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