Personal details
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Born
9 janvier 1955 (71)
Place of birth
Detroit, Michigan, USA
Also known as
JK Simmons · Jonathan Simmons · Jonathan Kimble "J.K." Simmons · Τζέι Κέι Σίμονς
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 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.
Connu(e) pour
8.2
Series
The Legend of Korra
Tenzin (voice)
2012–2014
7.8
Series
The Closer
Will Pope
2005–2012
8.6
Series
INVINCIBLE
Nolan Grayson / Omni-Man (voice)
2021–
7.9
Film
Spider-Man: No Way Home
J. Jonah Jameson
2021
7.4
Film
Spider-Man
J. Jonah Jameson
2002
7.8
Film
Zootopia
Mayor Lionheart (voice)
2016
8.0
Series
Oz
Vernon Schillinger
1997–2003
6.5
Film
Spider-Man 3
J. Jonah Jameson
2007
7.6
Series
Goliath
George Zax
2016–2021
7.0
Film
Red One
Nick
2024
8.4
Film
Whiplash
Fletcher
2014
6.0
Film
Terminator Genisys
O'Brien
2015
8.8
Film
Heart of the Beast
Walter Boone
2026
7.9
Film
La La Land
Bill
2016
7.7
Series
Marvel's Ultimate Spider-Man
J. Jonah Jameson (voice)
2012–2017
7.1
Film
The Accountant²
Ray King
2025
6.1
Film
Justice League
Commissioner Gordon
2017
8.1
Film
Zack Snyder's Justice League
Commissioner Gordon
2021
7.3
Film
Ghostbusters: Afterlife
Ivo Shandor
2021
7.0
Film
Megamind
Warden (voice)
2010
6.9
Film
Kung Fu Panda 3
Kai (voice)
2016
7.5
Series
Counterpart
Howard Silk
2017–2019
7.1
Film
The Accountant
Ray King
2016
6.0
Film
Jennifer's Body
Mr. Wroblewski
2009
7.5
Film
The Tomorrow War
James Forester
2021
7.3
Film
Spider-Man 2
J. Jonah Jameson
2004
7.3
Film
Palm Springs
Roy
2020
6.4
Film
The Jackal
FBI Agent T. I. Witherspoon
1997
7.4
Series
The Westies
Eamon Sweeney
2026–
8.2
Series
Defending Jacob
Billy Barber
2020
7.2
Film
The Brink of War
George Shultz
2026
7.1
Film
Patriots Day
Sgt. Jeffrey Pugliese
2016
6.9
Series
Night Sky
Franklin York
2022
6.9
Film
Up in the Air
Bob
2009
7.1
Film
Labor Day
Mr. Jervis
2013
6.9
Film
Juror #2
Harold
2024
7.1
Film
The Cider House Rules
Ray Kendall
1999
7.1
Film
Juno
Mac MacGuff
2007
6.1
Series
Die Hart
Jackson Pepper
2020–2024
6.7
Film
Burn After Reading
CIA Superior
2008
6.1
Film
The Union
Tom Brennan
2024
7.7
Film
Gravity Falls: Between the Pines
Ford Pines (Voice)
2016
6.5
Film
The Gift
Sheriff Pearl Johnson
2000
5.7
Film
Aliens in the Attic
Skip (voice)
2009
6.1
Film
First Snow
Vacaro
2006
7.5
Film
O.W.C.A. Files
Napoleon / Additional Voices (voice)
2015
10.0
Film
Gravity Falls - Weirdmageddon
Grunkle Ford
2015
8.2
Film
Klaus
Klaus (voice)
2019
6.3
Series
Growing Up Fisher
Mel Fisher
2014
6.3
Film
The Astronaut Farmer
Jacobson
2007
4.6
Film
Postal
Candidate Welles
2007
6.0
Film
The Mexican
Ted Slocum
2001
6.4
