CINEFILER

J.K. Simmons

Born
January 9, 1955
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.
Academy Awards
Best Supporting Actor
Known For
Spider-Man: No Way Home
(2021)
J. Jonah Jameson
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
(2023)
J. Jonah Jameson (voice)
Ghostbusters: Afterlife
(2021)
Ivo Shandor
Zootopia
(2016)
Mayor Leodore Lionheart (voice)
Kung Fu Panda 3
(2016)
Kai (voice)
Spider-Man
(2002)
J. Jonah Jameson
Justice League
(2017)
Commissioner James Gordon
Terminator Genisys
(2015)
O'Brien
Spider-Man: Far From Home
(2019)
J. Jonah Jameson
Whiplash
(2014)
Terence Fletcher
Zack Snyder's Justice League
(2021)
Commissioner James Gordon
Spider-Man 3
(2007)
J. Jonah Jameson
Megamind
(2010)
Warden (voice)
The Tomorrow War
(2021)
James Forester
Venom: Let There Be Carnage
(2021)
J. Jonah Jameson (uncredited)
La La Land
(2016)
Bill
Full Filmography
Acting
Popeye Doyle
(1986)
Patrolman in Park
Guys and Dolls: Off the Record
(1992)
Himself / Benny Southstreet
The Ref
(1994)
Siskel
The Scout
(1994)
Assistant Coach
Extreme Measures
(1996)
Dr. Mingus
The First Wives Club
(1996)
Federal Marshall
The Jackal
(1997)
FBI Agent T. I. Witherspoon
Love Walked In
(1997)
Mr. Shulman
Face Down
(1997)
Herb Aames
Crossing Fields
(1998)
Guy
Celebrity
(1998)
Souvenir Hawker
Above Freezing
(1998)
Hoyd
Hit and Runway
(1999)
Ray Tilman
The Cider House Rules
(1999)
Ray Kendall
For Love of the Game
(1999)
Frank Perry
I Lost My M in Vegas
(1999)
Yellow
The Gift
(2000)
Sheriff Pearl Johnson
Autumn in New York
(2000)
Dr. Tom Grandy
The Mexican
(2001)
Ted Slocum
Starwater
(2001)
Spider-Man
(2002)
J. Jonah Jameson
Off the Map
(2003)
George
Disposal
(2003)
Older Hunter
Path to War
(2003)
CIA Briefer
Spider-Man 2
(2004)
J. Jonah Jameson
Hidalgo
(2004)
Buffalo Bill Cody
The Ladykillers
(2004)
Garth Pancake
3: The Dale Earnhardt Story
(2004)
Ralph Earnhardt
Broadway's Lost Treasures II
(2004)
Benny Southstreet (segment "Guys & Dolls")
Spider-Man 2: Making the Amazing
(2004)
Self
Harsh Times
(2005)
Agent Richards
Thank You for Smoking
(2005)
BR
First Snow
(2006)
Vacaro
Spider-Man 3
(2007)
J. Jonah Jameson
Rendition
(2007)
Lee Mayer
Juno
(2007)
Mac MacGuff
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
(2007)
James McLaughlin
The Astronaut Farmer
(2007)
Jacobson
Postal
(2007)
Candidate Welles
Burn After Reading
(2008)
CIA Superior
Walt Whitman
(2008)
Narrator (voice)
Up in the Air
(2009)
Bob
Post Grad
(2009)
Roy Davies
The Vicious Kind
(2009)
Donald Sinclaire
Extract
(2009)
Brian
New in Town
(2009)
Stu Kopenhafer
The Way of War
(2009)
Sergeant Mitchell
I Love You, Man
(2009)
Oswald Klaven
Jennifer's Body
(2009)
Mr. Wroblewski
Red Sands
(2009)
Lt. Col. Arson
Aliens in the Attic
(2009)
Skip (voice)
Extract: Mike Judge's Secret Recipe
(2009)
Self
Crazy on the Outside
(2010)
Ed
Megamind
(2010)
Warden (voice)
An Invisible Sign
(2010)
Mr. Jones
A Beginner's Guide to Endings
(2010)
Uncle Pal
Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore
(2010)
Gruff K-9 (voice)
True Grit
(2010)
J. Noble Daggett (voice) (uncredited)
4192: The Crowning of the Hit King
(2010)
Narrator (voice)
The Music Never Stopped
(2011)
Henry Sawyer
Blackstone
(2011)
Detective Burke
The Good Doctor
(2011)
Detective Krauss
Young Adult
(2011)
Mavis' Publisher (voice) (uncredited)
The Words
(2012)
Mr. Jansen
Contraband
(2012)
Captain Camp
Jobs
(2013)
