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J.K. Simmons
9 FOLLOWERS • 117 CREDITS • JAN 9, 1955 • 69
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.
Known For
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Law & Order
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Saturday Night Live
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/9Gg1oM8Us8gCS5aJA8e0ZRuIHnf.jpg)
The Kelly Clarkson Show
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/xnFFz3etm1vftF0ns8RMHA8XdqT.jpg)
American Dad!
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/wyMHJMQp8WpmBg9CxefvbQnFhrm.jpg)
The Oscars
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/vHqeLzYl3dEAutojCO26g0LIkom.jpg)
The Simpsons
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/rAxd8H0zGH61RWMPVZiR9zT4Nqk.jpg)
ER
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/onmSVwYsPMYtO8OjLdjS8FfRNKb.jpg)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/hgRMSOt7a1b8qyQR68vUixJPang.jpg)
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/feMijc8Ga8kvzftz2MXyoW7GByb.jpg)
Parks and Recreation
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/61QRBFIIsIPGxbshGARaVb4Ybbh.jpg)
Veronica Mars
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/rWQmgNLdyZGIL6Xuo9ImL0Kh6wt.jpg)
Third Watch
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/pB9L0jAnEQLMKgexqCEocEW8TA.jpg)
BoJack Horseman
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/iNhE283iY7xtS8zCjhSxpTfOzn0.jpg)
Without a Trace
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/yqDWr5NAE7m1IWrygYwLyEB6pN0.jpg)
The West Wing
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/nb5310xlFjx5r9TnpKoaOTQsAlP.jpg)
Homicide: Life on the Street
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/qpu7pwpafHh75bqW0driyihht4c.jpg)
Kim Possible
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/b12eM3FXNjN7yM7XYTIdmeQRud9.jpg)
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/8PY0OZ1xUbguPipb0a1uL6mg5Ka.jpg)
Justice League Unlimited
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/tv2mOIRcPP4H0DhOH84xPgqui7d.jpg)
Batman: The Brave and the Bold
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/o51NY5Zjgh7ridCu93dKOdKftVy.jpg)
Archer
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/d735cGL2G07Tb0ysLHStu8c0uo8.jpg)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/oSLwJMOOQGAsyJNMi4Y3MO44iAJ.jpg)
Phineas and Ferb
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/4zmuA2Ql1QdUtw9OM6MdmtXnZEF.jpg)
Everwood
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/8MwwAuDy6dc1GbiBUZdvWtQczqR.jpg)
The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/4iiV2Fh4EA5of5B9Wtgllu0WDWA.jpg)
Explained
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/b8wq87RBCman73pxQzWWK93Eicu.jpg)
Nip/Tuck
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/JTmkzwSDRiS9nvSPwpDB9fmZj2.jpg)
Defending Jacob
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/ckQE1aLYQkRpp2HmHljiELAiOr1.jpg)
The Venture Bros.
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/qMzwO952hMWQSCfHkp7IL20s4K7.jpg)
Arrested Development
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/oHwdy9LPFQuvl1e80DoHpKcjO5Q.jpg)
The Great North
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/7sizkzLu7RNowjfojv6eUn2tAzA.jpg)
The Talk
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/68MUdrxeokhmd8pvlAjkD6yIfHR.jpg)
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/6bZuQOxapj98cUTs0pioh2vQg2O.jpg)
Robert Kirkman's Secret History of Comics
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/6gcgnWLWbEURoeA0FCjUOtCfDrf.jpg)
Coronavirus, Explained
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/4mk8iFUbTyUtjeYZDU5zgPm2o1s.jpg)
Ben 10: Ultimate Alien
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/twxZGqVfidPiodBqNAEAYSeMTzZ.jpg)
New York News
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/8QaVSHiZSOlKEqBkwcn6HdcLBI5.jpg)
NTSF:SD:SUV::
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/w6XiuRK5QQaLNmIqDRCWOpEcHwi.jpg)
The Stand
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/qQTmlqa0jlaMxQ2FZXkKAcMP547.jpg)
No Activity
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/evxXr4OCH2YvhB8VchgDuArSyw0.jpg)
Gravity Falls
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/hbsoFctJ1dDPp3KUIuUgd2E1U4r.jpg)
Party Down
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/1MJNcPZy46hIy2CmSqOeru0yr5C.jpg)
Venom: Let There Be Carnage
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/4tGMz5xUs9sk8X9B28G6UalHK1d.jpg)
Young Adult
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/tCrB8pcjadZjsDk7rleGJaIv78k.jpg)
True Grit
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/4q2NNj4S5dG2RLF9CpXsej7yXl.jpg)
Spider-Man: Far From Home
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/2ApifgYnfdJUSmCKzTBrWOYYWsn.jpg)
The First Wives Club
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/b7ygC3GRaq4xc0nkWdGnydtMfvD.jpg)
Goliath
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/8Vt6mWEReuy4Of61Lnj5Xj704m8.jpg)
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/v2cyF2PZB2GQBP4fzGG57Xg0r3w.jpg)
Home Movie: The Princess Bride
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/3qbAX0cltrlbCXpgMmuv0LLrfp8.jpg)
Anastasia
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/nTsZT66I4U3aS9ezLdOKacfvo8T.jpg)
Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/dzFHIxCcvq2CZVFCsgz7n1z5oIM.jpg)
Men, Women & Children
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/rcz5c4JeyExYVpdoNmEpViPcbug.jpg)
Path to War
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/sg4xJaufDiQl7caFEskBtQXfD4x.jpg)
Ghostbusters: Afterlife
