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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: 80

TV Involvements: 34


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
Average
7

Law & Order

(1990) Jerry Luppin
Batman: The Brave and the Bold
Average
8

Batman: The Brave and the Bold

(2008) Guardian (voice)
Invincible
Average
9

Invincible

(2021) Nolan Grayson / Omni-Man (voice)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Average
8

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

(1999) Dr. Emil Skoda
American Masters
Average
7

American Masters

(1986) Edward Hopper
Explained
Average
8

Explained

(2018) Narrator (voice)
Ben 10: Ultimate Alien
Average
8

Ben 10: Ultimate Alien

(2010) Magister Gilhil / Plumber (voice)
Justice League Unlimited
Average
8

Justice League Unlimited

(2004) General Eiling (voice)

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2024 Santa Claus
N/A
Wade
2023 Ben (voice)
J. Jonah Jameson (voice)
Gnash (voice)
Walter Boggs
2022 Narrator
Narrator
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 James Gordon
Tusk Johnson (voice)
2020 General Starkey
Orville
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
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)
J. Jonah Jameson (voice)
Captain Camp
2011 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
Mayor Stice
Leonard Stiltskin
Oswald Klaven
Lt. Col. Arson
Sergeant Mitchell
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)
Jed Farnsworth (voice)
Dean of CIA Academy (voice)
Gene (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 Dr. Emil Skoda
Ted Slocum
N/A
2000 Dr. Tom Grandy
Sheriff Pearl Johnson
1999 Ray Kendall
N/A
Harry Ravitch
Dr. Emil Skoda
Yellow
Frank Perry
Ray Tilman
1998 Guy
Hoyd
Souvenir Hawker
1997 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)
1986 Edward Hopper
Patrolman in Park
1975 Self - Host
Self - Cameo (uncredited)
1953 Self
Slade
N/A
Ray King
Milton Berle
N/A
Year Character Movie/Tv

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