J.K. Simmons
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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.
Overview
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
Saturday Night Live
Law & Order
American Dad!
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
The Oscars
ER
The Simpsons
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Parks and Recreation
Veronica Mars
Third Watch
BoJack Horseman
Without a Trace
Homicide: Life on the Street
Kim Possible
Phineas and Ferb
Raising Hope
Justice League Unlimited
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Remember WENN
Batman: The Brave and the Bold
Archer
Everwood
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes
Nip/Tuck
Explained
Defending Jacob
The Venture Bros.
Ren & Stimpy
Arrested Development
The Great North
The Talk
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Men At Work
Robert Kirkman's Secret History of Comics
Home Movie: The Princess Bride
Coronavirus, Explained
Best Friends Forever
Ben 10: Ultimate Alien
New York News
The Stand
NTSF:SD:SUV::
No Activity
Gravity Falls
Party Down
Venom: Let There Be Carnage
Young Adult
True Grit
Spider-Man: Far From Home
The First Wives Club
Goliath
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Anastasia
Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse
Saturday Night
Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore
Men, Women & Children
Path to War
Zack Snyder's Justice League
Ghostbusters: Afterlife
Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home
Jennifer's Body
Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers
The Cider House Rules
LEGO MARVEL Super Heroes: Maximum Overload
Megamind
The Gift
Justice League
The Ref
Burn After Reading
Zootopia
Labor Day
Up in the Air
Despicable Me 4
Contraband
Spider-Man 3
Autumn in New York
Oz
Spider-Man 3: Editor's Cut
The Good Doctor
O.W.C.A. Files
Die Hart
The Snowman
The Boxcar Children
Spider-Man
Face Down
Terminator Genisys
Spider-Man 2
Zootopia 2
Ben 10 - Generator Rex: Heroes United
Spider-Man 2: Making the Amazing
Juno
Extract
Spider-Man: No Way Home
The Jackal
La La Land
I Love You, Man
Major Lazer
Kung Fu Panda 3
The Legend of Korra
One Day as a Lion
Red One
The Accountant²
Rally Road Racers
The Accountant
Spider-Man: Brand New Day
Marvel's Ultimate Spider-Man
Juror #2
The Meddler
21 Bridges
Father Figures
Patriots Day
Being the Ricardos
INVINCIBLE
The Tomorrow War
What Lives Inside
The Union
Palm Springs
The Tomorrow War 2
The Closer
Night Sky
Klaus
Whiplash
Whiplash
Heart of the Beast
Counterpart
Desert Car Kings
You Can't Run Forever
Renegades
Growing Up Fisher
The West Wing
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