J.K. Simmons

Actor

Jonathan Kimble Simmons (born December 12, 1954) 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...

Place of Birth: Detroit, Michigan, USA

Date of Birth: Dec 12, 1954

Filmography

Actor (199 Known Credits)

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

Ben

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse Sequel

J. Jonah Jameson (voice)

Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home

Self (archive footage)

Prophets of Change

Narrator

Rivals: Ohio State vs. Michigan

Narrator

Glorious

Ghat (voice)

Little Brother

Warren Duffy

Night Sky

Franklin York

Untitled Spider-Man 3

J. Jonah Jameson

Zack Snyder's Justice League

Commissioner James Gordon

Claggart (voice)

Coach James Lazor

Carl

Terrence Fletcher (Archive Audio)

Zack Snyder's Justice League: Justice is Gray

Commissioner Gordon

Ghostbusters: Afterlife

Ivo Shandor

Venom 2

J. Jonah Jameson (uncredited)

General Starkey

Roy

Billy Barber

James Forester

Tusk Johnson (voice)

Home Movie: The Princess Bride

The Grandfather

Coronavirus, Explained

Self - Narrator

Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens

Orville

The Daily Bugle

J. Jonah Jameson

I'm Not Here

Steve

Spider-Man: Far from Home

J. Jonah Jameson

Klaus (voice)

Captain Matt McKenna

Joey

Narrator (voice)

A Boy Called Sailboat

Ernest

The Front Runner

Bill Dixon

The Boxcar Children: Surprise Island

Dr. Moore (voice)

Drug$

Narrator

Detroit: Comeback City

Himself - Narrator

Brockmire

Matt "The Bat" Hardesty

Counterpart

Howard Silk

No Activity

Leo

Justice League

Commissioner James Gordon

Jay Warren

Levin

Mr. Gallo

Ronald Hunt

Arve Støp

Bill Ponder

Ralph Aceto

Robert Kirkman's Secret History of Comics

Self

Goliath

George Zax

Kung Fu Panda 3

Kai (voice)

Zootopia

Mayor Leodore Lionheart (voice)

Ray King

Bill

Khampa (voice)

Randall Zipper

Sgt. Jeffrey Pugliese

The Late Bloomer

James Newmans

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

Himself

Terminator Genisys

Detective O'Brien

Ένας Άλλος Κόσμος

Sebastian

Major Lazer

President Whitewall (voice)

What Lives Inside

Benjamin 'Pops' Delaney

Phineas and Ferb: The O.W.C.A. Files

Napoleon / Additional Voices (voice)

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

Self

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

Voice Over (voice)

BoJack Horseman

Lenny Turtletaub (voice)

Barefoot

Dr. Bertleman

Men, Women & Children

Allison's Dad

Terence Fletcher

Jack

Sheriff Hoyle

Dr. Moore (voice)

Dr. Hal Lerner

General Tiger (voice)

Mel Fisher

Narrator (voice)

Frank Dillman

Arthur Rock

Mr. Jervis

Edwin Pollard

J. Kimball

Fletcher

The Shaman

Roscoe

LEGO MARVEL Super Heroes: Maximum Overload

J. Jonah Jameson (voice)

Marvel's Ultimate Spider-Man

J. Jonah Jameson

Gravity Falls

Stanford Pines (voice)

Tenzin (voice)

P.J. Jordan

Captain Camp

Mr. Jansen

The Music Never Stopped

Henry Sawyer

Young Adult

Mavis' Publisher (voice)

Detective Krauss

Detective Burke

Himself - Narrator

Self - Guest

Lt. Rock (voice)

Mr. Withers (voice)

Ben 10: Ultimate Alien

Magister Gilhil / Plumber (voice)

Crazy on the Outside

Megamind

Warden (voice)

Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore

Gruff K-9 (voice)

True Grit

J. Noble Daggett (voice)

An Invisible Sign

Mr. Jones

4192: The Crowning of the Hit King

Narrator (voice)

A Beginner's Guide to Endings

Uncle Pal

Mayor Stice

Leonard Stiltskin

Brian

Stu Kopenhafer

Lt. Col. Arson

Sergeant Mitchell

Oswald Klaven

Mr. Wroblewski

Skip (voice)

Bob

Roy Davies

Donald Sinclaire

Extract: Mike Judge's Secret Recipe

Self

Batman: The Brave and the Bold

Guardian / Evil Star (voice)

Burn After Reading

CIA Superior

American Experience: Walt Whitman

Narrator

J. Jonah Jameson

Candidate Welles

Lee Mayer

Mac MacGuff

Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee

James McLaughlin

The Astronaut Farmer

Jacobson

First Snow

Vacaro

American Dad!

