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J.K. Simmons

Name in Native Language: "J. K. Simmons" (English/EN)
Character Actor / Actor | * 01/09/1955 (69) | Detroit, Michigan (United States of America (USA))
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Jonathan Kimble Simmons (born January 9, 1955) is an American actor. He is considered one of the most eminent character actors of his generation, having appeared in over 200 films and television roles. He is the recipient of various Supporting Actor accolades for his performance as the music instructor Terence Fletcher in Damien Chazelle's Whiplash (2014), including an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and a Golden Globe Award. Simmons is known for his role as J. Jonah Jameson in Sam Raimi's Spider-Man trilogy (2002–2007). He reprised his role as Jameson in various Marvel media unrelated to the Raimi trilogy, including multiple animated titles and the Marvel Cinematic Universe films. He has appeared in numerous supporting roles in films such as The Cider House Rules (1999), Thank You for Smoking (2005), Juno (2007), ()
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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.

Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Animation

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Awards & Nominations for J.K. Simmons

Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor 2x Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
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Movies with J.K. Simmons as Actor(132)

as Santa Claus2024 Red One
as Walter Boggs2023 One Day as a Lion
as J. Jonah Jameson (voice)2023 Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
as Gnash (voice)2023 Rally Road Racers
as Captain Putty (voice)2022 Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers
as Warren Duffy2022 Little Brother
as Self (archive footage)2022 Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home
as Zeus (voice)2022 Marmaduke
as Narrator2022 Prophets of Change
as Ghat (voice)2022 Glorious
as Coach James Lazor2021 National Champions
as William Frawley2021 Being the Ricardos
as Ivo Shandor2021 Ghostbusters: Afterlife
as James Forester2021 The Tomorrow War
as J. Jonah Jameson (uncredited)2021 Venom: Let There Be Carnage
as Carl2021 Ride the Eagle
as Claggart (voice)2021 Seal Team
as Commissioner James Gordon2021 Zack Snyder's Justice League
as J. Jonah Jameson2021 Untitled Spider-Man 3
as Roy2020 Palm Springs
as Klaus (voice)2019 Klaus
as Joey2019 3 Days with Dad
as Captain Matt McKenna2019 21 Bridges
as J. Jonah Jameson2019 Spider-Man: Far From Home
as Himself - Narrator2018 Detroit: Comeback City
as Ernest2018 A Boy Called Sailboat
as Bill Dixon2018 The Front Runner
as Dr. Moore (voice)2018 The Boxcar Children: Surprise Island
as Narrator2018 Drug$
as Steve2017 I'm Not Here
as Commissioner James Gordon2017 Justice League
as Ronald Hunt2017 Father Figures
as Bill Ponder2017 The Bachelors
as Arve Støp2017 The Snowman
as Mr. Gallo2017 All Nighter
as Levin2017 Renegades
as Ralph Aceto2017 The Black Ghiandola
as Jay Warren2017 Punching Henry
as Sgt. Jeffrey Pugliese2016 Patriots Day
as Bill2016 La La Land
as James Newmans2016 The Late Bloomer
as Mayor Leodore Lionheart (voice)2016 Zootopia
as Kai (voice)2016 Kung Fu Panda 3
as Randall Zipper2016 The Meddler
as Ray King2016 The Accountant
as Khampa (voice)2016 Rock Dog
as Sebastian2015 Worlds Apart
as O'Brien2015 Terminator Genisys
as Dr. Hal Lerner2014 The Rewrite
as Sheriff Frank Hoyle2014 Murder of a Cat
as Allison's Dad2014 Men, Women & Children
as Dr. Bertleman2014 Barefoot
as Jack2014 Break Point
as Dr. Moore (voice)2014 The Boxcar Children
as Terence Fletcher2014 Whiplash
as General Tiger (voice)2014 Ava & Lala
as Roscoe2013 The Heeler
as Arthur Rock2013 Jobs
as J. Kimball2013 3 Geezers!
as The Shaman2013 The Magic Bracelet
as Mr. Jervis2013 Labor Day
as Fletcher2013 Whiplash
as Edwin Pollard2013 Dark Skies
as Captain Camp2012 Contraband
as Mr. Jansen2012 The Words
as Mavis' Publisher (voice - uncredited)2011 Young Adult
as Detective Burke2011 Blackstone
as Detective Krauss2011 The Good Doctor
as Henry Sawyer2011 The Music Never Stopped
as J. Noble Daggett (voice)2010 True Grit
as Narrator (voice)2010 4192: The Crowning of the Hit King
as Warden (voice)2010 Megamind
as Mr. Jones2010 An Invisible Sign
as Donald Sinclaire2009 The Vicious Kind
as Skip (voice)2009 Aliens in the Attic
as Oswald Klaven2009 I Love You, Man
as Stu Kopenhafer2009 New in Town
as Lt. Col. Arson2009 Red Sands
as Roy Davies2009 Post Grad
as Bob2009 Up in the Air
as Brian2009 Extract
as Mr. Wroblewski2009 Jennifer's Body
as Sergeant Mitchell2009 The Way of War
as CIA Superior2008 Burn After Reading
as J. Jonah Jameson2007 Spider-Man 3
as Lee Mayer2007 Rendition
as James McLaughlin2007 Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
as Candidate Welles2007 Postal
as Mac MacGuff2007 Juno
as Vacaro2006 First Snow
as Jacobson2006 The Astronaut Farmer
as Agent Richards2005 Harsh Times
as J. Jonah Jameson2004 Spider-Man 2
as Ralph Earnhardt2004 3: The Dale Earnhardt Story
as Garth Pancake2004 The Ladykillers
as Benny Southstreet (segment "Guys & Dolls")2004 Broadway's Lost Treasures II
as Buffalo Bill Cody2004 Hidalgo
as George2003 Off the Map
as CIA Briefer2003 Path to War
as Older Hunter2003 Disposal
as J. Jonah Jameson2002 Spider-Man
as Ted Slocum2001 The Mexican
as Dr. Tom Grandy2000 Autumn in New York
as Sheriff Pearl Johnson2000 The Gift
as Frank Perry1999 For Love of the Game
as Ray Tilman1999 Hit and Runway
as Ray Kendall1999 The Cider House Rules
as Hoyd1998 Above Freezing
as Guy1998 Crossing Fields
as Souvenir Hawker1998 Celebrity
as FBI Agent T. I. Witherspoon1997 The Jackal
as Mr. Shulman1997 Love Walked In
as Herb Aames1997 Face Down
as Federal Marshall1996 The First Wives Club
as Dr. Mingus1996 Extreme Measures
as Siskel1994 The Ref
as Assistant Coach1994 The Scout
as Himself / Benny Southstreet1992 Guys And Dolls: Off The Record
as Patrolman in Park1986 Popeye Doyle

