J.K. Simmons
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.
Known For
Credits
- 2024 · Red One as Santa Claus
- 2023 · The Venture Bros.: Radiant Is the Blood of the Baboon Heart as Ben (voice)
- 2023 · One Day as a Lion as Walter Boggs
- 2022 · Glorious as Ghat (voice)
- 2021 · Being the Ricardos as William Frawley
- 2021 · Seal Team as Claggart (voice)
- 2020 · Coronavirus, Explained as Self - Narrator
- 2018 · The Front Runner as Bill Dixon
- 2017 · Father Figures as Ronald Hunt
- 2017 · I'm Not Here as Steve
- 2017 · The Bachelors as Bill Palet
- 2017 · The Snowman as Arve Støp
- 2017 · All Nighter as Mr. Gallo
- 2016 · The Late Bloomer as James Newmans
- 2016 · Rock Dog as Khampa (voice)
- 2016 · The Meddler as Randall Zipper
- 2015 · Worlds Apart as Sebastian
- 2015 · What Lives Inside as Benjamin 'Pops' Delaney
- 2014 · Men, Women & Children as Allison's Dad
- 2014 · Wild Hawaii as Narrator (voice)
- 2014 · The Rewrite as Dr. Hal Lerner
- 2014 · Break Point as Jack
- 2014 · Barefoot as Dr. Bertleman
- 2013 · Jobs as Arthur Rock
- 2013 · Dark Skies as Edwin Pollard
- 2013 · Whiplash as Fletcher
- 2012 · The Words as Mr. Jansen
- 2011 · Young Adult as Mavis' Publisher (voice) (uncredited)
- 2011 · The Good Doctor as Detective Krauss
- 2010 · Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore as Gruff K-9 (voice)
- 2010 · Crazy on the Outside as Ed
- 2009 · Post Grad as Roy Davies
- 2009 · Aliens in the Attic as Skip (voice)
- 2009 · I Love You, Man as Oswald Klaven
- 2009 · New in Town as Stu Kopenhafer
- 2008 · Burn After Reading as CIA Superior
- 2007 · Postal as Candidate Welles
- 2007 · Rendition as Lee Mayer
- 2007 · Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee as James McLaughlin
- 2007 · The Astronaut Farmer as Jacobson
- 2006 · First Snow as Vacaro
- 2005 · Harsh Times as Agent Richards
- 2005 · Thank You for Smoking as BR
- 2004 · The Ladykillers as Garth Pancake
- 2004 · Hidalgo as Buffalo Bill Cody
- 2003 · Path to War as CIA Briefer
- 2001 · The Mexican as Ted Slocum
- 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
- 1998 · Celebrity as Souvenir Hawker
- 1996 · Extreme Measures as Dr. Mingus
- 1996 · The First Wives Club as Federal Marshall
- 1994 · The Ref as Siskel
- Future · The Tomorrow War 2 as Slade
- 2024 · The Union as
- 2024 · You Can't Run Forever as Wade
- 2023 · Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse as J. Jonah Jameson (voice)
- 2023 · Rally Road Racers as Gnash (voice)
- 2022 · Rivals: Ohio State vs. Michigan as Narrator
- 2022 · Prophets of Change as Narrator
- 2022 · Little Brother as Warren Duffy
- 2022 · Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers as Captain Putty (voice)
- 2022 · Night Sky as Franklin York
- 2022 · Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home as Self (archive footage)
- 2022 · Marmaduke as Zeus (voice)
- 2021 · Spider-Man: No Way Home as J. Jonah Jameson
- 2021 · National Champions as Coach James Lazor
- 2021 · Ghostbusters: Afterlife as Ivo Shandor
- 2021 · Venom: Let There Be Carnage as J. Jonah Jameson (uncredited)
- 2021 · The Tomorrow War as James Forester
- 2021 · Ride the Eagle as Carl
- 2021 · Invincible as Nolan Grayson / Omni-Man (voice)
