J.K. Simmons

70 years old Detroit, Michigan, USA

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.

Recent movies

# Name Character Rating
1 The Fish Thief: A Great Lakes Mystery (2025) Narrator 8
2 The Accountant² (2025) Ray King 6.5
3 Juror #2 (2024) Harold 7.3
4 Saturday Night (2024) Milton Berle 6.4
5 You Can't Run Forever (2024) Wade -
6 The Union (2024) Tom Brennan 5.6
7 Red One (2024) Nick 6.5
8 Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023)
Most waited movies 2023 and after 		J. Jonah Jameson (voice) 8.7
9 Rally Road Racers (2023) Gnash (voice) -
10 The Venture Bros.: Radiant Is the Blood of the Baboon Heart (2023) Ben (voice) 10
11 One Day as a Lion (2023) Walter Boggs -
12 Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers (2022) Captain Putty (voice) 6.7
13 Glorious (2022) Ghat (voice) 6.7
14 Marmaduke (2022) Zeus (voice) -
15 Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021)
Top movies in 2021 		J. Jonah Jameson (uncredited) 6.4
16 Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021)
Top 100 by FilmGator 		J. Jonah Jameson 8.6
17 Being the Ricardos (2021) William Frawley 7.4
18 Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021)
Top 100 by FilmGator 		Commissioner Gordon 7.9
19 Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021)
Top movies in 2021 		Ivo Shandor 7.4
20 The Tomorrow War (2021)
Top movies in 2021 		James Forester 6.7
21 National Champions (2021) Coach James Lazor 6.5
22 Seal Team (2021) Claggart (voice) 7
23 Ride the Eagle (2021) Carl 6
24 Palm Springs (2020) Roy 7.5
25 Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens (2020) Orville -
26 3 Days with Dad (2019) Joey -
27 Fanboy (2019) J.K. / Frank Perry -
28 21 Bridges (2019) Captain Matt McKenna 7
29 Klaus (2019) Klaus (voice) 8.2
30 Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019) J. Jonah Jameson 7.9
31 A Boy Called Sailboat (2018) Ernest -
32 The Front Runner (2018) Bill Dixon 5.7
33 Renegades (2017) Levin 6.4
34 Father Figures (2017) Ronald Hunt 7
35 The Snowman (2017) Arve Støp 5.7
36 All Nighter (2017) Mr. Gallo 5.7
37 The Bachelors (2017) Bill Palet 6.5
38 I'm Not Here (2017) Steve 4
39 Punching Henry (2017) Jay Warren 6
40 Justice League (2017) Commissioner Gordon 6.4
41 The Black Ghiandola (2017) Ralph Aceto -
42 The Late Bloomer (2016) James Newmans 4.5
43 Patriots Day (2016) Sgt. Jeffrey Pugliese 7.4
44 The Accountant (2016) Ray King 7.5
45 Rock Dog (2016) Khampa (voice) 8.3
46 La La Land (2016)
Oscars winners 2017 		Bill 7.8
47 Zootopia (2016)
Top 100 by FilmGator 		Mayor Lionheart (voice) 8.1
48 Kung Fu Panda 3 (2016) Kai (voice) 7.3
49 The Meddler (2016) Randall Zipper 7
50 Terminator Genisys (2015) O'Brien 6.6
51 Worlds Apart (2015) Sebastian 10
52 Break Point (2014) Jack 6.5
53 Men, Women & Children (2014) Allison's Dad 7.3
54 Whiplash (2014)
Top 100 by FilmGator 		Fletcher 8.5
55 The Rewrite (2014) Dr. Hal Lerner 5.7
56 Murder of a Cat (2014) Sheriff Frank Hoyle -
57 Barefoot (2014) Dr. Bertleman 6.5
58 Labor Day (2013) Mr. Jervis 7.2
59 Jobs (2013) Arthur Rock 6.5
60 3 Geezers! (2013) J. Kimball -
61 Whiplash (2013) Fletcher 8.7
62 Dark Skies (2013) Edwin Pollard 6.6
63 Contraband (2012) Captain Camp 6.8
64 The Words (2012) Mr. Jansen 7.2
65 Young Adult (2011) Mavis' Publisher (voice) (uncredited) 6.5
66 The Good Doctor (2011) Detective Krauss 5.5
67 The Music Never Stopped (2011) Henry Sawyer 7.7
68 An Invisible Sign (2010) Mr. Jones 8
69 True Grit (2010)
Oscars 2011 		J. Noble Daggett (voice) (uncredited) 7.5
70 Megamind (2010) Warden (voice) 7.4
71 Crazy on the Outside (2010) Ed 6.3
72 Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore (2010) Gruff K-9 (voice) 5.5
73 A Beginner's Guide to Endings (2010) Uncle Pal 7
74 Jennifer's Body (2009) Mr. Wroblewski 6
75 Up in the Air (2009)
Oscars 2010 		Bob 7.3
76 Aliens in the Attic (2009) Skip (voice) 5.4
77 Extract (2009) Brian 5.7
78 I Love You, Man (2009) Oswald Klaven 6.9
79 Post Grad (2009) Roy Davies 6
80 New in Town (2009) Stu Kopenhafer 6.3
81 Red Sands (2009) Lt. Col. Arson 3
82 The Way of War (2009) Sergeant Mitchell -
83 The Vicious Kind (2009) Donald Sinclaire 5.8
84 Burn After Reading (2008) CIA Superior 7
85 Postal (2007) Candidate Welles 6.2
86 Juno (2007)
Oscars 2008 		Mac MacGuff 7.5
87 Spider-Man 3 (2007) J. Jonah Jameson 6.2
88 Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee (2007) James McLaughlin -
89 The Astronaut Farmer (2007) Jacobson 6.3
90 Rendition (2007) Lee Mayer 6.6
91 First Snow (2006) Vacaro 5.5
92 Harsh Times (2005) Agent Richards 6.6
93 Thank You for Smoking (2005) BR 7.7
94 Spider-Man 2 (2004)
Oscars 2005 		J. Jonah Jameson 7.2
95 The Ladykillers (2004) Garth Pancake 6.5
96 Hidalgo (2004) Buffalo Bill Cody 6.4
97 Spider-Man 2: Making the Amazing (2004) Self -
98 Spider-Man (2002)
Oscars 2003 		J. Jonah Jameson 7.4
99 The Mexican (2001) Ted Slocum 6.3
100 Autumn in New York (2000) Dr. Tom Grandy 5.9
101 The Gift (2000) Sheriff Pearl Johnson 7.2
102 Hit and Runway (1999) Ray Tilman -
103 The Cider House Rules (1999)
Oscars 2000 		Ray Kendall 7.8
104 For Love of the Game (1999) Frank Perry 6.8
105 I Lost My M in Vegas (1999) Yellow (voice) 8
106 Celebrity (1998) Souvenir Hawker 5
107 Face Down (1997) Herb Aames -
108 Anastasia (1997)
Oscars 1998 		Ensemble and Character Vocals (voice) 7.2
109 The Jackal (1997) FBI Agent T. I. Witherspoon 6.5
110 The First Wives Club (1996) Federal Marshall 7.5
111 Extreme Measures (1996) Dr. Mingus 6
112 The Ref (1994) Siskel 7.5
113 The Scout (1994) Assistant Coach -
114 Batgirl Commissioner Gordon -