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 Nick
- 2024 · Juror #2 as Harold
- 2024 · Saturday Night as Milton Berle
- 2024 · The Union as Tom Brennan
- 2023 · Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse as J. Jonah Jameson (voice)
- 2023 · Rally Road Racers as Gnash (voice)
- 2022 · Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers as Captain Putty (voice)
- 2021 · Spider-Man: No Way Home as J. Jonah Jameson
- 2021 · Being the Ricardos as William Frawley
- 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 · Zack Snyder's Justice League as Commissioner Gordon
- 2021 · The Great North as Tusk Johnson (voice)
- 2020 · The Stand as General Starkey
- 2020 · Die Hart as Jackson Pepper
- 2020 · Palm Springs as Roy
- 2020 · Home Movie: The Princess Bride as The Grandfather
- 2020 · Coronavirus, Explained as Self - Narrator
- 2020 · Defending Jacob as Billy Barber
- 2019 · Klaus as Klaus (voice)
- 2019 · 21 Bridges as Captain Matt McKenna
- 2019 · The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self
- 2019 · Spider-Man: Far From Home as J. Jonah Jameson
- 2018 · Explained as Narrator (voice)
- 2017 · Counterpart as Howard Silk
- 2017 · Justice League as Commissioner James Gordon
- 2017 · The Snowman as Arve Støp
- 2017 · Renegades as Levin
- 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 · Rock Dog as Khampa (voice)
- 2016 · Zootopia as Mayor Leodore Lionheart (voice)
- 2016 · Kung Fu Panda 3 as Kai (voice)
- 2015 · Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter as Self
- 2015 · Terminator Genisys as O'Brien
- 2014 · Variety Studio: Actors on Actors as Self
- 2014 · Whiplash as Fletcher
- 2014 · BoJack Horseman as Lenny Turtletaub (voice)
- 2014 · Last Week Tonight with John Oliver as Voice Over (voice)
- 2014 · The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self
- 2013 · Labor Day as Mr. Jervis
- 2013 · Brooklyn Nine-Nine as Frank Dillman
- 2013 · Jobs as Arthur Rock
- 2012 · Gravity Falls as Stanford Pines (voice)
- 2012 · The Legend of Korra as Tenzin (voice)
- 2012 · Marvel's Ultimate Spider-Man as J. Jonah Jameson (voice)
- 2010 · True Grit as J. Noble Daggett (voice) (uncredited)
- 2010 · Megamind as Warden (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 · Ben 10: Ultimate Alien as Magister Gilhil / Plumber (voice)
- 2009 · Jennifer's Body as Mr. Wroblewski
- 2009 · Archer as Detective (voice)
- 2009 · Aliens in the Attic as Skip (voice)
- 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 · I Love You, Man as Oswald Klaven
- 2008 · Batman: The Brave and the Bold as Guardian (voice)
- 2007 · Juno as Mac MacGuff
- 2007 · Postal as Candidate Welles
- 2007 · Rendition as Lee Mayer
- 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 Dean of CIA Academy (voice)
- 2005 · American Dad! as Gene (voice)
- 2005 · American Dad! as Jed Farnsworth (voice)
- 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 · Hidalgo as Buffalo Bill Cody
- 2003 · Arrested Development as General Anderson
- 2003 · Nip/Tuck as
- 2002 · Without a Trace as Mark Wilson
- 2002 · Everwood as Phil Drebbles
- 2002 · Kim Possible as Martin Smarty / Additional voices (voice)
- 2002 · Kim Possible as Martin Smarty (voice)
- 2002 · Spider-Man as J. Jonah Jameson
- 2001 · Law & Order: Criminal Intent as Emil Skoda
- 2001 · The Mexican as Ted Slocum
- 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
- 1997 · Anastasia as Ensemble and Character Vocals (voice)
- 1997 · The Jackal as FBI Agent T. I. Witherspoon
- 1997 · Oz as Vernon Schillinger
- 1996 · Spin City as Kevin
- 1994 · ER as Gus Loomer
- 1993 · Homicide: Life on the Street as
- 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)
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Self - Host
- Future · The Tomorrow War 2 as Slade
- 2025 · The Prince as
- 2025 · The Accountant 2 as Ray King
- 2024 · You Can't Run Forever as Wade
- 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 · Rivals: Ohio State vs. Michigan as Narrator
- 2022 · Prophets of Change as Narrator
- 2022 · Hopper: An American Love Story as Edward Hopper (voice)
- 2022 · Little Brother as Warren Duffy
- 2022 · Glorious as Ghat (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 · National Champions as Coach James Lazor
