Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
January 9, 1955 (70 years old)
Place of Birth
Detroit, Michigan, USA
Also Known As
JK Simmons
Jonathan Simmons
Дж.К. Симмонс
J・K・シモンズ
ג'ונתן קימבל "ג'יי קיי" סימונס
Дж.К. Сіммонс
Джей Кей Сіммонс
乔纳森·金布尔·西蒙斯
جی. کی. سیمونز
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.
Acting
J.K. Simmons has 232 acting credits
2024
2023
2022
Rivals: Ohio State vs. Michigan
2022
as Narrator
Prophets of Change
2022
as Narrator
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)
Night Sky (TV)
2022
as Franklin York
Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home
2022
as Self (archive footage)
Marmaduke
2022
as Zeus (voice)
2021
Spider-Man: No Way Home
2021
as J. Jonah Jameson
Being the Ricardos
2021
as William Frawley
National Champions
2021
as Coach James Lazor
Ghostbusters: Afterlife
2021
as Ivo Shandor
Seal Team
2021
as Claggart (voice)
Venom: Let There Be Carnage
2021
as J. Jonah Jameson (uncredited)
The Tomorrow War
2021
as James Forester
Ride the Eagle
2021
as Carl
INVINCIBLE (TV)
2021
as Nolan Grayson / Omni-Man (voice)
Rushing or Dragging
2021
as Terrence Fletcher (Archive Audio)
Zack Snyder's Justice League
2021
as Commissioner Gordon
The Great North (TV)
2021
as Tusk Johnson (voice)
2020
2019
2018
2017
Father Figures
2017
as Ronald Hunt
Counterpart (TV)
2017
as Howard Silk
I'm Not Here
2017
as Steve
Justice League
2017
as Commissioner James Gordon
Robert Kirkman's Secret History of Comics (TV)
2017
as Self
No Activity (TV)
2017
as Leo
The Bachelors
2017
as Bill Palet
The Snowman
2017
as Arve Støp
Renegades
2017
as Levin
The Black Ghiandola
2017
as Ralph Aceto
Brockmire (TV)
2017
as Matt "The Bat" Hardesty
All Nighter
2017
as Mr. Gallo
Punching Henry
2017
as Jay Warren
2016
2015
2014
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors (TV)
2014
as Self
Men, Women & Children
2014
as Allison's Dad
Whiplash
2014
as Fletcher
Ava & Lala
2014
as General Tiger (voice)
BoJack Horseman (TV)
2014
as Lenny Turtletaub (voice)
Wild Hawaii (TV)
2014
as Narrator (voice)
The Boxcar Children
2014
as Dr. Moore (voice)
The Rewrite
2014
as Dr. Hal Lerner
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (TV)
2014
as Voice Over (voice)
Murder of a Cat
2014
as Sheriff Frank Hoyle
Break Point
2014
as Jack
Growing Up Fisher (TV)
2014
as Mel Fisher
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (TV)
2014
as Self
Barefoot
2014
as Dr. Bertleman
2013
Labor Day
2013
as Mr. Jervis
LEGO MARVEL Super Heroes: Maximum Overload (TV)
2013
as J. Jonah Jameson (voice)
Brooklyn Nine-Nine (TV)
2013
as Frank Dillman
Jobs
2013
as Arthur Rock
3 Geezers!
2013
as J. Kimball
The Magic Bracelet
2013
as The Shaman
Family Tools (TV)
2013
as Unknown Role
The Heeler
2013
as Roscoe
Dark Skies
2013
as Edwin Pollard
Whiplash
2013
as Fletcher
2012
2011
Ben 10 - Generator Rex: Heroes United
2011
as White Knight (voice)
Young Adult
2011
as Mavis' Publisher (voice) (uncredited)
NTSF:SD:SUV:: (TV)
2011
as Frank Forrest
Blackstone
2011
as Detective Burke
The Good Doctor
2011
as Detective Krauss
The Music Never Stopped
2011
as Henry Sawyer
Desert Car Kings (TV)
2011
as Himself - Narrator
2010
True Grit
2010
as J. Noble Daggett (voice) (uncredited)
Megamind
2010
as Warden (voice)
4192: The Crowning of the Hit King
2010
as Narrator (voice)
The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes (TV)
2010
as J. Jonah Jameson (voice)
The Talk (TV)
2010
as Self - Guest
Pound Puppies (TV)
2010
as Lt. Rock (voice)
Pound Puppies (TV)
2010
as Mr. Withers (voice)
An Invisible Sign
2010
as Mr. Jones
Raising Hope (TV)
2010
as Bruce Chance
A Beginner's Guide to Endings
2010
as Uncle Pal
Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore
2010
as Gruff K-9 (voice)
Ben 10: Ultimate Alien (TV)
2010
as Magister Gilhil / Plumber (voice)
Crazy on the Outside
2010
as Ed
2009
Extract: Mike Judge's Secret Recipe
2009
as Self
The Vicious Kind
2009
as Donald Sinclaire
Up in the Air
2009
as Bob
Jennifer's Body
2009
as Mr. Wroblewski
Archer (TV)
2009
as Detective (voice)
Extract
2009
as Brian
Post Grad
2009
as Roy Davies
Aliens in the Attic
2009
as Skip (voice)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (TV)
2009
as Self - Guest
The Way of War
2009
as Sergeant Mitchell
Parks and Recreation (TV)
2009
as Mayor Stice
I Love You, Man
2009
as Oswald Klaven
Party Down (TV)
2009
as Leonard Stiltskin
Red Sands
2009
as Lt. Col. Arson
New in Town
2009
as Stu Kopenhafer
2008
2007
2005
2004
3: The Dale Earnhardt Story
2004
as Ralph Earnhardt
Spider-Man 2: Making the Amazing
2004
as Self
Broadway's Lost Treasures II
2004
as Benny Southstreet (segment "Guys & Dolls")
Veronica Mars (TV)
2004
as Clyde Pickett
Jack & Bobby (TV)
2004
as Unknown Role
The Venture Bros. (TV)
2004
as Ben (Old Man Potter) (voice)
Justice League Unlimited (TV)
2004
as Eiling (voice)
Justice League Unlimited (TV)
2004
as General Eiling (voice)
Spider-Man 2
2004
as J. Jonah Jameson
The Jury (TV)
2004
as Unknown Role
The Ladykillers
2004
as Garth Pancake
The D.A. (TV)
2004
as Dep. Dist. Atty. Joe Carter
Hidalgo
2004
as Buffalo Bill Cody
