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
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Dr. Emil Skoda
Zootopia
Mayor Lionheart (voice)
The Simpsons
Victor Kleskow (voice)
The Simpsons
Tabloid Editor (voice)
The Simpsons
J. Jonah Jameson (voice)
The Simpsons
JJ Gruff (voice)
The Simpsons
Dr. Jessup (voice)
Law & Order
Emil Skoda
Law & Order
Jerry Luppin
American Dad!
Judge (voice)
American Dad!
Dean of CIA Academy (voice)
American Dad!
Gene (voice)
American Dad!
Jed Farnsworth (voice)
INVINCIBLE
Nolan Grayson / Omni-Man (voice)
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Frank Dillman
Red One
Nick
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Emil Skoda
The West Wing
Harry Ravitch
Phineas and Ferb
Napoleon (voice)
Phineas and Ferb
J.B. (voice)
Spider-Man: No Way Home
J. Jonah Jameson
ER
Gus Loomer
The Closer
Will Pope
BoJack Horseman
Lenny Turtletaub (voice)
Goliath
George Zax
Without a Trace
Mark Wilson
Archer
Detective (voice)
Parks and Recreation
Mayor Stice
Third Watch
Frank Hagedorn
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
J. Jonah Jameson (voice)
Gravity Falls
Stanford Pines (voice)
Numb3rs
Dr. Clarence Weaver
Oz
Vernon Schillinger
Nip/Tuck
Ike Connors
Arrested Development
General Anderson
Whiplash
Fletcher
Spider-Man: Far From Home
J. Jonah Jameson
Megamind
Warden (voice)
Homicide: Life on the Street
Alexander Rausch
Spider-Man
J. Jonah Jameson
The Legend of Korra
Tenzin (voice)
The Legend of Korra
Mushi (voice)
Everwood
Phil Drebbles
Spider-Man 3
J. Jonah Jameson
Kim Possible
Martin Smarty (voice)
Kim Possible
Martin Smarty / Additional voices (voice)
Spin City
Kevin
Veronica Mars
Clyde Pickett
La La Land
Bill
Venom: Let There Be Carnage
J. Jonah Jameson (uncredited)
The Tomorrow War
James Forester
Palm Springs
Roy
Marmaduke
Zeus (voice)
Ben 10: Ultimate Alien
Magister Gilhil / Plumber (voice)
True Grit
J. Noble Daggett (voice) (uncredited)
Batman: The Brave and the Bold
Guardian (voice)
Contraband
Captain Camp
The Jackal
FBI Agent T. I. Witherspoon
Zack Snyder's Justice League
Commissioner Gordon
American Masters
Edward Hopper
The Accountant²
Ray King
Juror #2
Harold
Ben 10: Alien Force
Magister Gilhil (voice)
The Great North
Tusk Johnson (voice)
Terminator Genisys
O'Brien
The Gift
Sheriff Pearl Johnson
The Ref
Siskel
Rock Dog
Khampa (voice)
The Words
Mr. Jansen
Justice League Unlimited
Eiling (voice)
Justice League Unlimited
General Eiling (voice)
Anastasia
Ensemble and Character Vocals (voice)
Raising Hope
Bruce Chance
Hidalgo
Buffalo Bill Cody
The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes
J. Jonah Jameson (voice)
The Mexican
Ted Slocum
Ghostbusters: Afterlife
Ivo Shandor
The Ladykillers
Garth Pancake
Punching Henry
Jay Warren
The Meddler
Randall Zipper
The Oscars
Self
Jennifer's Body
Mr. Wroblewski
Klaus
Klaus (voice)
Marvel's Ultimate Spider-Man
J. Jonah Jameson (voice)
Justice League
Commissioner Gordon
Kung Fu Panda 3
Kai (voice)
Extract
Brian
Break Point
Jack
Explained
Narrator (voice)
The Accountant
Ray King
New York Undercover
Renegades
Levin
Extreme Measures
Dr. Mingus
National Champions
Coach James Lazor
The Scout
Assistant Coach
Glorious
Ghat (voice)
First Snow
Vacaro
Barefoot
Dr. Bertleman
Pound Puppies
Lt. Rock (voice)
Pound Puppies
Mr. Withers (voice)
The Bachelors
Bill Palet
Spider-Man 2
J. Jonah Jameson
Celebrity
Souvenir Hawker
Men, Women & Children
Allison's Dad
Harsh Times
Agent Richards
The First Wives Club
Federal Marshall
Party Down
Leonard Stiltskin
Red Sands
Lt. Col. Arson
Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore
Gruff K-9 (voice)
For Love of the Game
Frank Perry
Aliens in the Attic
Skip (voice)
