Actor J.K. Simmons

J.K. Simmons
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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.
Place of birth
Detroit, Michigan, USA Detroit, Michigan, USA
Date of birth
9th January 1955
Movies that starred J.K. Simmons (44 in total)
The Union poster

The Union [2024]

Tom Brennan
Red One poster

Red One [2024]

Santa Claus
Juror #2 poster

Juror #2 [2024]

Harold
Seal Team poster

Seal Team [2021]

Claggart (voice)
The Tomorrow War poster

The Tomorrow War [2021]

James Forester
The Tomorrow War 2 poster

The Tomorrow War 2 [2021]

Slade
Palm Springs poster

Palm Springs [2020]

Roy
21 Bridges poster

21 Bridges [2019]

Captain Matt McKenna
Klaus poster

Klaus [2019]

Klaus (voice)
The Bachelors poster

The Bachelors [2017]

Bill Palet
Zootopia poster

Zootopia [2016]

Mayor Leodore Lionheart (voice)
Kung Fu Panda 3 poster

Kung Fu Panda 3 [2016]

Kai (voice)
La La Land poster

La La Land [2016]

Bill
The Accountant poster

The Accountant [2016]

Ray King
Patriots Day poster

Patriots Day [2016]

Sgt. Jeffrey Pugliese
Rock Dog poster

Rock Dog [2016]

Khampa (voice)
The Late Bloomer poster

The Late Bloomer [2016]

James Newmans
Terminator Genisys poster

Terminator Genisys [2015]

O'Brien
Whiplash poster

Whiplash [2014]

Terence Fletcher
Barefoot poster

Barefoot [2014]

Dr. Bertleman
Murder of a Cat poster

Murder of a Cat [2014]

Sheriff Frank Hoyle
Labor Day poster

Labor Day [2013]

Mr. Jervis
Dark Skies poster

Dark Skies [2013]

Edwin Pollard
Contraband poster

Contraband [2012]

Captain Camp
The Good Doctor poster

The Good Doctor [2011]

Detective Krauss
Jennifer's Body poster

Jennifer's Body [2009]

Mr. Wroblewski
I Love You, Man poster

I Love You, Man [2009]

Oswald Klaven
Post Grad poster

Post Grad [2009]

Roy Davies
The Vicious Kind poster

The Vicious Kind [2009]

Donald Sinclaire
Spider-Man 3 poster

Spider-Man 3 [2007]

J. Jonah Jameson
Juno poster

Juno [2007]

Mac MacGuff
Postal poster

Postal [2007]

Candidate Welles
Harsh Times poster

Harsh Times [2005]

Agent Richards
Spider-Man 2 poster

Spider-Man 2 [2004]

J. Jonah Jameson
Spider-Man 2: Making the Amazing poster

Spider-Man 2: Making the Amazing [2004]

Himself
Hidalgo poster

Hidalgo [2004]

Buffalo Bill Cody
The Ladykillers poster

The Ladykillers [2004]

Garth Pancake
3: The Dale Earnhardt Story poster

3: The Dale Earnhardt Story [2004]

Ralph Earnhardt
Off the Map poster

Off the Map [2003]

George
Spider-Man poster

Spider-Man [2002]

J. Jonah Jameson
The Mexican poster

The Mexican [2001]

Ted Slocum
Autumn in New York poster

Autumn in New York [2000]

Dr. Tom Grandy
For Love of the Game poster

For Love of the Game [1999]

Frank Perry
The Jackal poster

The Jackal [1997]

FBI Agent T. I. Witherspoon
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