J.K. Simmons
Actor
9 January 1955 (71 years)
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.
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.
Movies & Shows on Plex
Known For
Filmography
| 2026 | The Brink of War · as George Shultz |
| 2026 | The Westies · as Eamon Sweeney |
| 2026 | |
| 2025 | The Accountant 2 · as Ray King |
| 2025 | The Fish Thief: A Great Lakes Mystery · as Narrator |
| 2024 | Sydney Tries: Dawn of the Symbiote · as J. Jonah Jameson |
| 2024 | Red One · as Nick |
| 2024 | Juror #2 · as Harold |
| 2024 | Saturday Night · as Milton Berle |
| 2024 | The Union · as Tom Brennan |
| 2024 | Ren & Stimpy (2024) · as Lint (voice) |
| 2024 | You Can't Run Forever · as Wade |
| 2024 | Grimsburg · as Mitchell Flute |
| 2023 | Little Brother · as Warren DuffyOn Plex |
| 2023 | The Venture Bros.: Radiant Is the Blood of the Baboon Heart · as Ben (voice) |
| 2023 | Invincible: Atom Eve · as Nolan Grayson |
| 2023 | Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse · as J. Jonah Jameson (voice) |
| 2023 | Rally Road Racers · as Gnash (voice)On Plex |
| 2023 | One Day as a Lion · as Walter BoggsOn Plex |
| 2022 | Rivals: Ohio State vs. Michigan · as Narrator |
| 2022 | Exhibition on Screen: Hopper - An American Love Story · as Edward Hopper (voice) |
| 2022 | Glorious · as Ghat (voice) |
| 2022 | Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers · as Captain Putty (voice) |
| 2022 | Night Sky · as Franklin York |
| 2022 | Marmaduke · as Zeus (voice) |
| 2021 | Being the Ricardos · as William Frawley |
| 2021 | Spider-Man: No Way Home · as J. Jonah Jameson |
| 2021 | National Champions · as Coach James Lazor |
| 2021 | Ghostbusters: Afterlife · as Ivo Shandor |
| 2021 | Seal Team · as Claggart (voice) |
| 2021 | Venom: Let There Be Carnage · as J. Jonah Jameson (uncredited) |
| 2021 | Ride the Eagle · as CarlOn Plex |
| 2021 | The Tomorrow War · as James Forester |
| 2021 | INVINCIBLE (2021) · as Nolan Grayson / Omni-Man (voice) |
| 2021 | Zack Snyder's Justice League · as Commissioner Gordon |
| 2021 | The Great North · as Tusk Johnson (voice) |
| 2020 | The Stand (2020) · as General Starkey |
| 2020 | Die Hart · as Jackson Pepper |
| 2020 | Palm Springs · as Roy |
| 2020 | Home Movie: The Princess Bride · as The Grandfather |
| 2020 | Defending Jacob · as Billy Barber |
| 2019 | Klaus · as Klaus (voice) |
| 2019 | The Daily Bugle · as J. Jonah Jameson |
| 2019 | 21 Bridges · as Captain Matt Mckenna |
| 2019 | 3 Days with Dad · as Joey |
| 2019 | Infinity Train · as Pig Toddler |
| 2019 | Spider-Man: Far from Home · as J. Jonah Jameson |
| 2018 | Drug$ · as Narrator |
| 2018 | The Front Runner · as Bill Dixon |
| 2018 | A Boy Called Sailboat · as ErnestOn Plex |
| 2018 | Explained · as Narrator (voice) |
| 2018 | The Boxcar Children - Surprise Island · as Dr. Moore (voice) |
| 2018 | Farmers Insurance: Vengeful Vermin · as Professor Burke |
| 2017 | Father Figures · as Ronald Hunt |
| 2017 | Counterpart · as Howard Silk |
| 2017 | I'm Not Here · as SteveOn Plex |
| 2017 | Justice League · as Commissioner Gordon |
| 2017 | No Activity (US) · as Leo |
| 2017 | The Bachelors · as Bill PaletOn Plex |
| 2017 | The Snowman · as Arve Støp |
| 2017 | American Renegades · as Levin |
| 2017 | The Black Ghiandola · as Ralph Aceto |
| 2017 | Brockmire · as Matt "the Bat" Hardesty |
| 2017 | All Nighter · as Mr. GalloOn Plex |
| 2016 | Punching Henry · as Jay WarrenOn Plex |
| 2016 | Patriots Day · as Sgt. Jeffrey Pugliese |
| 2016 | La La Land · as Bill |
| 2016 | The Accountant · as Ray King |
| 2016 | Goliath · as George Zax |
| 2016 | The Late Bloomer · as James NewmansOn Plex |
| 2016 | Rock Dog · as Khampa (voice)On Plex |
| 2016 | Zootopia · as Mayor Lionheart (voice) |
