Jonah Jameson (voice) · 2 eps
Raising Hope
TV · as Bruce Chance · 1 ep
Up in the Air
Movie · as Bob
Extract
Movie · as Brian
Post Grad
Movie · as Roy Davies
The Vicious Kind
Movie · as Donald Sinclaire
New in Town
Movie · as Stu Kopenhafer
The Way of War
Movie · as Sergeant Mitchell
I Love You, Man
Movie · as Oswald Klaven
Jennifer's Body
Movie · as Mr. Wroblewski
Red Sands
Movie · as Lt. Col. Arson
Aliens in the Attic
Movie · as Skip (voice)
Extract: Mike Judge's Secret Recipe
Movie · as Self
Party Down
TV · as Leonard Stiltskin · 2 eps
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Archer
TV · as Detective (voice) · 4 eps
Parks and Recreation
TV · as Mayor Stice · 1 ep
Burn After Reading
Movie · as CIA Superior
Walt Whitman
Movie · as Narrator (voice)
Batman: The Brave and the Bold
TV · as Guardian (voice) · 1 ep
Ben 10: Alien Force
TV · as Magister Gilhil (voice) · 1 ep
Spider-Man 3
Movie · as J. Jonah Jameson
Rendition
Movie · as Lee Mayer
Juno
Movie · as Mac MacGuff
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
Movie · as James McLaughlin
The Astronaut Farmer
Movie · as Jacobson
Postal
Movie · as Candidate Welles
On the Set: Spider-Man 3
Movie · as Self
Phineas and Ferb
TV · as Napoleon (voice), J.B. (voice) · 1 ep
First Snow
Movie · as Vacaro
Harsh Times
Movie · as Agent Richards
Thank You for Smoking
Movie · as BR
American Dad!
TV · as Judge (voice), Dean of CIA Academy (voice), Gene (voice), Jed Farnsworth (voice) · 1 ep
The Closer
TV · as Will Pope · 109 eps
Numb3rs
TV · as Dr. Clarence Weaver · 1 ep
Spider-Man 2
Movie · as J. Jonah Jameson
Hidalgo
Movie · as Buffalo Bill Cody
The Ladykillers
Movie · as Garth Pancake
Spider-Man 2: Making the Amazing
Movie · as Self
3: The Dale Earnhardt Story
Movie · as Ralph Earnhardt
Broadway's Lost Treasures II
Movie · as Benny Southstreet (segment "Guys & Dolls")
Jack & Bobby
TV · 1 ep
The Jury
TV · 1 ep
The D.A.
TV · as Dep. Dist. Atty. Joe Carter · 4 eps
Justice League Unlimited
TV · as Eiling (voice), General Eiling (voice) · 1 ep
Veronica Mars
TV · as Clyde Pickett · 7 eps
Off the Map
Movie · as George
Path to War
Movie · as CIA Briefer
Disposal
Movie · as Older Hunter
Nip/Tuck
TV · as Ike Connors · 1 ep
Arrested Development
TV · as General Anderson · 1 ep
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Spider-Man
Movie · as J. Jonah Jameson
John Doe
TV · as Lucas Doya · 1 ep
Everwood
TV · as Phil Drebbles · 1 ep
Without a Trace
TV · as Mark Wilson · 1 ep
Kim Possible
TV · as Martin Smarty (voice) · 3 eps
The Mexican
Movie · as Ted
Starwater
Movie
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
TV · as Emil Skoda · 1 ep
The Gift
Movie · as Sheriff Pearl Johnson
Autumn in New York
Movie · as Dr. Tom Grandy
Hit and Runway
Movie · as Ray Tilman
The Cider House Rules
Movie · as Ray Kendall
For Love of the Game
Movie · as Frank Perry
I Lost My M in Vegas
Movie · as Yellow (voice)
Third Watch
TV · as Frank Hagedorn · 1 ep
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
TV · as Dr. Emil Skoda · 6 eps
The West Wing
TV · as Harry Ravitch · 1 ep
Celebrity
Movie · as Souvenir Hawker
Above Freezing
Movie · as Hoyd
Crossing Fields
Movie · as Guy
The Jackal
Movie · as FBI Agent T. I. Witherspoon
Love Walked In
Movie · as Mr. Shulman
Face Down
Movie · as Herb Aames
Oz
TV · as Vernon Schillinger · 56 eps
Extreme Measures
Movie · as Dr. Mingus
The First Wives Club
Movie · as Federal Marshall
Spin City
TV · as Kevin · 1 ep
Remember WENN
TV · as 'Captain Amazon' · 1 ep
The Daily Show
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Swift Justice
TV · as Mel Turman · 1 ep
New York News
TV · 1 ep
The Ref
Movie · as Siskel
The Scout
Movie · as Assistant Coach
New York Undercover
TV · 1 ep
ER
TV · as Gus Loomer · 1 ep
Homicide: Life on the Street
TV · as Alexander Rausch · 1 ep
The Adventures of Pete & Pete
TV · 1 ep
Guys and Dolls: Off the Record
Movie · as Himself / Benny Southstreet
Law & Order
TV · as Emil Skoda, Jerry Luppin · 45 eps
The Simpsons
TV · as Victor Kleskow (voice), Tabloid Editor (voice), J. Jonah Jameson (voice), JJ Gruff (voice), Dr. Jessup (voice) · 1 ep
Popeye Doyle
Movie · as Patrolman in Park
American Masters
TV · as Edward Hopper · 1 ep
Saturday Night Live
TV · as Self - Host, Vern Schillinger (uncredited) · 1 ep
The Oscars
TV · as Self · 1 ep