Film
Dark Skies
Edwin Pollard
2013
5.8
Film
New in Town
Stu Kopenhafer
2009
6.1
Film
Autumn in New York
Dr. Tom Grandy
2000
6.2
Film
The Good Doctor
Detective Krauss
2011
5.2
Film
The Snowman
Arve Støp
2017
6.4
Film
For Love of the Game
Frank Perry
1999
6.8
Film
21 Bridges
Captain Matt McKenna
2019
7.0
Film
Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers
Captain Putty (voice)
2022
6.7
Film
The Words
Mr. Jansen
2012
6.9
Film
Hidalgo
Buffalo Bill Cody
2004
4.3
Film
Red Sands
Lt. Col. Arson
2009
6.0
Film
Extreme Measures
Dr. Mingus
1996
6.7
Film
Barefoot
Dr. Bertleman
2014
6.7
Film
Saturday Night
Milton Berle
2024
6.4
Film
Harsh Times
Agent Richards
2005
7.2
Film
Thank You for Smoking
BR
2005
6.6
Film
The Ref
Siskel
1994
6.4
Film
Rendition
Lee Mayer
2007
6.5
Film
Men, Women & Children
Allison's Dad
2014
6.6
Film
I Love You, Man
Oswald Klaven
2009
6.8
Series
Major Lazer
President Whitewall (voice)
2015
6.3
Film
Contraband
Captain Camp
2012
4.9
Series
Family Tools
Tony Shea
2013
5.2
Film
Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore
Gruff K-9 (voice)
2010
6.1
Film
The Ladykillers
Garth Pancake
2004
6.3
Film
Rock Dog
Khampa (voice)
2016
6.9
Film
Seal Team
Claggart (voice)
2021
7.2
Film
Ben 10 / Generator Rex: Heroes United
White Knight (voice)
2011
6.4
Series
LEGO MARVEL Super Heroes: Maximum Overload
J. Jonah Jameson (voice)
2013
5.8
Film
Father Figures
Ronald Hunt
2017
5.0
Film
Post Grad
Roy Davies
2009
6.0
Film
The Rewrite
Hal Lerner
2014
6.1
Film
Jobs
Arthur Rock
2013
5.9
Film
Punching Henry
Jay Warren
2017
0.0
Film
Monkey Quest
Vex (voice)
5.6
Film
Renegades
Levin
2017
5.1
Film
Marmaduke
Zeus (voice)
2022
6.0
Film
The Meddler
Randall Zipper
2016
5.9
Film
The Front Runner
Bill Dixon
2018
0.0
Film
Purgatory
Father Malone
2026
5.7
Film
All Nighter
Mr. Gallo
2017
0.0
Film
Spaceman
2024
6.5
Film
Being the Ricardos
William Frawley
2021
6.5
Film
Rally Road Racers
Gnash (voice)
2023
7.4
Series
What Lives Inside
Benjamin 'Pops' Delaney
2015
5.8
Film
I'm Not Here
Steve
2017
5.7
Film
You Can't Run Forever
Wade
2024
7.7
Series
Wild Hawaii
Narrator (voice)
2014
7.0
Film
The Bachelors
Bill Palet
2017
7.3
Film
The Venture Bros.: Radiant Is the Blood of the Baboon Heart
Ben (voice)
2023
5.4
Film
The Late Bloomer
James Newmans
2016
5.9
Film
Little Brother
Warren Duffy
2025
6.4
Film
National Champions
Coach James Lazor
2021
6.3
Film
Ride the Eagle
Carl
2021
5.7
Film
One Day as a Lion
Walter Boggs
2023
6.2
Film
The Boxcar Children: Surprise Island
Dr. Moore (voice)
2018
5.1
Film
3 Days with Dad
Joey
2019
5.8
Film
Glorious
Ghat (voice)
2022
6.6
Film
A Boy Called Sailboat
Ernest
2018
6.5
Film
The Black Ghiandola