| 2016 | Gravity Falls: Between the Pines · as Ford Pines (voice) |
| 2016 | Kung Fu Panda 3 · as Kai (voice) |
| 2015 | The Meddler · as Randall Zipper |
| 2015 | Worlds Apart · as Sebastian |
| 2015 | O.W.C.A. Files · as Napoleon / Additional Voices (voice) |
| 2015 | Breakthrough · as Narrator |
| 2015 | Terminator Genisys · as O'brien |
| 2015 | Provokation · as Fletcher |
| 2015 | What Lives Inside · as Benjamin 'pops' Delaney |
| 2014 | Ava & Lala · as General Tiger (voice) |
| 2014 | Murder of a Cat · as Sheriff Frank Hoyle |
| 2014 | Major Lazer · as President Whitewall (voice) |
| 2014 | Men, Women & Children · as Allison's Dad |
| 2014 | Whiplash · as Fletcher |
| 2014 | The Rewrite · as Dr. Hal LernerOn Plex |
| 2014 | Barefoot · as Dr. BertlemanOn Plex |
| 2014 | BoJack Horseman · as Lenny Turtletaub (voice) |
| 2014 | Wild Hawaii · as Narrator (voice) |
| 2014 | The Boxcar Children · as Dr. Moore (voice) |
| 2014 | Last Week Tonight with John Oliver · as (voice) |
| 2014 | Wild Hawaii · as Narrator |
| 2014 | Break Point · as Jack |
| 2014 | Growing Up Fisher · as Mel Fisher |
| 2014 | Chozen · as Cast |
| 2013 | Labor Day · as Mr. Jervis |
| 2013 | LEGO Marvel Super Heroes · as J. Jonah Jameson (voice) |
| 2013 | Brooklyn Nine-Nine · as Frank Dillman |
| 2013 | The Legend of Korra: The Re-telling of Korra's Journey · as Tenzin - Narrator |
| 2013 | Jobs · as Arthur Rock |
| 2013 | Marvel's Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H. · as J. Jonah Jameson |
| 2013 | 3 Geezers! · as J. Kimball |
| 2013 | Family Tools · as Tony Shea |
| 2013 | The Heeler · as Roscoe |
| 2013 | Dark Skies · as Edwin PollardOn Plex |
| 2013 | Whiplash · as Fletcher |
| 2012 | Marvel's Avengers Assemble · as J. Jonah Jameson |
| 2012 | The Words · as Mr. Jansen |
| 2012 | Adventure Planet · as President Of Capitol State |
| 2012 | Gravity Falls · as Stanford Pines (voice) |
| 2012 | Men at Work · as P.j. Jordan |
| 2012 | The Legend of Korra · as Tenzin (voice) |
| 2012 | Best Friends Forever · as Don |
| 2012 | Marvel's Ultimate Spider-Man · as J. Jonah Jameson (voice) |
| 2012 | Contraband · as Captain Camp |
| 2011 | Young Adult · as Mavis' Publisher (voice) (uncredited) |
| 2011 | Ben 10 / Generator Rex: Heroes United · as White Knight (voice) |
| 2011 | The Music Never Stopped · as Henry SawyerOn Plex |
| 2011 | NTSF:SD:SUV:: · as Frank Forrest |
| 2011 | Blackstone · as Detective Burke |
| 2011 | The Good Doctor · as Detective KraussOn Plex |
| 2010 | True Grit · as J. Noble Daggett (voice) (uncredited) |
| 2010 | Megamind · as Warden (voice) |
| 2010 | 4192: The Crowning of the Hit King · as Narrator (voice) |
| 2010 | Pound Puppies (2010) · as Lt. Rock (voice) |
| 2010 | An Invisible Sign · as Mr. Jones |
| 2010 | The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes · as J. Jonah Jameson (voice) |
| 2010 | A Beginner's Guide to Endings · as Uncle Pal |
| 2010 | Raising Hope · as Bruce Chance |
| 2010 | Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore · as Gruff K-9 (voice) |
| 2010 | Ben 10: Ultimate Alien · as Magister Gilhil / Plumber (voice) |
| 2010 | Generator Rex · as White Knight |
| 2010 | Crazy on the Outside · as Ed |
| 2009 | Up in the Air · as Bob |
| 2009 | The Vicious Kind · as Donald SinclaireOn Plex |
| 2009 | Jennifer's Body · as Mr. Wroblewski |
| 2009 | Archer (2009) · as Detective (voice) |
| 2009 | Extract · as Brian |
| 2009 | Post Grad · as Roy Davies |
| 2009 | Aliens in the Attic · as Skip (voice) |
| 2009 | Parks and Recreation · as Mayor Stice |
| 2009 | I Love You, Man · as Oswald Klaven |
| 2009 | Party Down · as Leonard StiltskinOn Plex |
| 2009 | Red Sands · as Lt. Col. Arson |
| 2009 | The Way of War · as Sergeant Mitchell |
| 2009 | New in Town · as Stu KopenhaferOn Plex |
