J.K. Simmons

Known For	Acting
Birthday	Jan 09, 1955 (70)
Birthplace	Detroit, Michigan, USA
Popularity	2 (history)
Updated	Jul 09, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date	Apr 13, 2024
Links	TMDb IMDb

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 Aw ... ard, 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.

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Filmography

The Accountant²

2025

as Ray King

You Can't Run Forever

2024

as Wade

The Union

2024

as Tom Brennan

Juror #2

2024

as Harold

Red One

2024

as Nick

Saturday Night

2024

as Milton Berle

Little Brother

2023

as Warren Duffy

One Day as a Lion

2023

as Walter Boggs

Rally Road Racers

2023

as Gnash (voice)

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

2023

as Ben (voice)

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

2023

as J. Jonah Jameson (voice)

Prophets of Change

2022

as Narrator

Rivals: Ohio State vs. Michigan

2022

as Narrator

Marmaduke

2022

as Zeus (voice)

Hopper: An American Love Story

2022

as Edward Hopper (voice)

Glorious

2022

as Ghat (voice)

Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers

2022

as Captain Putty (voice)

National Champions

2021

as Coach James Lazor

Seal Team

2021

as Claggart (voice)

The Tomorrow War

2021

as James Forester

Being the Ricardos

2021

as William Frawley

Ride the Eagle

2021

as Carl

Zack Snyder's Justice League

2021

as Commissioner Gordon

Ghostbusters: Afterlife

2021

as Ivo Shandor

Spider-Man: No Way Home

2021

as J. Jonah Jameson

Venom: Let There Be Carnage

2021

as J. Jonah Jameson (uncredited)

Palm Springs

2020

as Roy

Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens

2020

as Orville

Klaus

2019

as Klaus (voice)

21 Bridges

2019

as Captain Matt McKenna

Fanboy

2019

as J.K. / Frank Perry

3 Days with Dad

2019

as Joey

Spider-Man: Far From Home

2019

as J. Jonah Jameson

Drug$

2018

as Narrator

A Boy Called Sailboat

2018

as Ernest

The Front Runner

2018

as Bill Dixon

The Boxcar Children: Surprise Island

2018

as Dr. Moore (voice)

Renegades

2017

as Levin

All Nighter

2017

as Mr. Gallo

The Bachelors

2017

as Bill Palet

I'm Not Here

2017

as Steve

Punching Henry

2017

as Jay Warren

The Black Ghiandola

2017

as Ralph Aceto

Father Figures

2017

as Ronald Hunt

The Snowman

2017

as Arve Støp

Justice League

2017

as Commissioner James Gordon

The Meddler

2016

as Randall Zipper

The Late Bloomer

2016

as James Newmans

Rock Dog

2016

as Khampa (voice)

Patriots Day

2016

as Sgt. Jeffrey Pugliese

The Accountant

2016

as Ray King

La La Land

2016

as Bill

Kung Fu Panda 3

2016

as Kai (voice)

Zootopia

2016

as Mayor Lionheart (voice)

Terminator Genisys

2015

as O'Brien

Ava & Lala

2014

as General Tiger (voice)

Break Point

2014

as Jack

Whiplash

2014

as Fletcher

Murder of a Cat

2014

as Sheriff Frank Hoyle

Barefoot

2014

as Dr. Bertleman

The Rewrite

2014

as Dr. Hal Lerner

The Boxcar Children

2014

as Dr. Moore (voice)

Men, Women & Children

2014

as Allison's Dad

3 Geezers!

2013

as J. Kimball

Whiplash

2013

as Fletcher

The Magic Bracelet

2013

as The Shaman

The Heeler

2013

as Roscoe

Dark Skies

2013

as Edwin Pollard

Labor Day

2013

as Mr. Jervis

Jobs

2013

as Arthur Rock

The Words

2012

as Mr. Jansen

Contraband

2012

as Captain Camp

The Music Never Stopped

2011

as Henry Sawyer

Blackstone

2011

as Detective Burke

Ben 10 - Generator Rex: Heroes United

2011

as White Knight (voice)

The Good Doctor

2011

as Detective Krauss

Young Adult

2011

as Mavis' Publisher (voice) (uncredited)

4192: The Crowning of the Hit King

2010

as Narrator (voice)

An Invisible Sign

2010

as Mr. Jones

A Beginner's Guide to Endings

2010

as Uncle Pal

Crazy on the Outside

2010

as Ed

Megamind

2010

as Warden (voice)

Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore

2010

as Gruff K-9 (voice)

True Grit

2010

as J. Noble Daggett (voice) (uncredited)

The Way of War

2009

as Sergeant Mitchell

New in Town

2009

as Stu Kopenhafer

The Vicious Kind

2009

as Donald Sinclaire

Extract

2009

as Brian

I Love You, Man

2009

as Oswald Klaven

Up in the Air

2009

as Bob

Red Sands

2009

as Lt. Col. Arson

Post Grad

2009

as Roy Davies

Jennifer's Body

2009

as Mr. Wroblewski

Aliens in the Attic

2009

as Skip (voice)

Walt Whitman

2008

as Narrator (voice)

Burn After Reading

2008

as CIA Superior

Postal

2007

as Candidate Welles

Juno

2007

as Mac MacGuff

Spider-Man 3

2007

as J. Jonah Jameson

Rendition

2007

as Lee Mayer

The Astronaut Farmer

2007

as Jacobson

Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee

2007

as James McLaughlin

First Snow

2006

as Vacaro

Harsh Times

2005

as Agent Richards

Thank You for Smoking

2005

as BR

The Ladykillers

2004

as Garth Pancake

3: The Dale Earnhardt Story

2004

as Ralph Earnhardt

Hidalgo

2004

as Buffalo Bill Cody

Spider-Man 2

2004

as J. Jonah Jameson

Broadway's Lost Treasures II

2004

as Benny Southstreet (segment "Guys & Dolls")

Disposal

2003

as Older Hunter

Off the Map

2003

as George

Path to War

2003

as CIA Briefer

Spider-Man

2002

as J. Jonah Jameson

The Mexican

2001

as Ted Slocum

Autumn in New York

2000

as Dr. Tom Grandy

The Gift

2000

as Sheriff Pearl Johnson

For Love of the Game

1999

as Frank Perry

Hit and Runway

1999

as Ray Tilman

The Cider House Rules

1999

as Ray Kendall

Above Freezing

1998

as Hoyd

Crossing Fields

1998

as Guy

Celebrity

1998

as Souvenir Hawker

The Jackal

1997

as FBI Agent T. I. Witherspoon

Face Down

1997

as Herb Aames

Love Walked In

1997

as Mr. Shulman

Anastasia

1997

as Ensemble and Character Vocals (voice)

Extreme Measures

1996

as Dr. Mingus

The First Wives Club

1996

as Federal Marshall

The Ref

1994

as Siskel

The Scout

1994

as Assistant Coach

Popeye Doyle

1986

as Patrolman in Park

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Organization	Category	Movie
Academy Awards	Best Supporting Actor	Whiplash	Won
Golden Globes	Best Supporting Actor	Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)	Won
Sundance Film Festival	Best Actor	Whiplash	Won
BAFTA Awards	Best Supporting Actor	Whiplash	Won
SAG Awards	Best Supporting Actress	Whiplash	Won

The Closer

as Will Pope

Episodes: 109

First Aired: Jun 13, 2005

Marvel's Ultimate Spider-Man

as J. Jonah Jameson (voice)

Episodes: 103

First Aired: Apr 01, 2012

as Vernon Schillinger

Episodes: 56

First Aired: Jul 12, 1997

The Legend of Korra

as Tenzin (voice)

Episodes: 52

First Aired: Apr 14, 2012

Law & Order

as Emil Skoda

Episodes: 45

First Aired: Sep 13, 1990

INVINCIBLE

as Nolan Grayson / Omni-Man (voice)

Episodes: 24

First Aired: Mar 25, 2021

Counterpart

as Howard Silk

Episodes: 20

First Aired: Dec 10, 2017

Growing Up Fisher

as Mel Fisher

Episodes: 13

First Aired: Feb 23, 2014

BoJack Horseman

as Lenny Turtletaub (voice)

Episodes: 13

First Aired: Aug 22, 2014

Major Lazer

as President Whitewall (voice)

Episodes: 11

First Aired: Apr 17, 2015

Night Sky

as Franklin York

Episodes: 8

First Aired: May 19, 2022

Goliath

as George Zax

Episodes: 8

First Aired: Oct 13, 2016

Gravity Falls

as Stanford Pines (voice)

