
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
- 2025 · The Accountant² as Ray King
- 2024 · Red One as Nick
- 2024 · Juror #2 as Harold
- 2024 · Saturday Night as Milton Berle
- 2024 · The Union as Tom Brennan
- 2024 · Ren & Stimpy as Lint (voice)
- 2024 · You Can't Run Forever as Wade
- 2023 · One Day as a Lion as Walter Boggs
- 2022 · Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers as Captain Putty (voice)
- 2022 · Marmaduke as Zeus (voice)
- 2021 · National Champions as Coach James Lazor
- 2021 · Being the Ricardos as William Frawley
- 2021 · Seal Team as Claggart (voice)
- 2021 · Ride the Eagle as Carl
- 2020 · Coronavirus, Explained as Self - Narrator
- 2019 · 21 Bridges as Captain Matt McKenna
- 2018 · The Front Runner as Bill Dixon
- 2018 · The Boxcar Children: Surprise Island as Dr. Moore (voice)
- 2017 · Robert Kirkman's Secret History of Comics as Self
- 2017 · The Bachelors as Bill Palet
- 2017 · Renegades as Levin
- 2017 · Punching Henry as Jay Warren
- 2016 · Rock Dog as Khampa (voice)
- 2016 · The Meddler as Randall Zipper
- 2015 · Worlds Apart as Sebastian
- 2014 · Men, Women & Children as Allison's Dad
- 2014 · Ava & Lala as General Tiger (voice)
- 2014 · The Rewrite as Dr. Hal Lerner
- 2014 · Break Point as Jack
- 2014 · Growing Up Fisher as Mel Fisher
- 2014 · Barefoot as Dr. Bertleman
- 2013 · LEGO MARVEL Super Heroes: Maximum Overload as J. Jonah Jameson (voice)
- 2013 · Jobs as Arthur Rock
- 2013 · Family Tools as Tony Shea
- 2013 · Dark Skies as Edwin Pollard
- 2012 · The Words as Mr. Jansen
- 2012 · Best Friends Forever as Don
- 2011 · Ben 10 - Generator Rex: Heroes United as White Knight (voice)
- 2011 · Young Adult as Mavis' Publisher (voice) (uncredited)
- 2011 · The Good Doctor as Detective Krauss
- 2010 · An Invisible Sign as Mr. Jones
- 2010 · Crazy on the Outside as Ed
- 2009 · Up in the Air as Bob
- 2009 · Post Grad as Roy Davies
- 2009 · Aliens in the Attic as Skip (voice)
- 2009 · Red Sands as Lt. Col. Arson
- 2009 · New in Town as Stu Kopenhafer
- 2008 · Burn After Reading as CIA Superior
- 2007 · Postal as Candidate Welles
- 2007 · Rendition as Lee Mayer
- 2006 · First Snow as Vacaro
- 2005 · Harsh Times as Agent Richards
- 2005 · Thank You for Smoking as BR
- 2004 · 3: The Dale Earnhardt Story as Ralph Earnhardt
- 2004 · Broadway's Lost Treasures II as Benny Southstreet (segment "Guys & Dolls")
- 2004 · The Jury as
- 2004 · The Ladykillers as Garth Pancake
- 2004 · Hidalgo as Buffalo Bill Cody
- 2001 · The Mexican as Ted Slocum
- 1999 · Hit and Runway as Ray Tilman
- 1998 · Above Freezing as Hoyd
- 1998 · Celebrity as Souvenir Hawker
- 1997 · Face Down as Herb Aames
- 1996 · Extreme Measures as Dr. Mingus
- 1995 · New York News as
- 1994 · The Scout as Assistant Coach
- 1994 · The Ref as Siskel
- 1986 · Popeye Doyle as Patrolman in Park
- Future · The Prince as
- 2025 · Little Brother as Warren Duffy
- 2025 · The Fish Thief: A Great Lakes Mystery as Narrator
- 2023 · The Venture Bros.: Radiant Is the Blood of the Baboon Heart as Ben (voice)
- 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 · Hopper: An American Love Story as Edward Hopper (voice)
- 2022 · Glorious as Ghat (voice)
- 2022 · Night Sky as Franklin York
- 2021 · Spider-Man: No Way Home as J. Jonah Jameson
- 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 · INVINCIBLE as Nolan Grayson / Omni-Man (voice)
- 2021 · Rushing or Dragging as Terrence Fletcher (Archive Audio)
- 2021 · Zack Snyder's Justice League as Commissioner 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 · Die Hart as Jackson Pepper
- 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 · 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)
- 2017 · Father Figures as Ronald Hunt
- 2017 · Counterpart as Howard Silk
- 2017 · I'm Not Here as Steve
- 2017 · Justice League as Commissioner Gordon
- 2017 · No Activity as Leo
- 2017 · The Snowman as Arve Støp
- 2017 · The Black Ghiandola as Ralph Aceto
- 2017 · Brockmire as Matt "The Bat" Hardesty
- 2017 · All Nighter as Mr. Gallo
- 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 · The Late Bloomer as James Newmans
- 2016 · Zootopia as Mayor Lionheart (voice)