Dean of CIA Academy (voice)

American Dad!

Gene (voice)

American Dad!

Jed Farnsworth (voice)

American Dad!

Judge (voice)

The Closer

Will Pope

Harsh Times

Agent Richards

Thank You for Smoking

Veronica Mars

Clyde Pickett

The Venture Bros.

Ben (Old Man Potter) (voice)

Justice League Unlimited

General Wade Eiling (voice)

Justice League Unlimited

General Wade Eiling / German Agent / Bystander (voice)

Justice League Unlimited

General Wade Eiling / Mantis (voice)

Spider-Man 2

J. Jonah Jameson

Hidalgo

Buffalo Bill Cody

The Ladykillers

Garth Pancake

3: The Dale Earnhardt Story

Ralph Earnhardt

Broadway's Lost Treasures II

Benny Southstreet (segment "Guys & Dolls")

Spider-Man 2: Making the Amazing

Himself

The D.A.

Dep. Dist. Atty. Joe Carter

General Anderson

George

Older Hunter

Mark Wilson

Martin Smarty (voice)

Kim Possible

Martin Smarty / Additional voices (voice)

Everwood

Phil Drebbles

Spider-Man

J. Jonah Jameson

Path to War

CIA Briefer

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

Dr. Emil Skoda

The Mexican

Ted Slocum

The Gift

Sheriff Pearl Johnson

Autumn in New York

Dr. Tom Grandy

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Dr. Emil Skoda

The West Wing

Harry Ravitch

The Cider House Rules

Ray Kendall

Frank Perry

Ray Tilman

Yellow

Souvenir Hawker

Hoyd

Guy

Vernon Schillinger

The Jackal

FBI Agent T. I. Witherspoon

Herb Aames

Mr. Shulman

Kevin

Federal Marshall

Dr. Mingus

Gus Loomer

The Ref

Siskel

The Scout

Assistant Coach

Guys And Dolls: Off The Record

Himself / Benny Southstreet

Law & Order

Dr. Emil Skoda

Law & Order

Jerry Luppin

The Simpsons

Victor Kleskow (voice)

Popeye Doyle

Patrolman in Park

Saturday Night Live

Himself - Host

The Oscars

Self

Chip 'n' Dale: Rescue Rangers

Captain Putty (voice)

Being the Ricardos

William Frawley

Fanboy

J.K. / Frank Perry

Invincible

Nolan Grayson / Omni-Man (voice)

Marmaduke

Zeus (voice)

Red One

Santa Claus

The Tomorrow War 2

Slade

You Can't Run Forever

Wade

One Day as a Lion

Walter Boggs

The Silk Road Rally

Gnash (voice)

The Venture Bros.: Radiant is the Blood of the Baboon Heart (2023)

Ben

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse Sequel (2022)

J. Jonah Jameson (voice)

Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home (2022)

Self (archive footage)

Prophets of Change (2022)

Narrator

Rivals: Ohio State vs. Michigan (2022)

Narrator

Glorious (2022)

Ghat (voice)

Little Brother (2022)

Warren Duffy

Night Sky (2022)

Franklin York

Untitled Spider-Man 3 (2021)

J. Jonah Jameson

Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021)

Commissioner James Gordon

Seal Team (2021)

Claggart (voice)

National Champions (2021)

Coach James Lazor

Ride the Eagle (2021)

Carl

Rushing or Dragging (2021)

Terrence Fletcher (Archive Audio)

Zack Snyder's Justice League: Justice is Gray (2021)

Commissioner Gordon

Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2020)

Ivo Shandor

Venom 2 (2020)

J. Jonah Jameson (uncredited)

The Stand (2020)

General Starkey

Palm Springs (2020)

Roy

Defending Jacob (2020)

Billy Barber

The Tomorrow War (2020)

James Forester

The Great North (2020)

Tusk Johnson (voice)

Home Movie: The Princess Bride (2020)

The Grandfather

Coronavirus, Explained (2020)

Self - Narrator

Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens (2020)

Orville

The Daily Bugle (2019 - 2022)

J. Jonah Jameson

I'm Not Here (2019)

Steve

Spider-Man: Far from Home (2019)

J. Jonah Jameson

Klaus (2019)

Klaus (voice)

21 Bridges (2019)

Captain Matt McKenna

3 Days with Dad (2019)

Joey

Explained (2018 - 2019)

Narrator (voice)

A Boy Called Sailboat (2018)