- 2021 · Seal Team as Claggart (voice)
- 2021 · Ride the Eagle as Carl
- 2021 · Rushing or Dragging as Terrence Fletcher (Archive Audio)
- 2020 · Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens as Orville
- 2019 · 3 Days with Dad as Joey
- 2019 · Fanboy as J.K. / Frank Perry
- 2018 · Drug$ as Narrator
- 2018 · The Front Runner as Bill Dixon
- 2018 · Detroit: Comeback City as Himself - Narrator
- 2018 · A Boy Called Sailboat as Ernest
- 2018 · The Boxcar Children: Surprise Island as Dr. Moore (voice)
- 2017 · Father Figures as Ronald Hunt
- 2017 · I'm Not Here as Steve
- 2017 · Robert Kirkman's Secret History of Comics as Self
- 2017 · No Activity as Leo
- 2017 · The Bachelors as Bill Palet
- 2017 · The Black Ghiandola as Ralph Aceto
- 2017 · Brockmire as Matt "The Bat" Hardesty
- 2017 · All Nighter as Mr. Gallo
- 2017 · Punching Henry as Jay Warren
- 2016 · The Meddler as Randall Zipper
- 2016 · Weirdmageddon as Ford Pines (voice)
- 2015 · Worlds Apart as Sebastian
- 2015 · Phineas and Ferb: The O.W.C.A. Files as Napoleon / Additional Voices (voice)
- 2015 · Major Lazer as President Whitewall (voice)
- 2015 · What Lives Inside as Benjamin 'Pops' Delaney
- 2014 · Men, Women & Children as Allison's Dad
- 2014 · Ava & Lala as General Tiger (voice)
- 2014 · Wild Hawaii as Narrator (voice)
- 2014 · The Boxcar Children as Dr. Moore (voice)
- 2014 · The Rewrite as Dr. Hal Lerner
- 2014 · Murder of a Cat as Sheriff Frank Hoyle
- 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 · 3 Geezers! as J. Kimball
- 2013 · The Magic Bracelet as The Shaman
- 2013 · Family Tools as
- 2013 · The Heeler as Roscoe
- 2013 · Dark Skies as Edwin Pollard
- 2013 · Whiplash as Fletcher
- 2012 · The Words as Mr. Jansen
- 2012 · Men At Work as P.J. Jordan
- 2012 · Best Friends Forever as Don
- 2012 · Contraband as Captain Camp
- 2011 · Ben 10 - Generator Rex: Heroes United as White Knight (voice)
- 2011 · Young Adult as Mavis' Publisher (voice) (uncredited)
- 2011 · NTSF:SD:SUV:: as Frank Forrest
- 2011 · Blackstone as Detective Burke
- 2011 · The Good Doctor as Detective Krauss
- 2011 · The Music Never Stopped as Henry Sawyer
- 2011 · Desert Car Kings as Himself - Narrator
- 2010 · 4192: The Crowning of the Hit King as Narrator (voice)
- 2010 · An Invisible Sign as Mr. Jones
- 2010 · A Beginner's Guide to Endings as Uncle Pal
- 2010 · Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore as Gruff K-9 (voice)
- 2010 · Crazy on the Outside as Ed
- 2009 · Extract: Mike Judge's Secret Recipe as Self
- 2009 · The Vicious Kind as Donald Sinclaire
- 2009 · Up in the Air as Bob
- 2009 · Extract as Brian
- 2009 · Post Grad as Roy Davies
- 2009 · The Way of War as Sergeant Mitchell
- 2009 · Red Sands as Lt. Col. Arson
- 2009 · New in Town as Stu Kopenhafer
- 2008 · Burn After Reading as CIA Superior
- 2008 · Walt Whitman as Narrator (voice)
- 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 · 3: The Dale Earnhardt Story as Ralph Earnhardt
- 2004 · Spider-Man 2: Making the Amazing as Self
- 2004 · Broadway's Lost Treasures II as Benny Southstreet (segment "Guys & Dolls")
- 2004 · The Ladykillers as Garth Pancake
- 2004 · The D.A. as Dep. Dist. Atty. Joe Carter
- 2003 · Path to War as CIA Briefer
- 2003 · Off the Map as George
- 2003 · Disposal as Older Hunter
- 2002 · John Doe as
- 2001 · Starwater as
- 2000 · Autumn in New York as Dr. Tom Grandy
- 1999 · For Love of the Game as Frank Perry
- 1999 · Hit and Runway as Ray Tilman
- 1998 · Crossing Fields as Guy
- 1998 · Above Freezing as Hoyd
- 1998 · Celebrity as Souvenir Hawker
- 1997 · Face Down as Herb Aames
- 1997 · Love Walked In as Mr. Shulman
- 1996 · Extreme Measures as Dr. Mingus
- 1996 · The First Wives Club as Federal Marshall
- 1995 · New York News as
- 1994 · The Scout as Assistant Coach
- 1994 · New York Undercover as
- 1994 · The Ref as Siskel
- 1992 · Guys and Dolls: Off the Record as Himself / Benny Southstreet
- 1986 · American Masters as Edward Hopper
- 1986 · Popeye Doyle as Patrolman in Park
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
- 1953 · The Oscars as Self
- Future · Reykjavik as George Shultz
- Future · Hypergalactic as (voice)
- Future · Reykjavik as George Shultz
- Future · 109 Billion Followers as
- Future · Spaceman as