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