J.K. Simmons

Actor Jan 9 (age 71) Detroit, Michigan, USA 1975–2025 (50 year career)

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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

Film

Whiplash

Fletcher

Film

Spider-Man: No Way Home

J. Jonah Jameson

Film

La La Land

Bill

Film

Zootopia

Mayor Lionheart (voice)

Film

Zack Snyder's Justice League

Commissioner Gordon

Film

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

J. Jonah Jameson (voice)

Film

Invincible

Nolan Grayson / Omni-Man (voice)

Film

Spider-Man

J. Jonah Jameson

Filmography

Acting (241)

Movies (154)

The Accountant²

2025

as Ray King

7.1

The Fish Thief: A Great Lakes Mystery

as Narrator

Little Brother

as Warren Duffy

Red One

as Nick

The Union

as Tom Brennan

Juror #2

as Harold

Saturday Night

as Milton Berle

You Can't Run Forever

2024

as Wade

5.8

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

2023

as J. Jonah Jameson (voice)

8.3

One Day as a Lion

2023

as Walter Boggs

5.7

The Venture Bros.: Radiant Is the Blood of the Baboon Heart

as Ben (voice)

Rally Road Racers

as Gnash (voice)

Invincible: Atom Eve

as Nolan Grayson

Marmaduke

as Zeus (voice)

Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers

2022

as Captain Putty (voice)

7.0

Prophets of Change

2022

as Narrator

Glorious

2022

as Ghat (voice)

5.8

Hopper: An American Love Story

2022

as Edward Hopper (voice)

7.2

Rivals: Ohio State vs. Michigan

2022

as Narrator

Spider-Man: No Way Home

2021

as J. Jonah Jameson

7.9

Zack Snyder's Justice League

2021

as Commissioner Gordon

8.1

The Tomorrow War

2021

as James Forester

7.5

Venom: Let There Be Carnage

2021

as J. Jonah Jameson (uncredited)

6.8

Ghostbusters: Afterlife

as Ivo Shandor

Seal Team

as Claggart (voice)

National Champions

as Coach James Lazor

Being the Ricardos

as William Frawley

Ride the Eagle

as Carl

Rushing or Dragging

as Terrence Fletcher (Archive Audio)

9.0

Palm Springs

2020

as Roy

7.3

Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens

2020

as Orville

Spider-Man: Far From Home

2019

as J. Jonah Jameson

7.4

21 Bridges

2019

as Captain Matt McKenna

Klaus

as Klaus (voice)

Fanboy

as J.K. / Frank Perry

3 Days with Dad

as Joey

The Front Runner

as Bill Dixon

Detroit: Comeback City

2018

as Himself - Narrator

8.0

Drug$

2018

as Narrator

9.2

A Boy Called Sailboat

2018

as Ernest

6.6

The Boxcar Children: Surprise Island

2018

as Dr. Moore (voice)

6.2

Justice League

2017

as Commissioner Gordon

Renegades

as Levin

I'm Not Here

as Steve

The Snowman

as Arve Støp

The Bachelors

as Bill Palet

Father Figures

as Ronald Hunt

All Nighter

as Mr. Gallo

Punching Henry

as Jay Warren

The Black Ghiandola

as Ralph Aceto

Zootopia

as Mayor Lionheart (voice)

La La Land

as Bill

Kung Fu Panda 3

as Kai (voice)

Patriots Day

as Sgt. Jeffrey Pugliese

Rock Dog

as Khampa (voice)

The Accountant

as Ray King

The Meddler

as Randall Zipper

The Late Bloomer

as James Newmans

Gravity Falls: Between the Pines

2016

as Ford Pines (Voice)

Terminator Genisys

as O'Brien

O.W.C.A. Files

as Napoleon / Additional Voices (voice)

Worlds Apart

as Sebastian

Whiplash

as Fletcher

Barefoot

as Dr. Bertleman

Men, Women & Children

2014

as Allison's Dad

6.5

Ava & Lala

2014

as General Tiger (voice)