- 2021 · Rushing or Dragging as Terrence Fletcher (Archive Audio)
- 2021 · Zack Snyder's Justice League as Commissioner James Gordon
- 2021 · The Great North as Tusk Johnson (voice)
- 2020 · The Stand as General Starkey
- 2020 · Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens as Orville
- 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 · 21 Bridges as Captain Matt McKenna
- 2019 · 3 Days with Dad as Joey
- 2019 · The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self
- 2019 · Spider-Man: Far From Home as J. Jonah Jameson
- 2019 · Fanboy as J.K. / Frank Perry
- 2018 · Drug$ as Narrator
- 2018 · Detroit: Comeback City as Himself - Narrator
- 2018 · A Boy Called Sailboat as Ernest
- 2018 · Explained as Narrator (voice)
- 2018 · The Boxcar Children: Surprise Island as Dr. Moore (voice)
- 2017 · Counterpart as Howard Silk
- 2017 · Justice League as Commissioner James Gordon
- 2017 · Robert Kirkman's Secret History of Comics as Self
- 2017 · No Activity as Leo
- 2017 · Renegades as Levin
- 2017 · The Black Ghiandola as Ralph Aceto
- 2017 · Brockmire as Matt "The Bat" Hardesty
- 2017 · Punching Henry as Jay Warren
- 2016 · Patriots Day as Sgt. Jeffrey Pugliese
- 2016 · La La Land as Bill
- 2016 · Goliath as George Zax
- 2016 · The Accountant as Ray King
- 2016 · Gravity Falls: Weirdmageddon as Ford Pines (voice)
- 2016 · Zootopia as Mayor Leodore Lionheart (voice)
- 2016 · Kung Fu Panda 3 as Kai (voice)
- 2015 · Phineas and Ferb: The O.W.C.A. Files as Napoleon / Additional Voices (voice)
- 2015 · Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter as Self
- 2015 · Terminator Genisys as O'Brien
- 2015 · Major Lazer as President Whitewall (voice)
- 2014 · Variety Studio: Actors on Actors as Self
- 2014 · Whiplash as Terence Fletcher
- 2014 · Ava & Lala as General Tiger (voice)
- 2014 · BoJack Horseman as Lenny Turtletaub (voice)
- 2014 · The Boxcar Children as Dr. Moore (voice)
- 2014 · Last Week Tonight with John Oliver as Voice Over (voice)
- 2014 · Murder of a Cat as Sheriff Frank Hoyle
- 2014 · Growing Up Fisher as Mel Fisher
- 2014 · The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self
- 2013 · Labor Day as Mr. Jervis
- 2013 · LEGO MARVEL Super Heroes: Maximum Overload as J. Jonah Jameson (voice)
- 2013 · Brooklyn Nine-Nine as Frank Dillman
- 2013 · 3 Geezers! as J. Kimball
- 2013 · The Magic Bracelet as The Shaman
- 2013 · Family Tools as
- 2013 · The Heeler as Roscoe
- 2012 · Gravity Falls as Stanford Pines (voice)
- 2012 · Men At Work as P.J. Jordan
- 2012 · The Legend of Korra as Tenzin (voice)
- 2012 · Marvel's Ultimate Spider-Man as J. Jonah Jameson (voice)
- 2012 · Contraband as Captain Camp
- 2011 · NTSF:SD:SUV:: as Frank Forrest
- 2011 · The Music Never Stopped as Henry Sawyer
- 2011 · Desert Car Kings as Himself - Narrator
- 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 · The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes as J. Jonah Jameson (voice)
- 2010 · The Talk as Self - Guest
- 2010 · Pound Puppies as Lt. Rock (voice)
- 2010 · Pound Puppies as Mr. Withers (voice)
- 2010 · An Invisible Sign as Mr. Jones
- 2010 · A Beginner's Guide to Endings as Uncle Pal
- 2010 · Ben 10: Ultimate Alien as Magister Gilhil / Plumber (voice)
