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J.K. Simmons
Born · January 9, 1955 (69 years old)
Known For: Acting
Place of Birth: Detroit, Michigan, USA
Bio
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.
The Prince
0.0
2025
The Accountant 2
Ray King
0.0
2025
Red One
Nick
6.9
2024
Juror #2
Harold Chincowski
7.0
2024
Saturday Night
Milton Berle
6.9
2024
The Union
Tom Brennan
6.2
2024
You Can't Run Forever
Wade
5.1
2024
The Venture Bros.: Radiant Is the Blood of the Baboon Heart
Ben (voice)
7.3
2023
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
J. Jonah Jameson (voice)
8.4
2023
Rally Road Racers
Gnash (voice)
6.6
2023
One Day as a Lion
Walter Boggs
5.7
2023
Rivals: Ohio State vs. Michigan
Narrator
0.0
2022
Prophets of Change
Narrator
0.0
2022
Little Brother
Warren Duffy
2.0
2022
Glorious
Ghat (voice)
5.9
2022
Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers
Captain Putty (voice)
7.0
2022
Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home
Self (archive footage)
6.7
2022
Ghostbusters: Afterlife
Ivo Shandor
7.4
2021
Seal Team
Claggart (voice)
6.9
2021
Venom: Let There Be Carnage
J. Jonah Jameson (uncredited)
6.8
2021
Fanboy
J.K. / Frank Perry
0.0
2019
A Boy Called Sailboat
Ernest
6.6
2018
Father Figures
Ronald Hunt
5.8
2017
I'm Not Here
Steve
6.0
2017
Justice League
Commissioner James Gordon
6.1
2017
The Bachelors
Bill Palet
7.1
2017
The Snowman
Arve Støp
5.2
2017
Renegades
Levin
5.6
2017
All Nighter
Mr. Gallo
5.7
2017
Punching Henry
Jay Warren
5.9
2017
Patriots Day
Sgt. Jeffrey Pugliese
7.1
2016
La La Land
Bill
7.9
2016
The Accountant
Ray King
7.1
2016
The Late Bloomer
James Newmans
5.4
2016
Rock Dog
Khampa (voice)
6.2
2016
The Meddler
Randall Zipper
5.9
2016
Zootopia
Mayor Leodore Lionheart (voice)
7.8
2016
Kung Fu Panda 3
Kai (voice)
6.9
2016
Worlds Apart
Sebastian
6.5
2015
Phineas and Ferb: The O.W.C.A. Files
Napoleon / Additional Voices (voice)
7.7
2015
Terminator Genisys
O'Brien
5.9
2015
Men, Women & Children
Allison's Dad
6.5
2014
Whiplash
Fletcher
8.4
2014
Ava & Lala
General Tiger (voice)
8.0
2014
The Boxcar Children
Dr. Moore (voice)
