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J.K. Simmons
J.K. Simmons

J.K. Simmons

ActingBorn January 9, 1955 (age 71)Detroit, 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.

Filmography

2026
The Brink of War

as George Shultz

Movie
2026
The Westies

as Eamon Sweeney

TV
2025
Little Brother

as Warren Duffy

Movie
2025
The Accountant²

as Ray King

Movie
2024
Red One

as Nick

Movie
2024
Juror #2

as Harold

Movie
2024
Saturday Night

as Milton Berle

Movie
2024
The Union

as Tom Brennan

Movie
2024
Ren & Stimpy

as Lint (voice)

TV
2024Movie
2023
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

as J. Jonah Jameson (voice)

Movie
2023
Rally Road Racers

as Gnash (voice)

Movie
2023
One Day as a Lion

as Walter Boggs

Movie
2022Movie
2022
Hopper: An American Love Story

as Edward Hopper (voice)

Movie
2022
Glorious

as Ghat (voice)

Movie
2022
Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers

as Captain Putty (voice)

Movie
2022
Night Sky

as Franklin York

TV
2022
Marmaduke

as Zeus (voice)

Movie
2021
Spider-Man: No Way Home

as J. Jonah Jameson

Movie
2021
Being the Ricardos

as William Frawley

Movie
2021
National Champions

as Coach James Lazor

Movie
2021Movie
2021
Seal Team

as Claggart (voice)

Movie
2021
Venom: Let There Be Carnage

as J. Jonah Jameson (uncredited)

Movie
2021
The Tomorrow War

as James Forester

Movie
2021Movie
2021
INVINCIBLE

as Nolan Grayson / Omni-Man (voice)

TV
2021
Rushing or Dragging

as Terrence Fletcher (Archive Audio)

Movie
2021
Zack Snyder's Justice League

as Commissioner Gordon

Movie
2021
The Great North

as Tusk Johnson (voice)

TV
2020
The Stand

as General Starkey

TV
2020
Die Hart

as Jackson Pepper

TV
2020Movie
2020TV
2020
Coronavirus, Explained

as Self - Narrator

TV
2020
Defending Jacob

as Billy Barber

TV
2019
Klaus

as Klaus (voice)

Movie
2019
The Daily Bugle

as J. Jonah Jameson

Movie
2019
21 Bridges

as Captain Matt McKenna

Movie
2019Movie
2019
Spider-Man: Far From Home

as J. Jonah Jameson

Movie
2019
Fanboy

as J.K. / Frank Perry

Movie
2018
Drug$

as Narrator

Movie
2018
The Front Runner

as Bill Dixon

Movie
2018
Detroit: Comeback City

as Himself - Narrator

Movie
2018Movie
2018
Explained

as Narrator (voice)

TV
2018Movie
2017
Father Figures

as Ronald Hunt

Movie
2017
Counterpart

as Howard Silk

TV
2017
I'm Not Here

as Steve

Movie
2017
Justice League

as Commissioner Gordon

Movie
2017TV
2017
The Bachelors

as Bill Palet

Movie
2017
The Snowman

as Arve Støp

Movie
2017
Renegades

as Levin

Movie
2017
The Black Ghiandola

as Ralph Aceto

Movie
2017
Brockmire

as Matt "The Bat" Hardesty

TV
2017
All Nighter

as Mr. Gallo

Movie
2017
Punching Henry

as Jay Warren

Movie
2016
Patriots Day

as Sgt. Jeffrey Pugliese

Movie
2016
La La Land

as Bill

Movie
2016
The Accountant

as Ray King

Movie
2016
Goliath

as George Zax

TV
2016
The Late Bloomer

as James Newmans

Movie
2016
Rock Dog

as Khampa (voice)

Movie
2016
The Meddler

as Randall Zipper

Movie
2016
Zootopia

as Mayor Lionheart (voice)

Movie
2016Movie
2016
Kung Fu Panda 3

as Kai (voice)

Movie
2015
Worlds Apart

as Sebastian

Movie
2015
O.W.C.A. Files

as Napoleon / Additional Voices (voice)

Movie
2015Movie
2015
Major Lazer

as President Whitewall (voice)

