J.K. Simmons
Acting
Born: January 9, 1955 (age 71) · Detroit, Michigan, USA
Highest Rated
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.
Known for
Spider-Man: No Way Home
2021
Spider-Man
2002
Zootopia
2016
La La Land
2016
Spider-Man: Far From Home
2019
Whiplash
2014
Spider-Man 2
2004
Spider-Man 3
2007
Justice League
2017
Venom: Let There Be Carnage
2021
Zack Snyder's Justice League
2021
The Simpsons
1989
Photos (8)
Movies (136)
Spider-Man: No Way Home
J. Jonah Jameson
Spider-Man
J. Jonah Jameson
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
J. Jonah Jameson (voice)
Spider-Man 3
J. Jonah Jameson
Spider-Man: Far From Home
J. Jonah Jameson
Whiplash
Fletcher
Zootopia
Mayor Lionheart (voice)
Venom: Let There Be Carnage
J. Jonah Jameson (uncredited)
Red One
Nick
La La Land
Bill
Spider-Man 2
J. Jonah Jameson
Zack Snyder's Justice League
Commissioner Gordon
Terminator Genisys
O'Brien
Ghostbusters: Afterlife
Ivo Shandor
The Accountant²
Ray King
Megamind
Warden (voice)
Justice League
Commissioner Gordon
The Tomorrow War
James Forester
Kung Fu Panda 3
Kai (voice)
The Accountant
Ray King
Jennifer's Body
Mr. Wroblewski
Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers
Captain Putty (voice)
The Jackal
FBI Agent T. I. Witherspoon
True Grit
J. Noble Daggett (voice) (uncredited)
21 Bridges
Captain Matt McKenna
Palm Springs
Roy
Juror #2
Harold
Juno
Mac MacGuff
Klaus
Klaus (voice)
Burn After Reading
CIA Superior
The Brink of War
George Shultz
The Snowman
Arve Støp
The Cider House Rules
Ray Kendall
The Gift
Sheriff Pearl Johnson
Labor Day
Mr. Jervis
Patriots Day
Sgt. Jeffrey Pugliese
The Union
Tom Brennan
Contraband
Captain Camp
Up in the Air
Bob
Dark Skies
Edwin Pollard
The Ladykillers
Garth Pancake
I Love You, Man
Oswald Klaven
Rock Dog
Khampa (voice)
Hidalgo
Buffalo Bill Cody
Rendition
Lee Mayer
Renegades
Levin
Jobs
Arthur Rock
The First Wives Club
Federal Marshall
Punching Henry
Jay Warren
Post Grad
Roy Davies
Thank You for Smoking
BR
Men, Women & Children
Allison's Dad
Harsh Times
Agent Richards
Aliens in the Attic
Skip (voice)
For Love of the Game
Frank Perry
Seal Team
Claggart (voice)
Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore
Gruff K-9 (voice)
The Words
Mr. Jansen
Saturday Night
Milton Berle
Extreme Measures
Dr. Mingus
Rally Road Racers
Gnash (voice)
Young Adult
Mavis' Publisher (voice) (uncredited)
The Mexican
Ted Slocum
Postal
Candidate Welles
Autumn in New York
Dr. Tom Grandy
Marmaduke
Zeus (voice)
The Rewrite
Hal Lerner
Barefoot
Dr. Bertleman
The Meddler
Randall Zipper
Being the Ricardos
William Frawley
Celebrity
Souvenir Hawker
First Snow
Vacaro
The Astronaut Farmer
Jacobson
The Front Runner
Bill Dixon
Extract
Brian
New in Town
Stu Kopenhafer
Father Figures
Ronald Hunt
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
James McLaughlin
The Good Doctor
Detective Krauss
Glorious
Ghat (voice)
Path to War
CIA Briefer
All Nighter
Mr. Gallo
One Day as a Lion
Walter Boggs
You Can't Run Forever
Wade
The Late Bloomer
James Newmans
The Venture Bros.: Radiant Is the Blood of the Baboon Heart
Ben (voice)
The Vicious Kind
Donald Sinclaire
The Bachelors
Bill Palet
The Ref
Siskel
The Music Never Stopped
Henry Sawyer
Crazy on the Outside
Ed
National Champions
Coach James Lazor
Ben 10 / Generator Rex: Heroes United
White Knight (voice)
Ride the Eagle
Carl
Red Sands
Lt. Col. Arson
The Scout
Assistant Coach
Murder of a Cat
Sheriff Frank Hoyle
The Way of War
Sergeant Mitchell
Whiplash
Fletcher
Love Walked In
Mr. Shulman
I'm Not Here
Steve
Hopper: An American Love Story
Edward Hopper (voice)