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/e2LLmI5wKIrWGAy9Of3yyWu7Szn.jpg)
Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/8Fr402A5aOS9JLK0Ll8C0QDcgwm.jpg)
The Cider House Rules
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/lA2cmvt0qP8uuRfHbBSpbLin4e1.jpg)
LEGO MARVEL Super Heroes: Maximum Overload
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/7UGmn8TyWPPzkjhLUW58cOUHjPS.jpg)
Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/eifGNCSDuxJeS1loAXil5bIGgvC.jpg)
Justice League
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/tnAuB8q5vv7Ax9UAEje5Xi4BXik.jpg)
Zack Snyder's Justice League
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/nQdBE1P0r4ZrgGqy5EX8sL2kXG6.jpg)
The Gift
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/bxMjOeECQxHPf6QvkBChdxaOxVh.jpg)
The Ref
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Megamind
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Labor Day
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Zootopia
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Up in the Air
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/qFmwhVUoUSXjkKRmca5yGDEXBIj.jpg)
Spider-Man 3
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Despicable Me 4
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/oTQ9PUnCgf9CimYeWuDGp8iaT07.jpg)
Oz
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/vmHvrhfYfUZ58RtLaq4LOHp9q5m.jpg)
Autumn in New York
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/dNNjyZQ0zVtmPa74nJE63Kn0xEx.jpg)
Contraband
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/fJSdqHzpMeCkXMrILYt1SdGN2sL.jpg)
The Good Doctor
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/ri786ZmueAVYEAOze8JKPoNu1z6.jpg)
Phineas and Ferb: The O.W.C.A. Files
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/mKsQ8KMOk0VBX26Ev0Lj6EmfGJu.jpg)
The Snowman
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/t184N3Tl7JtwBynjhva18o8EBHN.jpg)
The Boxcar Children
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/gh4cZbhZxyTbgxQPxD0dOudNPTn.jpg)
Spider-Man
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/oZRVDpNtmHk8M1VYy1aeOWUXgbC.jpg)
Terminator Genisys
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Face Down
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/olxpyq9kJAZ2NU1siLshhhXEPR7.jpg)
Spider-Man 2
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/kBvZQjzK7u6Sdy20sSwXTHW4Wn9.jpg)
The Legend of Korra
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/oXF26QmDEaRaH9Fbhs3NXtcnryx.jpg)
The Jackal
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/pxBkd0iHlWFQGSwrF74H0Fsm9Sq.jpg)
Major Lazer
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I Love You, Man
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Kung Fu Panda 3
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/3oF3GbxSSQxO9rWjrUjwAFi1fSF.jpg)
Spider-Man 2: Making the Amazing
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Jennifer's Body
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Extract
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Spider-Man: No Way Home
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/jNIn2tVhpvFD6P9IojldI3mNYcn.jpg)
Juno
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/uDO8zWDhfWwoFdKS4fzkUJt0Rf0.jpg)
La La Land
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/cxSKca4dNlk7O7PMiEYT203vlIw.jpg)
One Day as a Lion
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/u3ra226qZzmFhvFeE7hQ8JVS3qV.jpg)
Gravity Falls: Weirdmageddon
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/34nDCQZwaEvsy4CFO5hkGRFDCVU.jpg)
The Tomorrow War
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Father Figures
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/oHMRhVytkVApLyCNML659LQZiQ1.jpg)
The Accountant
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/dMOpdkrDC5dQxqNydgKxXjBKyAc.jpg)
INVINCIBLE
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Marvel's Ultimate Spider-Man
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21 Bridges
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Patriots Day
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The Tomorrow War 2
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Being the Ricardos
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/yf5IuMW6GHghu39kxA0oFx7Bxmj.jpg)
Palm Springs
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/rzj9ZSleGgsKkY3q6sDDoAxjSu0.jpg)
The Meddler
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/eLOd23JdmXDifFjfDV3teRKljZg.jpg)
Red One
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/mrdRhs7ZEF8Xw9nBsrQCa0NCvTq.jpg)
The Union
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/q125RHUDgR4gjwh1QkfYuJLYkL.jpg)
Klaus
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/sVE1SSDlXNCBh3sPYkIUTKfxOAk.jpg)
The Closer
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/7fn624j5lj3xTme2SgiLCeuedmO.jpg)
Whiplash
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/juwOjcai3aYJvybwAhLS79miHq1.jpg)
Night Sky
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/2yQkiGAmztaBkGLjVIrHUYHTex5.jpg)
Whiplash
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/u8QHO6GVBCpCi3BE7yOaFXnv6Ph.jpg)
What Lives Inside
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Renegades
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You Can't Run Forever
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/at9EVvRIzeOPt6F4mTidOiquiT9.jpg)
Growing Up Fisher
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/pY6pt26DraV9tF9D15mHO6LP3B6.jpg)
Counterpart
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/5wMB4zSrIsCSfRWhd0XQTCFD63L.jpg)
Desert Car Kings
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