Episodes: 8

First Aired: Jun 15, 2012

Brockmire

as Matt "The Bat" Hardesty

Episodes: 8

First Aired: Apr 05, 2017

Defending Jacob

as Billy Barber

Episodes: 8

First Aired: Apr 24, 2020

Veronica Mars

as Clyde Pickett

Episodes: 7

First Aired: Sep 22, 2004

Die Hart

as Jackson Pepper

Episodes: 7

First Aired: Jul 20, 2020

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

as Dr. Emil Skoda

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Sep 20, 1999

Men At Work

as P.J. Jordan

Episodes: 5

First Aired: May 24, 2012

LEGO MARVEL Super Heroes: Maximum Overload

as J. Jonah Jameson (voice)

Episodes: 5

First Aired: Nov 05, 2013

The D.A.

as Dep. Dist. Atty. Joe Carter

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Mar 19, 2004

Justice League Unlimited

as General Eiling (voice)

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Jul 31, 2004

No Activity

as Leo

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Nov 11, 2017

What Lives Inside

as Benjamin 'Pops' Delaney

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Mar 25, 2015

Archer

as Detective (voice)

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Sep 17, 2009

The Great North

as Tusk Johnson (voice)

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jan 03, 2021

Party Down

as Leonard Stiltskin

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Mar 20, 2009

The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes

as J. Jonah Jameson (voice)

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Oct 20, 2010

Wild Hawaii

as Narrator (voice)

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Aug 20, 2014

Third Watch

as Frank Hagedorn

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 23, 1999

The Simpsons

as Victor Kleskow (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 17, 1989

American Dad!

as Judge (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 06, 2005

Everwood

as Phil Drebbles

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 16, 2002

Without a Trace

as Mark Wilson

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 26, 2002

as Gus Loomer

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 19, 1994

Arrested Development

as General Anderson

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 02, 2003

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

as Emil Skoda

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 30, 2001

Justice League Unlimited

as Eiling (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 31, 2004

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

as Voice Over (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 27, 2014

The West Wing

as Harry Ravitch

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 22, 1999

Ben 10: Ultimate Alien

as Magister Gilhil / Plumber (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 23, 2010

Kim Possible

as Martin Smarty (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 07, 2002

Kim Possible

as Martin Smarty / Additional voices (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 07, 2002

American Dad!

as Dean of CIA Academy (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 06, 2005

American Dad!

as Gene (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 06, 2005

American Dad!

as Jed Farnsworth (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 06, 2005

Pound Puppies

as Lt. Rock (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 10, 2010

Pound Puppies

as Mr. Withers (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 10, 2010

Spin City

as Kevin

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 17, 1996

Home Movie: The Princess Bride

as The Grandfather

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 29, 2020

The Venture Bros.

as Ben (Old Man Potter) (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 07, 2004

Law & Order

as Jerry Luppin

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 13, 1990

Phineas and Ferb

as Napoleon (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 17, 2007

Phineas and Ferb

as J.B. (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 17, 2007

American Masters

as Edward Hopper

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 23, 1986

NTSF:SD:SUV::

as Frank Forrest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 21, 2011

Explained

as Narrator (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: May 23, 2018

Parks and Recreation

as Mayor Stice

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 09, 2009

Brooklyn Nine-Nine

as Frank Dillman

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 17, 2013

Best Friends Forever

as Don

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 04, 2012

The Stand

as General Starkey

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 17, 2020

Batman: The Brave and the Bold

as Guardian (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 14, 2008

The Simpsons

as Tabloid Editor (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 17, 1989

The Simpsons

as J. Jonah Jameson (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 17, 1989

The Simpsons

as JJ Gruff (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 17, 1989

The Simpsons

as Dr. Jessup (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 17, 1989

Raising Hope

as Bruce Chance

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 21, 2010

Family Tools

Episodes: 10

First Aired: May 01, 2013

Desert Car Kings

as Himself - Narrator

Episodes: 10

First Aired: Jan 26, 2011

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

as Self

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Feb 17, 2014

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Dec 21, 2014

John Doe

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 2002

Jack & Bobby

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 12, 2004

Nip/Tuck

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 22, 2003

Robert Kirkman's Secret History of Comics

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 12, 2017

New York Undercover

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 08, 1994

Homicide: Life on the Street

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 31, 1993

The Jury

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 08, 2004

New York News

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 28, 1995

The Talk

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 18, 2010

The Oscars

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 19, 1953

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 02, 2015

Saturday Night Live

as Self - Host

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 11, 1975

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 16, 2009

Saturday Night Live

as Self - Cameo (uncredited)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 11, 1975

The Kelly Clarkson Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 09, 2019

Coronavirus, Explained

as Self - Narrator

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 26, 2020

The Kelly Clarkson Show

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 09, 2019

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