Ernest

The Front Runner (2018)

Bill Dixon

The Boxcar Children: Surprise Island (2018)

Dr. Moore (voice)

Drug$ (2018)

Narrator

Detroit: Comeback City (2018)

Himself - Narrator

Brockmire (2017 - 2020)

Matt "The Bat" Hardesty

Counterpart (2017 - 2019)

Howard Silk

No Activity (2017 - 2019)

Leo

Justice League (2017)

Commissioner James Gordon

Punching Henry (2017)

Jay Warren

Renegades (2017)

Levin

All Nighter (2017)

Mr. Gallo

Father Figures (2017)

Ronald Hunt

The Snowman (2017)

Arve Støp

The Bachelors (2017)

Bill Ponder

The Black Ghiandola (2017)

Ralph Aceto

Robert Kirkman's Secret History of Comics (2017)

Self

Goliath (2016 - 2021)

George Zax

Kung Fu Panda 3 (2016)

Kai (voice)

Zootopia (2016)

Mayor Leodore Lionheart (voice)

The Accountant (2016)

Ray King

La La Land (2016)

Bill

Rock Dog (2016)

Khampa (voice)

The Meddler (2016)

Randall Zipper

Patriots Day (2016)

Sgt. Jeffrey Pugliese

The Late Bloomer (2016)

James Newmans

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter (2015 - 2021)

Himself

Terminator Genisys (2015)

Detective O'Brien

Ένας Άλλος Κόσμος (2015)

Sebastian

Major Lazer (2015)

President Whitewall (voice)

What Lives Inside (2015)

Benjamin 'Pops' Delaney

Phineas and Ferb: The O.W.C.A. Files (2015)

Napoleon / Additional Voices (voice)

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014 - 2022)

Self

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (2014 - 2022)

Voice Over (voice)

BoJack Horseman (2014 - 2020)

Lenny Turtletaub (voice)

Barefoot (2014)

Dr. Bertleman

Men, Women & Children (2014)

Allison's Dad

Whiplash (2014)

Terence Fletcher

Break Point (2014)

Jack

Murder of a Cat (2014)

Sheriff Hoyle

The Boxcar Children (2014)

Dr. Moore (voice)

The Rewrite (2014)

Dr. Hal Lerner

Ava & Lala (2014)

General Tiger (voice)

Growing Up Fisher (2014)

Mel Fisher

Wild Hawaii (2014)

Narrator (voice)

Brooklyn Nine-Nine (2013 - 2021)

Frank Dillman

Jobs (2013)

Arthur Rock

Labor Day (2013)

Mr. Jervis

Dark Skies (2013)

Edwin Pollard

3 Geezers! (2013)

J. Kimball

Whiplash (2013)

Fletcher

The Magic Bracelet (2013)

The Shaman

The Heeler (2013)

Roscoe

LEGO MARVEL Super Heroes: Maximum Overload (2013)

J. Jonah Jameson (voice)

Marvel's Ultimate Spider-Man (2012 - 2017)

J. Jonah Jameson

Gravity Falls (2012 - 2016)

Stanford Pines (voice)

The Legend of Korra (2012 - 2014)

Tenzin (voice)

Men at Work (2012 - 2014)

P.J. Jordan

Contraband (2012)

Captain Camp

The Words (2012)

Mr. Jansen

The Music Never Stopped (2011)

Henry Sawyer

Young Adult (2011)

Mavis' Publisher (voice)

The Good Doctor (2011)

Detective Krauss

Blackstone (2011)

Detective Burke

Desert Car Kings (2011)

Himself - Narrator

The Talk (2010 - 2016)

Self - Guest

Pound Puppies (2010 - 2013)

Lt. Rock (voice)

Pound Puppies (2010 - 2013)

Mr. Withers (voice)

Ben 10: Ultimate Alien (2010 - 2012)

Magister Gilhil / Plumber (voice)

Crazy on the Outside (2010)

Megamind (2010)

Warden (voice)

Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore (2010)

Gruff K-9 (voice)

True Grit (2010)

J. Noble Daggett (voice)

An Invisible Sign (2010)

Mr. Jones

4192: The Crowning of the Hit King (2010)

Narrator (voice)

A Beginner's Guide to Endings (2010)

Uncle Pal

Parks and Recreation (2009 - 2015)

Mayor Stice

Party Down (2009 - 2010)

Leonard Stiltskin

Extract (2009)

Brian

New in Town (2009)

Stu Kopenhafer

Red Sands (2009)

Lt. Col. Arson

The Way of War (2009)

