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.
Top Rated Movies
Complete Filmography & Verdicts
| Year | Movie | Character | Rating | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | The Accountant² | Ray King | Hit | |
| 2024 | Red One | Nick | Hit | |
| 2024 | Juror #2 | Harold | Hit | |
| 2023 | The Venture Bros.: Radiant Is the Blood of the Baboon Heart | Ben (voice) | Hit | |
| 2023 | Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse | J. Jonah Jameson (voice) | Super Hit | |
| 2022 | Hopper: An American Love Story | Edward Hopper (voice) | Hit | |
| 2022 | Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers | Captain Putty (voice) | Hit | |
| 2021 | Spider-Man: No Way Home | J. Jonah Jameson | Super Hit | |
| 2021 | Ghostbusters: Afterlife | Ivo Shandor | Hit | |
| 2021 | Seal Team | Claggart (voice) | Hit | |
| 2021 | Venom: Let There Be Carnage | J. Jonah Jameson (uncredited) | Hit | |
| 2021 | The Tomorrow War | James Forester | Super Hit | |
| 2021 | Rushing or Dragging | Terrence Fletcher (Archive Audio) | Super Hit | |
| 2021 | Zack Snyder's Justice League | Commissioner Gordon | Super Hit | |
| 2020 | Palm Springs | Roy | Hit | |
| 2019 | Klaus | Klaus (voice) | Super Hit | |
| 2019 | 21 Bridges | Captain Matt McKenna | Hit | |
| 2019 | Spider-Man: Far From Home | J. Jonah Jameson | Hit | |
| 2018 | Drug$ | Narrator | Super Hit | |
| 2018 | Detroit: Comeback City | Himself - Narrator | Super Hit | |
| 2017 | The Bachelors | Bill Palet | Hit | |
| 2017 | The Black Ghiandola | Ralph Aceto | Hit | |
| 2016 | Patriots Day | Sgt. Jeffrey Pugliese | Hit | |
| 2016 | La La Land | Bill | Super Hit | |
| 2016 | The Accountant | Ray King | Hit | |
| 2016 | Zootopia | Mayor Lionheart (voice) | Super Hit | |
| 2016 | Kung Fu Panda 3 | Kai (voice) | Hit | |
| 2015 | O.W.C.A. Files | Napoleon / Additional Voices (voice) | Super Hit | |
| 2014 | Whiplash | Fletcher | Super Hit | |
| 2014 | Ava & Lala | General Tiger (voice) | Super Hit | |
| 2014 | The Boxcar Children | Dr. Moore (voice) | Super Hit | |
| 2013 | Labor Day | Mr. Jervis | Hit | |
| 2013 | Whiplash | Fletcher | Super Hit | |
| 2011 | Ben 10 / Generator Rex: Heroes United | White Knight (voice) | Hit | |
| 2011 | Blackstone | Detective Burke | Hit | |
| 2011 | The Music Never Stopped | Henry Sawyer | Hit | |
| 2010 | True Grit | J. Noble Daggett (voice) (uncredited) | Hit | |
| 2010 | Megamind | Warden (voice) | Hit | |
| 2009 | Up in the Air | Bob | Hit | |
| 2007 | Juno | Mac MacGuff | Hit | |
| 2005 | Thank You for Smoking | BR | Hit | |
| 2004 | 3: The Dale Earnhardt Story | Ralph Earnhardt | Super Hit | |
| 2004 | Broadway's Lost Treasures II | Benny Southstreet (segment "Guys & Dolls") | Super Hit | |
| 2004 | Spider-Man 2 | J. Jonah Jameson | Hit | |
| 2004 | Hidalgo | Buffalo Bill Cody | Hit | |
| 2002 | Spider-Man | J. Jonah Jameson | Hit | |
| 1999 | The Cider House Rules | Ray Kendall | Hit | |
| 1998 | Above Freezing | Hoyd | Hit | |
| 1997 | Anastasia | Ensemble and Character Vocals (voice) | Super Hit | |
| 1992 | Guys and Dolls: Off the Record | Himself / Benny Southstreet | Super Hit |