J.K. Simmons
Age: N/A | From: Detroit, Michigan, USA
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Aliases: JK Simmons , Jonathan Simmons , Дж.К. Симмонс , J・K・シモンズ , ג'ונתן קימבל "ג'יי קיי" סימונס , Дж.К. Сіммонс , Джей Кей Сіммонс
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Detroit, Michigan, USA
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Movie Involvements: 87
TV Involvements: 35
Most Famous Work
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.
Most Famous Work
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
(1999) Dr. Emil Skoda
The West Wing
(1999) Harry Ravitch
The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes
(2010) J. Jonah Jameson (voice)
Law & Order
(1990) Jerry Luppin
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
(2001) Dr. Emil Skoda
Batman: The Brave and the Bold
(2008) Guardian (voice)
Everwood
(2002) Phil Drebbles
The Legend of Korra
(2012) Tenzin (voice)Acting
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | N/A | |
| Ray King | ||
| 2024 | Nick | |
| Harold Chincowski | ||
| Milton Berle | ||
| Tom Brennan | ||
| Wade | ||
| 2023 | Ben (voice) | |
| J. Jonah Jameson (voice) | ||
| Gnash (voice) | ||
| Walter Boggs | ||
| 2022 | Narrator | |
| Narrator | ||
| Edward Hopper (voice) | ||
| Warren Duffy | ||
| Ghat (voice) | ||
| Captain Putty (voice) | ||
| Franklin York | ||
| Self (archive footage) | ||
| Zeus (voice) | ||
| 2021 | J. Jonah Jameson | |
| William Frawley | ||
| Coach James Lazor | ||
| Ivo Shandor | ||
| Claggart (voice) | ||
| J. Jonah Jameson (uncredited) | ||
| James Forester | ||
| Carl | ||
| Nolan Grayson / Omni-Man (voice) | ||
| Terrence Fletcher (Archive Audio) | ||
| Commissioner Gordon | ||
| Tusk Johnson (voice) | ||
| 2020 | General Starkey | |
| Orville | ||
| Jackson Pepper | ||
| Roy | ||
| The Grandfather | ||
| Self - Narrator | ||
| Billy Barber | ||
| 2019 | Klaus (voice) | |
| Captain Matt McKenna | ||
| Joey | ||
| Self | ||
| J. Jonah Jameson | ||
| J.K. / Frank Perry | ||
| 2018 | Narrator | |
| Bill Dixon | ||
| Himself - Narrator | ||
| Ernest | ||
| Narrator (voice) | ||
| Dr. Moore (voice) | ||
| 2017 | Ronald Hunt | |
| Howard Silk | ||
| Steve | ||
| Commissioner James Gordon | ||
| Self | ||
| Leo | ||
| Bill Palet | ||
| Arve Støp | ||
| Levin | ||
| Ralph Aceto | ||
| Matt "The Bat" Hardesty | ||
| Mr. Gallo | ||
| Jay Warren | ||
| 2016 | Sgt. Jeffrey Pugliese | |
| Bill | ||
| George Zax | ||
| Ray King | ||
| James Newmans | ||
| Khampa (voice) | ||
| Randall Zipper | ||
| Ford Pines (voice) | ||
| Mayor Leodore Lionheart (voice) | ||
| Kai (voice) | ||
| 2015 | Sebastian | |
| Napoleon / Additional Voices (voice) | ||
| Self | ||
| O'Brien | ||
| President Whitewall (voice) | ||
| Benjamin 'Pops' Delaney | ||
| 2014 | Self | |
| Allison's Dad | ||
| Fletcher | ||
| General Tiger (voice) | ||
| Lenny Turtletaub (voice) | ||
| Narrator (voice) | ||
| Dr. Moore (voice) | ||
| Dr. Hal Lerner | ||
| Voice Over (voice) | ||
| Sheriff Frank Hoyle | ||
| Jack | ||
| Mel Fisher | ||
| Self | ||
| Dr. Bertleman | ||
| 2013 | Mr. Jervis | |
| J. Jonah Jameson (voice) | ||
| Frank Dillman | ||
| Arthur Rock | ||