TV
2015
What Lives Inside

as Benjamin 'Pops' Delaney

TV
2015Movie
2014
Men, Women & Children

as Allison's Dad

Movie
2014
Whiplash

as Fletcher

Movie
2014
Ava & Lala

as General Tiger (voice)

Movie
2014
BoJack Horseman

as Lenny Turtletaub (voice)

TV
2014
Wild Hawaii

as Narrator (voice)

TV
2014
The Boxcar Children

as Dr. Moore (voice)

Movie
2014
The Rewrite

as Hal Lerner

Movie
2014
Murder of a Cat

as Sheriff Frank Hoyle

Movie
2014Movie
2014TV
2014
Growing Up Fisher

as Mel Fisher

TV
2014
Barefoot

as Dr. Bertleman

Movie
2013
Labor Day

as Mr. Jervis

Movie
2013TV
2013
Brooklyn Nine-Nine

as Frank Dillman

TV
2013
Jobs

as Arthur Rock

Movie
2013
3 Geezers!

as J. Kimball

Movie
2013
The Magic Bracelet

as The Shaman

Movie
2013
Family Tools

as Tony Shea

TV
2013
The Heeler

as Roscoe

Movie
2013
Dark Skies

as Edwin Pollard

Movie
2013
Whiplash

as Fletcher

Movie
2012
The Words

as Mr. Jansen

Movie
2012
Gravity Falls

as Stanford Pines (voice)

TV
2012
Men at Work

as P.J. Jordan

TV
2012
The Legend of Korra

as Tenzin (voice)

TV
2012
The Legend of Korra

as Mushi (voice)

TV
2012
Marvel's Ultimate Spider-Man

as J. Jonah Jameson (voice)

TV
2012
Contraband

as Captain Camp

Movie
2011Movie
2011
Young Adult

as Mavis' Publisher (voice) (uncredited)

Movie
2011
NTSF:SD:SUV::

as Frank Forrest

TV
2011
Blackstone

as Detective Burke

Movie
2011
The Good Doctor

as Detective Krauss

Movie
2011Movie
2011
Desert Car Kings

as Himself - Narrator

TV
2010
True Grit

as J. Noble Daggett (voice) (uncredited)

Movie
2010
Megamind

as Warden (voice)

Movie
2010Movie
2010
The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes

as J. Jonah Jameson (voice)

TV
2010
The Talk

as Self - Guest

TV
2010
Pound Puppies

as Lt. Rock (voice)

TV
2010
Pound Puppies

as Mr. Withers (voice)

TV
2010
An Invisible Sign

as Mr. Jones

Movie
2010
Raising Hope

as Bruce Chance

TV
2010Movie
2010Movie
2010
Ben 10: Ultimate Alien

as Magister Gilhil / Plumber (voice)

TV
2010Movie
2009
The Vicious Kind

as Donald Sinclaire

Movie
2009Movie
2009
Jennifer's Body

as Mr. Wroblewski

Movie
2009
Archer

as Detective (voice)

TV
2009
Extract

as Brian

Movie
2009
Post Grad

as Roy Davies

Movie
2009
Aliens in the Attic

as Skip (voice)

Movie
2009
The Way of War

as Sergeant Mitchell

Movie
2009
Parks and Recreation

as Mayor Stice

TV
2009
I Love You, Man

as Oswald Klaven

Movie
2009
Party Down

as Leonard Stiltskin

TV
2009
Red Sands

as Lt. Col. Arson

Movie
2009
New in Town

as Stu Kopenhafer

Movie
2008TV
2008
Burn After Reading

as CIA Superior

Movie
2008
Ben 10: Alien Force

as Magister Gilhil (voice)

TV
2008
Walt Whitman

as Narrator (voice)

Movie
2007
Juno

as Mac MacGuff

Movie
2007
Postal

as Candidate Welles

Movie
2007
Rendition

as Lee Mayer

Movie
2007
Phineas and Ferb

as Napoleon (voice)

TV
2007
Phineas and Ferb

as J.B. (voice)

TV
2007Movie
2007
Spider-Man 3

as J. Jonah Jameson

Movie
2007Movie
2006
First Snow

as Vacaro

Movie
2005
Harsh Times

as Agent Richards

Movie
2005Movie
2005
The Closer

as Will Pope

TV
2005
American Dad!

as Judge (voice)

TV
2005
American Dad!

