Cast & creator
J.K. Simmons
Best known for Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
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.
Also known as: JK Simmons, Jonathan Simmons, Jonathan Kimble Simmons
153
film credits
102
television credits
255
1953–2026 · acting roles
6.8
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (255)
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Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
2009
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self - Guest
2014
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest
2015
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Dr. Emil Skoda
1999
The Simpsons
Victor Kleskow (voice)
1989The Simpsons
Tabloid Editor (voice)
1989The Simpsons
J. Jonah Jameson (voice)
1989The Simpsons
JJ Gruff (voice)
1989The Simpsons
Dr. Jessup (voice)
1989
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest
2014
Law & Order
Emil Skoda
1990Law & Order
Jerry Luppin
1990
The Daily Show
Self - Guest
1996
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self
2019
American Dad!
Judge (voice)
2005American Dad!
Dean of CIA Academy (voice)
2005American Dad!
Gene (voice)
2005American Dad!
Jed Farnsworth (voice)
2005
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
1975Saturday Night Live
Vern Schillinger (uncredited)
1975
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Emil Skoda
2001
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest
2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self
2003
Heart of the Beast
Watkins
2026
The West Wing
Harry Ravitch
1999
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Frank Dillman
2013
Phineas and Ferb
Napoleon (voice)
2007Phineas and Ferb
J.B. (voice)
2007
The Closer
Will Pope
2005
Batman: The Brave and the Bold
Guardian (voice)
2008
Without a Trace
Mark Wilson
2002
Nip/Tuck
Ike Connors
2003
ER
Gus Loomer
1994
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
(voice)
2014
Numb3rs
Dr. Clarence Weaver
2005
Third Watch
Frank Hagedorn
1999
Parks and Recreation
Mayor Stice
2009
The Talk
Self - Guest
2010
BoJack Horseman
Lenny Turtletaub (voice)
2014
Archer
Detective (voice)
2009
INVINCIBLE
Nolan Grayson / Omni-Man (voice)
2021
The Legend of Korra
Tenzin (voice)
2012The Legend of Korra
Mushi (voice)
2012
Everwood
Phil Drebbles
2002
Veronica Mars
Clyde Pickett
2004
Arrested Development
General Anderson
2003
Gravity Falls
Stanford Pines (voice)
2012
Homicide: Life on the Street
Alexander Rausch
1993
Kim Possible
Martin Smarty (voice)
2002
Spider-Man: No Way Home
J. Jonah Jameson
2021
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Self
2014
Spin City
Kevin
1996
Oz
Vernon Schillinger
1997
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
J. Jonah Jameson (voice)
2023
The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes
J. Jonah Jameson (voice)
2010
Last Meals
Self
2021
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Self
2015
Goliath
George Zax
2016
Spider-Man
J. Jonah Jameson
2002
The Great North
Tusk Johnson (voice)
2021
Raising Hope
Bruce Chance
2010
Whiplash
Fletcher
2014
American Masters
Edward Hopper
1986
Ben 10: Ultimate Alien
Magister Gilhil / Plumber (voice)
2010
Marvel's Ultimate Spider-Man
J. Jonah Jameson (voice)
2012
Justice League Unlimited
Eiling (voice)
2004Justice League Unlimited
General Eiling (voice)
2004
Spider-Man: Far From Home
J. Jonah Jameson
2019
New York Undercover
1994
Spider-Man 3
J. Jonah Jameson
2007
Red One
Nick
2024
The Oscars
Self
1953
Zootopia
Mayor Lionheart (voice)
2016
La La Land
