J.K. Simmons

71 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 Accountant² (2025) Ray King 6.4
2 The Fish Thief: A Great Lakes Mystery (2025) Narrator 8
3 Red One (2024) Nick 6.3
4 Juror #2 (2024) Harold 7.4
5 Saturday Night (2024) Milton Berle 6.4
6 You Can't Run Forever (2024) Wade -
7 The Union (2024) Tom Brennan 5.6
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 Glorious (2022) Ghat (voice) 6.7
13 Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers (2022) Captain Putty (voice) 6.7
14 Marmaduke (2022) Zeus (voice) -
15 Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home (2022) Self 7
16 Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021)
Top movies in 2021 		J. Jonah Jameson (uncredited) 6.3
17 Being the Ricardos (2021) William Frawley 7.4
18 Seal Team (2021) Claggart (voice) 7
19 The Tomorrow War (2021)
Top movies in 2021 		James Forester 6.6
20 Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021)
Top 100 by FilmGator 		Commissioner Gordon 7.9
21 National Champions (2021) Coach James Lazor 6.5
22 Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021)
Top 100 by FilmGator 		J. Jonah Jameson 8.6
23 Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021)
Top movies in 2021 		Ivo Shandor 7.4
24 Ride the Eagle (2021) Carl 6
25 Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens (2020) Orville -
26 Palm Springs (2020) Roy 7.6
27 Klaus (2019) Klaus (voice) 8.2
28 Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019)
Top 100 by FilmGator 		J. Jonah Jameson 7.9
29 3 Days with Dad (2019) Joey -
30 Fanboy (2019) J.K. / Frank Perry -
31 21 Bridges (2019) Captain Matt McKenna 6.9
32 A Boy Called Sailboat (2018) Ernest -
33 The Front Runner (2018) Bill Dixon 5.7
34 Justice League (2017) Commissioner Gordon 6.4
35 Punching Henry (2017) Jay Warren 6
36 Renegades (2017) Levin 6.4
37 Father Figures (2017) Ronald Hunt 7
38 The Snowman (2017) Arve Støp 5.7
39 All Nighter (2017) Mr. Gallo 5.7
40 The Black Ghiandola (2017) Ralph Aceto -
41 The Bachelors (2017) Bill Palet 6.5
42 I'm Not Here (2017) Steve 4
43 Patriots Day (2016) Sgt. Jeffrey Pugliese 7.4
44 The Late Bloomer (2016) James Newmans 4.5
45 The Accountant (2016) Ray King 7.5
46 Rock Dog (2016) Khampa (voice) 8.3
47 La La Land (2016)
Oscars winners 2017 		Bill 7.8
48 Zootopia (2016)
Top 100 by FilmGator 		Mayor Lionheart (voice) 8.1
49 Kung Fu Panda 3 (2016) Kai (voice) 7.3
50 The Meddler (2016) Randall Zipper 7
51 Worlds Apart (2015) Sebastian 10
52 Terminator Genisys (2015) O'Brien 6.6
53 Barefoot (2014) Dr. Bertleman 6.5
54 Break Point (2014) Jack 6.5
55 Men, Women & Children (2014) Allison's Dad 7.3
56 Whiplash (2014)
Top 100 by FilmGator 		Fletcher 8.5
57 Murder of a Cat (2014) Sheriff Frank Hoyle -
58 The Rewrite (2014) Hal Lerner 5.7
59 3 Geezers! (2013) J. Kimball -
60 Whiplash (2013) Fletcher 8.7
61 Labor Day (2013) Mr. Jervis 7.2
62 Dark Skies (2013) Edwin Pollard 6.6
63 Jobs (2013) Arthur Rock 6.5
64 The Words (2012) Mr. Jansen 7.2
65 Contraband (2012) Captain Camp 6.8
66 The Good Doctor (2011) Detective Krauss 5.5
67 Young Adult (2011) Mavis' Publisher (voice) (uncredited) 6.6
68 The Music Never Stopped (2011) Henry Sawyer 7.7
69 Crazy on the Outside (2010) Ed 6.3
70 True Grit (2010)
Oscars 2011 		J. Noble Daggett (voice) (uncredited) 7.5
71 Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore (2010) Gruff K-9 (voice) 5.5
72 Megamind (2010) Warden (voice) 7.4
73 An Invisible Sign (2010) Mr. Jones 8
74 A Beginner's Guide to Endings (2010) Uncle Pal 7
75 Aliens in the Attic (2009) Skip (voice) 5.4
76 Post Grad (2009) Roy Davies 6
77 The Way of War (2009) Sergeant Mitchell -
78 Red Sands (2009) Lt. Col. Arson 3
79 The Vicious Kind (2009) Donald Sinclaire 5.8
80 Extract (2009) Brian 5.7
81 New in Town (2009) Stu Kopenhafer 6.3
82 I Love You, Man (2009) Oswald Klaven 7
83 Up in the Air (2009)
Oscars 2010 		Bob 7.3
84 Jennifer's Body (2009) Mr. Wroblewski 6
85 Burn After Reading (2008) CIA Superior 7
86 Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee (2007) James McLaughlin -
87 The Astronaut Farmer (2007) Jacobson 6.3
88 Rendition (2007) Lee Mayer 6.6
89 Postal (2007) Candidate Welles 6.2
90 Juno (2007)
Oscars 2008 		Mac MacGuff 7.5
91 Spider-Man 3 (2007) J. Jonah Jameson 6.2
92 First Snow (2006) Vacaro 5.5
93 Harsh Times (2005) Agent Richards 6.6
94 Thank You for Smoking (2005) BR 7.7
95 Spider-Man 2: Making the Amazing (2004) Self -
96 The Ladykillers (2004) Garth Pancake 6.5
97 Hidalgo (2004) Buffalo Bill Cody 6.4
98 Spider-Man 2 (2004)
Oscars 2005 		J. Jonah Jameson 7.2
99 Spider-Man (2002)
Oscars 2003 		J. Jonah Jameson 7.5
100 The Mexican (2001) Ted Slocum 6.3
101 Autumn in New York (2000) Dr. Tom Grandy 5.9
102 The Gift (2000) Sheriff Pearl Johnson 7.2
103 For Love of the Game (1999) Frank Perry 6.8
104 Hit and Runway (1999) Ray Tilman -
105 I Lost My M in Vegas (1999) Yellow (voice) 8
106 The Cider House Rules (1999)
Oscars 2000 		Ray Kendall 7.8
107 Celebrity (1998) Souvenir Hawker 5
108 Anastasia (1997)
Oscars 1998 		Ensemble and Character Vocals (voice) 7.2
109 Face Down (1997) Herb Aames -
110 The Jackal (1997) FBI Agent T. I. Witherspoon 6.5
111 The First Wives Club (1996) Federal Marshall 7.5
112 Extreme Measures (1996) Dr. Mingus 6
113 The Ref (1994) Siskel 7.5
114 The Scout (1994) Assistant Coach -
115 Batgirl Commissioner Gordon -