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J.K. Simmons
Actor
Born January 9, 1955 (67 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.
Filmography
| 2022 | Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers · as Captain Putty (voice) |
| 2022 | Marmaduke · as Zeus (voice) |
| 2022 | Glorious · as Ghat (voice) |
| 2022 | Night Sky (TV Series) · as Franklin York |
| 2021 | Ghostbusters: Afterlife · as Ivo Shandor |
| 2021 | Being the Ricardos · as William Frawley |
| 2021 | Venom: Let There Be Carnage · as J. Jonah Jameson (uncredited) |
| 2021 | The Tomorrow War · as James Forester |
| 2021 | The Great North (TV Series) · as Tusk Johnson (voice) |
| 2021 | Spider-Man: No Way Home · as J. Jonah Jameson |
| 2021 | Invincible (2021) (TV Series) · as Nolan Grayson / Omni-Man (voice) |
| 2021 | Zack Snyder's Justice League · as Commissioner James Gordon |
| 2021 | Seal Team · as Claggart (voice) |
| 2021 | National Champions · as Coach James Lazor |
| 2021 | Ride the Eagle · as Carl |
| 2020 | Palm Springs · as Roy |
| 2020 | Defending Jacob (TV Series) · as Billy Barber |
| 2020 | The Stand (2020) (TV Series) · as General Starkey |
| 2020 | Home Movie: The Princess Bride (TV Series) · as The Grandfather |
| 2019 | Spider-Man: Far from Home · as J. Jonah Jameson |
| 2019 | Klaus · as Klaus (voice) |
| 2019 | 21 Bridges · as Captain Matt McKenna |
| 2019 | Infinity Train (TV Series) · as Pig Toddler |
| 2019 | 3 Days with Dad · as Joey |
| 2019 | The Daily Bugle (TV Series) · as J. Jonah Jameson |
| 2018 | A Boy Called Sailboat · as Ernest |
| 2018 | The Front Runner · as Bill Dixon |
| 2018 | The Boxcar Children - Surprise Island · as Dr. Moore (voice) |
| 2017 | Justice League · as Commissioner James Gordon |
| 2017 | American Renegades · as Levin |
| 2017 | All Nighter · as Mr. Gallo |
| 2017 | Father Figures · as Ronald Hunt |
| 2017 | The Snowman · as Arve Støp |
| 2017 | The Bachelors · as Bill Ponder |
| 2017 | I'm Not Here · as Steve |
| 2017 | Counterpart (TV Series) · as Howard Silk |
| 2017 | No Activity (US) (TV Series) · as Leo |
| 2017 | Brockmire (TV Series) · as Matt "The Bat" Hardesty |
| 2016 | Kung Fu Panda 3 · as Kai (voice) |
| 2016 | Zootopia · as Mayor Leodore Lionheart (voice) |
| 2016 | The Accountant · as Ray King |
| 2016 | La La Land · as Bill |
| 2016 | Punching Henry · as Jay Warren |
| 2016 | Rock Dog · as Khampa (voice) |
| 2016 | Patriots Day · as Sgt. Jeffrey Pugliese |
| 2016 | Goliath (TV Series) · as George Zax |
| 2016 | The Late Bloomer · as James Newmans |
| 2015 | Terminator Genisys · as O'Brien |
| 2015 | The Meddler · as Randall Zipper |
| 2015 | Worlds Apart · as Sebastian |
| 2015 | Breakthrough (TV Series) · as Narrator |
| 2015 | April and the Extraordinary World · as Rodrigue |
| 2015 | Provokation · as Fletcher |
| 2014 | Barefoot · as Dr. Bertleman |
| 2014 | Men, Women & Children · as Allison's Dad |
| 2014 | Whiplash · as Terence Fletcher |
| 2014 | Break Point · as Jack |
| 2014 | Murder of a Cat · as Sheriff Frank Hoyle |
| 2014 | The Boxcar Children · as Dr. Moore (voice) |
| 2014 | The Rewrite · as Dr. Hal Lerner |
| 2014 | Ava & Lala · as General Tiger (voice) |
| 2014 | Chozen (TV Series) · as actor |
| 2014 | Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (TV Series) · as Voice Over (voice) |
| 2014 | BoJack Horseman (TV Series) · as Lenny Turtletaub (voice) |