TV Shows/Series with J.K. Simmons as Actor(68)

as Franklin York2022 Night Sky
as Nolan Grayson / Omni-Man (voice)2021 Invincible
as Tusk Johnson (voice)2021 The Great North
as Billy Barber2020 Defending Jacob
as The Grandfather2020 Home Movie: The Princess Bride
as Self - Narrator2020 Coronavirus, Explained
as J. Jonah Jameson2019 The Daily Bugle
as Narrator (voice)2018 Explained
as Howard Silk2017 Counterpart
as Leo2017 No Activity
as Matt "The Bat" Hardesty2017 Brockmire
as George Zax2016 Goliath
as Benjamin 'Pops' Delaney2015 What Lives Inside
as President Whitewall (voice)2015 Major Lazer
as Lenny Turtletaub (voice)2014 BoJack Horseman
as Mel Fisher2014 Growing Up Fisher
as Voice Over (voice)2014 Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
as Frank Dillman2013 Brooklyn Nine-Nine
as J. Jonah Jameson (voice)2013 LEGO MARVEL Super Heroes: Maximum Overload
as P.J. Jordan2012 Men At Work
as Stanford Pines (voice)2012 Gravity Falls
as Tenzin (voice)2012 The Legend of Korra
as J. Jonah Jameson (voice)2012 Marvel's Ultimate Spider-Man
as Self - Guest2010 The Talk
as Lt. Rock (voice)2010 Pound Puppies
as Mr. Withers (voice)2010 Pound Puppies
as Magister Gilhil / Plumber (voice)2010 Ben 10: Ultimate Alien
as Mayor Stice2009 Parks and Recreation
as Leonard Stiltskin2009 Party Down
as Guardian / Evil Star (voice)2008 Batman: The Brave and the Bold
as Will Pope2005 The Closer
as Judge (voice)2005 American Dad!
as Jed Farnsworth (voice)2005 American Dad!
as Dean of CIA Academy (voice)2005 American Dad!
as Gene (voice)2005 American Dad!
as Clyde Pickett2004 Veronica Mars
as Ben (Old Man Potter) (voice)2004 The Venture Bros.
as Dep. Dist. Atty. Joe Carter2004 The D.A.
as General Wade Eiling (voice)2004 Justice League Unlimited
as General Wade Eiling / Mantis (voice)2004 Justice League Unlimited
as General Wade Eiling / German Agent / Bystander (voice)2004 Justice League Unlimited
as General Anderson2003 Arrested Development
as Martin Smarty (voice)2002 Kim Possible
as Martin Smarty / Additional voices (voice)2002 Kim Possible
as Mark Wilson2002 Without a Trace
as Phil Drebbles2002 Everwood
as Dr. Emil Skoda2001 Law & Order: Criminal Intent
as Harry Ravitch1999 The West Wing
as Dr. Emil Skoda1999 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Vernon Schillinger1997 Oz
as Kevin1996 Spin City
as Gus Loomer1994 ER
as Emil Skoda1990 Law & Order
as Jerry Luppin1990 Law & Order
as Victor Kleskow (voice)1989 The Simpsons
as Self - Host1975 Saturday Night Live

Born: Sunday, 01/09 1955 (January) in Detroit, Michigan (United States of America (USA)) (current age: 69 years + 80 days)
Zodiac sign: Capricorn (Chinese zodiac sign: Goat)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Educated at: University of Montana, Ohio State University, Thomas Worthington High School
Spouses (current/former): Michelle Schumacher
Other names for J.K. Simmons (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"JK Simmons"
"Jonathan Simmons"
"Дж.К. Симмонс"
"J・K・シモンズ"
"Jonathan Kimble Simmons"
"J. K. Simmons"
J.K. Simmons frequently works together with these people:
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Andy Samberg (36x, Actor)
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Mike Barker (34x, Actor)
Dee Bradley Baker (33x, Actor)
Fred Tatasciore (33x, Actor)
Jason Reitman (22x, Crew)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:644, Added: 03/23/2018, Last updated: 03/22/2024