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J.K. Simmons

J.K. Simmons

Acting1955Detroit, 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.

Acting History

Future
Hypergalactic
as (voice)
Reykjavik
as George Shultz
Behind the Zirkonians
as Skip (voice)
Purgatory
as Father Malone
The Westies
TVas Eamon Sweeney
2025
The Accountant²
as Ray King
Little Brother
as Warren Duffy
2024
Juror #2
as Harold
Red One
as Nick
Saturday Night
as Milton Berle
The Woods
as Wade
The Union
as Tom Brennan
American Masters
TVas Edward Hopper• 1 eps
The Kelly Clarkson Show
TVas Self• 2 eps
Ren & Stimpy
TVas Lint (voice)• 1 eps
Die Hart
TVas Jackson Pepper• 7 eps
2023
One Day as a Lion
as Walter Boggs
Rally Road Racers
as Gnash (voice)
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
as J. Jonah Jameson (voice)
2022
Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers
as Captain Putty (voice)
Marmaduke
as Zeus (voice)
Glorious
as Ghat (voice)
Hopper: An American Love Story
as Edward Hopper (voice)
The Oscars
TVas Self• 1 eps
Night Sky
TVas Franklin York
2021
Venom: Let There Be Carnage
as J. Jonah Jameson (uncredited)
The Tomorrow War
as James Forester
Being the Ricardos
as William Frawley
National Champions
as Coach James Lazor
Seal Team
as Claggart (voice)
Zack Snyder's Justice League
as Commissioner Gordon
Rushing or Dragging
as Terrence Fletcher (Archive Audio)
Spider-Man: No Way Home
as J. Jonah Jameson
The Great North
TVas Tusk Johnson (voice)• 2 eps
Goliath
TVas George Zax• 8 eps
Invincible
TVas Nolan Grayson / Omni-Man (voice)• 25 eps
2020
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
TVas Frank Dillman• 1 eps
Home Movie: The Princess Bride
TVas The Grandfather• 1 eps
The Stand
TVas General Starkey• 1 eps
Defending Jacob
TVas Billy Barber• 8 eps
Coronavirus, Explained
TVas Self - Narrator
2019
Fanboy
as J.K. / Frank Perry
Klaus
as Klaus (voice)
21 Bridges
as Captain Matt McKenna
Spider-Man: Far From Home
as J. Jonah Jameson
Brockmire
TVas Matt "The Bat" Hardesty• 8 eps
Explained
TVas Narrator (voice)• 1 eps
Veronica Mars
TVas Clyde Pickett• 7 eps
2018
The Front Runner
as Bill Dixon
Detroit: Comeback City
as Himself - Narrator
Drug$
as Narrator
The Simpsons
TVas Victor Kleskow (voice) / Dr. Jessup (voice) / Tabloid Editor (voice) / J. Jonah Jameson (voice) / JJ Gruff (voice)• 1 eps
2017
Father Figures
as Ronald Hunt
The Bachelors
as Bill Palet
I'm Not Here
as Steve
Renegades
as Levin
The Black Ghiandola
as Ralph Aceto
All Nighter
as Mr. Gallo
Justice League
as Commissioner Gordon
Punching Henry
as Jay Warren
The Snowman
as Arve Støp
Counterpart
TVas Howard Silk• 20 eps
No Activity
TVas Leo• 4 eps
The Talk
TVas Self - Guest• 1 eps
2016
Zootopia
as Mayor Lionheart (voice)
Rock Dog
as Khampa (voice)
The Late Bloomer
as James Newmans
The Accountant
as Ray King
La La Land
as Bill
Patriots Day
as Sgt. Jeffrey Pugliese
The Meddler
as Randall Zipper
Kung Fu Panda 3
as Kai (voice)
Archer
TVas Detective (voice)• 4 eps
2015
O.W.C.A. Files
as Napoleon / Additional Voices (voice)
Worlds Apart
as Sebastian
Major Lazer
TVas President Whitewall (voice)• 11 eps
What Lives Inside
TVas Benjamin 'Pops' Delaney
Gravity Falls
TVas Stanford Pines (voice)• 8 eps
2014
The Boxcar Children
as Dr. Moore (voice)
Murder of a Cat
as Sheriff Frank Hoyle
Barefoot
as Dr. Bertleman
Men, Women & Children
as Allison's Dad
Ava & Lala
as General Tiger (voice)
The Rewrite
as Dr. Hal Lerner
Whiplash
as Fletcher
BoJack Horseman
TVas Lenny Turtletaub (voice)• 13 eps
Wild Hawaii
TVas Narrator (voice)
Growing Up Fisher
TVas Mel Fisher
2013
Jobs
as Arthur Rock
3 Geezers!
as J. Kimball
Labor Day
as Mr. Jervis
Dark Skies
as Edwin Pollard
Whiplash
as Fletcher
The Magic Bracelet
as The Shaman
The Heeler
as Roscoe
Pound Puppies
TVas Mr. Withers (voice)• 1 eps
Parks and Recreation
TVas Mayor Stice• 1 eps
LEGO MARVEL Super Heroes: Maximum Overload
TVas J. Jonah Jameson (voice)• 5 eps
Family Tools
TVas Tony Shea
2012