| 2014 | Growing Up Fisher (TV Series) · as Mel Fisher |
| 2014 | Major Lazer (TV Series) · as President Whitewall (voice) |
| 2014 | Wild Hawaii (TV Series) · as Narrator (voice) |
| 2013 | Jobs · as Arthur Rock |
| 2013 | Labor Day · as Mr. Jervis |
| 2013 | Dark Skies · as Edwin Pollard |
| 2013 | 3 Geezers! · as J. Kimball |
| 2013 | Whiplash · as Fletcher |
| 2013 | The Heeler · as Roscoe |
| 2013 | Family Tools (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 2013 | Marvel's Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H. (TV Series) · as J. Jonah Jameson |
| 2013 | Lego Marvel Super Heroes: Maximum Overload (TV Series) · as J. Jonah Jameson (voice) |
| 2013 | Brooklyn Nine-Nine (TV Series) · as Frank Dillman |
| 2013 | The Legend of Korra: The Re-telling of Korra's Journey · as Tenzin - Narrator |
| 2013 | A Penguin's Life · as Narrator |
| 2012 | Contraband · as Captain Camp |
| 2012 | The Words · as Mr. Jansen |
| 2012 | Adventure Planet · as President of Capitol State |
| 2012 | Men at Work (TV Series) · as P.J. Jordan |
| 2012 | Marvel's Avengers Assemble (TV Series) · as J. Jonah Jameson |
| 2012 | Best Friends Forever (TV Series) · as Don |
| 2012 | Gravity Falls (TV Series) · as Stanford Pines (voice) |
| 2012 | The Legend of Korra (TV Series) · as Tenzin (voice) |
| 2012 | Marvel's Ultimate Spider-Man (TV Series) · as J. Jonah Jameson (voice) |
| 2011 | The Music Never Stopped · as Henry Sawyer |
| 2011 | The Good Doctor · as Detective Krauss |
| 2011 | Blackstone · as Detective Burke |
| 2011 | NTSF:SD:SUV:: (TV Series) · as Frank Forrest |
| 2011 | Young Adult · as Mavis' Publisher (voice - uncredited) |
| 2010 | Crazy on the Outside · as Ed |
| 2010 | Megamind · as Warden (voice) |
| 2010 | Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore · as Gruff K-9 (voice) |
| 2010 | True Grit · as J. Noble Daggett (voice) |
| 2010 | 4192: The Crowning of the Hit King · as Narrator (voice) |
| 2010 | A Beginner's Guide to Endings · as Uncle Pal |
| 2010 | Ben 10: Ultimate Alien (TV Series) · as Magister Gilhil / Plumber (voice) |
| 2010 | Generator Rex (TV Series) · as White Knight |
| 2010 | Raising Hope (TV Series) · as Bruce Chance |
| 2010 | The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes (TV Series) · as J. Jonah Jameson |
| 2010 | Pound Puppies (2010) (TV Series) · as Lt. Rock (voice) |
| 2010 | An Invisible Sign · as Mr. Jones |
| 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 | Up in the Air · as Bob |
| 2009 | Post Grad · as Roy Davies |
| 2009 | The Vicious Kind · as Donald Sinclaire |
| 2009 | Parks and Recreation (TV Series) · as Mayor Stice |
| 2009 | Party Down (TV Series) · as Leonard Stiltskin |
| 2009 | Archer (2009) (TV Series) · as Detective |
| 2009 | Extract · as Brian |
| 2009 | New in Town · as Stu Kopenhafer |
| 2009 | Red Sands · as Lt. Col. Arson |
| 2008 | Burn After Reading · as CIA Superior |
| 2008 | Ben 10: Alien Force (TV Series) · as Magister Gilhil |
| 2008 | Batman: The Brave and the Bold (TV Series) · as Guardian / Evil Star (voice) |
| 2008 | The Life & Times of Tim (TV Series) · as O'Flaherty Sr. |
| 2008 | The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack (TV Series) · as Poseidon |
| 2007 | Spider-Man 3 · as J. Jonah Jameson |
| 2007 | Postal · as Candidate Welles |
| 2007 | Rendition · as Lee Mayer |
| 2007 | Juno · as Mac MacGuff |