- 2009 · Extract: Mike Judge's Secret Recipe as Self
- 2009 · The Vicious Kind as Donald Sinclaire
- 2009 · Up in the Air as Bob
- 2009 · Jennifer's Body as Mr. Wroblewski
- 2009 · Archer as Detective (voice)
- 2009 · Extract as Brian
- 2009 · Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest
- 2009 · Parks and Recreation as Mayor Stice
- 2009 · Party Down as Leonard Stiltskin
- 2009 · Red Sands as Lt. Col. Arson
- 2009 · The Way of War as Sergeant Mitchell
- 2008 · Batman: The Brave and the Bold as Guardian (voice)
- 2007 · Juno as Mac MacGuff
- 2007 · Phineas and Ferb as Napoleon (voice)
- 2007 · Phineas and Ferb as J.B. (voice)
- 2007 · Spider-Man 3 as J. Jonah Jameson
- 2005 · The Closer as Will Pope
- 2005 · American Dad! as Judge (voice)
- 2005 · American Dad! as Jed Farnsworth (voice)
- 2005 · American Dad! as Dean of CIA Academy (voice)
- 2005 · American Dad! as Gene (voice)
- Future · Juror No. 2 as
- Future · SNL 1975 as Milton Berle
- 2011 · Blackstone as Detective Burke
- 2008 · Walt Whitman as Narrator (voice)
- 2004 · 3: The Dale Earnhardt Story as Ralph Earnhardt
- 2004 · Spider-Man 2: Making the Amazing as Self
- 2003 · Off the Map as George
- 2003 · Disposal as Older Hunter
- 2001 · Starwater as
- 1997 · Love Walked In as Mr. Shulman
- 1986 · Popeye Doyle as Patrolman in Park
- Future · The Accountant 2 as Ray King
- 2004 · Broadway's Lost Treasures II as Benny Southstreet (segment "Guys & Dolls")
- 2004 · Veronica Mars as Clyde Pickett
- 2004 · Jack & Bobby as
- 2004 · The Venture Bros. as Ben (Old Man Potter) (voice)
- 2004 · Justice League Unlimited as Eiling (voice)
- 2004 · Justice League Unlimited as General Eiling (voice)
- 2004 · Spider-Man 2 as J. Jonah Jameson
- 2004 · The Jury as
- 2004 · The D.A. as Dep. Dist. Atty. Joe Carter
- 2003 · Arrested Development as General Anderson
- 2003 · Nip/Tuck as
- 2002 · Without a Trace as Mark Wilson
- 2002 · John Doe as
- 2002 · Everwood as Phil Drebbles
- 2002 · Kim Possible as Martin Smarty (voice)
- 2002 · Kim Possible as Martin Smarty / Additional voices (voice)
- 2002 · Spider-Man as J. Jonah Jameson
- 2001 · Law & Order: Criminal Intent as Dr. Emil Skoda
- 2000 · The Gift as Sheriff Pearl Johnson
- 1999 · Third Watch as
- 1999 · The West Wing as Harry Ravitch
- 1999 · Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Dr. Emil Skoda
- 1999 · I Lost My M in Vegas as Yellow
- 1999 · Hit and Runway as Ray Tilman
- 1998 · Crossing Fields as Guy
- 1998 · Above Freezing as Hoyd
- 1997 · Face Down as Herb Aames
- 1997 · The Jackal as FBI Agent T. I. Witherspoon
- 1997 · Oz as Vernon Schillinger
- 1996 · Spin City as Kevin
- 1995 · New York News as
- 1994 · The Scout as Assistant Coach
- 1994 · ER as Gus Loomer
- 1994 · New York Undercover as
- 1993 · Homicide: Life on the Street as
- 1992 · Guys and Dolls: Off the Record as Himself / Benny Southstreet
- 1990 · Law & Order as Emil Skoda
- 1990 · Law & Order as Jerry Luppin
- 1989 · The Simpsons as Victor Kleskow (voice)
- 1986 · American Masters as Edward Hopper
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Self - Host
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
- 1953 · The Oscars as Self
- Future · My Only Sunshine as
- Future · Hypergalactic as (voice)