J.K. Simmons
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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.
Known for
Credits
Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021)
as J. Jonah Jameson
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023)
as J. Jonah Jameson (voice)
Spider-Man (2002)
as J. Jonah Jameson
Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019)
as J. Jonah Jameson
Spider-Man 3 (2007)
as J. Jonah Jameson
Whiplash (2014)
as Fletcher
Zootopia (2016)
as Mayor Lionheart (voice)
Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021)
as J. Jonah Jameson (uncredited)
Red One (2024)
as Nick
Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021)
as Ivo Shandor
Terminator Genisys (2015)
as O'Brien
La La Land (2016)
as Bill
Spider-Man 2 (2004)
as J. Jonah Jameson
Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021)
as Commissioner Gordon
The Accountant² (2025)
as Ray King
Heart of the Beast (2026)
Actor
Justice League (2017)
as Commissioner Gordon
Megamind (2010)
as Warden (voice)
The Tomorrow War (2021)
as James Forester
Kung Fu Panda 3 (2016)
as Kai (voice)
The Accountant (2016)
as Ray King
Jennifer's Body (2009)
as Mr. Wroblewski
Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers (2022)
as Captain Putty (voice)
The Jackal (1997)
as FBI Agent T. I. Witherspoon
True Grit (2010)
as J. Noble Daggett (voice) (uncredited)
Juror #2 (2024)
as Harold
Palm Springs (2020)
as Roy
The Brink of War (2026)
as George Shultz
Klaus (2019)
as Klaus (voice)
Juno (2007)
as Mac MacGuff
Patriots Day (2016)
as Sgt. Jeffrey Pugliese
21 Bridges (2019)
as Captain Matt McKenna
Burn After Reading (2008)
as CIA Superior
The Cider House Rules (1999)
as Ray Kendall
Labor Day (2013)
as Mr. Jervis
Up in the Air (2009)
as Bob
The Snowman (2017)
as Arve Støp
The Gift (2000)
as Sheriff Pearl Johnson
The Union (2024)
as Tom Brennan
Rock Dog (2016)
as Khampa (voice)
The Ladykillers (2004)
as Garth Pancake
Dark Skies (2013)
as Edwin Pollard
Contraband (2012)
as Captain Camp
Renegades (2017)
as Levin
Thank You for Smoking (2005)
as BR
I Love You, Man (2009)
as Oswald Klaven
Men, Women & Children (2014)
as Allison's Dad
Aliens in the Attic (2009)
as Skip (voice)
For Love of the Game (1999)
as Frank Perry
Rally Road Racers (2023)
as Gnash (voice)
Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home (2022)
as Self
The Words (2012)
as Mr. Jansen
The First Wives Club (1996)
as Federal Marshall
Hidalgo (2004)
as Buffalo Bill Cody
Autumn in New York (2000)
as Dr. Tom Grandy
Rendition (2007)
as Lee Mayer
Harsh Times (2005)
as Agent Richards
The Mexican (2001)
as Ted Slocum
Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore (2010)
as Gruff K-9 (voice)
Jobs (2013)
as Arthur Rock
Post Grad (2009)
as Roy Davies
The Astronaut Farmer (2007)
as Jacobson
Seal Team (2021)
as Claggart (voice)
The Front Runner (2018)
as Bill Dixon
Punching Henry (2017)
as Jay Warren
Being the Ricardos (2021)
as William Frawley
Saturday Night (2024)
as Milton Berle
The Rewrite (2014)
as Hal Lerner
Celebrity (1998)
as Souvenir Hawker
Young Adult (2011)
as Mavis' Publisher (voice) (uncredited)
Postal (2007)
as Candidate Welles
Marmaduke (2022)
as Zeus (voice)
Extreme Measures (1996)
as Dr. Mingus
First Snow (2006)
as Vacaro
The Meddler (2016)