Worlds Apart
Sebastian
3 Geezers!
J. Kimball
Spaceman
2024
A Boy Called Sailboat
Ernest
An Invisible Sign
Mr. Jones
Off the Map
George
Gravity Falls: Between the Pines
Ford Pines (Voice)
The Boxcar Children
Dr. Moore (voice)
A Beginner's Guide to Endings
Uncle Pal
Break Point
Jack
Popeye Doyle
Patrolman in Park
Crossing Fields
Guy
3 Days with Dad
Joey
The Black Ghiandola
Ralph Aceto
Above Freezing
Hoyd
Broadway's Lost Treasures II
Benny Southstreet (segment "Guys & Dolls")
Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens
Orville
Hit and Runway
Ray Tilman
Ava & Lala
General Tiger (voice)
Drug$
Narrator
Little Brother
Warren Duffy
The Boxcar Children: Surprise Island
Dr. Moore (voice)
Face Down
Herb Aames
3: The Dale Earnhardt Story
Ralph Earnhardt
O.W.C.A. Files
Napoleon / Additional Voices (voice)
Prophets of Change
Narrator
Fanboy
J.K. / Frank Perry
Rushing or Dragging
Terrence Fletcher (Archive Audio)
The Fish Thief: A Great Lakes Mystery
Narrator
4192: The Crowning of the Hit King
Narrator (voice)
Walt Whitman
Narrator (voice)
Rivals: Ohio State vs. Michigan
Narrator
I Lost My M in Vegas
Yellow (voice)
Charlie Russell's Old West
Narrator
TV Shows (83)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Dr. Emil Skoda · 6 eps
The Simpsons
Victor Kleskow (voice) · 1 eps
The Simpsons
Tabloid Editor (voice) · 1 eps
The Simpsons
J. Jonah Jameson (voice) · 1 eps
The Simpsons
JJ Gruff (voice) · 1 eps
The Simpsons
Dr. Jessup (voice) · 1 eps
Law & Order
Emil Skoda · 45 eps
Law & Order
Jerry Luppin · 1 eps
American Dad!
Judge (voice) · 1 eps
American Dad!
Dean of CIA Academy (voice) · 1 eps
American Dad!
Gene (voice) · 1 eps
American Dad!