| 2008 | Batman: The Brave and the Bold · as Guardian (voice) |
| 2008 | The Life & Times of Tim · as O'flaherty Sr. |
| 2008 | Burn After Reading · as Cia Superior |
| 2008 | The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack · as Poseidon |
| 2008 | Ben 10: Alien Force · as Magister Gilhil (voice) |
| 2008 | Oscar, que empiece el espectáculo · as Mac Macguff |
| 2007 | Juno · as Mac Macguff |
| 2007 | Rendition · as Lee Mayer |
| 2007 | Postal · as Candidate WellesOn Plex |
| 2007 | Phineas and Ferb · as Napoleon (voice) |
| 2007 | Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee · as James Mclaughlin |
| 2007 | Spider-Man 3 · as J. Jonah Jameson |
| 2006 | The Astronaut Farmer · as Jacobson |
| 2006 | First Snow · as VacaroOn Plex |
| 2005 | Harsh Times · as Agent Richards |
| 2005 | Thank You for Smoking · as Br |
| 2005 | The Closer · as Will Pope |
| 2005 | Robot Chicken · as Master Chief |
| 2005 | American Dad! · as Dean Of Cia Academy (voice) |
| 2005 | Numb3rs · as Dr. Clarence Weaver |
| 2004 | 3: The Dale Earnhardt Story · as Ralph Earnhardt |
| 2004 | Veronica Mars · as Clyde PickettOn Plex |
| 2004 | Jack & BobbyOn Plex |
| 2004 | Justice League Unlimited · as General Eiling (voice) |
| 2004 | Spider-Man 2 · as J. Jonah Jameson |
| 2004 | |
| 2004 | The Ladykillers · as Garth Pancake |
| 2004 | The D.A. · as Dep. Dist. Atty. Joe Carter |
| 2004 | Hidalgo · as Buffalo Bill Cody |
| 2003 | Arrested Development · as General Anderson |
| 2003 | Off the Map · as George |
| 2003 | Nip/Tuck · as Ike ConnorsOn Plex |
| 2003 | The Venture Bros. · as Ben (old Man Potter) |
| 2003 | Queens Supreme · as Ernest Fingerman |
| 2002 | Without a Trace · as Mark Wilson |
| 2002 | John Doe · as Lucas Doya |
| 2002 | Everwood · as Phil Drebbles |
| 2002 | Kim Possible · as Martin Smarty (voice) |
| 2002 | Path to War · as Cia Briefer |
| 2002 | Spider-Man · as J. Jonah Jameson |
| 2001 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent · as Emil Skoda |
| 2001 | The Mexican · as Ted Slocum |
| 2000 | The Gift · as Sheriff Pearl Johnson |
| 2000 | Autumn in New York · as Dr. Tom Grandy |
| 2000 | Beautiful Joe · as Cast |
| 1999 | The Cider House Rules · as Ray Kendall |
| 1999 | Third Watch · as Frank Hagedorn |
| 1999 | The West Wing · as Harry Ravitch |
| 1999 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit · as Dr. Emil Skoda |
| 1999 | For Love of the Game · as Frank Perry |
| 1999 | Crucible of Empire: The Spanish American War · as Singer |
| 1999 | SpongeBob SquarePants · as Conductor Maestro Mackerel |
| 1999 | Hit and Runway · as Ray Tilman |
| 1998 | Celebrity · as Souvenir HawkerOn Plex |
| 1998 | Above Freezing · as Hoyd |
| 1997 | Crossing Fields · as Guy |
| 1997 | Anastasia · as Ensemble And Character Vocals (voice) |
| 1997 | Face Down · as Herb AamesOn Plex |
| 1997 | The Jackal · as Fbi Agent T. I. Witherspoon |
| 1997 | Oz · as Vernon Schillinger |
| 1997 | Love Walked In · as Mr. Shulman |
| 1996 | Extreme Measures · as Dr. Mingus |
| 1996 | The First Wives Club · as Federal Marshall |
| 1996 | Spin City · as Kevin |
| 1996 | Swift Justice · as Mel Turman |
| 1996 | Remember WENN · as 'captain Amazon'On Plex |
| 1995 | |
| 1994 | The Scout · as Assistant Coach |
| 1994 | ER · as Gus Loomer |
| 1994 | |
| 1994 | The Ref · as Siskel |
| 1993 | Homicide: Life on the Street · as Alexander Rausch |
| 1992 | |
| 1990 | Law & Order · as Emil Skoda |
| 1989 | The Simpsons · as J. Jonah Jameson (voice) |
| 1988 | American Experience · as Narrator |
| 1986 | Popeye Doyle · as Patrolman In Park |
| 1985 | American Masters · as Edward Hopper |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live · as Vern Schillinger (uncredited) |
| 1970 | All My Children · as Rcmp Sergeant |