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J.K. Simmons
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Acting
Birthday
1955-01-09,Detroit, Michigan, USA
Gender
Male
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.

Filmography

7.33

Spider-Man
2002-05-01

7.309

Spider-Man 2
2004-06-25

6.46

Spider-Man 3
2007-05-01

6.484

The Gift
2000-12-22

6.918

Hidalgo
2004-02-04

6.898

Seal Team
2021-10-28

You Can't Run Forever

5.71

You Can't Run Forever
2024-05-17

6.394

The Jackal
1997-11-14

Burn After Reading

6.674

Burn After Reading
2008-09-05

The Ladykillers

6.133

The Ladykillers
2004-03-25

Venom: Let There Be Carnage

6.747

Venom: Let There Be Carnage
2021-09-30

6.418

Rendition
2007-09-07

6.894

Up in the Air
2009-12-04

Extreme Measures

6

Extreme Measures
1996-09-27

7.059

Juno
2007-12-05

5.953

The Mexican
2001-03-01

6.5

Off the Map
2003-09-05

6.438

Harsh Times
2005-09-11

5.838

Extract
2009-09-03

5

Post Grad
2009-08-21

The Vicious Kind

6.2

The Vicious Kind
2009-12-11

Thank You for Smoking

7.198

Thank You for Smoking
2005-09-09

Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee

6.533

Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
2007-05-27

Crazy on the Outside

5.267

Crazy on the Outside
2010-01-08

Spider-Man 2: Making the Amazing

6.685

Spider-Man 2: Making the Amazing
2004-11-30

Ghostbusters: Afterlife

7.326

Ghostbusters: Afterlife
2021-11-18

5.841

New in Town
2009-01-30

3.6

The Way of War
2009-04-20

7.026

Megamind
2010-10-28

6.127

First Snow
2006-05-05

I Love You, Man

6.576

I Love You, Man
2009-03-20

0

Starwater
2001-01-01

Jennifer's Body

5.994

Jennifer's Body
2009-09-18

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

8.335

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
2023-05-31

6.681

The Words
2012-09-07

The Music Never Stopped

7.2

The Music Never Stopped
2011-03-18

An Invisible Sign

5.174

An Invisible Sign
2010-10-06

Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers

6.991

Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers
2022-05-20

5.821

Glorious
2022-07-21

The Venture Bros.: Radiant Is the Blood of the Baboon Heart

7.261

The Venture Bros.: Radiant Is the Blood of the Baboon Heart
2023-07-21

0

Fanboy
2019-03-22

6.339

Contraband
2012-01-12

A Beginner's Guide to Endings

5.986

A Beginner's Guide to Endings
2010-09-17

6.342

Dark Skies
2013-02-21

6.13

Jobs
2013-08-15

3.9

3 Geezers!
2013-05-22

4.7

Hit and Runway
1999-04-17

7.5

O.W.C.A. Files
2015-11-09

4.75

Love Walked In
1997-01-18

5.9

Little Brother
2025-10-22

6.069

The Union
2024-08-15

5.8

Break Point
2014-03-08

6.699

Barefoot
2014-02-02

8.375

Whiplash
2014-10-10

Terminator Genisys

6

Terminator Genisys
2015-06-23

Murder of a Cat

5

Murder of a Cat
2014-04-24

The Cider House Rules

7.092

The Cider House Rules
1999-12-17

Rally Road Racers

6.5

Rally Road Racers
2023-05-12

6.024

The Rewrite
2014-06-15

Men, Women & Children

6.494

Men, Women & Children
2014-10-17

6.887

Juror #2
2024-10-30

6.553

The Ref
1994-03-09

5.996

Celebrity
1998-09-25

5.75

Face Down
1997-11-15

7.137

The Accountant
2016-10-13

5.9

Punching Henry
2017-02-24

Prophets of Change

0

Prophets of Change
2022-10-12

0

Monkey Quest

6.234

Rock Dog
2016-07-08

6.99

Red One
2024-10-31

5.95

The Meddler
2016-04-05

5.551

Renegades
2017-08-21

Rivals: Ohio State vs. Michigan

0

Rivals: Ohio State vs. Michigan
2022-11-13

7.06

Labor Day
2013-12-27

The Accountant²

7.1

The Accountant²
2025-04-23

6.474

Worlds Apart
2015-12-17

5.706

All Nighter
2017-03-10

5.805

Father Figures
2017-12-21

6.674

Saturday Night
2024-09-27

One Day as a Lion

5.716

One Day as a Lion
2023-04-04

The Boxcar Children

7.729

The Boxcar Children
2014-08-05

7.761

Zootopia
2016-02-11

7.793

Whiplash
2013-01-18

5.221

The Snowman
2017-08-24

5.818

Young Adult
2011-11-11

The Astronaut Farmer

6.266

The Astronaut Farmer
2007-02-23

Kung Fu Panda 3

6.927

Kung Fu Panda 3
2016-01-23

6.075

Justice League
2017-11-15

7.071

Patriots Day
2016-12-12

7.045

The Bachelors
2017-10-20

0

The Prince

7.898