8.0
2014
The Rewrite
Dr. Hal Lerner
6.0
2014
Murder of a Cat
Sheriff Frank Hoyle
5.1
2014
Break Point
Jack
5.8
2014
Barefoot
Dr. Bertleman
6.6
2014
Labor Day
Mr. Jervis
7.0
2013
Jobs
Arthur Rock
6.1
2013
3 Geezers!
J. Kimball
4.0
2013
The Magic Bracelet
The Shaman
0.0
2013
The Heeler
Roscoe
0.0
2013
Dark Skies
Edwin Pollard
6.3
2013
Whiplash
Fletcher
7.8
2013
The Words
Mr. Jansen
6.6
2012
Contraband
Captain Camp
6.3
2012
Young Adult
Mavis' Publisher (voice) (uncredited)
5.8
2011
Blackstone
Detective Burke
7.0
2011
The Good Doctor
Detective Krauss
6.2
2011
The Music Never Stopped
Henry Sawyer
7.2
2011
True Grit
J. Noble Daggett (voice) (uncredited)
7.3
2010
Megamind
Warden (voice)
7.0
2010
4192: The Crowning of the Hit King
Narrator (voice)
5.5
2010
An Invisible Sign
Mr. Jones
5.2
2010
A Beginner's Guide to Endings
Uncle Pal
6.1
2010
Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore
Gruff K-9 (voice)
5.2
2010
Crazy on the Outside
Ed
5.3
2010
The Vicious Kind
Donald Sinclaire
6.3
2009
Up in the Air
Bob
6.9
2009
Jennifer's Body
Mr. Wroblewski
6.0
2009
Extract
Brian
5.8
2009
Post Grad
Roy Davies
5.0
2009
Aliens in the Attic
Skip (voice)
5.7
2009
The Way of War
Sergeant Mitchell
3.7
2009
I Love You, Man
Oswald Klaven
6.6
2009
Red Sands
Lt. Col. Arson
4.4
2009
New in Town
Stu Kopenhafer
5.8
2009
Burn After Reading
CIA Superior
6.7
2008
Juno
Mac MacGuff
7.1
2007
Postal
Candidate Welles
4.6
2007
Rendition
Lee Mayer
6.4
2007
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
James McLaughlin
6.5
2007
Spider-Man 3
J. Jonah Jameson
6.4
2007
The Astronaut Farmer
Jacobson
6.2
2007
First Snow
Vacaro
6.1
2006
Harsh Times
Agent Richards
6.4
2005
Thank You for Smoking
BR
7.2
2005
3: The Dale Earnhardt Story
Ralph Earnhardt
7.5
2004
Spider-Man 2: Making the Amazing
Self
6.7
2004
Spider-Man 2
J. Jonah Jameson
7.3
2004
The Ladykillers
Garth Pancake
6.1
2004
Hidalgo
Buffalo Bill Cody
6.9
2004
Path to War
CIA Briefer
6.7
2003
Off the Map
George
6.5
2003
Disposal
Older Hunter
0.0
2003
Spider-Man
J. Jonah Jameson
7.3
2002
The Mexican
Ted Slocum
5.9
2001
Starwater
0.0
2001
Autumn in New York
Dr. Tom Grandy
6.1
2000
The Gift
Sheriff Pearl Johnson
6.4
2000
The Cider House Rules
Ray Kendall
7.1
1999
For Love of the Game
Frank Perry
6.5
1999
Hit and Runway
Ray Tilman
4.6
1999
Crossing Fields
Guy
0.0
1998
Above Freezing
Hoyd
7.0
1998
Celebrity
Souvenir Hawker
6.0
1998
Anastasia
Ensemble and Character Vocals (voice)
7.6
1997
Face Down
Herb Aames
3.0
1997
The Jackal
FBI Agent T. I. Witherspoon
6.4
1997
Love Walked In
Mr. Shulman
4.0
1997
Extreme Measures
Dr. Mingus
6.0
1996
The Ref
Siskel
6.6
1994
Hypergalactic
(voice)
0.0
The Scout
Assistant Coach
5.2
1994
Popeye Doyle
Patrolman in Park
4.4
1986
Reykjavik
George Shultz
0.0
Spaceman
0.0
Hopper: An American Love Story
Edward Hopper (voice)
7.1
2022
Night Sky
Franklin York · (8 episodes)
6.9
2022
Marmaduke
Zeus (voice)
5.0
2022
Spider-Man: No Way Home
J. Jonah Jameson
8.0
2021
Being the Ricardos
William Frawley
6.5
2021
National Champions
Coach James Lazor
6.5
2021
The Tomorrow War
James Forester
7.5
2021
Ride the Eagle
Carl
6.4
2021
INVINCIBLE
Nolan Grayson / Omni-Man (voice) · (24 episodes)
8.6
2021
Rushing or Dragging
Terrence Fletcher (Archive Audio)
9.0
2021
Zack Snyder's Justice League
Commissioner Gordon
8.1
2021
The Great North
Tusk Johnson (voice) · (2 episodes)
6.8
2021
The Stand
General Starkey · (1 episode)