Bill
2016
Pound Puppies
Lt. Rock (voice)
2010Pound Puppies
Mr. Withers (voice)
2010
Ben 10: Alien Force
Magister Gilhil (voice)
2008
Party Down
Leonard Stiltskin
2009
Terminator Genisys
O'Brien
2015
The Accountant²
Ray King
2025
Zack Snyder's Justice League
Commissioner Gordon
2021
Justice League
Commissioner Gordon
2017
Kung Fu Panda 3
Kai (voice)
2016
Counterpart
Howard Silk
2017
NTSF:SD:SUV::
Frank Forrest
2011
Megamind
Warden (voice)
2010
Explained
Narrator (voice)
2018
The Accountant
Ray King
2016
Ghostbusters: Afterlife
Ivo Shandor
2021
Venom: Let There Be Carnage
J. Jonah Jameson (uncredited)
2021
Brockmire
Matt "The Bat" Hardesty
2017
The Tomorrow War
James Forester
2021
Defending Jacob
Billy Barber
2020
Jennifer's Body
Mr. Wroblewski
2009
John Doe
Lucas Doya
2002
No Activity
Leo
2017
Men at Work
P.J. Jordan
2012
The Stand
General Starkey
2020
Jack & Bobby
2004
The Snowman
Arve Støp
2017
Spider-Man 2
J. Jonah Jameson
2004
Juror #2
Harold
2024
Palm Springs
Roy
2020
The Adventures of Pete & Pete
1993
Remember WENN
'Captain Amazon'
1996
The Jackal
FBI Agent T. I. Witherspoon
1997
Up in the Air
Bob
2009
The Westies
Eamon Sweeney
2026
Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers
Captain Putty (voice)
2022
Growing Up Fisher
Mel Fisher
2014
Klaus
Klaus (voice)
2019
Patriots Day
Sgt. Jeffrey Pugliese
2016
Home Movie: The Princess Bride
The Grandfather
2020
New York News
1995
Labor Day
Mr. Jervis
2013
True Grit
J. Noble Daggett (voice) (uncredited)
2010
Die Hart
Jackson Pepper
2020
Ren & Stimpy
Lint (voice)
2024
Family Tools
Tony Shea
2013
Juno
Mac MacGuff
2007
21 Bridges
Captain Matt McKenna
2019
The First Wives Club
Federal Marshall
1996
I Love You, Man
Oswald Klaven
2009
Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore
Gruff K-9 (voice)
2010
The Cider House Rules
Ray Kendall
1999
Burn After Reading
CIA Superior
2008
The Union
Tom Brennan
2024
The Jury
2004
Swift Justice
Mel Turman
1996
The Brink of War
George Shultz
2026
Night Sky
Franklin York
2022
Dark Skies
Edwin Pollard
2013
Men, Women & Children
Allison's Dad
2014
Aliens in the Attic
Skip (voice)
2009
Saturday Night
Milton Berle
2024
The Front Runner
Bill Dixon
2018
The Ladykillers
Garth Pancake
2004
The Gift
Sheriff Pearl Johnson
2000
Major Lazer
President Whitewall (voice)
2015
LEGO MARVEL Super Heroes: Maximum Overload
J. Jonah Jameson (voice)
2013
Autumn in New York
Dr. Tom Grandy
2000
Father Figures
Ronald Hunt
2017
Young Adult
Mavis' Publisher (voice) (uncredited)
2011
Post Grad
Roy Davies
2009
Thank You for Smoking
BR
2005
The Mexican
Ted
2001
Harsh Times
Agent Richards
2005
Rock Dog
Khampa (voice)
2016
Being the Ricardos
William Frawley
2021
Hidalgo
Buffalo Bill Cody
2004
For Love of the Game
Frank Perry
1999
Best Friends Forever
Don
2012
Rally Road Racers
Gnash (voice)
2023
Jobs
Arthur Rock
2013
Barefoot
Dr. Bertleman
2014
Contraband
Captain Camp
2012
Robert Kirkman's Secret History of Comics
Self
2017
Seal Team
Claggart (voice)
2021
Extreme Measures
Dr. Mingus
1996
The Meddler
Randall Zipper
2016
The Astronaut Farmer
Jacobson
2007
The Rewrite
Hal Lerner
2014
Coronavirus, Explained
Self - Narrator
2020
The Words
Mr. Jansen
2012
Rendition
Lee Mayer
2007
You Can't Run Forever
Wade
2024
The Bachelors
Bill Palet
2017
Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home
Self
2022Embassy
Ambassador Elliot Ashford
The Venture Bros.: Radiant Is the Blood of the Baboon Heart
Ben (voice)
2023
The Good Doctor
Detective Krauss
2011
Wild Hawaii
Narrator (voice)
2014
New in Town
Stu Kopenhafer
2009
The D.A.