La La Land
2016-12-01

The Magic Bracelet

5

The Magic Bracelet
2013-05-18

5.804

I'm Not Here
2017-11-16

7.608

Anastasia
1997-11-20

The Late Bloomer

5.421

The Late Bloomer
2016-10-07

4.653

Postal
2007-10-18

Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore

5.2

Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore
2010-07-29

The Good Doctor

6.187

The Good Doctor
2011-04-23

For Love of the Game

6.412

For Love of the Game
1999-09-17

4.385

Popeye Doyle
1986-01-01

Crossing Fields

7

Crossing Fields
1998-11-06

4192: The Crowning of the Hit King

6.375

4192: The Crowning of the Hit King
2010-10-22

8

Ava & Lala
2014-10-01

5.3

The Scout
1994-09-30

7.5

Above Freezing
1998-10-01

8

Disposal
2003-01-01

3: The Dale Earnhardt Story

7.575

3: The Dale Earnhardt Story
2004-12-11

A Boy Called Sailboat

6.6

A Boy Called Sailboat
2018-06-08

Autumn in New York

6.134

Autumn in New York
2000-08-11

0

The Heeler
2013-04-18

Aliens in the Attic

5.7

Aliens in the Attic
2009-07-30

7

Blackstone
2011-05-28

4.3

Red Sands
2009-02-24

7.306

True Grit
2010-12-22

6.717

Path to War
2003-10-28

0

Spaceman

The Black Ghiandola

6.8

The Black Ghiandola
2017-04-22

The Front Runner

5.91

The Front Runner
2018-11-06

8.222

Klaus
2019-11-08

The First Wives Club

6.7

The First Wives Club
1996-09-20

Detroit: Comeback City

8

Detroit: Comeback City
2018-07-01

The Boxcar Children: Surprise Island

6.2

The Boxcar Children: Surprise Island
2018-05-08

Guys and Dolls: Off the Record

8.5

Guys and Dolls: Off the Record
1992-12-07

6.77

21 Bridges
2019-10-24

9.2

Drug$
2018-12-15

Broadway's Lost Treasures II

8.25

Broadway's Lost Treasures II
2004-10-26

7.338

Palm Springs
2020-07-10

Spider-Man: Far From Home

7.396

Spider-Man: Far From Home
2019-06-28

3 Days with Dad

5.1

3 Days with Dad
2019-09-13

The Tomorrow War

7.485

The Tomorrow War
2021-09-03

5.151

Marmaduke
2022-04-28

Extract: Mike Judge's Secret Recipe

3

Extract: Mike Judge's Secret Recipe
2009-12-22

Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens

0

Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens
2020-12-01

5

Walt Whitman
2008-04-14

Zack Snyder's Justice League

8.09

Zack Snyder's Justice League
2021-03-18

Being the Ricardos

6.5

Being the Ricardos
2021-12-10

Rushing or Dragging

7.5

Rushing or Dragging
2021-03-20

National Champions

6.422

National Champions
2021-12-10

6.247

Ride the Eagle
2021-07-30

Spider-Man: No Way Home

7.934

Spider-Man: No Way Home
2021-12-15

Ben 10 / Generator Rex: Heroes United

7.213

Ben 10 / Generator Rex: Heroes United
2011-11-25

109 Billion Followers

0

109 Billion Followers

The Brink of War

0

The Brink of War
2026-08-14

Hopper: An American Love Story

7.2

Hopper: An American Love Story
2022-10-11

The Fish Thief: A Great Lakes Mystery

6.4

The Fish Thief: A Great Lakes Mystery
2025-01-31

Heart of the Beast

0

Heart of the Beast
2026-09-24

I Lost My M in Vegas

0

I Lost My M in Vegas
1999-09-20

Behind the Zirkonians

0

Behind the Zirkonians

Gravity Falls: Between the Pines

9

Gravity Falls: Between the Pines
2016-02-08

0

Purgatory

The Thing That Hurts

0

The Thing That Hurts

7.918

Third Watch
1999-09-23

8

The Simpsons
1989-12-17

7.311

Law & Order
1990-09-13

7

American Dad!
2005-02-06

7.9

The Closer
2005-06-13

7.261

John Doe
2002-09-20

7.3

Jack & Bobby
2004-09-12

7.6

Everwood
2002-09-16

7.187

Nip/Tuck
2003-07-22

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

7.947

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999-09-20

Robert Kirkman's Secret History of Comics

7.4

Robert Kirkman's Secret History of Comics
2017-11-12

Without a Trace

7.251

Without a Trace
2002-09-26

New York Undercover

7.3

New York Undercover
1994-09-08

Homicide: Life on the Street

8.098

Homicide: Life on the Street
1993-01-31

7.83

ER
1994-09-19

Arrested Development

7.928

Arrested Development
2003-11-02

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

7.6

Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001-09-30

6.6

Men at Work
2012-05-24

6.893

Night Sky
2022-05-19

9

The Jury