6.9
2020
Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens
Orville
0.0
2020
Die Hart
Jackson Pepper · (7 episodes)
6.6
2020
Palm Springs
Roy
7.3
2020
Home Movie: The Princess Bride
The Grandfather · (1 episode)
7.7
2020
Coronavirus, Explained
Self - Narrator · (1 episode)
6.9
2020
Defending Jacob
Billy Barber · (8 episodes)
8.3
2020
Klaus
Klaus (voice)
8.2
2019
21 Bridges
Captain Matt McKenna
6.8
2019
3 Days with Dad
Joey
5.5
2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self · (1 episode)
6.2
2019
Spider-Man: Far From Home
J. Jonah Jameson
7.4
2019
Drug$
Narrator
9.0
2018
The Front Runner
Bill Dixon
5.9
2018
Detroit: Comeback City
Himself - Narrator
8.0
2018
Explained
Narrator (voice) · (1 episode)
7.5
2018
The Boxcar Children: Surprise Island
Dr. Moore (voice)
6.9
2018
Counterpart
Howard Silk · (20 episodes)
7.4
2017
Robert Kirkman's Secret History of Comics
Self · (1 episode)
7.5
2017
No Activity
Leo · (4 episodes)
6.8
2017
The Black Ghiandola
Ralph Aceto
7.0
2017
Brockmire
Matt "The Bat" Hardesty · (8 episodes)
6.8
2017
Goliath
George Zax · (8 episodes)
7.6
2016
Gravity Falls: Weirdmageddon
Ford Pines (voice)
0.0
2016
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Self · (1 episode)
5.7
2015
Major Lazer
President Whitewall (voice) · (11 episodes)
6.5
2015
What Lives Inside
Benjamin 'Pops' Delaney · (4 episodes)
7.6
2015
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Self · (2 episodes)
4.4
2014
BoJack Horseman
Lenny Turtletaub (voice) · (13 episodes)
8.6
2014
Wild Hawaii
Narrator (voice) · (2 episodes)
6.8
2014
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Voice Over (voice) · (1 episode)
7.9
2014
Growing Up Fisher
Mel Fisher · (13 episodes)
6.6
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self · (3 episodes)
5.8
2014
LEGO MARVEL Super Heroes: Maximum Overload
J. Jonah Jameson (voice) · (5 episodes)
6.7
2013
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Frank Dillman · (1 episode)
8.2
2013
Family Tools
(10 episodes)
5.2
2013
Gravity Falls
Stanford Pines (voice) · (8 episodes)
8.6
2012
Men At Work
P.J. Jordan · (5 episodes)
6.7
2012
The Legend of Korra
Tenzin (voice) · (52 episodes)
8.2
2012
Best Friends Forever
Don · (1 episode)
3.0
2012
Marvel's Ultimate Spider-Man
J. Jonah Jameson (voice) · (103 episodes)
7.7
2012
Ben 10 - Generator Rex: Heroes United
White Knight (voice)
7.1
2011
NTSF:SD:SUV::
Frank Forrest · (1 episode)
6.9
2011
Desert Car Kings
Himself - Narrator · (10 episodes)
0.0
2011
The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes
J. Jonah Jameson (voice) · (2 episodes)
8.1
2010
The Talk
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
3.4
2010
Pound Puppies
Lt. Rock (voice) · (1 episode)
5.2
2010
Pound Puppies
Mr. Withers (voice) · (1 episode)
5.2
2010
Ben 10: Ultimate Alien
Magister Gilhil / Plumber (voice) · (1 episode)
8.2
2010
Extract: Mike Judge's Secret Recipe
Self
2.5
2009
Archer
Detective (voice) · (4 episodes)
7.9
2009
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
5.0
2009
Parks and Recreation
Mayor Stice · (1 episode)
8.0
2009
Party Down
Leonard Stiltskin · (2 episodes)
7.4
2009
Batman: The Brave and the Bold
Guardian (voice) · (1 episode)
7.5
2008
Walt Whitman
Narrator (voice)
5.0
2008
Phineas and Ferb
Napoleon (voice) · (1 episode)
7.9
2007
Phineas and Ferb
J.B. (voice) · (1 episode)
7.9
2007
The Closer
Will Pope · (109 episodes)
7.9
2005
American Dad!
