J.K. Simmons

J.K. Simmons

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
    Place of birth
    Detroit, Michigan, USA
    Birthday
    January 1955
Spider-Man
Spider-Man
7.313
Spider-Man 2
Spider-Man 2
7.294
Spider-Man 3
Spider-Man 3
6.441
The Gift
The Gift
6.468
Hidalgo
Hidalgo
6.894
Seal Team
Seal Team
6.9
You Can't Run Forever
You Can't Run Forever
5.776
The Jackal
The Jackal
6.379
Burn After Reading
Burn After Reading
6.657
The Ladykillers
The Ladykillers
6.13
Venom: Let There Be Carnage
Venom: Let There Be Carnage
6.8
Rendition
Rendition
6.421
Up in the Air
Up in the Air
6.878
Extreme Measures
Extreme Measures
6
Juno
Juno
7.052
The Mexican
The Mexican
5.937
Off the Map
Off the Map
6.5
Harsh Times
Harsh Times
6.442
Extract
Extract
5.825
Post Grad
Post Grad
5.008
The Vicious Kind
The Vicious Kind
6.256
Thank You for Smoking
Thank You for Smoking
7.19
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
6.5
Crazy on the Outside
Crazy on the Outside
5.199
Spider-Man 2: Making the Amazing
Spider-Man 2: Making the Amazing
6.652
Ghostbusters: Afterlife
Ghostbusters: Afterlife
7.3
New in Town
New in Town
5.8
The Way of War
The Way of War
3.6
Megamind
Megamind
7.005
First Snow
First Snow
6.127
I Love You, Man
I Love You, Man
6.573
Starwater
0
Jennifer's Body
Jennifer's Body
5.982
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
8.347
The Words
The Words
6.674
The Music Never Stopped
The Music Never Stopped
7.197
An Invisible Sign
An Invisible Sign
5.192
Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers
Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers
7
Glorious
Glorious
5.83
The Venture Bros.: Radiant Is the Blood of the Baboon Heart
The Venture Bros.: Radiant Is the Blood of the Baboon Heart
7.2
Fanboy
Fanboy
0
Contraband
Contraband
6.332
A Beginner's Guide to Endings
A Beginner's Guide to Endings
5.984
Dark Skies
Dark Skies
6.32
Jobs
Jobs
6.131
3 Geezers!
3 Geezers!
3.896
Hit and Runway
Hit and Runway
4.6
Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home
Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home
6.803
O.W.C.A. Files
O.W.C.A. Files
7.8
Love Walked In
Love Walked In
4
The Union
The Union
6.1
Little Brother
Little Brother
1
Break Point
Break Point
5.75
Barefoot
Barefoot
6.634
Whiplash
Whiplash
8.377
Terminator Genisys
Terminator Genisys
5.9
Murder of a Cat
Murder of a Cat
5.022
The Cider House Rules
The Cider House Rules
7.074
Rally Road Racers
Rally Road Racers
6.6
The Rewrite
The Rewrite
6
Men, Women & Children
Men, Women & Children
6.436
Juror #2
Juror #2
6.846
The Ref
The Ref
6.529
Celebrity
Celebrity
5.997
Face Down
Face Down
3
The Accountant
The Accountant
7.127
Punching Henry
Punching Henry
5.9
Prophets of Change
Prophets of Change
0
Rock Dog
Rock Dog
6.237
Red One
Red One
7
The Meddler
The Meddler
5.97
Renegades
Renegades
5.583
Rivals: Ohio State vs. Michigan
Rivals: Ohio State vs. Michigan
0
Labor Day
Labor Day
7.013
The Accountant²
The Accountant²
7.188
Worlds Apart
Worlds Apart
6.6
All Nighter
All Nighter
5.731
Father Figures
Father Figures
5.825
Saturday Night
Saturday Night
6.691
One Day as a Lion
One Day as a Lion
5.7
The Boxcar Children
The Boxcar Children
7.717
Zootopia
Zootopia
7.7
Whiplash
Whiplash
7.8
The Snowman
The Snowman
5.22
Young Adult
Young Adult
5.815
The Astronaut Farmer
The Astronaut Farmer
6.239
Kung Fu Panda 3
Kung Fu Panda 3
6.917
Justice League
Justice League
6.076
Patriots Day
Patriots Day
7.057
The Bachelors
The Bachelors
7.1
La La Land
La La Land
7.9
The Magic Bracelet
5
I'm Not Here
I'm Not Here
5.9
Anastasia
Anastasia
7.6
The Late Bloomer
The Late Bloomer
5.5
The Good Doctor
The Good Doctor
6.2
For Love of the Game
For Love of the Game
6.458
True Grit
True Grit
7.309
Postal
Postal
4.606
Aliens in the Attic
Aliens in the Attic
5.691
Blackstone
7
Path to War
Path to War
6.7
Popeye Doyle
Popeye Doyle
4.455
A Boy Called Sailboat
A Boy Called Sailboat
6.6
Ava & Lala
Ava & Lala
8
3: The Dale Earnhardt Story
3: The Dale Earnhardt Story
7.5
Red Sands
Red Sands
4.345
Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore
Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore
5.2
The Scout
The Scout
5.165
Autumn in New York
Autumn in New York
6.128
Above Freezing
Above Freezing
7
Crossing Fields
Crossing Fields
0
The Heeler
0
Disposal
0
4192: The Crowning of the Hit King
4192: The Crowning of the Hit King
5.5
The Black Ghiandola
The Black Ghiandola
6.929
The Front Runner
The Front Runner
5.893
Klaus
Klaus
8.238
The First Wives Club
The First Wives Club
6.7
Detroit: Comeback City
Detroit: Comeback City
8
The Boxcar Children: Surprise Island
The Boxcar Children: Surprise Island
6.2
Guys and Dolls: Off the Record
Guys and Dolls: Off the Record
10
21 Bridges
21 Bridges
6.766
Drug$
Drug$
9.2
Broadway's Lost Treasures II
Broadway's Lost Treasures II
8
Palm Springs
Palm Springs
7.341
Spider-Man: Far From Home
Spider-Man: Far From Home
7.406
3 Days with Dad
3 Days with Dad
5.136
The Tomorrow War
The Tomorrow War
7.503
Marmaduke
Marmaduke
4.9
Extract: Mike Judge's Secret Recipe
Extract: Mike Judge's Secret Recipe
3
Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens
Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens
0
Walt Whitman
Walt Whitman
5
Zack Snyder's Justice League
Zack Snyder's Justice League
8.116
Being the Ricardos
Being the Ricardos
6.491
Rushing or Dragging
Rushing or Dragging
9
National Champions
National Champions
6.442
Ride the Eagle
Ride the Eagle
6.3
Spider-Man: No Way Home
Spider-Man: No Way Home
7.9
Ben 10 - Generator Rex: Heroes United
Ben 10 - Generator Rex: Heroes United
7.1
Hopper: An American Love Story
Hopper: An American Love Story
6.9
The Fish Thief: A Great Lakes Mystery
The Fish Thief: A Great Lakes Mystery
5.5
Friar's Rubbing Wood - Fall Of Nottingham
Friar's Rubbing Wood - Fall Of Nottingham
10