The Stand
General Starkey
The Union
Tom Brennan
3 Geezers!
J. Kimball
Saturday Night
Milton Berle
Fanboy
J.K. / Frank Perry
Die Hart
Jackson Pepper
Postal
Candidate Welles
Defending Jacob
Billy Barber
Counterpart
Howard Silk
The Front Runner
Bill Dixon
The Good Doctor
Detective Krauss
The Late Bloomer
James Newmans
I Love You, Man
Oswald Klaven
A Boy Called Sailboat
Ernest
Juno
Mac MacGuff
Autumn in New York
Dr. Tom Grandy
Popeye Doyle
Patrolman in Park
Seal Team
Claggart (voice)
The Black Ghiandola
Ralph Aceto
Little Brother
Warren Duffy
Murder of a Cat
Sheriff Frank Hoyle
New in Town
Stu Kopenhafer
Brockmire
Matt "The Bat" Hardesty
Rendition
Lee Mayer
John Doe
Lucas Doya
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
James McLaughlin
Thank You for Smoking
BR
Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers
Captain Putty (voice)
Post Grad
Roy Davies
Being the Ricardos
William Frawley
Burn After Reading
CIA Superior
One Day as a Lion
Walter Boggs
Face Down
Herb Aames
Ride the Eagle
Carl
The Way of War
Sergeant Mitchell
The Prince
Path to War
CIA Briefer
3 Days with Dad
Joey
Jack & Bobby
No Activity
Leo
Crazy on the Outside
Ed
NTSF:SD:SUV::
Frank Forrest
Ben 10 - Generator Rex: Heroes United
White Knight (voice)
Ren & Stimpy
Lint (voice)
I'm Not Here
Steve
Above Freezing
Hoyd
An Invisible Sign
Mr. Jones
The Astronaut Farmer
Jacobson
Remember WENN
'Captain Amazon'
Up in the Air
Bob
Broadway's Lost Treasures II
Benny Southstreet (segment "Guys & Dolls")
Men At Work
P.J. Jordan
Worlds Apart
Sebastian
Home Movie: The Princess Bride
The Grandfather
The Vicious Kind
Donald Sinclaire
Ava & Lala
General Tiger (voice)
21 Bridges
Captain Matt McKenna
Night Sky
Franklin York
A Beginner's Guide to Endings
Uncle Pal
You Can't Run Forever
Wade
Walt Whitman
Narrator (voice)
Patriots Day
Sgt. Jeffrey Pugliese
The Jury
The Cider House Rules
Ray Kendall
Guys and Dolls: Off the Record
Himself / Benny Southstreet
The Snowman
Arve Støp
Dark Skies
Edwin Pollard
The Boxcar Children: Surprise Island
Dr. Moore (voice)
Jobs
Arthur Rock
Labor Day
Mr. Jervis
Reykjavik
George Shultz
New York News
LEGO MARVEL Super Heroes: Maximum Overload
J. Jonah Jameson (voice)
The Boxcar Children
Dr. Moore (voice)
Off the Map
George
Starwater
Growing Up Fisher
Mel Fisher
3: The Dale Earnhardt Story
Ralph Earnhardt
Disposal
Older Hunter
Batgirl
Commissioner Gordon
O.W.C.A. Files
Napoleon / Additional Voices (voice)
Crossing Fields
Guy
Young Adult
Mavis' Publisher (voice) (uncredited)
Rally Road Racers
Gnash (voice)
I Lost My M in Vegas
Yellow (voice)
Robert Kirkman's Secret History of Comics
Self
Spider-Man 2: Making the Amazing
Self
All Nighter
Mr. Gallo
Best Friends Forever
Don
Major Lazer
President Whitewall (voice)
Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens
Orville
Rushing or Dragging
Terrence Fletcher (Archive Audio)
Hit and Runway
Ray Tilman
Father Figures
Ronald Hunt
Family Tools
Tony Shea
Love Walked In
Mr. Shulman
Hopper: An American Love Story
Edward Hopper (voice)
The D.A.
Dep. Dist. Atty. Joe Carter
109 Billion Followers
The Rewrite
Dr. Hal Lerner
Wild Hawaii
Narrator (voice)
Blackstone
Detective Burke
Whiplash
Fletcher
Spaceman
What Lives Inside
Benjamin 'Pops' Delaney
The Venture Bros.: Radiant Is the Blood of the Baboon Heart
Ben (voice)
Coronavirus, Explained
Self - Narrator
Prophets of Change
Narrator
The Music Never Stopped
Henry Sawyer
Heart of the Beast
The Westies
Eamon Sweeney
The Heeler
Roscoe
Desert Car Kings
Himself - Narrator
The Magic Bracelet
The Shaman
Extract: Mike Judge's Secret Recipe
Self
4192: The Crowning of the Hit King
Narrator (voice)
Behind the Zirkonians
Skip (voice)
Hypergalactic
(voice)
The Fish Thief: A Great Lakes Mystery
Narrator
Rivals: Ohio State vs. Michigan
Narrator
Drug$
Narrator
Detroit: Comeback City
Himself - Narrator
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
Saturday Night Live
Self - Cameo (uncredited)
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Voice Over (voice)
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Self
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Self
The Talk
Self - Guest