J.K. Simmons

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

241

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

  • 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

  • The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

    The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

  • American Dad!

    American Dad!

  • American Dad!

    American Dad!

  • American Dad!

    American Dad!

  • American Dad!

    American Dad!

  • The Kelly Clarkson Show

    The Kelly Clarkson Show

  • INVINCIBLE

    INVINCIBLE

  • Law & Order: Criminal Intent

    Law & Order: Criminal Intent

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • 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

  • Archer

    Archer

  • The Closer

    The Closer

  • Without a Trace

    Without a Trace

  • Brooklyn Nine-Nine

    Brooklyn Nine-Nine

  • Goliath

    Goliath

  • ER

    ER

  • The Accountant²

    The Accountant²

  • Numb3rs

    Numb3rs

  • Parks and Recreation

    Parks and Recreation

  • BoJack Horseman

    BoJack Horseman

  • Nip/Tuck

    Nip/Tuck

  • Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

    Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

  • Gravity Falls

    Gravity Falls

  • Zootopia

    Zootopia

  • Third Watch

    Third Watch

  • Spider-Man: No Way Home

    Spider-Man: No Way Home

  • Arrested Development

    Arrested Development

  • Everwood

    Everwood

  • Red One

    Red One

  • The Legend of Korra

    The Legend of Korra

  • The Legend of Korra

    The Legend of Korra

  • Veronica Mars

    Veronica Mars

  • Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

    Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

  • Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

    Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

  • Kim Possible

    Kim Possible

  • Kim Possible

    Kim Possible

  • Spider-Man

    Spider-Man

  • Batman: The Brave and the Bold

    Batman: The Brave and the Bold

  • Spin City

    Spin City

  • Homicide: Life on the Street

    Homicide: Life on the Street

  • Oz

    Oz

  • Explained

    Explained

  • The Tomorrow War

    The Tomorrow War

  • Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

    Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

  • Spider-Man: Far From Home

    Spider-Man: Far From Home

  • Spider-Man 3

    Spider-Man 3

  • American Masters

    American Masters

  • Raising Hope

    Raising Hope

  • Whiplash

    Whiplash

  • The Great North

    The Great North

  • Zack Snyder's Justice League

    Zack Snyder's Justice League

  • The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes

    The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes

  • Justice League Unlimited

    Justice League Unlimited

  • Justice League Unlimited

    Justice League Unlimited

  • Ben 10: Ultimate Alien

    Ben 10: Ultimate Alien

  • The Talk

    The Talk

  • Megamind

    Megamind

  • Defending Jacob

    Defending Jacob

  • New York Undercover

    New York Undercover

  • Venom: Let There Be Carnage

    Venom: Let There Be Carnage

  • Pound Puppies

    Pound Puppies

  • Pound Puppies

    Pound Puppies

  • Justice League

    Justice League

  • Terminator Genisys

    Terminator Genisys

  • Palm Springs

    Palm Springs

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • Jennifer's Body

    Jennifer's Body

  • Kung Fu Panda 3

    Kung Fu Panda 3

  • The First Wives Club

    The First Wives Club

  • The Accountant

    The Accountant

  • La La Land

    La La Land

  • Juror #2

    Juror #2

  • Party Down

    Party Down

  • Marvel's Ultimate Spider-Man

    Marvel's Ultimate Spider-Man

  • Klaus

    Klaus

  • Ghostbusters: Afterlife

    Ghostbusters: Afterlife

  • Spider-Man 2

    Spider-Man 2

  • Home Movie: The Princess Bride

    Home Movie: The Princess Bride

  • Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee

    Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee

  • The Jackal

    The Jackal

  • The Cider House Rules

    The Cider House Rules

  • True Grit

    True Grit

  • The Union

    The Union

  • Counterpart

    Counterpart

  • Anastasia

    Anastasia

  • Contraband

    Contraband

  • Labor Day

    Labor Day

  • The Stand

    The Stand

  • Remember WENN

    Remember WENN

  • Brockmire

    Brockmire

  • Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore

    Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore

  • Extract

    Extract

  • John Doe

    John Doe

  • The Astronaut Farmer

    The Astronaut Farmer

  • Juno

    Juno

  • No Activity

    No Activity

  • Patriots Day

    Patriots Day

  • NTSF:SD:SUV::

    NTSF:SD:SUV::

