J.K. Simmons
Known for Acting · 237 credits
- Born
- 1955-01-09 (age 71)
- Place of birth
- Detroit, Michigan, USA
- Also known as
- JK Simmons · Jonathan Simmons · Jonathan Kimble "J.K." Simmons · Τζέι Κέι Σίμονς · ג'יי-קיי סימונס
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.
Known For
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Dr. Emil Skoda
Law & Order
1990
as Emil Skoda / Jerry Luppin
The Simpsons
1989
as Victor Kleskow (voice) / Tabloid Editor (voice) / J. Jonah Jameson (voice) / JJ Gruff (voice) / Dr. Jessup (voice)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
as Self - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self - Guest
The Daily Show
1996
as Self - Guest
TV Shows (85)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Dr. Emil Skoda
Law & Order
1990
as Emil Skoda / Jerry Luppin
The Simpsons
1989
as Victor Kleskow (voice) / Tabloid Editor (voice) / J. Jonah Jameson (voice) / JJ Gruff (voice) / Dr. Jessup (voice)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
as Self - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self - Guest
The Daily Show
1996
as Self - Guest
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self - Guest
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self - Guest
American Dad!
2005
as Judge (voice) / Dean of CIA Academy (voice) / Gene (voice) / Jed Farnsworth (voice)
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001
as Emil Skoda
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
as Self
INVINCIBLE
2021
as Nolan Grayson / Omni-Man (voice)
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Host / Vern Schillinger (uncredited)
ER
1994
as Gus Loomer
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
2013
as Frank Dillman
The West Wing
1999
as Harry Ravitch
Without a Trace
2002
as Mark Wilson
The Closer
2005
as Will Pope
Phineas and Ferb
2007
as Napoleon (voice) / J.B. (voice)
Gravity Falls
2012
as Stanford Pines (voice)
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
2014
as (voice)
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self - Guest
Third Watch
1999
as Frank Hagedorn
BoJack Horseman
2014
as Lenny Turtletaub (voice)
Parks and Recreation
2009
as Mayor Stice
Veronica Mars
2004
as Clyde Pickett
Arrested Development
2003
as General Anderson
Archer
2009
as Detective (voice)
Numb3rs
2005
as Dr. Clarence Weaver
Everwood
2002
as Phil Drebbles
Homicide: Life on the Street
1993
as Alexander Rausch
Oz
1997
as Vernon Schillinger
Nip/Tuck
2003
as Ike Connors
Kim Possible
2002
as Martin Smarty (voice)
The Legend of Korra
2012
as Tenzin (voice) / Mushi (voice)
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014
as Self
Spin City
1996
as Kevin
American Masters
1986
as Edward Hopper
Batman: The Brave and the Bold
2008
as Guardian (voice)
Ben 10: Ultimate Alien
2010
as Magister Gilhil / Plumber (voice)
Goliath
2016
as George Zax
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015
as Self
Raising Hope
2010
as Bruce Chance
Ben 10: Alien Force
2008
as Magister Gilhil (voice)
New York Undercover
1994
Marvel's Ultimate Spider-Man
2012
as J. Jonah Jameson (voice)
The Great North
2021
as Tusk Johnson (voice)
Justice League Unlimited
2004
as Eiling (voice) / General Eiling (voice)
Pound Puppies
2010
as Lt. Rock (voice) / Mr. Withers (voice)
The Oscars
1953
as Self
The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes
2010
as J. Jonah Jameson (voice)
The Talk
2010
as Self - Guest
Explained
2018
as Narrator (voice)
Party Down
2009
as Leonard Stiltskin
Home Movie: The Princess Bride
2020
as The Grandfather
Brockmire
2017
as Matt "The Bat" Hardesty
The Stand
2020
as General Starkey
No Activity
2017
as Leo
Jack & Bobby
2004
Counterpart
2017
as Howard Silk
Movies (152)
Spider-Man: No Way Home
2021
as J. Jonah Jameson
Spider-Man
2002
as J. Jonah Jameson
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
2023
as J. Jonah Jameson (voice)
Whiplash
2014
as Fletcher
Spider-Man: Far From Home
2019
as J. Jonah Jameson
Zootopia
2016
as Mayor Lionheart (voice)
Spider-Man 3
2007
as J. Jonah Jameson
Zack Snyder's Justice League
2021
as Commissioner Gordon
La La Land
2016
as Bill
The Tomorrow War
2021
as James Forester
Terminator Genisys
2015
as O'Brien
Jennifer's Body
2009
as Mr. Wroblewski
Red One
2024
as Nick
Kung Fu Panda 3
2016
as Kai (voice)
The Accountant²
2025
as Ray King
Justice League
2017
as Commissioner Gordon
Megamind
2010
as Warden (voice)
The Accountant
2016
as Ray King
Venom: Let There Be Carnage
2021
as J. Jonah Jameson (uncredited)
Spider-Man 2
2004