8.0

Murder of a Cat

2014

as Sheriff Frank Hoyle

The Rewrite

as Dr. Hal Lerner

The Boxcar Children

as Dr. Moore (voice)

Break Point

as Jack

Labor Day

as Mr. Jervis

Jobs

as Arthur Rock

Dark Skies

as Edwin Pollard

3 Geezers!

as J. Kimball

Whiplash

as Fletcher

The Magic Bracelet

as The Shaman

The Heeler

as Roscoe

Contraband

as Captain Camp

The Words

as Mr. Jansen

Ben 10 / Generator Rex: Heroes United

2011

as White Knight (voice)

7.1

Young Adult

2011

as Mavis' Publisher (voice) (uncredited)

The Good Doctor

as Detective Krauss

Blackstone

as Detective Burke

The Music Never Stopped

as Henry Sawyer

Megamind

as Warden (voice)

True Grit

as J. Noble Daggett (voice) (uncredited)

7.3

Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore

as Gruff K-9 (voice)

Crazy on the Outside

as Ed

4192: The Crowning of the Hit King

as Narrator (voice)

An Invisible Sign

as Mr. Jones

A Beginner's Guide to Endings

as Uncle Pal

Jennifer's Body

as Mr. Wroblewski

Extract

as Brian

Up in the Air

as Bob

Aliens in the Attic

as Skip (voice)

I Love You, Man

as Oswald Klaven

The Vicious Kind

as Donald Sinclaire

Post Grad

as Roy Davies

New in Town

as Stu Kopenhafer

Red Sands

as Lt. Col. Arson

The Way of War

as Sergeant Mitchell

Extract: Mike Judge's Secret Recipe

as Self

Burn After Reading

as CIA Superior

Walt Whitman

as Narrator (voice)

Spider-Man 3

as J. Jonah Jameson

Juno

as Mac MacGuff

Postal

as Candidate Welles

The Astronaut Farmer

as Jacobson

Rendition

as Lee Mayer

Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee

as James McLaughlin

First Snow

as Vacaro

Thank You for Smoking

as BR

Harsh Times

as Agent Richards

Spider-Man 2

as J. Jonah Jameson

Hidalgo

as Buffalo Bill Cody

The Ladykillers

as Garth Pancake

Spider-Man 2: Making the Amazing

2004

as Self

6.7

3: The Dale Earnhardt Story

2004

as Ralph Earnhardt

7.5

Broadway's Lost Treasures II

2004

as Benny Southstreet (segment "Guys & Dolls")

8.0

Disposal

2003

as Older Hunter

Off the Map

as George

Path to War

as CIA Briefer

Spider-Man

as J. Jonah Jameson

The Mexican

as Ted Slocum

Starwater

The Gift

as Sheriff Pearl Johnson

6.5

Autumn in New York

2000

as Dr. Tom Grandy

6.1

The Cider House Rules

as Ray Kendall

For Love of the Game

as Frank Perry

Hit and Runway

as Ray Tilman

I Lost My M in Vegas

as Yellow (voice)

Celebrity

as Souvenir Hawker

Above Freezing

as Hoyd

Crossing Fields

as Guy

Anastasia

1997

as Ensemble and Character Vocals (voice)

7.6

The Jackal

1997

as FBI Agent T. I. Witherspoon

Face Down

as Herb Aames

Love Walked In

as Mr. Shulman

Extreme Measures

as Dr. Mingus

The First Wives Club

as Federal Marshall

The Ref

as Siskel

The Scout

as Assistant Coach

Guys and Dolls: Off the Record

1992

as Himself / Benny Southstreet

10.0

Popeye Doyle

1986

as Patrolman in Park

4.2

Hypergalactic

as (voice)

The Thing That Hurts

Spaceman

Reykjavik

as George Shultz

The Prince

Heart of the Beast

Purgatory

as Father Malone

Behind the Zirkonians

as Skip (voice)

109 Billion Followers

Batgirl

as Comissioner Gordon

Television (87)

Ren & Stimpy

as Lint (voice)