2004-06-08

7

New York News
1995-09-28

The Great North

6.9

The Great North
2021-01-03

7.5

Party Down
2009-03-20

0

The D.A.
2004-03-19

4.9

Family Tools
2013-05-01

The Legend of Korra

8.2

The Legend of Korra
2012-04-14

Growing Up Fisher

6.3

Growing Up Fisher
2014-02-23

Marvel's Ultimate Spider-Man

7.7

Marvel's Ultimate Spider-Man
2012-04-01

Justice League Unlimited

8.293

Justice League Unlimited
2004-07-31

Justice League Unlimited

8.293

Justice League Unlimited
2004-07-31

8.1

Oz
1997-07-12

3

The Talk
2010-10-18

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

7.813

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
2014-04-27

LEGO MARVEL Super Heroes: Maximum Overload

6.5

LEGO MARVEL Super Heroes: Maximum Overload
2013-11-05

7.561

Goliath
2016-10-13

8.3

The West Wing
1999-09-22

Ben 10: Ultimate Alien

8.2

Ben 10: Ultimate Alien
2010-04-23

7.4

Counterpart
2017-12-10

7.5

Kim Possible
2002-06-07

7

American Dad!
2005-02-06

7

American Dad!
2005-02-06

8.611

Gravity Falls
2012-06-15

7

American Dad!
2005-02-06

5.273

Pound Puppies
2010-10-10

5.273

Pound Puppies
2010-10-10

7

Spin City
1996-09-17

7

The Oscars
1953-03-19

Home Movie: The Princess Bride

7.5

Home Movie: The Princess Bride
2020-06-29

7.311

Law & Order
1990-09-13

The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes

8.203

The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes
2010-10-20

Phineas and Ferb

7.892

Phineas and Ferb
2007-08-17

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

4.5

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014-12-21

Phineas and Ferb

7.892

Phineas and Ferb
2007-08-17

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

6.2

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015-08-02

Desert Car Kings

0

Desert Car Kings
2011-01-26

American Masters

7.25

American Masters
1986-06-23

Saturday Night Live

6.9

Saturday Night Live
1975-10-11

6.704

No Activity
2017-11-11

6.833

Major Lazer
2015-04-17

6.8

NTSF:SD:SUV::
2011-07-21

What Lives Inside

7.4

What Lives Inside
2015-03-25

6.8

Brockmire
2017-04-05

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

5

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009-07-16

7.948

Archer
2009-09-17

7.799

Veronica Mars
2004-09-22

7.5

Explained
2018-05-23

BoJack Horseman

8.539

BoJack Horseman
2014-08-22

8.635

INVINCIBLE
2021-03-25

The Kelly Clarkson Show

6.4

The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019-09-09

Parks and Recreation

8.035

Parks and Recreation
2009-04-09

Brooklyn Nine-Nine

8.211

Brooklyn Nine-Nine
2013-09-17

7.7

Wild Hawaii
2014-08-20

Coronavirus, Explained

6.949

Coronavirus, Explained
2020-04-26

Defending Jacob

8.248

Defending Jacob
2020-04-24

Best Friends Forever

2.5

Best Friends Forever
2012-04-04

6.814

The Stand
2020-12-17

Batman: The Brave and the Bold

7.6

Batman: The Brave and the Bold
2008-11-14

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

5.849

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014-02-17

8

The Simpsons
1989-12-17

8

The Simpsons
1989-12-17

8

The Simpsons
1989-12-17

8

The Simpsons
1989-12-17

6.1

Die Hart
2020-07-20

7.422

Raising Hope
2010-09-21

9

Ren & Stimpy
2024-07-13

7.8

Remember WENN
1996-01-13

0

The Westies
2026-07-12

7.013

Numb3rs
2005-01-23

The Legend of Korra

8.2

The Legend of Korra
2012-04-14

Ben 10: Alien Force

8.3

Ben 10: Alien Force
2008-04-18

The Adventures of Pete & Pete

7.7

The Adventures of Pete & Pete
1993-11-28

6.414

The Daily Show
1996-07-22

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

5.396

Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003-01-26

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

5.396

Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003-01-26

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

6.1

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015-09-08

Late Night with Seth Meyers

5.2

Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014-02-25

7

Swift Justice
1996-03-13

0

Embassy

Saturday Night Live

6.9

Saturday Night Live
1975-10-11