Acting
J.K. Simmons
EN, JA, EL cinema · 153 credits
Born
9 January 1955 (age 71)
Birthplace
Detroit, Michigan, USA
Also known as JK Simmons · Jonathan Simmons · Jonathan Kimble 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
Filmography
Behind the Zirkonians
as Skip (voice)
Monkey Quest
as Vex (voice)
The Brink of War
as George Shultz
Purgatory
as Father Malone
Heart of the Beast
as Watkins
Little Brother
as Warren Duffy
The Accountant²
as Ray King
The Union
as Tom Brennan
Juror #2
as Harold
Red One
as Nick
Saturday Night
as Milton Berle
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
as J. Jonah Jameson (voice)
Rally Road Racers
as Gnash (voice)
One Day as a Lion
as Walter Boggs
Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers
as Captain Putty (voice)
Glorious
as Ghat (voice)
Prophets of Change
as Narrator
Marmaduke
as Zeus (voice)
Hopper: An American Love Story
as Edward Hopper (voice)
Seal Team
as Claggart (voice)
Venom: Let There Be Carnage
as J. Jonah Jameson (uncredited)
Ghostbusters: Afterlife
as Ivo Shandor
The Tomorrow War
as James Forester
Zack Snyder's Justice League
as Commissioner Gordon
Being the Ricardos
as William Frawley
Rushing or Dragging
as Terrence Fletcher (Archive Audio)
National Champions
as Coach James Lazor
Ride the Eagle
as Carl
Spider-Man: No Way Home
as J. Jonah Jameson
Palm Springs
as Roy
Charlie Russell's Old West
as Narrator
Fanboy
as J.K. / Frank Perry
Klaus
as Klaus (voice)
21 Bridges
as Captain Matt McKenna
Spider-Man: Far From Home
as J. Jonah Jameson
3 Days with Dad
as Joey
A Boy Called Sailboat
as Ernest
The Front Runner
as Bill Dixon
Detroit: Comeback City
as Himself - Narrator
The Boxcar Children: Surprise Island
as Dr. Moore (voice)
Drug$
as Narrator
Punching Henry
as Jay Warren
Renegades
as Levin
All Nighter
as Mr. Gallo
Father Figures
as Ronald Hunt
The Snowman
as Arve Støp
Justice League
as Commissioner Gordon
The Bachelors
as Bill Palet
I'm Not Here
as Steve
The Black Ghiandola
as Ralph Aceto
The Accountant
as Ray King
Rock Dog
as Khampa (voice)
The Meddler
as Randall Zipper
Zootopia
as Mayor Lionheart (voice)
Kung Fu Panda 3
as Kai (voice)
Patriots Day
as Sgt. Jeffrey Pugliese
La La Land
as Bill
The Late Bloomer
as James Newmans
Gravity Falls: Between the Pines
as Ford Pines (Voice)
Terminator Genisys
as O'Brien
Worlds Apart
as Sebastian
Break Point
as Jack
Barefoot
as Dr. Bertleman
Whiplash
as Fletcher
Murder of a Cat
as Sheriff Frank Hoyle
The Rewrite
as Hal Lerner
Men, Women & Children
as Allison's Dad
The Boxcar Children
as Dr. Moore (voice)
Ava & Lala
as General Tiger (voice)
Dark Skies
as Edwin Pollard
Jobs
as Arthur Rock
3 Geezers!
as J. Kimball
Labor Day
as Mr. Jervis
Whiplash
as Fletcher
The Magic Bracelet
2013
The Magic Bracelet
as The Shaman
The Heeler
2013
The Heeler
as Roscoe
The Words
as Mr. Jansen
Contraband
as Captain Camp
The Music Never Stopped
as Henry Sawyer
Young Adult
as Mavis' Publisher (voice) (uncredited)
The Good Doctor
as Detective Krauss
Blackstone
2011
Blackstone
as Detective Burke
Ben 10 / Generator Rex: Heroes United
as White Knight (voice)
Megamind
as Warden (voice)
An Invisible Sign
as Mr. Jones
A Beginner's Guide to Endings
as Uncle Pal
Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore
as Gruff K-9 (voice)
4192: The Crowning of the Hit King
as Narrator (voice)
True Grit
as J. Noble Daggett (voice) (uncredited)
Extract
as Brian
Post Grad
as Roy Davies
The Vicious Kind
as Donald Sinclaire
New in Town
as Stu Kopenhafer
The Way of War
as Sergeant Mitchell
I Love You, Man
as Oswald Klaven
Jennifer's Body
as Mr. Wroblewski
Aliens in the Attic
as Skip (voice)
Red Sands
as Lt. Col. Arson
Burn After Reading
as CIA Superior
Walt Whitman
as Narrator (voice)
Spider-Man 3
as J. Jonah Jameson
Rendition
as Lee Mayer
Juno
as Mac MacGuff
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
as James McLaughlin
The Astronaut Farmer
as Jacobson
Postal
as Candidate Welles
First Snow
as Vacaro
Harsh Times
as Agent Richards
Spider-Man 2
as J. Jonah Jameson
Hidalgo
as Buffalo Bill Cody
The Ladykillers
as Garth Pancake
3: The Dale Earnhardt Story
as Ralph Earnhardt
Broadway's Lost Treasures II
as Benny Southstreet (segment "Guys & Dolls")
Off the Map
as George
Disposal
2003
Disposal
as Older Hunter
Path to War
as CIA Briefer
Spider-Man
as J. Jonah Jameson
The Mexican
as Ted
The Gift
as Sheriff Pearl Johnson
Autumn in New York
as Dr. Tom Grandy
Hit and Runway
as Ray Tilman
The Cider House Rules
as Ray Kendall
For Love of the Game
as Frank Perry
I Lost My M in Vegas
as Yellow (voice)
Celebrity
as Souvenir Hawker
Above Freezing
as Hoyd
The Jackal
as FBI Agent T. I. Witherspoon
Love Walked In
as Mr. Shulman
Face Down
as Herb Aames
Extreme Measures
as Dr. Mingus
The First Wives Club
as Federal Marshall
The Ref
as Siskel
The Scout
as Assistant Coach
Guys and Dolls: Off the Record
as Himself / Benny Southstreet
Popeye Doyle
as Patrolman in Park