as J. Jonah Jameson
Ghostbusters: Afterlife
2021
as Ivo Shandor
Juno
2007
as Mac MacGuff
Anastasia
1997
as Ensemble and Character Vocals (voice)
True Grit
2010
as J. Noble Daggett (voice) (uncredited)
The Jackal
1997
as FBI Agent T. I. Witherspoon
Palm Springs
2020
as Roy
The Cider House Rules
1999
as Ray Kendall
Klaus
2019
as Klaus (voice)
The Union
2024
as Tom Brennan
Thank You for Smoking
2005
as BR
The Gift
2000
as Sheriff Pearl Johnson
Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore
2010
as Gruff K-9 (voice)
Burn After Reading
2008
as CIA Superior
Contraband
2012
as Captain Camp
21 Bridges
2019
as Captain Matt McKenna
Juror #2
2024
as Harold
Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers
2022
as Captain Putty (voice)
Up in the Air
2009
as Bob
The Snowman
2017
as Arve Støp
Patriots Day
2016
as Sgt. Jeffrey Pugliese
Hidalgo
2004
as Buffalo Bill Cody
Men, Women & Children
2014
as Allison's Dad
Marmaduke
2022
as Zeus (voice)
Labor Day
2013
as Mr. Jervis
Aliens in the Attic
2009
as Skip (voice)
Barefoot
2014
as Dr. Bertleman
The Ladykillers
2004
as Garth Pancake
Seal Team
2021
as Claggart (voice)
The Mexican
2001
as Ted Slocum
Saturday Night
2024
as Milton Berle
Dark Skies
2013
as Edwin Pollard
Jobs
2013
as Arthur Rock
Harsh Times
2005
as Agent Richards
The Words
2012
as Mr. Jansen
Rendition
2007
as Lee Mayer
The First Wives Club
1996
as Federal Marshall
New in Town
2009
as Stu Kopenhafer
Young Adult
2011
as Mavis' Publisher (voice) (uncredited)
For Love of the Game
1999
as Frank Perry
The Ref
1994
as Siskel
I Love You, Man
2009
as Oswald Klaven
Postal
2007
as Candidate Welles
The Good Doctor
2011
as Detective Krauss
Autumn in New York
2000
as Dr. Tom Grandy
Father Figures
2017
as Ronald Hunt
Rock Dog
2016
as Khampa (voice)
Ben 10 / Generator Rex: Heroes United
2011
as White Knight (voice)
Extract
2009
as Brian
The Rewrite
2014
as Hal Lerner
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
2007
as James McLaughlin
Renegades
2017
as Levin
Celebrity
1998
as Souvenir Hawker
Extreme Measures
1996
as Dr. Mingus
The Front Runner
2018
as Bill Dixon
The Meddler
2016
as Randall Zipper
Being the Ricardos
2021
as William Frawley
The Scout
1994
as Assistant Coach
The Astronaut Farmer
2007
as Jacobson
The Venture Bros.: Radiant Is the Blood of the Baboon Heart
2023
as Ben (voice)
Post Grad
2009
as Roy Davies
The Bachelors
2017
as Bill Palet
All Nighter
2017
as Mr. Gallo
Path to War
2003
as CIA Briefer
Red Sands
2009
as Lt. Col. Arson
You Can't Run Forever
2024
as Wade
A Beginner's Guide to Endings
2010
as Uncle Pal
First Snow
2006
as Vacaro
I'm Not Here
2017
as Steve
Heart of the Beast
2026
An Invisible Sign
2010
as Mr. Jones
Whiplash
2013
as Fletcher
Spider-Man 2: Making the Amazing
2004
as Self
Rally Road Racers
2023
as Gnash (voice)
The Late Bloomer
2016
as James Newmans
Little Brother
2025
as Warren Duffy
Crazy on the Outside
2010
as Ed
National Champions
2021
as Coach James Lazor
The Brink of War
2026
as George Shultz
Worlds Apart
2015
as Sebastian
Break Point
2014
as Jack
The Black Ghiandola
2017
as Ralph Aceto
The Vicious Kind
2009
as Donald Sinclaire
A Boy Called Sailboat
2018
as Ernest
O.W.C.A. Files
2015
as Napoleon / Additional Voices (voice)
One Day as a Lion
2023
as Walter Boggs
The Music Never Stopped
2011
as Henry Sawyer
Extract: Mike Judge's Secret Recipe
2009
as Self
3: The Dale Earnhardt Story
2004
as Ralph Earnhardt
Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens
2020
as Orville
Ava & Lala
2014
as General Tiger (voice)
The Prince
The Boxcar Children: Surprise Island
2018
as Dr. Moore (voice)
The Way of War
2009
as Sergeant Mitchell
Fanboy
2019
as J.K. / Frank Perry
Murder of a Cat
2014
as Sheriff Frank Hoyle
Broadway's Lost Treasures II
2004
as Benny Southstreet (segment "Guys & Dolls")
Punching Henry
2017
as Jay Warren
3 Geezers!
2013
as J. Kimball
Glorious
2022
as Ghat (voice)
3 Days with Dad
2019
as Joey
About 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 in… With 237 credits spanning from 1953 to 2026, J.K. Simmons has appeared in 152 films and 85 TV shows.
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Most Popular J.K. Simmons Movies
- Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021) — as J. Jonah Jameson
- Spider-Man (2002) — as J. Jonah Jameson
- Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023) — as J. Jonah Jameson (voice)
- Whiplash (2014) — as Fletcher
- Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019) — as J. Jonah Jameson
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