J.K. Simmons

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

242

Gender

Male

Birthday

1955-01-09 (70 years old)

Place of Birth

Detroit, Michigan, USA

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.

Known For

  • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

    Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

  • Zootopia

    Zootopia

  • The Simpsons

    The Simpsons

  • The Simpsons

    The Simpsons

  • The Simpsons

    The Simpsons

  • The Simpsons

    The Simpsons

  • The Simpsons

    The Simpsons

  • Law & Order

    Law & Order

  • Law & Order

    Law & Order

  • American Dad!

    American Dad!

  • American Dad!

    American Dad!

  • American Dad!

    American Dad!

  • American Dad!

    American Dad!

  • The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

    The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

  • INVINCIBLE

    INVINCIBLE

  • The Kelly Clarkson Show

    The Kelly Clarkson Show

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • Brooklyn Nine-Nine

    Brooklyn Nine-Nine

  • Phineas and Ferb

    Phineas and Ferb

  • Phineas and Ferb

    Phineas and Ferb

  • Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

    Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

  • The West Wing

    The West Wing

  • Red One

    Red One

  • Law & Order: Criminal Intent

    Law & Order: Criminal Intent

  • Gravity Falls

    Gravity Falls

  • BoJack Horseman

    BoJack Horseman

  • ER

    ER

  • Without a Trace

    Without a Trace

  • Parks and Recreation

    Parks and Recreation

  • Goliath

    Goliath

  • Archer

    Archer

  • Spider-Man: No Way Home

    Spider-Man: No Way Home

  • The Closer

    The Closer

  • Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

    Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

  • Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

    Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

  • Nip/Tuck

    Nip/Tuck

  • Arrested Development

    Arrested Development

  • Oz

    Oz

  • Numb3rs

    Numb3rs

  • Whiplash

    Whiplash

  • The Legend of Korra

    The Legend of Korra

  • The Legend of Korra

    The Legend of Korra

  • Everwood

    Everwood

  • Third Watch

    Third Watch

  • Kim Possible

    Kim Possible

  • Kim Possible

    Kim Possible

  • Homicide: Life on the Street

    Homicide: Life on the Street

  • Veronica Mars

    Veronica Mars

  • The Accountant²

    The Accountant²

  • Spider-Man: Far From Home

    Spider-Man: Far From Home

  • Spider-Man

    Spider-Man

  • Spin City

    Spin City

  • Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

    Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

  • Spider-Man 3

    Spider-Man 3

  • La La Land

    La La Land

  • Batman: The Brave and the Bold

    Batman: The Brave and the Bold

  • Ben 10: Ultimate Alien

    Ben 10: Ultimate Alien

  • Venom: Let There Be Carnage

    Venom: Let There Be Carnage

  • Zack Snyder's Justice League

    Zack Snyder's Justice League

  • The Tomorrow War

    The Tomorrow War

  • Ben 10: Alien Force

    Ben 10: Alien Force

  • Justice League Unlimited

    Justice League Unlimited

  • Justice League Unlimited

    Justice League Unlimited

  • Klaus

    Klaus

  • Terminator Genisys

    Terminator Genisys

  • The Jackal

    The Jackal

  • Raising Hope

    Raising Hope

  • American Masters

    American Masters

  • The Great North

    The Great North

  • Megamind

    Megamind

  • Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

    Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

  • Anastasia

    Anastasia

  • Palm Springs

    Palm Springs

  • Party Down

    Party Down

  • Kung Fu Panda 3

    Kung Fu Panda 3

  • Brockmire

    Brockmire

  • Marvel's Ultimate Spider-Man

    Marvel's Ultimate Spider-Man

  • Juror #2

    Juror #2

  • The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes

    The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes

  • The Talk

    The Talk

  • New York Undercover

    New York Undercover

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • Explained

    Explained

  • Justice League

    Justice League

  • Pound Puppies

    Pound Puppies

  • Pound Puppies

    Pound Puppies

  • Jennifer's Body

    Jennifer's Body

  • True Grit

    True Grit

  • Spider-Man 2

    Spider-Man 2

  • The Accountant

    The Accountant

  • Barefoot

    Barefoot

  • Contraband

    Contraband

  • Juno

    Juno

  • The Union

    The Union

  • Defending Jacob

    Defending Jacob

  • The Stand

    The Stand

  • Counterpart

    Counterpart

  • No Activity

    No Activity

  • John Doe

    John Doe

  • The Ref

    The Ref

  • Ghostbusters: Afterlife

    Ghostbusters: Afterlife

  • Labor Day

    Labor Day

  • Hidalgo

    Hidalgo

  • The Words

    The Words

  • The Gift

    The Gift

  • Die Hart

    Die Hart

  • Renegades

    Renegades

  • Men At Work

    Men At Work

  • Jack & Bobby

    Jack & Bobby

  • NTSF:SD:SUV::

    NTSF:SD:SUV::