Night Sky

as Franklin York

Invincible

as Nolan Grayson / Omni-Man (voice)

8.6

The Great North

2021

as Tusk Johnson (voice)

Defending Jacob

as Billy Barber

Die Hart

as Jackson Pepper

The Stand

as General Starkey

Home Movie: The Princess Bride

2020

as The Grandfather

7.5

Coronavirus, Explained

2020

as Self - Narrator

6.9

The Kelly Clarkson Show

as Self

Explained

as Narrator (voice)

Counterpart

as Howard Silk

Brockmire

as Matt "The Bat" Hardesty

6.8

No Activity

2017

as Leo

6.7

Robert Kirkman's Secret History of Comics

as Self

Goliath

as George Zax

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

2015

as Self - Guest

6.2

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

2015

as Self

6.2

Major Lazer

2015

as President Whitewall (voice)

6.6

What Lives Inside

2015

as Benjamin 'Pops' Delaney

7.4

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

2014

as Self - Guest

5.9

Late Night with Seth Meyers

2014

as Self - Guest

5.2

BoJack Horseman

2014

as Lenny Turtletaub (voice)

8.5

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

2014

as (voice)

7.8

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

as Self

Growing Up Fisher

as Mel Fisher

Wild Hawaii

as Narrator (voice)

Brooklyn Nine-Nine

as Frank Dillman

LEGO MARVEL Super Heroes: Maximum Overload

2013

as J. Jonah Jameson (voice)

Family Tools

as Tony Shea

Gravity Falls

as Stanford Pines (voice)

The Legend of Korra

as Tenzin (voice)

The Legend of Korra

as Mushi (voice)

Marvel's Ultimate Spider-Man

2012

as J. Jonah Jameson (voice)

Men at Work

as P.J. Jordan

Best Friends Forever

as Don

NTSF:SD:SUV::

as Frank Forrest

Desert Car Kings

as Himself - Narrator

Ben 10: Ultimate Alien

2010

as Magister Gilhil / Plumber (voice)

8.2

Raising Hope

2010

as Bruce Chance

7.4

The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes

2010

as J. Jonah Jameson (voice)

Pound Puppies

as Lt. Rock (voice)

The Talk

as Self - Guest

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

as Self - Guest

Parks and Recreation

as Mayor Stice

Archer

as Detective (voice)

Party Down

as Leonard Stiltskin

Ben 10: Alien Force

as Magister Gilhil (voice)

8.3

Batman: The Brave and the Bold

as Guardian (voice)

Phineas and Ferb

as Napoleon (voice)

American Dad!

as Judge (voice)

Numb3rs

as Dr. Clarence Weaver

The Closer

as Will Pope

Veronica Mars

as Clyde Pickett

The Venture Bros.

as Ben (Old Man Potter) (voice)

7.8

Justice League Unlimited

as Eiling (voice)

Jack & Bobby

The Jury

The D.A.

as Dep. Dist. Atty. Joe Carter

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

as Self - Guest

Arrested Development

as General Anderson

Nip/Tuck

as Ike Connors

Without a Trace

as Mark Wilson

Everwood

as Phil Drebbles

Kim Possible

as Martin Smarty (voice)

7.5

John Doe

2002

as Lucas Doya

7.2

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

2001

as Emil Skoda

7.6

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

as Dr. Emil Skoda

The West Wing

as Harry Ravitch

Third Watch

as Frank Hagedorn

as Vernon Schillinger

8.0

1997

as Vernon Schillinger

The Daily Show

as Self - Guest

Spin City

as Kevin

Remember WENN

as 'Captain Amazon'

Swift Justice

as Mel Turman

New York News

as Gus Loomer

New York Undercover

Homicide: Life on the Street

1993

as Alexander Rausch

8.1

The Adventures of Pete & Pete

Law & Order

as Jerry Luppin

The Simpsons

as J. Jonah Jameson (voice)

American Masters

as Edward Hopper

Saturday Night Live

as Self - Cameo (uncredited)

7.0

The Oscars

1953

as Self

7.0

The Westies

as Eamon Sweeney