Arthur Rock
3 Geezers!
(2013)
J. Kimball
Dark Skies
(2013)
Edwin Pollard
Labor Day
(2013)
Mr. Jervis
Whiplash
(2013)
Fletcher
The Magic Bracelet
(2013)
The Shaman
The Heeler
(2013)
Roscoe
Whiplash
(2014)
Terence Fletcher
Barefoot
(2014)
Dr. Bertleman
Murder of a Cat
(2014)
Sheriff Frank Hoyle
Men, Women & Children
(2014)
Allison's Dad
Break Point
(2014)
Jack
The Rewrite
(2014)
Dr. Hal Lerner
The Boxcar Children
(2014)
Dr. Moore (voice)
Ava & Lala
(2014)
General Tiger (voice)
Terminator Genisys
(2015)
O'Brien
Worlds Apart
(2015)
Sebastian
Phineas and Ferb: The O.W.C.A. Files
(2015)
Napoleon / Additional Voices (voice)
Rock Dog
(2016)
Khampa (voice)
Zootopia
(2016)
Mayor Leodore Lionheart (voice)
The Accountant
(2016)
Ray King
Kung Fu Panda 3
(2016)
Kai (voice)
The Meddler
(2016)
Randall Zipper
Patriots Day
(2016)
Sgt. Jeffrey Pugliese
La La Land
(2016)
Bill
The Late Bloomer
(2016)
James Newmans
Punching Henry
(2017)
Jay Warren
Renegades
(2017)
Levin
Father Figures
(2017)
Ronald Hunt
Justice League
(2017)
Commissioner James Gordon
The Bachelors
(2017)
Bill Palet
I'm Not Here
(2017)
Steve
The Snowman
(2017)
Arve Støp
All Nighter
(2017)
Mr. Gallo
The Black Ghiandola
(2017)
Ralph Aceto
A Boy Called Sailboat
(2018)
Ernest
The Front Runner
(2018)
Bill Dixon
Detroit: Comeback City
(2018)
Himself - Narrator
The Boxcar Children: Surprise Island
(2018)
Dr. Moore (voice)
Drug$
(2018)
Narrator
Klaus
(2019)
Klaus (voice)
21 Bridges
(2019)
Captain Matt McKenna
Spider-Man: Far From Home
(2019)
J. Jonah Jameson
3 Days with Dad
(2019)
Joey
Fanboy
(2019)
J.K. / Frank Perry
Palm Springs
(2020)
Roy
Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens
(2020)
Orville
The Tomorrow War
(2021)
James Forester
Zack Snyder's Justice League
(2021)
Commissioner James Gordon
Being the Ricardos
(2021)
William Frawley
Rushing or Dragging
(2021)
Terrence Fletcher (Archive Audio)
National Champions
(2021)
Coach James Lazor
Ride the Eagle
(2021)
Carl
Spider-Man: No Way Home
(2021)
J. Jonah Jameson
Seal Team
(2021)
Claggart (voice)
Venom: Let There Be Carnage
(2021)
J. Jonah Jameson (uncredited)
Ghostbusters: Afterlife
(2021)
Ivo Shandor
Marmaduke
(2022)
Zeus (voice)
Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers
(2022)
Captain Putty (voice)
Glorious
(2022)
Ghat (voice)
Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home
(2022)
Self (archive footage)
Little Brother
(2022)
Warren Duffy
Prophets of Change
(2022)
Narrator
Rivals: Ohio State vs. Michigan
(2022)
Narrator
Rally Road Racers
(2023)
Gnash (voice)
One Day as a Lion
(2023)
Walter Boggs
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
(2023)
J. Jonah Jameson (voice)
The Venture Bros.: Radiant Is the Blood of the Baboon Heart
(2023)
Ben (voice)
You Can't Run Forever
(2024)
Wade
The Union
(2024)
Red One
(2024)
Santa Claus
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