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