  • The First Wives Club

    The First Wives Club

  • 21 Bridges

    21 Bridges

  • Home Movie: The Princess Bride

    Home Movie: The Princess Bride

  • Disposal

    Disposal

  • Rock Dog

    Rock Dog

  • Punching Henry

    Punching Henry

  • Aliens in the Attic

    Aliens in the Attic

  • Ren & Stimpy

    Ren & Stimpy

  • Above Freezing

    Above Freezing

  • Burn After Reading

    Burn After Reading

  • Remember WENN

    Remember WENN

  • Extract

    Extract

  • Break Point

    Break Point

  • The Mexican

    The Mexican

  • The Ladykillers

    The Ladykillers

  • The Meddler

    The Meddler

  • Rendition

    Rendition

  • Marmaduke

    Marmaduke

  • Batgirl

    Batgirl

  • Celebrity

    Celebrity

  • Up in the Air

    Up in the Air

  • The Prince

    The Prince

  • Harsh Times

    Harsh Times

  • Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers

    Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers

  • Men, Women & Children

    Men, Women & Children

  • The Jury

    The Jury

  • Seal Team

    Seal Team

  • Post Grad

    Post Grad

  • Walt Whitman

    Walt Whitman

  • Thank You for Smoking

    Thank You for Smoking

  • Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore

    Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night

  • Ava & Lala

    Ava & Lala

  • Dark Skies

    Dark Skies

  • First Snow

    First Snow

  • The Cider House Rules

    The Cider House Rules

  • Popeye Doyle

    Popeye Doyle

  • I Love You, Man

    I Love You, Man

  • Glorious

    Glorious

  • The Bachelors

    The Bachelors

  • The Snowman

    The Snowman

  • National Champions

    National Champions

  • Postal

    Postal

  • Face Down

    Face Down

  • Growing Up Fisher

    Growing Up Fisher

  • Little Brother

    Little Brother

  • Broadway's Lost Treasures II

    Broadway's Lost Treasures II

  • Red Sands

    Red Sands

  • The Scout

    The Scout

  • Night Sky

    Night Sky

  • The Good Doctor

    The Good Doctor

  • A Beginner's Guide to Endings

    A Beginner's Guide to Endings

  • 3 Geezers!

    3 Geezers!

  • New York News

    New York News

  • Autumn in New York

    Autumn in New York

  • Patriots Day

    Patriots Day

  • Fanboy

    Fanboy

  • Worlds Apart

    Worlds Apart

  • Being the Ricardos

    Being the Ricardos

  • Ben 10 - Generator Rex: Heroes United

    Ben 10 - Generator Rex: Heroes United

  • The Front Runner

    The Front Runner

  • For Love of the Game

    For Love of the Game

  • The Late Bloomer

    The Late Bloomer

  • Young Adult

    Young Adult

  • Jobs

    Jobs

  • LEGO MARVEL Super Heroes: Maximum Overload

    LEGO MARVEL Super Heroes: Maximum Overload

  • Starwater

    Starwater

  • New in Town

    New in Town

  • An Invisible Sign

    An Invisible Sign

  • Extreme Measures

    Extreme Measures

  • Crazy on the Outside

    Crazy on the Outside

  • A Boy Called Sailboat

    A Boy Called Sailboat

  • One Day as a Lion

    One Day as a Lion

  • Major Lazer

    Major Lazer

  • I'm Not Here

    I'm Not Here

  • Father Figures

    Father Figures

  • Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee

    Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee

  • Robert Kirkman's Secret History of Comics

    Robert Kirkman's Secret History of Comics

  • Reykjavik

    Reykjavik

  • The Astronaut Farmer

    The Astronaut Farmer

  • Path to War

    Path to War

  • You Can't Run Forever

    You Can't Run Forever

  • Rally Road Racers

    Rally Road Racers

  • The Boxcar Children: Surprise Island

    The Boxcar Children: Surprise Island

  • 3: The Dale Earnhardt Story

    3: The Dale Earnhardt Story

  • Family Tools

    Family Tools

  • Murder of a Cat

    Murder of a Cat

  • Crossing Fields

    Crossing Fields

  • Ride the Eagle

    Ride the Eagle

  • 3 Days with Dad

    3 Days with Dad

  • The Black Ghiandola

    The Black Ghiandola

  • Whiplash

    Whiplash

  • Guys and Dolls: Off the Record

    Guys and Dolls: Off the Record

  • The Vicious Kind

    The Vicious Kind

  • The D.A.

    The D.A.

  • Best Friends Forever

    Best Friends Forever

  • Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens

    Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens

  • Coronavirus, Explained

    Coronavirus, Explained

  • Spider-Man 2: Making the Amazing

    Spider-Man 2: Making the Amazing

  • The Way of War

    The Way of War

  • What Lives Inside

    What Lives Inside

  • The Rewrite

    The Rewrite

  • Wild Hawaii

    Wild Hawaii

  • Love Walked In

    Love Walked In

  • The Venture Bros.: Radiant Is the Blood of the Baboon Heart

    The Venture Bros.: Radiant Is the Blood of the Baboon Heart

  • O.W.C.A. Files

    O.W.C.A. Files

  • Off the Map

    Off the Map

  • Hit and Runway

    Hit and Runway

  • 109 Billion Followers

    109 Billion Followers

  • All Nighter

    All Nighter

  • The Boxcar Children

    The Boxcar Children

  • Rushing or Dragging

    Rushing or Dragging

  • Blackstone

    Blackstone

  • The Music Never Stopped

    The Music Never Stopped

  • The Westies

    The Westies

  • Heart of the Beast

    Heart of the Beast

  • Prophets of Change

    Prophets of Change

  • Desert Car Kings

    Desert Car Kings

  • I Lost My M in Vegas

    I Lost My M in Vegas

  • Spaceman

    Spaceman

  • Hypergalactic

    Hypergalactic

  • Hopper: An American Love Story

    Hopper: An American Love Story

  • 4192: The Crowning of the Hit King

    4192: The Crowning of the Hit King

  • Extract: Mike Judge's Secret Recipe

    Extract: Mike Judge's Secret Recipe

  • The Magic Bracelet

    The Magic Bracelet

  • Drug$

    Drug$

  • Behind the Zirkonians

    Behind the Zirkonians

  • Detroit: Comeback City

    Detroit: Comeback City

  • Rivals: Ohio State vs. Michigan

    Rivals: Ohio State vs. Michigan

  • The Heeler

    The Heeler

  • The Fish Thief: A Great Lakes Mystery

    The Fish Thief: A Great Lakes Mystery