- 2016 · Kung Fu Panda 3 as Kai (voice)
- 2015 · 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)
- 2015 · What Lives Inside as Benjamin 'Pops' Delaney
- 2014 · Variety Studio: Actors on Actors as Self
- 2014 · Whiplash as Fletcher
- 2014 · BoJack Horseman as Lenny Turtletaub (voice)
- 2014 · Wild Hawaii as Narrator (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 · The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self
- 2013 · Labor Day as Mr. Jervis
- 2013 · Brooklyn Nine-Nine as Frank Dillman
- 2013 · 3 Geezers! as J. Kimball
- 2013 · The Magic Bracelet as The Shaman
- 2013 · The Heeler as Roscoe
- 2013 · Whiplash as Fletcher
- 2012 · Gravity Falls as Stanford Pines (voice)
- 2012 · Men At Work as P.J. Jordan
- 2012 · The Legend of Korra as Tenzin (voice)
- 2012 · The Legend of Korra as Mushi (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 · Blackstone as Detective Burke
- 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 · Raising Hope as Bruce Chance
- 2010 · A Beginner's Guide to Endings as Uncle Pal
- 2010 · Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore as Gruff K-9 (voice)
- 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 · 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 · The Way of War as Sergeant Mitchell
- 2009 · Parks and Recreation as Mayor Stice
- 2009 · Party Down as Leonard Stiltskin
- 2009 · I Love You, Man as Oswald Klaven
- 2008 · Batman: The Brave and the Bold as Guardian (voice)
- 2008 · Walt Whitman as Narrator (voice)
- 2007 · Juno as Mac MacGuff
- 2007 · Phineas and Ferb as Napoleon (voice)
- 2007 · Phineas and Ferb as J.B. (voice)
- 2007 · Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee as James McLaughlin
- 2007 · Spider-Man 3 as J. Jonah Jameson
- 2007 · The Astronaut Farmer as Jacobson
- 2005 · The Closer as Will Pope
- 2005 · American Dad! as Judge (voice)
- 2005 · American Dad! as Dean of CIA Academy (voice)
- 2005 · American Dad! as Gene (voice)
- 2005 · American Dad! as Jed Farnsworth (voice)
- 2005 · Numb3rs as Dr. Clarence Weaver
- 2004 · Spider-Man 2: Making the Amazing as Self
- 2004 · Veronica Mars as Clyde Pickett
- 2004 · Jack & Bobby as
- 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 D.A. as Dep. Dist. Atty. Joe Carter
- 2003 · Arrested Development as General Anderson
- 2003 · Path to War as CIA Briefer
- 2003 · Off the Map as George
- 2003 · Nip/Tuck as Ike Connors
- 2003 · Disposal as Older Hunter
- 2002 · Without a Trace as Mark Wilson
- 2002 · John Doe as Lucas Doya
- 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 Emil Skoda
- 2001 · Starwater as
- 2000 · Autumn in New York as Dr. Tom Grandy
- 2000 · The Gift as Sheriff Pearl Johnson
- 1999 · The Cider House Rules as Ray Kendall
- 1999 · Third Watch as Frank Hagedorn
- 1999 · The West Wing as Harry Ravitch
- 1999 · Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Dr. Emil Skoda
- 1998 · Crossing Fields as Guy
- 1992 · Guys and Dolls: Off the Record as Himself / Benny Southstreet
- Future · Batgirl as Commissioner Gordon
- Future · 109 Billion Followers as
- Future · Reykjavik as George Shultz
- Future · Spaceman as
- Future · The Westies as Eamon Sweeney
- 1999 · I Lost My M in Vegas as Yellow (voice)
- 1999 · For Love of the Game as Frank Perry
- 1997 · Anastasia as Ensemble and Character Vocals (voice)
- 1997 · The Jackal as FBI Agent T. I. Witherspoon
- 1997 · Oz as Vernon Schillinger
- 1997 · Love Walked In as Mr. Shulman
- 1996 · The First Wives Club as Federal Marshall
- 1996 · Spin City as Kevin
- 1996 · Remember WENN as 'Captain Amazon'
- 1994 · ER as Gus Loomer
- 1994 · New York Undercover as
- 1993 · Homicide: Life on the Street as Alexander Rausch
- 1990 · Law & Order as Emil Skoda
- 1990 · Law & Order as Jerry Luppin
- 1989 · The Simpsons as Victor Kleskow (voice)
- 1989 · The Simpsons as Tabloid Editor (voice)
- 1989 · The Simpsons as J. Jonah Jameson (voice)
- 1989 · The Simpsons as JJ Gruff (voice)
- 1989 · The Simpsons as Dr. Jessup (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 · Heart of the Beast as
- Future · Hypergalactic as (voice)
- Future · Behind the Zirkonians as Skip (voice)