J.K. Simmons
male
Born on January 09, 1955 (70 years old)
From Detroit, Michigan, USA
Known for Acting
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.
Cast Credits
- 2025
- 2024
- 2023
- 2022
- 2021
Seal Team
as
Claggart (voice)
2021
Venom: Let There Be Carnage
as
J. Jonah Jameson (uncredited)
2021
Ghostbusters: Afterlife
as
Ivo Shandor
2021
The Tomorrow War
as
James Forester
2021
Zack Snyder's Justice League
as
Commissioner Gordon
2021
Being the Ricardos
as
William Frawley
2021
Rushing or Dragging
as
Terrence Fletcher (Archive Audio)
2021
National Champions
as
Coach James Lazor
2021
Ride the Eagle
as
Carl
2021
Spider-Man: No Way Home
as
J. Jonah Jameson
2021
The Great North
as
Tusk Johnson (voice)
2021
INVINCIBLE
as
Nolan Grayson / Omni-Man (voice)
2021
- 2019
- 2018
- 2017
Punching Henry
as
Jay Warren
2017
Renegades
as
Levin
2017
All Nighter
as
Mr. Gallo
2017
Father Figures
as
Ronald Hunt
2017
The Snowman
as
Arve Støp
2017
Justice League
as
Commissioner Gordon
2017
The Bachelors
as
Bill Palet
2017
I'm Not Here
as
Steve
2017
The Black Ghiandola
as
Ralph Aceto
2017
Robert Kirkman's Secret History of Comics
as
Self
2017
Counterpart
as
Howard Silk
2017
No Activity
as
Leo
2017
Brockmire
as
Matt "The Bat" Hardesty
2017
- 2016
- 2015
- 2014
Break Point
as
Jack
2014
Barefoot
as
Dr. Bertleman
2014
Whiplash
as
Fletcher
2014
Murder of a Cat
as
Sheriff Frank Hoyle
2014
The Rewrite
as
Dr. Hal Lerner
2014
Men, Women & Children
as
Allison's Dad
2014
The Boxcar Children
as
Dr. Moore (voice)
2014
Ava & Lala
as
General Tiger (voice)
2014
Growing Up Fisher
as
Mel Fisher
2014
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
as
Voice Over (voice)
2014
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
as
Self
2014
BoJack Horseman
as
Lenny Turtletaub (voice)
2014
Wild Hawaii
as
Narrator (voice)
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as
Self
2014
- 2013
Dark Skies
as
Edwin Pollard
2013
Jobs
as
Arthur Rock
2013
3 Geezers!
as
J. Kimball
2013
Labor Day
as
Mr. Jervis
2013
Whiplash
as
Fletcher
2013
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The Magic Bracelet
as
The Shaman
2013
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The Heeler
as
Roscoe
2013
Family Tools
as
Tony Shea
2013
LEGO MARVEL Super Heroes: Maximum Overload
as
J. Jonah Jameson (voice)
2013
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
as
Frank Dillman
2013
- 2012
- 2011
The Music Never Stopped
as
Henry Sawyer
2011
Young Adult
as
Mavis' Publisher (voice) (uncredited)
2011
The Good Doctor
as
Detective Krauss
2011
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Blackstone
as
Detective Burke
2011
Ben 10 / Generator Rex: Heroes United
as
White Knight (voice)
2011
Desert Car Kings
as
Himself - Narrator
2011
NTSF:SD:SUV::
as
Frank Forrest
2011
- 2010
Crazy on the Outside
as
Ed
2010
Megamind
as
Warden (voice)
2010
An Invisible Sign
as
Mr. Jones
2010
A Beginner's Guide to Endings
as
Uncle Pal
2010
Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore
as
Gruff K-9 (voice)
2010
4192: The Crowning of the Hit King
as
Narrator (voice)
2010
True Grit
as
J. Noble Daggett (voice) (uncredited)
2010
The Talk
as
Self - Guest
2010
Ben 10: Ultimate Alien
as
Magister Gilhil / Plumber (voice)
2010
Pound Puppies
as
Lt. Rock (voice)
2010
Pound Puppies
as
Mr. Withers (voice)
2010
The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes
as
J. Jonah Jameson (voice)
2010
Raising Hope
as
Bruce Chance
2010
- 2009
Up in the Air
as
Bob
2009
Extract
as
Brian
2009
Post Grad
as
Roy Davies
2009
The Vicious Kind
as
Donald Sinclaire
2009
New in Town
as
Stu Kopenhafer
2009
The Way of War
as
Sergeant Mitchell
2009
I Love You, Man
as
Oswald Klaven
2009
Jennifer's Body
as
Mr. Wroblewski
2009
Aliens in the Attic
as
Skip (voice)
2009
Red Sands
as
Lt. Col. Arson
2009
Extract: Mike Judge's Secret Recipe
as
Self
2009
Party Down
as
Leonard Stiltskin
2009
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as
Self - Guest
2009
Archer
as
Detective (voice)
2009
Parks and Recreation
as
Mayor Stice
2009
- 2008
- 2007
- 2006
- 2005
- 2004
Spider-Man 2
as
J. Jonah Jameson
2004
Hidalgo
as
Buffalo Bill Cody
2004
The Ladykillers
as
Garth Pancake
2004
Spider-Man 2: Making the Amazing
as
Self
2004
3: The Dale Earnhardt Story
as
Ralph Earnhardt
2004
Broadway's Lost Treasures II
as
Benny Southstreet (segment "Guys & Dolls")
2004
Jack & Bobby
2004
The Jury
2004
The D.A.
as
Dep. Dist. Atty. Joe Carter
2004
Justice League Unlimited
as
Eiling (voice)
2004
Justice League Unlimited
as
General Eiling (voice)
2004
Veronica Mars
as
Clyde Pickett
2004
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- 1999
- 1998
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