J.K. Simmons
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
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.
Born
Jan 09, 1955
Detroit, Michigan, USA
Known For
Acting
Movies
152 acting
0 crew
Popularity
5.8
Known For
Spider-Man: No Way Home
2021
as J. Jonah Jameson
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
2023
as J. Jonah Jameson (voice)
Spider-Man
2002
as J. Jonah Jameson
Whiplash
2014
as Fletcher
Spider-Man: Far From Home
2019
as J. Jonah Jameson
Zootopia
2016
as Mayor Lionheart (voice)
Spider-Man 3
2007
as J. Jonah Jameson
Zack Snyder's Justice League
2021
as Commissioner Gordon
La La Land
2016
as Bill
The Tomorrow War
2021
as James Forester
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