Ralph Aceto
2017
7.2
Film
Hopper: An American Love Story
Edward Hopper (voice)
2022
6.4
Film
The Fish Thief: A Great Lakes Mystery
Narrator
2025
8.0
Film
Detroit: Comeback City
Himself - Narrator
2018
7.5
Film
Rushing or Dragging
Terrence Fletcher (Archive Audio)
2021
9.2
Film
Drug$
Narrator
2018
Acting credits 117 titles
The Westies
as Eamon Sweeney
7.4
2026–
Heart of the Beast
as Walter Boone
8.8
2026
The Brink of War
as George Shultz
7.2
2026
Purgatory
as Father Malone
0.0
2026
The Fish Thief: A Great Lakes Mystery
as Narrator
6.4
2025
Little Brother
as Warren Duffy
5.9
2025
The Accountant²
as Ray King
7.1
2025
You Can't Run Forever
as Wade
5.7
2024
Spaceman
0.0
2024
Juror #2
as Harold
6.9
2024
The Union
as Tom Brennan
6.1
2024
Red One
as Nick
7.0
2024
Saturday Night
as Milton Berle
6.7
2024
Rally Road Racers
as Gnash (voice)
6.5
2023
One Day as a Lion
as Walter Boggs
5.7
2023
The Venture Bros.: Radiant Is the Blood of the Baboon Heart
as Ben (voice)
7.3
2023
Marmaduke
as Zeus (voice)
5.1
2022
Hopper: An American Love Story
as Edward Hopper (voice)
7.2
2022
Glorious
as Ghat (voice)
5.8
2022
Night Sky
as Franklin York
6.9
2022
Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers
as Captain Putty (voice)
7.0
2022
Seal Team
as Claggart (voice)
6.9
2021
Rushing or Dragging
as Terrence Fletcher (Archive Audio)
7.5
2021
National Champions
as Coach James Lazor
6.4
2021
INVINCIBLE
as Nolan Grayson / Omni-Man (voice)
8.6
2021–
Being the Ricardos
as William Frawley
6.5
2021
The Tomorrow War
as James Forester
7.5
2021
Ride the Eagle
as Carl
6.3
2021
Ghostbusters: Afterlife
as Ivo Shandor
7.3
2021
Zack Snyder's Justice League
as Commissioner Gordon
8.1
2021
Spider-Man: No Way Home
as J. Jonah Jameson
7.9
2021
Palm Springs
as Roy
7.3
2020
Defending Jacob
as Billy Barber
8.2
2020
Die Hart
as Jackson Pepper
6.1
2020–2024
Klaus
as Klaus (voice)
8.2
2019
21 Bridges
as Captain Matt McKenna
6.8
2019
3 Days with Dad
as Joey
5.1
2019
Detroit: Comeback City
as Himself - Narrator
8.0
2018
Drug$
as Narrator
9.2
2018
A Boy Called Sailboat
as Ernest
6.6
2018
The Front Runner
as Bill Dixon
5.9
2018
The Boxcar Children: Surprise Island
as Dr. Moore (voice)
6.2
2018
Renegades
as Levin
5.6
2017
All Nighter
as Mr. Gallo
5.7
2017
Counterpart
as Howard Silk
7.5
2017–2019
I'm Not Here
as Steve
5.8
2017
The Bachelors
as Bill Palet
7.0
2017
The Black Ghiandola
as Ralph Aceto
6.5
2017
Punching Henry
as Jay Warren
5.9
2017
Father Figures
as Ronald Hunt
5.8
2017
The Snowman
as Arve Støp
5.2
2017
Justice League
as Commissioner Gordon
6.1
2017
The Late Bloomer
as James Newmans
5.4
2016
Rock Dog
as Khampa (voice)
6.3
2016
The Accountant
as Ray King