Jed Farnsworth (voice) · 1 eps
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Emil Skoda · 1 eps
Saturday Night Live
Vern Schillinger (uncredited) · 1 eps
The West Wing
Harry Ravitch · 1 eps
The Closer
Will Pope · 109 eps
Phineas and Ferb
Napoleon (voice) · 1 eps
Phineas and Ferb
J.B. (voice) · 1 eps
Kim Possible
Martin Smarty (voice) · 3 eps
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Frank Dillman · 1 eps
INVINCIBLE
Nolan Grayson / Omni-Man (voice) · 32 eps
Without a Trace
Mark Wilson · 1 eps
Nip/Tuck
Ike Connors · 1 eps
Gravity Falls
Stanford Pines (voice) · 8 eps
Parks and Recreation
Mayor Stice · 1 eps
ER
Gus Loomer · 1 eps
Homicide: Life on the Street
Alexander Rausch · 1 eps
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
(voice) · 1 eps
Arrested Development
General Anderson · 1 eps
Third Watch
Frank Hagedorn · 1 eps
BoJack Horseman
Lenny Turtletaub (voice) · 13 eps
The Legend of Korra
Tenzin (voice) · 47 eps
The Legend of Korra
Mushi (voice) · 1 eps
Everwood
Phil Drebbles · 1 eps
Numb3rs
Dr. Clarence Weaver · 1 eps
Oz
Vernon Schillinger · 56 eps
Veronica Mars
Clyde Pickett · 7 eps
Goliath
George Zax · 8 eps
Batman: The Brave and the Bold
Guardian (voice) · 1 eps
Archer
Detective (voice) · 4 eps
Spin City
Kevin · 1 eps
Raising Hope
Bruce Chance · 1 eps
The Great North
Tusk Johnson (voice) · 2 eps
Ben 10: Ultimate Alien
Magister Gilhil / Plumber (voice) · 1 eps
Ben 10: Alien Force
Magister Gilhil (voice) · 1 eps
The Westies
Eamon Sweeney · 8 eps
Justice League Unlimited
Eiling (voice) · 1 eps
Justice League Unlimited
General Eiling (voice) · 4 eps
American Masters
Edward Hopper · 1 eps
Marvel's Ultimate Spider-Man
J. Jonah Jameson (voice) · 103 eps
New York Undercover
1 eps
The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes
J. Jonah Jameson (voice) · 2 eps
Party Down
Leonard Stiltskin · 2 eps
Pound Puppies
Lt. Rock (voice) · 1 eps
Pound Puppies
Mr. Withers (voice) · 1 eps
Counterpart
Howard Silk · 20 eps
Defending Jacob
Billy Barber · 8 eps
Explained
Narrator (voice) · 1 eps
No Activity
Leo · 4 eps
The Stand
General Starkey · 1 eps
Brockmire
Matt "The Bat" Hardesty · 8 eps
Die Hart
Jackson Pepper · 7 eps
The Adventures of Pete & Pete
1 eps
Night Sky
Franklin York · 8 eps
Men at Work
P.J. Jordan · 5 eps
Jack & Bobby
1 eps
John Doe
Lucas Doya · 1 eps
NTSF:SD:SUV::
Frank Forrest · 1 eps
Home Movie: The Princess Bride
The Grandfather · 1 eps
Major Lazer
President Whitewall (voice) · 11 eps
Remember WENN
'Captain Amazon' · 1 eps
Ren & Stimpy
Lint (voice) · 1 eps
Family Tools
Tony Shea · 10 eps
Swift Justice
Mel Turman · 1 eps
Growing Up Fisher
Mel Fisher · 13 eps
New York News
1 eps
LEGO MARVEL Super Heroes: Maximum Overload
J. Jonah Jameson (voice) · 5 eps
The Jury
1 eps
The Daily Bugle
J. Jonah Jameson · 29 eps
Wild Hawaii
Narrator (voice) · 2 eps
Best Friends Forever
Don · 1 eps
The D.A.
Dep. Dist. Atty. Joe Carter · 4 eps
What Lives Inside
Benjamin 'Pops' Delaney · 4 eps
Self / Appearances (22)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest · 1 eps
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self - Guest · 3 eps
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest · 2 eps
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self · 2 eps
The Daily Show
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest · 2 eps
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host · 1 eps
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self · 1 eps
The Talk
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Last Meals
Self · 1 eps
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Self · 1 eps
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Self · 2 eps
The Oscars
Self · 1 eps
Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home
Self
Coronavirus, Explained
Self - Narrator · 1 eps
Robert Kirkman's Secret History of Comics
Self · 1 eps
Desert Car Kings
Himself - Narrator · 10 eps
Spider-Man 2: Making the Amazing
Self
Detroit: Comeback City
Himself - Narrator
Guys and Dolls: Off the Record
Himself / Benny Southstreet
Extract: Mike Judge's Secret Recipe
Self