  • The Late Bloomer

    The Late Bloomer

  • Jack & Bobby

    Jack & Bobby

  • I Love You, Man

    I Love You, Man

  • Rally Road Racers

    Rally Road Racers

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night

  • The Gift

    The Gift

  • Night Sky

    Night Sky

  • Men At Work

    Men At Work

  • The Snowman

    The Snowman

  • For Love of the Game

    For Love of the Game

  • Die Hart

    Die Hart

  • Autumn in New York

    Autumn in New York

  • New in Town

    New in Town

  • Barefoot

    Barefoot

  • Punching Henry

    Punching Henry

  • Ren & Stimpy

    Ren & Stimpy

  • The Front Runner

    The Front Runner

  • Burn After Reading

    Burn After Reading

  • New York News

    New York News

  • Jobs

    Jobs

  • Up in the Air

    Up in the Air

  • The Ref

    The Ref

  • Hidalgo

    Hidalgo

  • The Jury

    The Jury

  • One Day as a Lion

    One Day as a Lion

  • Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers

    Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers

  • An Invisible Sign

    An Invisible Sign

  • National Champions

    National Champions

  • 21 Bridges

    21 Bridges

  • The Meddler

    The Meddler

  • The Bachelors

    The Bachelors

  • Above Freezing

    Above Freezing

  • Men, Women & Children

    Men, Women & Children

  • Worlds Apart

    Worlds Apart

  • The Mexican

    The Mexican

  • Ava & Lala

    Ava & Lala

  • The Ladykillers

    The Ladykillers

  • Robert Kirkman's Secret History of Comics

    Robert Kirkman's Secret History of Comics

  • Growing Up Fisher

    Growing Up Fisher

  • The Scout

    The Scout

  • Marmaduke

    Marmaduke

  • Dark Skies

    Dark Skies

  • Thank You for Smoking

    Thank You for Smoking

  • Renegades

    Renegades

  • Being the Ricardos

    Being the Ricardos

  • Hit and Runway

    Hit and Runway

  • The Words

    The Words

  • Aliens in the Attic

    Aliens in the Attic

  • Rock Dog

    Rock Dog

  • Crazy on the Outside

    Crazy on the Outside

  • 3: The Dale Earnhardt Story

    3: The Dale Earnhardt Story

  • Extreme Measures

    Extreme Measures

  • Rendition

    Rendition

  • Popeye Doyle

    Popeye Doyle

  • Break Point

    Break Point

  • Broadway's Lost Treasures II

    Broadway's Lost Treasures II

  • First Snow

    First Snow

  • LEGO MARVEL Super Heroes: Maximum Overload

    LEGO MARVEL Super Heroes: Maximum Overload

  • Post Grad

    Post Grad

  • The Boxcar Children: Surprise Island

    The Boxcar Children: Surprise Island

  • Face Down

    Face Down

  • Seal Team

    Seal Team

  • You Can't Run Forever

    You Can't Run Forever

  • Coronavirus, Explained

    Coronavirus, Explained

  • The Rewrite

    The Rewrite

  • Harsh Times

    Harsh Times

  • Ride the Eagle

    Ride the Eagle

  • Family Tools

    Family Tools

  • Postal

    Postal

  • Young Adult

    Young Adult

  • Celebrity

    Celebrity

  • Best Friends Forever

    Best Friends Forever

  • The Good Doctor

    The Good Doctor

  • Red Sands

    Red Sands

  • Ben 10 - Generator Rex: Heroes United

    Ben 10 - Generator Rex: Heroes United

  • The Prince

    The Prince

  • Guys and Dolls: Off the Record

    Guys and Dolls: Off the Record

  • Major Lazer

    Major Lazer

  • Glorious

    Glorious

  • A Boy Called Sailboat

    A Boy Called Sailboat

  • Disposal

    Disposal

  • Father Figures

    Father Figures

  • The D.A.

    The D.A.

  • Prophets of Change

    Prophets of Change

  • 3 Days with Dad

    3 Days with Dad

  • Walt Whitman

    Walt Whitman

  • Spider-Man 2: Making the Amazing

    Spider-Man 2: Making the Amazing

  • What Lives Inside

    What Lives Inside

  • I'm Not Here

    I'm Not Here

  • The Boxcar Children

    The Boxcar Children

  • Murder of a Cat

    Murder of a Cat

  • The Black Ghiandola

    The Black Ghiandola

  • Wild Hawaii

    Wild Hawaii

  • A Beginner's Guide to Endings

    A Beginner's Guide to Endings

  • Fanboy

    Fanboy

  • Batgirl

    Batgirl

  • Little Brother

    Little Brother

  • 109 Billion Followers

    109 Billion Followers

  • Starwater

    Starwater

  • 3 Geezers!

    3 Geezers!

  • The Way of War

    The Way of War

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

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

  • Whiplash

    Whiplash

  • The Fish Thief: A Great Lakes Mystery

    The Fish Thief: A Great Lakes Mystery

  • Reykjavik

    Reykjavik

  • Crossing Fields

    Crossing Fields

  • Spaceman

    Spaceman

  • Hopper: An American Love Story

    Hopper: An American Love Story

  • The Vicious Kind

    The Vicious Kind

  • The Westies

    The Westies

  • All Nighter

    All Nighter

  • I Lost My M in Vegas

    I Lost My M in Vegas

  • Rushing or Dragging

    Rushing or Dragging

  • The Music Never Stopped

    The Music Never Stopped

  • O.W.C.A. Files

    O.W.C.A. Files

  • Desert Car Kings

    Desert Car Kings

  • The Magic Bracelet

    The Magic Bracelet

  • Love Walked In

    Love Walked In

  • Off the Map

    Off the Map

  • Path to War

    Path to War

  • Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens

    Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens

  • 4192: The Crowning of the Hit King

    4192: The Crowning of the Hit King

  • Heart of the Beast

    Heart of the Beast

  • Blackstone

    Blackstone

  • Drug$

    Drug$

  • Hypergalactic

    Hypergalactic

  • The Heeler

    The Heeler

  • Extract: Mike Judge's Secret Recipe

    Extract: Mike Judge's Secret Recipe

  • Behind the Zirkonians

    Behind the Zirkonians

  • Detroit: Comeback City

    Detroit: Comeback City

  • Rivals: Ohio State vs. Michigan

    Rivals: Ohio State vs. Michigan