7.1
2016
Patriots Day
as Sgt. Jeffrey Pugliese
7.1
2016
The Meddler
as Randall Zipper
6.0
2016
Kung Fu Panda 3
as Kai (voice)
6.9
2016
Zootopia
as Mayor Lionheart (voice)
7.8
2016
La La Land
as Bill
7.9
2016
Gravity Falls: Between the Pines
as Ford Pines (Voice)
7.7
2016
Goliath
as George Zax
7.6
2016–2021
Gravity Falls - Weirdmageddon
as Grunkle Ford
10.0
2015
What Lives Inside
as Benjamin 'Pops' Delaney
7.4
2015
Terminator Genisys
as O'Brien
6.0
2015
Major Lazer
as President Whitewall (voice)
6.8
2015
O.W.C.A. Files
as Napoleon / Additional Voices (voice)
7.5
2015
Wild Hawaii
as Narrator (voice)
7.7
2014
Growing Up Fisher
as Mel Fisher
6.3
2014
Whiplash
as Fletcher
8.4
2014
Barefoot
as Dr. Bertleman
6.7
2014
The Rewrite
as Hal Lerner
6.0
2014
Men, Women & Children
as Allison's Dad
6.5
2014
Family Tools
as Tony Shea
4.9
2013
Dark Skies
as Edwin Pollard
6.4
2013
Labor Day
as Mr. Jervis
7.1
2013
LEGO MARVEL Super Heroes: Maximum Overload
as J. Jonah Jameson (voice)
6.4
2013
Jobs
as Arthur Rock
6.1
2013
Marvel's Ultimate Spider-Man
as J. Jonah Jameson (voice)
7.7
2012–2017
The Legend of Korra
as Tenzin (voice)
8.2
2012–2014
The Words
as Mr. Jansen
6.7
2012
Contraband
as Captain Camp
6.3
2012
Ben 10 / Generator Rex: Heroes United
as White Knight (voice)
7.2
2011
The Good Doctor
as Detective Krauss
6.2
2011
Megamind
as Warden (voice)
7.0
2010
Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore
as Gruff K-9 (voice)
5.2
2010
New in Town
as Stu Kopenhafer
5.8
2009
I Love You, Man
as Oswald Klaven
6.6
2009
Up in the Air
as Bob
6.9
2009
Red Sands
as Lt. Col. Arson
4.3
2009
Post Grad
as Roy Davies
5.0
2009
Jennifer's Body
as Mr. Wroblewski
6.0
2009
Aliens in the Attic
as Skip (voice)
5.7
2009
Burn After Reading
as CIA Superior
6.7
2008
Juno
as Mac MacGuff
7.1
2007
Postal
as Candidate Welles
4.6
2007
Spider-Man 3
as J. Jonah Jameson
6.5
2007
Rendition
as Lee Mayer
6.4
2007
The Astronaut Farmer
as Jacobson
6.3
2007
First Snow
as Vacaro
6.1
2006
The Closer
as Will Pope
7.8
2005–2012
Harsh Times
as Agent Richards
6.4
2005
Thank You for Smoking
as BR
7.2
2005
The Ladykillers
as Garth Pancake
6.1
2004
Hidalgo
as Buffalo Bill Cody
6.9
2004
Spider-Man 2
as J. Jonah Jameson
7.3
2004
Spider-Man
as J. Jonah Jameson
7.4
2002
The Mexican
as Ted Slocum
6.0
2001
Autumn in New York
as Dr. Tom Grandy
6.1
2000
The Gift
as Sheriff Pearl Johnson
6.5
2000
For Love of the Game
as Frank Perry
6.4
1999
The Cider House Rules
as Ray Kendall
7.1
1999
The Jackal
as FBI Agent T. I. Witherspoon
6.4
1997
Oz
as Vernon Schillinger
8.0
1997–2003
Extreme Measures
as Dr. Mingus
6.0
1996
The Ref
as Siskel
6.6
1994
Monkey Quest
as Vex (voice)
0.0