Judge (voice) · (1 episode)
7.0
2005
American Dad!
Gene (voice) · (1 episode)
7.0
2005
American Dad!
Dean of CIA Academy (voice) · (1 episode)
7.0
2005
American Dad!
Jed Farnsworth (voice) · (1 episode)
7.0
2005
Broadway's Lost Treasures II
Benny Southstreet (segment "Guys & Dolls")
8.0
2004
Veronica Mars
Clyde Pickett · (7 episodes)
7.9
2004
Jack & Bobby
(1 episode)
6.7
2004
The Venture Bros.
Ben (Old Man Potter) (voice) · (1 episode)
7.8
2004
Justice League Unlimited
Eiling (voice) · (1 episode)
8.3
2004
Justice League Unlimited
General Eiling (voice) · (4 episodes)
8.3
2004
The Jury
(1 episode)
7.0
2004
The D.A.
Dep. Dist. Atty. Joe Carter · (4 episodes)
0.0
2004
Arrested Development
General Anderson · (1 episode)
8.0
2003
Nip/Tuck
(1 episode)
7.2
2003
Without a Trace
Mark Wilson · (1 episode)
7.3
2002
Everwood
Phil Drebbles · (1 episode)
7.6
2002
Kim Possible
Martin Smarty (voice) · (1 episode)
7.5
2002
Kim Possible
Martin Smarty / Additional voices (voice) · (1 episode)
7.5
2002
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Emil Skoda · (1 episode)
7.6
2001
Third Watch
Frank Hagedorn · (1 episode)
7.9
1999
The West Wing
Harry Ravitch · (1 episode)
8.3
1999
Oz
Vernon Schillinger · (56 episodes)
8.0
1997
Oz (TV Series 1997-2003)
Vern Schillinger · (1 episode)
0.0
1997
The First Wives Club
Federal Marshall
6.7
1996
Spin City
Kevin · (1 episode)
7.0
1996
Guys and Dolls: Off the Record
Himself / Benny Southstreet
10.0
1992
The Tomorrow War 2
Slade
0.0
109 Billion Followers
0.0
Reykjavik
George Shultz
0.0
John Doe
(1 episode)
7.1
2002
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Dr. Emil Skoda · (6 episodes)
7.9
1999
New York News
(1 episode)
0.0
1995
ER
Gus Loomer · (1 episode)
7.8
1994
New York Undercover
(1 episode)
7.2
1994
Homicide: Life on the Street
(1 episode)
8.0
1993
Law & Order
Emil Skoda · (45 episodes)
7.4
1990
Law & Order
Jerry Luppin · (1 episode)
7.4
1990
The Simpsons
Victor Kleskow (voice) · (1 episode)
8.0
1989
The Simpsons
Tabloid Editor (voice) · (1 episode)
8.0
1989
The Simpsons
J. Jonah Jameson (voice) · (1 episode)
8.0
1989
The Simpsons
JJ Gruff (voice) · (1 episode)
8.0
1989
The Simpsons
Dr. Jessup (voice) · (1 episode)
8.0
1989
American Masters
Edward Hopper · (1 episode)
7.1
1986
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host · (1 episode)
6.9
1975
Saturday Night Live
Self - Cameo (uncredited) · (1 episode)
6.9
1975
The Oscars
Self · (1 episode)
7.0
1953