Cast
J.K. Simmons
Acting
Cast
J.K. Simmons
Known for
Acting
Born
1955-01-09
From
Detroit, Michigan, USA
Also known as JK Simmons, Jonathan Simmons, Jonathan Kimble "J.K." Simmons
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 (2002β2007), 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 (2012β2014), Stanford βFordβ Pines in Gravity Falls (2015β2016), 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 βOmni-Manβ Grayson in the Amazon Prime action animated series Invincible (2021). He has been the voice of the Yellow M&M since 1996.
Spider-Man: No Way Home
as J. Jonah Jameson
Spider-Man
as J. Jonah Jameson
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
as J. Jonah Jameson (voice)
Spider-Man: Far From Home
as J. Jonah Jameson
Zootopia
as Mayor Lionheart (voice)
Whiplash
as Fletcher
Spider-Man 3
as J. Jonah Jameson
Zack Snyder's Justice League
as Commissioner Gordon
The Tomorrow War
as James Forester
Terminator Genisys
as O'Brien
La La Land
as Bill
The AccountantΒ²
as Ray King
Kung Fu Panda 3
as Kai (voice)
Red One
as Nick
Jennifer's Body
as Mr. Wroblewski
Megamind
as Warden (voice)
Justice League
as Commissioner Gordon
The Accountant
as Ray King
Venom: Let There Be Carnage
as J. Jonah Jameson (uncredited)
Spider-Man 2
as J. Jonah Jameson
Ghostbusters: Afterlife
as Ivo Shandor
Klaus
as Klaus (voice)
The Jackal
as FBI Agent T. I. Witherspoon
Anastasia
as Ensemble and Character Vocals (voice)
True Grit
as J. Noble Daggett (voice) (uncredited)
Thank You for Smoking
as BR
Juno
as Mac MacGuff
Juror #2
as Harold
Palm Springs
as Roy
The Cider House Rules
as Ray Kendall
The Gift
as Sheriff Pearl Johnson
The Union
as Tom Brennan
Burn After Reading
as CIA Superior
21 Bridges
as Captain Matt McKenna
The Snowman
as Arve StΓΈp
Contraband
as Captain Camp
Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore
as Gruff K-9 (voice)
Dark Skies
as Edwin Pollard
The Ladykillers
as Garth Pancake
Labor Day
as Mr. Jervis
The Mexican
as Ted Slocum
Marmaduke
as Zeus (voice)
Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers
as Captain Putty (voice)
Seal Team
as Claggart (voice)
Up in the Air
as Bob
Jobs
as Arthur Rock
The Words
as Mr. Jansen
Hidalgo
as Buffalo Bill Cody
Men, Women & Children
as Allison's Dad
Aliens in the Attic
as Skip (voice)
Patriots Day
as Sgt. Jeffrey Pugliese
Saturday Night
as Milton Berle
Rendition
as Lee Mayer
Harsh Times
as Agent Richards
The Rewrite
as Hal Lerner
The Scout
as Assistant Coach
Barefoot
as Dr. Bertleman
The First Wives Club
as Federal Marshall
The Ref
as Siskel
Celebrity
as Souvenir Hawker
Father Figures
as Ronald Hunt
Rock Dog
as Khampa (voice)
Renegades
as Levin
New in Town
as Stu Kopenhafer
The Good Doctor
as Detective Krauss
Extract
as Brian
The Front Runner
as Bill Dixon
Autumn in New York
as Dr. Tom Grandy
For Love of the Game
as Frank Perry
Ben 10 / Generator Rex: Heroes United
as White Knight (voice)
Young Adult
as Mavis' Publisher (voice) (uncredited)
A Beginner's Guide to Endings
as Uncle Pal
I Love You, Man
as Oswald Klaven
The Bachelors
as Bill Palet
The Venture Bros.: Radiant Is the Blood of the Baboon Heart
as Ben (voice)
Postal
as Candidate Welles
Extreme Measures
as Dr. Mingus
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
as James McLaughlin
Being the Ricardos
as William Frawley
All Nighter
as Mr. Gallo
The Astronaut Farmer
as Jacobson
Punching Henry
as Jay Warren
First Snow
as Vacaro
Heart of the Beast
Path to War
as CIA Briefer
Post Grad
as Roy Davies
The Meddler
as Randall Zipper
Little Brother
as Warren Duffy
Fanboy
as J.K. / Frank Perry
Red Sands
as Lt. Col. Arson
I'm Not Here
as Steve
You Can't Run Forever
as Wade
National Champions
as Coach James Lazor
Crazy on the Outside
as Ed
The Music Never Stopped
as Henry Sawyer
Ava & Lala
as General Tiger (voice)
Whiplash
as Fletcher
The Late Bloomer
as James Newmans
The Prince
The Brink of War
as George Shultz
Rally Road Racers
as Gnash (voice)
One Day as a Lion
as Walter Boggs
Worlds Apart
as Sebastian
An Invisible Sign
as Mr. Jones
Extract: Mike Judge's Secret Recipe
as Self
3 Geezers!
as J. Kimball
Break Point
as Jack
The Black Ghiandola
as Ralph Aceto
O.W.C.A. Files
as Napoleon / Additional Voices (voice)
The Boxcar Children
as Dr. Moore (voice)
The Vicious Kind
as Donald Sinclaire
A Boy Called Sailboat
as Ernest
3: The Dale Earnhardt Story
as Ralph Earnhardt
Glorious
as Ghat (voice)
Broadway's Lost Treasures II
as Benny Southstreet (segment "Guys & Dolls")
Face Down
as Herb Aames
Spider-Man 2: Making the Amazing
as Self
Murder of a Cat
as Sheriff Frank Hoyle
Monkey Quest
as (voice)
The Way of War
as Sergeant Mitchell
The Boxcar Children: Surprise Island
as Dr. Moore (voice)
Disposal
as Older Hunter
Gravity Falls: Between the Pines
as Ford Pines (Voice)
Above Freezing
as Hoyd
Ride the Eagle
as Carl
Love Walked In
as Mr. Shulman
Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens
as Orville
Spaceman
3 Days with Dad
as Joey
Hopper: An American Love Story
as Edward Hopper (voice)
Guys and Dolls: Off the Record
as Himself / Benny Southstreet
Drug$
as Narrator
Hit and Runway
as Ray Tilman
The Thing That Hurts
Off the Map
as George
Popeye Doyle
as Patrolman in Park
Crossing Fields
as Guy
Prophets of Change
as Narrator
Blackstone
as Detective Burke
Behind the Zirkonians
as Skip (voice)
Detroit: Comeback City
as Himself - Narrator
Starwater
Rivals: Ohio State vs. Michigan
as Narrator
109 Billion Followers
as Reaper
The Magic Bracelet
as The Shaman
Walt Whitman
as Narrator (voice)
Purgatory
as Father Malone
4192: The Crowning of the Hit King
as Narrator (voice)
Rushing or Dragging
as Terrence Fletcher (Archive Audio)
The Fish Thief: A Great Lakes Mystery
as Narrator
The Heeler
as Roscoe
I Lost My M in Vegas
as Yellow (voice)