as Dean of CIA Academy (voice)

TV
2005
American Dad!

as Gene (voice)

TV
2005
American Dad!

as Jed Farnsworth (voice)

TV
2005
Numb3rs

as Dr. Clarence Weaver

TV
2004
3: The Dale Earnhardt Story

as Ralph Earnhardt

Movie
2004
Broadway's Lost Treasures II

as Benny Southstreet (segment "Guys & Dolls")

Movie
2004
Veronica Mars

as Clyde Pickett

TV
2004
Justice League Unlimited

as Eiling (voice)

TV
2004
Justice League Unlimited

as General Eiling (voice)

TV
2004
Spider-Man 2

as J. Jonah Jameson

Movie
2004TV
2004
The Ladykillers

as Garth Pancake

Movie
2004
The D.A.

as Dep. Dist. Atty. Joe Carter

TV
2004
Hidalgo

as Buffalo Bill Cody

Movie
2003
Arrested Development

as General Anderson

TV
2003
Path to War

as CIA Briefer

Movie
2003
Off the Map

as George

Movie
2003
Nip/Tuck

as Ike Connors

TV
2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!

as Self - Guest

TV
2003TV
2003
Disposal

as Older Hunter

Movie
2002
Without a Trace

as Mark Wilson

TV
2002
John Doe

as Lucas Doya

TV
2002
Everwood

as Phil Drebbles

TV
2002
Kim Possible

as Martin Smarty (voice)

TV
2002
Spider-Man

as J. Jonah Jameson

Movie
2001TV
2001
The Mexican

as Ted Slocum

Movie
2001Movie
2000
The Gift

as Sheriff Pearl Johnson

Movie
2000
Autumn in New York

as Dr. Tom Grandy

Movie
1999
The Cider House Rules

as Ray Kendall

Movie
1999
Third Watch

as Frank Hagedorn

TV
1999
The West Wing

as Harry Ravitch

TV
1999
I Lost My M in Vegas

as Yellow (voice)

Movie
1999TV
1999
For Love of the Game

as Frank Perry

Movie
1999
Hit and Runway

as Ray Tilman

Movie
1998Movie
1998Movie
1998
Celebrity

as Souvenir Hawker

Movie
1997
Anastasia

as Ensemble and Character Vocals (voice)

Movie
1997
Face Down

as Herb Aames

Movie
1997
The Jackal

as FBI Agent T. I. Witherspoon

Movie
1997
Oz

as Vernon Schillinger

TV
1997
Love Walked In

as Mr. Shulman

Movie
1996
Extreme Measures

as Dr. Mingus

Movie
1996
The First Wives Club

as Federal Marshall

Movie
1996
Spin City

as Kevin

TV
1996
The Daily Show

as Self - Guest

TV
1996
Swift Justice

as Mel Turman

TV
1996
Remember WENN

as 'Captain Amazon'

TV
1994
The Scout

as Assistant Coach

Movie
1994
ER

as Gus Loomer

TV
1994
The Ref

as Siskel

Movie
1993
Homicide: Life on the Street

as Alexander Rausch

TV
1992
Guys and Dolls: Off the Record

as Himself / Benny Southstreet

Movie
1990
Law & Order

as Emil Skoda

TV
1990
Law & Order

as Jerry Luppin

TV
1989
The Simpsons

as Victor Kleskow (voice)

TV
1989
The Simpsons

as Tabloid Editor (voice)

TV
1989
The Simpsons

as J. Jonah Jameson (voice)

TV
1989
The Simpsons

as JJ Gruff (voice)

TV
1989
The Simpsons

as Dr. Jessup (voice)

TV
1986
American Masters

as Edward Hopper

TV
1986
Popeye Doyle

as Patrolman in Park

Movie
1975
Saturday Night Live

as Self - Host

TV
1975
Saturday Night Live

as Vern Schillinger (uncredited)

TV
1953
The Oscars

as Self

TV
Monkey Quest

as (voice)

Movie
Movie
Movie
Movie
Behind the Zirkonians

as Skip (voice)

Movie
Purgatory

as Father Malone

Movie
Embassy

as Ambassador Elliot Ashford

TV

Personal Info

DepartmentActing
BirthdayJanuary 9, 1955
Place of BirthDetroit, Michigan, USA
Popularity6.2