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