J.K. Simmons
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
Acting
2002
asJ. Jonah Jameson
2004
asJ. Jonah Jameson
2007
asJ. Jonah Jameson
2000
asSheriff Pearl Johnson
2004
asBuffalo Bill Cody
2021
asClaggart (voice)
2024
asWade
1997
asFBI Agent T. I. Witherspoon
2008
asCIA Superior
2004
asGarth Pancake
2021
asJ. Jonah Jameson (uncredited)
2007
asLee Mayer
2009
asBob
1996
asDr. Mingus
2007
asMac MacGuff
2001
asTed Slocum
2003
asGeorge
2005
asAgent Richards
2009
asBrian
2009
asRoy Davies
2009
asDonald Sinclaire
2005
asBR
2007
asJames McLaughlin
2010
asEd
2004
asSelf
2021
asIvo Shandor
2009
asStu Kopenhafer
2009
asSergeant Mitchell
2010
asWarden (voice)
2006
asVacaro
2009
asOswald Klaven
2001
as
2009
asMr. Wroblewski
2023
asJ. Jonah Jameson (voice)
2012
asMr. Jansen
2011
asHenry Sawyer
2010
asMr. Jones
2022
asCaptain Putty (voice)
2022
asGhat (voice)
2023
asBen (voice)
2019
asJ.K. / Frank Perry
2012
asCaptain Camp
2010
asUncle Pal
2013
asEdwin Pollard
2013
asArthur Rock
2013
asJ. Kimball
1999
asRay Tilman
2015
asNapoleon / Additional Voices (voice)
1997
asMr. Shulman
2025
asWarren Duffy
2024
asTom Brennan
2014
asJack
2014
asDr. Bertleman
2014
asFletcher
2015
asO'Brien
2014
asSheriff Frank Hoyle
1999
asRay Kendall
2023
asGnash (voice)
2014
asDr. Hal Lerner
2014
asAllison's Dad
2024
asHarold
1994
asSiskel
1998
asSouvenir Hawker
1997
asHerb Aames
2016
asRay King
2017
asJay Warren
2022
asNarrator
as(voice)
2016
asKhampa (voice)
2024
asNick
2016
asRandall Zipper
2017
asLevin
2022
asNarrator
2013
asMr. Jervis
2025
asRay King
2015
asSebastian
2017
asMr. Gallo
2017
asRonald Hunt
2024
asMilton Berle
2023
asWalter Boggs
2014
asDr. Moore (voice)
2016
asMayor Lionheart (voice)
2013
asFletcher
2017
asArve Støp
2011
asMavis' Publisher (voice) (uncredited)
2007
asJacobson
2016
asKai (voice)
2017
asCommissioner Gordon
2016
asSgt. Jeffrey Pugliese
2017
asBill Palet
as 
2016
asBill
2013
asThe Shaman
2017
asSteve
1997
asEnsemble and Character Vocals (voice)
2016
asJames Newmans
2007
asCandidate Welles
2010
asGruff K-9 (voice)
2011
asDetective Krauss
1999
asFrank Perry
1986
asPatrolman in Park
1998
asGuy
2010
asNarrator (voice)
2014
asGeneral Tiger (voice)
1994
asAssistant Coach
1998
asHoyd
2003
asOlder Hunter
2004
asRalph Earnhardt
2018
asErnest
2000
asDr. Tom Grandy
2013
asRoscoe
2009
asSkip (voice)
2011
asDetective Burke
2009
asLt. Col. Arson
2010
asJ. Noble Daggett (voice) (uncredited)
2003
asCIA Briefer
as
2017
asRalph Aceto
2018
asBill Dixon
2019
asKlaus (voice)
1996
asFederal Marshall
2018
asHimself - Narrator
2018
asDr. Moore (voice)
1992
asHimself / Benny Southstreet
2019
asCaptain Matt McKenna
2018
asNarrator
2004
asBenny Southstreet (segment "Guys & Dolls")
2020
asRoy
2019
asJ. Jonah Jameson
2019
asJoey
2021
asJames Forester
2022
asZeus (voice)
2009
asSelf
2020
asOrville
2008
asNarrator (voice)
2021
asCommissioner Gordon
2021
asWilliam Frawley
2021
asTerrence Fletcher (Archive Audio)
2021
asCoach James Lazor
2021
asCarl
2021
asJ. Jonah Jameson
2011
asWhite Knight (voice)
as asGeorge Shultz
2022
asEdward Hopper (voice)
2025
asNarrator
as 
1999
asYellow (voice)
asCommissioner Gordon
asSkip (voice)
asFrank Hagedorn
asVictor Kleskow (voice)
asEmil Skoda
asJudge (voice)
asWill Pope
asLucas Doya
as
asPhil Drebbles
asIke Connors
asDr. Emil Skoda
asSelf
asMark Wilson
as
asAlexander Rausch
asGus Loomer
asGeneral Anderson
asEmil Skoda
asP.J. Jordan
asFranklin York
as
as
asTusk Johnson (voice)
asLeonard Stiltskin
asDep. Dist. Atty. Joe Carter
asTony Shea
asTenzin (voice)
asMel Fisher
asJ. Jonah Jameson (voice)
asEiling (voice)
asGeneral Eiling (voice)
asVernon Schillinger
asSelf - Guest
asVoice Over (voice)
asJ. Jonah Jameson (voice)
asGeorge Zax
asHarry Ravitch
asMagister Gilhil / Plumber (voice)
asHoward Silk
asMartin Smarty (voice)
asMartin Smarty / Additional voices (voice)
asDean of CIA Academy (voice)
asGene (voice)
asStanford Pines (voice)
asJed Farnsworth (voice)
asLt. Rock (voice)
asMr. Withers (voice)
asKevin
asSelf
asThe Grandfather
asJerry Luppin
asJ. Jonah Jameson (voice)
asNapoleon (voice)
asSelf
asJ.B. (voice)
asSelf
asHimself - Narrator
asEdward Hopper
asSelf - Host
asLeo
asPresident Whitewall (voice)
asFrank Forrest
asBenjamin 'Pops' Delaney
asMatt "The Bat" Hardesty
asSelf - Guest
asDetective (voice)
asClyde Pickett
asSelf - Cameo (uncredited)
asNarrator (voice)
asLenny Turtletaub (voice)
asNolan Grayson / Omni-Man (voice)
asSelf
asMayor Stice
asFrank Dillman
asNarrator (voice)
asSelf - Narrator
asBilly Barber
asDon
asGeneral Starkey
asGuardian (voice)
asSelf
asTabloid Editor (voice)
asJ. Jonah Jameson (voice)
asJJ Gruff (voice)
asDr. Jessup (voice)
asJackson Pepper
asBruce Chance
asLint (voice)
as'Captain Amazon'
asEamon Sweeney
asDr. Clarence Weaver
asMushi (voice)
asMagister Gilhil (voice)
Production
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