Contraband
as Captain Camp
The Words
as Mr. Jansen
The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes
TVas J. Jonah Jameson (voice)• 2 eps
The Legend of Korra
TVas Tenzin (voice) / Mushi (voice)• 1 eps
Marvel's Ultimate Spider-Man
TVas J. Jonah Jameson (voice)• 103 eps
Men at Work
TVas P.J. Jordan
2011
Young Adult
as Mavis' Publisher (voice) (uncredited)
The Good Doctor
as Detective Krauss
Blackstone
as Detective Burke
American Dad!
TVas Jed Farnsworth (voice) / Judge (voice) / Dean of CIA Academy (voice) / Gene (voice)• 1 eps
Desert Car Kings
TVas Himself - Narrator
NTSF:SD:SUV::
TVas Frank Forrest• 1 eps
Raising Hope
TVas Bruce Chance• 1 eps
2010
An Invisible Sign
as Mr. Jones
True Grit
as J. Noble Daggett (voice) (uncredited)
Megamind
as Warden (voice)
Ben 10: Ultimate Alien
TVas Magister Gilhil / Plumber (voice)• 1 eps
Batman: The Brave and the Bold
TVas Guardian (voice)• 1 eps
2009
The Vicious Kind
as Donald Sinclaire
Red Sands
as Lt. Col. Arson
Aliens in the Attic
as Skip (voice)
I Love You, Man
as Oswald Klaven
Extract
as Brian
Post Grad
as Roy Davies
The Way of War
as Sergeant Mitchell
New in Town
as Stu Kopenhafer
Jennifer's Body
as Mr. Wroblewski
Party Down
TVas Leonard Stiltskin• 2 eps
2008
Burn After Reading
as CIA Superior
Walt Whitman
as Narrator (voice)
Phineas and Ferb
TVas J.B. (voice) / Napoleon (voice)• 1 eps
Ben 10: Alien Force
TVas Magister Gilhil (voice)• 1 eps
2007
Juno
as Mac MacGuff
Rendition
as Lee Mayer
Postal: The Movie
as Candidate Welles
Spider-Man 3
as J. Jonah Jameson
Kim Possible
TVas Martin Smarty (voice) / Martin Smarty / Additional voices (voice)• 1 eps
2006
First Snow
as Vacaro
The West Wing
TVas Harry Ravitch• 1 eps
2005
Harsh Times
as Agent Richards
Justice League Unlimited
TVas General Eiling (voice) / Eiling (voice)• 4 eps
Arrested Development
TVas General Anderson• 1 eps
Numb3rs
TVas Dr. Clarence Weaver• 1 eps
The Closer
TVas Will Pope• 109 eps
2004
Hidalgo
as Buffalo Bill Cody
3: The Dale Earnhardt Story
as Ralph Earnhardt
The Ladykillers
as Garth Pancake
Broadway's Lost Treasures II
as Benny Southstreet (segment "Guys & Dolls")
Spider-Man 2
as J. Jonah Jameson
ER
TVas Gus Loomer• 1 eps
Nip/Tuck
TVas Ike Connors• 1 eps
Without a Trace
TVas Mark Wilson• 1 eps
The D.A.
TVas Dep. Dist. Atty. Joe Carter
2003
Off the Map
as George
Path to War
as CIA Briefer
Disposal
as Older Hunter
John Doe
TVas Lucas Doya• 1 eps
Everwood
TVas Phil Drebbles• 1 eps
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TVas Self - Guest / Self
2002
Spider-Man
as J. Jonah Jameson
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
TVas Emil Skoda• 1 eps
2001
The Mexican
as Ted Slocum
2000
The Gift
as Sheriff Pearl Johnson
Autumn in New York
as Dr. Tom Grandy
Third Watch
TVas Frank Hagedorn• 1 eps
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
TVas Dr. Emil Skoda• 6 eps
1999
Hit and Runway
as Ray Tilman
The Cider House Rules
as Ray Kendall
For Love of the Game
as Frank Perry
I Lost My M in Vegas
as Yellow (voice)
1998
Celebrity
as Souvenir Hawker
1997
Anastasia
as Ensemble and Character Vocals (voice)
The Jackal
as FBI Agent T. I. Witherspoon
Face Down
as Herb Aames
Love Walked In
as Mr. Shulman
Spin City
TVas Kevin• 1 eps
Oz
TVas Vernon Schillinger• 56 eps
1996
The First Wives Club
as Federal Marshall
Extreme Measures
as Dr. Mingus
Homicide: Life on the Street
TVas Alexander Rausch• 1 eps
Remember WENN
TVas 'Captain Amazon'
The Daily Show
TVas Self - Guest
1995
1994
The Ref
as Siskel
The Scout
as Assistant Coach
Law & Order
TVas Emil Skoda / Jerry Luppin• 1 eps
1992
Guys and Dolls: Off the Record
as Himself / Benny Southstreet
1986
Popeye Doyle
as Patrolman in Park
1975
Saturday Night Live
TVas Self - Host / Self - Cameo (uncredited)

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Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1/9/1955(71 years old)
Place of Birth
Detroit, Michigan, USA
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