as Randall Zipper
Barefoot (2014)
as Dr. Bertleman
Father Figures (2017)
as Ronald Hunt
The Good Doctor (2011)
as Detective Krauss
One Day as a Lion (2023)
as Walter Boggs
You Can't Run Forever (2024)
as Wade
The Late Bloomer (2016)
as James Newmans
New in Town (2009)
as Stu Kopenhafer
All Nighter (2017)
as Mr. Gallo
Glorious (2022)
as Ghat (voice)
The Bachelors (2017)
as Bill Palet
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee (2007)
as James McLaughlin
Path to War (2003)
as CIA Briefer
The Venture Bros.: Radiant Is the Blood of the Baboon Heart (2023)
as Ben (voice)
Extract (2009)
as Brian
Crazy on the Outside (2010)
as Ed
Purgatory (2026)
as Father Malone
The Music Never Stopped (2011)
as Henry Sawyer
The Ref (1994)
as Siskel
Ben 10 / Generator Rex: Heroes United (2011)
as White Knight (voice)
Whiplash (2013)
as Fletcher
Red Sands (2009)
as Lt. Col. Arson
I'm Not Here (2017)
as Steve
The Way of War (2009)
as Sergeant Mitchell
The Scout (1994)
as Assistant Coach
Ride the Eagle (2021)
as Carl
An Invisible Sign (2010)
as Mr. Jones
National Champions (2021)
as Coach James Lazor
Murder of a Cat (2014)
as Sheriff Frank Hoyle
Love Walked In (1997)
as Mr. Shulman
Monkey Quest (—)
as (voice)
The Vicious Kind (2009)
as Donald Sinclaire
Gravity Falls: Between the Pines (2016)
as Ford Pines (Voice)
Disposal (2003)
as Older Hunter
A Boy Called Sailboat (2018)
as Ernest
Hopper: An American Love Story (2022)
as Edward Hopper (voice)
3 Geezers! (2013)
as J. Kimball
Off the Map (2003)
as George
Worlds Apart (2015)
as Sebastian
A Beginner's Guide to Endings (2010)
as Uncle Pal
Break Point (2014)
as Jack
3 Days with Dad (2019)
as Joey
The Boxcar Children (2014)
as Dr. Moore (voice)
Spaceman (2024)
Actor
Crossing Fields (1998)
as Guy
Popeye Doyle (1986)
as Patrolman in Park
Spider-Man 2: Making the Amazing (2004)
as Self
O.W.C.A. Files (2015)
as Napoleon / Additional Voices (voice)
Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens (2020)
as Orville
The Black Ghiandola (2017)
as Ralph Aceto
The Magic Bracelet (2013)
as The Shaman
Hit and Runway (1999)
as Ray Tilman
The Prince (—)
Actor
Face Down (1997)
as Herb Aames
3: The Dale Earnhardt Story (2004)
as Ralph Earnhardt
The Boxcar Children: Surprise Island (2018)
as Dr. Moore (voice)
Little Brother (2025)
as Warren Duffy
Broadway's Lost Treasures II (2004)
as Benny Southstreet (segment "Guys & Dolls")
Starwater (2001)
Actor
Ava & Lala (2014)
as General Tiger (voice)
The Thing That Hurts (—)
Actor
Walt Whitman (2008)
as Narrator (voice)
The Heeler (2013)
as Roscoe
Prophets of Change (2022)
as Narrator
Above Freezing (1998)
as Hoyd
Extract: Mike Judge's Secret Recipe (2009)
as Self
Fanboy (2019)
as J.K. / Frank Perry
Blackstone (2011)
as Detective Burke
Detroit: Comeback City (2018)
as Himself - Narrator
109 Billion Followers (—)
as Reaper
I Lost My M in Vegas (1999)
as Yellow (voice)
Drug$ (2018)
as Narrator
Rushing or Dragging (2021)
as Terrence Fletcher (Archive Audio)
Guys and Dolls: Off the Record (1992)
as Himself / Benny Southstreet
The Fish Thief: A Great Lakes Mystery (2025)
as Narrator
4192: The Crowning of the Hit King (2010)
as Narrator (voice)
Behind the Zirkonians (—)
as Skip (voice)
Rivals: Ohio State vs. Michigan (2022)
as Narrator
Charlie Russell's Old West (2020)
as Narrator