Dep. Dist. Atty. Joe Carter
2004
Marmaduke
Zeus (voice)
2022
The Ref
Siskel
1994
Celebrity
Souvenir Hawker
1998
One Day as a Lion
Walter Boggs
2023
Renegades
Levin
2017
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
James McLaughlin
2007
Extract
Brian
2009
An Invisible Sign
Mr. Jones
2010
Ben 10 / Generator Rex: Heroes United
White Knight (voice)
2011
I'm Not Here
Steve
2017
Purgatory
Father Malone
2026
Love Walked In
Mr. Shulman
1997
The Late Bloomer
James Newmans
2016
All Nighter
Mr. Gallo
2017
Murder of a Cat
Sheriff Frank Hoyle
2014
3 Days with Dad
Joey
2019
Postal
Candidate Welles
2007
Whiplash
Fletcher
2013
Path to War
CIA Briefer
2003
What Lives Inside
Benjamin 'Pops' Delaney
2015
Ride the Eagle
Carl
2021
The Scout
Assistant Coach
1994
3: The Dale Earnhardt Story
Ralph Earnhardt
2004
First Snow
Vacaro
2006
The Way of War
Sergeant Mitchell
2009
National Champions
Coach James Lazor
2021
The Music Never Stopped
Henry Sawyer
2011
Gravity Falls: Between the Pines
Ford Pines (Voice)
2016
A Beginner's Guide to Endings
Uncle Pal
2010
Crazy on the Outside
Ed
2010
Monkey Quest
Vex (voice)
Glorious
Ghat (voice)
2022
Hopper: An American Love Story
Edward Hopper (voice)
2022
Punching Henry
Jay Warren
2017
A Boy Called Sailboat
Ernest
2018
Spaceman
2024
Red Sands
Lt. Col. Arson
2009
3 Geezers!
J. Kimball
2013
Desert Car Kings
Himself - Narrator
2011Beat the Reaper
Dr. Friendly
Popeye Doyle
Patrolman in Park
1986
On the Set: Spider-Man 3
Self
2007
The Boxcar Children
Dr. Moore (voice)
2014
Spider-Man 2: Making the Amazing
Self
2004
Hit and Runway
Ray Tilman
1999
Break Point
Jack
2014
The Boxcar Children: Surprise Island
Dr. Moore (voice)
2018
The Daily Bugle
J. Jonah Jameson
2019
The Black Ghiandola
Ralph Aceto
2017
Crossing Fields
Guy
1998Disposal
Older Hunter
2003
The Vicious Kind
Donald Sinclaire
2009
Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens
Orville
2020
109 Billion Followers
Reaper
The Heeler
Roscoe
2013
Worlds Apart
Sebastian
2015The Prince
Blackstone
Detective Burke
2011
Little Brother
Warren Duffy
2025
Extract: Mike Judge's Secret Recipe
Self
2009The Thing That Hurts
Off the Map
George
2003
Broadway's Lost Treasures II
Benny Southstreet (segment "Guys & Dolls")
2004
Ava & Lala
General Tiger (voice)
2014
Guys and Dolls: Off the Record
Himself / Benny Southstreet
1992
Drug$
Narrator
2018
Prophets of Change
Narrator
2022
Fanboy
J.K. / Frank Perry
2019Starwater
2001
I Lost My M in Vegas
Yellow (voice)
1999
The Fish Thief: A Great Lakes Mystery
Narrator
2025
Above Freezing
Hoyd
1998
Rivals: Ohio State vs. Michigan
Narrator
2022
Rushing or Dragging
Terrence Fletcher (Archive Audio)
2021
Face Down
Herb Aames
1997The Magic Bracelet
The Shaman
2013
4192: The Crowning of the Hit King
Narrator (voice)
2010
Detroit: Comeback City
Himself - Narrator
2018
Walt Whitman
Narrator (voice)
2008
Behind the Zirkonians
Skip (voice)
Charlie Russell's Old West
Narrator
2020