Sergeant Mitchell

I Love You, Man (2009)

Oswald Klaven

Jennifer's Body (2009)

Mr. Wroblewski

Aliens in the Attic (2009)

Skip (voice)

Up in the Air (2009)

Bob

Post Grad (2009)

Roy Davies

The Vicious Kind (2009)

Donald Sinclaire

Extract: Mike Judge's Secret Recipe (2009)

Self

Batman: The Brave and the Bold (2008 - 2011)

Guardian / Evil Star (voice)

Burn After Reading (2008)

CIA Superior

American Experience: Walt Whitman (2008)

Narrator

Spider-Man 3 (2007)

J. Jonah Jameson

Postal (2007)

Candidate Welles

Rendition (2007)

Lee Mayer

Juno (2007)

Mac MacGuff

Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee (2007)

James McLaughlin

The Astronaut Farmer (2006)

Jacobson

First Snow (2006)

Vacaro

American Dad! (2005 - 2022)

Dean of CIA Academy (voice)

American Dad! (2005 - 2022)

Gene (voice)

American Dad! (2005 - 2022)

Jed Farnsworth (voice)

American Dad! (2005 - 2022)

Judge (voice)

The Closer (2005 - 2012)

Will Pope

Harsh Times (2005)

Agent Richards

Thank You for Smoking (2005)

Veronica Mars (2004 - 2019)

Clyde Pickett

The Venture Bros. (2004 - 2018)

Ben (Old Man Potter) (voice)

Justice League Unlimited (2004 - 2006)

General Wade Eiling (voice)

Justice League Unlimited (2004 - 2006)

General Wade Eiling / German Agent / Bystander (voice)

Justice League Unlimited (2004 - 2006)

General Wade Eiling / Mantis (voice)

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)

Himself

The D.A. (2004)

Dep. Dist. Atty. Joe Carter

Arrested Development (2003 - 2019)

General Anderson

Off the Map (2003)

George

Disposal (2003)

Older Hunter

Without a Trace (2002 - 2009)

Mark Wilson

Kim Possible (2002 - 2007)

Martin Smarty (voice)

Kim Possible (2002 - 2007)

Martin Smarty / Additional voices (voice)

Everwood (2002 - 2006)

Phil Drebbles

Spider-Man (2002)

J. Jonah Jameson

Path to War (2002)

CIA Briefer

Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001 - 2011)

Dr. Emil Skoda

The Mexican (2001)

Ted Slocum

The Gift (2000)

Sheriff Pearl Johnson

Autumn in New York (2000)

Dr. Tom Grandy

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999 - 2023)

Dr. Emil Skoda

The West Wing (1999 - 2006)

Harry Ravitch

The Cider House Rules (1999)

Ray Kendall

For Love of the Game (1999)

Frank Perry

Hit and Runway (1999)

Ray Tilman

I Lost My M in Vegas (1999)

Yellow

Celebrity (1998)

Souvenir Hawker

Above Freezing (1998)

Hoyd

Crossing Fields (1998)

Guy

Oz (1997 - 2003)

Vernon Schillinger

The Jackal (1997)

FBI Agent T. I. Witherspoon

Face Down (1997)

Herb Aames

Love Walked In (1997)

Mr. Shulman

Spin City (1996 - 2002)

Kevin

The First Wives Club (1996)

Federal Marshall

Extreme Measures (1996)

Dr. Mingus

ER (1994 - 2009)

Gus Loomer

The Ref (1994)

Siskel

The Scout (1994)

Assistant Coach

Guys And Dolls: Off The Record (1992)

Himself / Benny Southstreet

Law & Order (1990 - 2010)

Dr. Emil Skoda

Law & Order (1990 - 2010)

Jerry Luppin

The Simpsons (1989 - 2023)

Victor Kleskow (voice)

Popeye Doyle (1986)

Patrolman in Park

Saturday Night Live (1975 - 2022)

Himself - Host

The Oscars (1953 - 2022)

Self

Chip 'n' Dale: Rescue Rangers

Captain Putty (voice)

Being the Ricardos

William Frawley

Fanboy

J.K. / Frank Perry

Invincible

Nolan Grayson / Omni-Man (voice)

Marmaduke

Zeus (voice)

Red One

Santa Claus

The Tomorrow War 2

Slade

You Can't Run Forever

Wade

One Day as a Lion

Walter Boggs

The Silk Road Rally

Gnash (voice)

Age At Time Of Release

Spider-Man

Spider-Man 2

Spider-Man 3

The Cider House Rules

Hidalgo

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