| 2007 | Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee · as James McLaughlin |
| 2007 | Phineas and Ferb (TV Series) · as Napoleon |
| 2006 | First Snow · as Vacaro |
| 2006 | The Astronaut Farmer · as Jacobson |
| 2005 | Thank You for Smoking · as BR |
| 2005 | Numb3rs (TV Series) · as Dr. Clarence Weaver |
| 2005 | The Closer (TV Series) · as Will Pope |
| 2005 | American Dad! (TV Series) · as Dean of CIA Academy (voice) |
| 2005 | Harsh Times · as Agent Richards |
| 2004 | Spider-Man 2 · as J. Jonah Jameson |
| 2004 | Hidalgo · as Buffalo Bill Cody |
| 2004 | The Ladykillers · as Garth Pancake |
| 2004 | Justice League Unlimited (TV Series) · as General Wade Eiling (voice) |
| 2004 | Veronica Mars (TV Series) · as Clyde Pickett |
| 2004 | Jack & Bobby (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 2003 | Off the Map · as George |
| 2003 | Nip/Tuck (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 2003 | Queens Supreme (TV Series) · as Ernest Fingerman |
| 2003 | Arrested Development (TV Series) · as General Anderson |
| 2003 | The Venture Bros. (TV Series) · as Ben (Old Man Potter) |
| 2002 | Path to War · as CIA Briefer |
| 2002 | Spider-Man · as J. Jonah Jameson |
| 2002 | John Doe (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 2002 | Everwood (TV Series) · as Phil Drebbles |
| 2002 | Without a Trace (TV Series) · as Mark Wilson |
| 2002 | Kim Possible (TV Series) · as Martin Smarty / Additional voices (voice) |
| 2001 | Robot Chicken (TV Series) · as Master Chief |
| 2001 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent (TV Series) · as Dr. Emil Skoda |
| 2001 | The Mexican · as Ted Slocum |
| 2000 | The Gift · as Sheriff Pearl Johnson |
| 2000 | Beautiful Joe · as actor |
| 2000 | Autumn in New York · as Dr. Tom Grandy |
| 1999 | The Cider House Rules · as Ray Kendall |
| 1999 | For Love of the Game · as Frank Perry |
| 1999 | Crucible of Empire: The Spanish American War · as Singer |
| 1999 | Hit and Runway · as Ray Tilman |
| 1999 | SpongeBob SquarePants (TV Series) · as Conductor Maestro Mackerel |
| 1999 | Third Watch (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1999 | The West Wing (TV Series) · as Harry Ravitch |
| 1999 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (TV Series) · as Dr. Emil Skoda |
| 1998 | Celebrity · as Souvenir Hawker |
| 1997 | Face Down · as Herb Aames |
| 1997 | Love Walked In · as Mr. Shulman |
| 1997 | The Jackal · as FBI Agent T. I. Witherspoon |
| 1997 | Anastasia · as Ensemble and Character Vocals (voice) |
| 1997 | Oz (TV Series) · as Vernon Schillinger |
| 1996 | Extreme Measures · as Dr. Mingus |
| 1996 | Remember WENN (TV Series) · as Captain Amazon |
| 1996 | Spin City (TV Series) · as Kevin |
| 1996 | The First Wives Club · as Federal Marshall |
| 1994 | The Ref · as Siskel |
| 1994 | The Scout · as Assistant Coach |
| 1994 | Pom Poko · as Seizaemon |
| 1994 | New York Undercover (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1994 | ER (TV Series) · as Gus Loomer |
| 1993 | Homicide: Life On The Street (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1992 | The Adventures of Pete & Pete (TV Series) · as Barber Dan |
| 1990 | Law & Order (TV Series) · as Dr. Emil Skoda |
| 1989 | The Simpsons (TV Series) · as Victor Kleskow (voice) |
| 1987 | American Experience (TV Series) · as Narrator |
| 1970 | All My Children (TV Series) · as RCMP Sergeant |