| J. Kimball | ||
| The Shaman | ||
| N/A | ||
| Roscoe | ||
| Edwin Pollard | ||
| Fletcher | ||
| 2012 | Mr. Jansen | |
| Stanford Pines (voice) | ||
| P.J. Jordan | ||
| Tenzin (voice) | ||
| Don | ||
| J. Jonah Jameson (voice) | ||
| Captain Camp | ||
| 2011 | White Knight (voice) | |
| Mavis' Publisher (voice) (uncredited) | ||
| Frank Forrest | ||
| Detective Burke | ||
| Detective Krauss | ||
| Henry Sawyer | ||
| Himself - Narrator | ||
| 2010 | J. Noble Daggett (voice) (uncredited) | |
| Warden (voice) | ||
| Narrator (voice) | ||
| J. Jonah Jameson (voice) | ||
| Self - Guest | ||
| Lt. Rock (voice) | ||
| Mr. Withers (voice) | ||
| Mr. Jones | ||
| Uncle Pal | ||
| Gruff K-9 (voice) | ||
| Magister Gilhil / Plumber (voice) | ||
| Ed | ||
| 2009 | Self | |
| Donald Sinclaire | ||
| Bob | ||
| Mr. Wroblewski | ||
| Detective (voice) | ||
| Brian | ||
| Roy Davies | ||
| Skip (voice) | ||
| Self - Guest | ||
| Sergeant Mitchell | ||
| Mayor Stice | ||
| Leonard Stiltskin | ||
| Oswald Klaven | ||
| Lt. Col. Arson | ||
| Stu Kopenhafer | ||
| 2008 | Guardian (voice) | |
| CIA Superior | ||
| Narrator (voice) | ||
| 2007 | Mac MacGuff | |
| Candidate Welles | ||
| Lee Mayer | ||
| Napoleon (voice) | ||
| J.B. (voice) | ||
| James McLaughlin | ||
| J. Jonah Jameson | ||
| Jacobson | ||
| 2006 | Vacaro | |
| 2005 | Agent Richards | |
| BR | ||
| Will Pope | ||
| Judge (voice) | ||
| Dean of CIA Academy (voice) | ||
| Gene (voice) | ||
| Jed Farnsworth (voice) | ||
| 2004 | Ralph Earnhardt | |
| Self | ||
| Benny Southstreet (segment "Guys & Dolls") | ||
| Clyde Pickett | ||
| N/A | ||
| Ben (Old Man Potter) (voice) | ||
| Eiling (voice) | ||
| General Eiling (voice) | ||
| J. Jonah Jameson | ||
| N/A | ||
| Garth Pancake | ||
| Dep. Dist. Atty. Joe Carter | ||
| Buffalo Bill Cody | ||
| 2003 | General Anderson | |
| CIA Briefer | ||
| George | ||
| N/A | ||
| Older Hunter | ||
| 2002 | Mark Wilson | |
| N/A | ||
| Phil Drebbles | ||
| Martin Smarty (voice) | ||
| Martin Smarty / Additional voices (voice) | ||
| J. Jonah Jameson | ||
| 2001 | Emil Skoda | |
| Ted Slocum | ||
| N/A | ||
| 2000 | Dr. Tom Grandy | |
| Sheriff Pearl Johnson | ||
| 1999 | Ray Kendall | |
| Frank Hagedorn | ||
| Harry Ravitch | ||
| Dr. Emil Skoda | ||
| Frank Perry | ||
| Ray Tilman | ||
| 1998 | Guy | |
| Hoyd | ||
| Souvenir Hawker | ||
| 1997 | Ensemble and Character Vocals (voice) | |
| Herb Aames | ||
| FBI Agent T. I. Witherspoon | ||
| Vernon Schillinger | ||
| Mr. Shulman | ||
| 1996 | Dr. Mingus | |
| Federal Marshall | ||
| Kevin | ||
| 1995 | N/A | |
| 1994 | Assistant Coach | |
| Gus Loomer | ||
| N/A | ||
| Siskel | ||
| 1993 | N/A | |
| 1992 | Himself / Benny Southstreet | |
| 1990 | Emil Skoda | |
| Jerry Luppin | ||
| 1989 | Victor Kleskow (voice) | |
| Tabloid Editor (voice) | ||
| J. Jonah Jameson (voice) | ||
| JJ Gruff (voice) | ||
| Dr. Jessup (voice) | ||
| 1986 | Edward Hopper | |
| Patrolman in Park | ||
| 1975 | Self - Host | |
| Self - Cameo (uncredited) | ||
| 1953 | Self | |
| Slade | ||
| N/A | ||
| George Shultz | ||
| N/A | ||
| George Shultz | ||
| (voice) | ||
| N/A | ||
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
