
Birthday
1955/01/09 (70 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Detroit, Michigan, USA
Also know as
JK Simmons, Jonathan Simmons, Jonathan Kimble "J.K." Simmons
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...Read more

(2002) Spider-Man
as J. Jonah Jameson

(2004) Spider-Man 2
as J. Jonah Jameson

(2007) Spider-Man 3
as J. Jonah Jameson

(2000) The Gift
as Sheriff Pearl Johnson

(2004) Hidalgo
as Buffalo Bill Cody

(2021) Seal Team
as Claggart (voice)

(2024) You Can't Run Forever
as Wade

(1997) The Jackal
as FBI Agent T. I. Witherspoon

(2008) Burn After Reading
as CIA Superior

(2004) The Ladykillers
as Garth Pancake

(2021) Venom: Let There Be Carnage
as J. Jonah Jameson (uncredited)

(2007) Rendition
as Lee Mayer

(2009) Up in the Air
as Bob

(1996) Extreme Measures
as Dr. Mingus

(2007) Juno
as Mac MacGuff

(2001) The Mexican
as Ted Slocum

(2003) Off the Map
as George

(2005) Harsh Times
as Agent Richards

(2009) Extract
as Brian

(2009) Post Grad
as Roy Davies

(2009) The Vicious Kind
as Donald Sinclaire

(2005) Thank You for Smoking
as BR

(2007) Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
as James McLaughlin

(2010) Crazy on the Outside
as Ed

(2004) Spider-Man 2: Making the Amazing
as Self

(2021) Ghostbusters: Afterlife
as Ivo Shandor

(2009) New in Town
as Stu Kopenhafer

(2009) The Way of War
as Sergeant Mitchell

(2010) Megamind
as Warden (voice)

(2006) First Snow
as Vacaro

(2009) I Love You, Man
as Oswald Klaven
(2001) Starwater
as ---

(2009) Jennifer's Body
as Mr. Wroblewski

(2023) Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
as J. Jonah Jameson (voice)

(2012) The Words
as Mr. Jansen

(2011) The Music Never Stopped
as Henry Sawyer

(2010) An Invisible Sign
as Mr. Jones

(2022) Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers
as Captain Putty (voice)

(2022) Glorious
as Ghat (voice)

(2023) The Venture Bros.: Radiant Is the Blood of the Baboon Heart
as Ben (voice)

(2019) Fanboy
as J.K. / Frank Perry

(2012) Contraband
as Captain Camp

(2010) A Beginner's Guide to Endings
as Uncle Pal

(2013) Dark Skies
as Edwin Pollard

(2013) Jobs
as Arthur Rock

(2013) 3 Geezers!
as J. Kimball

(1999) Hit and Runway
as Ray Tilman

(2015) O.W.C.A. Files
as Napoleon / Additional Voices (voice)

(1997) Love Walked In
as Mr. Shulman

(2024) The Union
as Tom Brennan

(2025) Little Brother
as Warren Duffy

(2014) Break Point
as Jack

(2014) Barefoot
as Dr. Bertleman

(2014) Whiplash
as Fletcher

(2015) Terminator Genisys
as O'Brien

(2014) Murder of a Cat
as Sheriff Frank Hoyle

(1999) The Cider House Rules
as Ray Kendall

(2023) Rally Road Racers
as Gnash (voice)

(2014) The Rewrite
as Dr. Hal Lerner

(2014) Men, Women & Children
as Allison's Dad

(2024) Juror #2
as Harold

(1994) The Ref
as Siskel

(1998) Celebrity
as Souvenir Hawker

(1997) Face Down
as Herb Aames

(2016) The Accountant
as Ray King

(2017) Punching Henry
as Jay Warren

(2022) Prophets of Change
as Narrator

Hypergalactic
as (voice)

(2016) Rock Dog
as Khampa (voice)

(2024) Red One
as Nick

(2016) The Meddler
as Randall Zipper

(2017) Renegades
as Levin

(2022) Rivals: Ohio State vs. Michigan
as Narrator

(2013) Labor Day
as Mr. Jervis

(2025) The Accountant²
as Ray King

(2015) Worlds Apart
as Sebastian

(2017) All Nighter
as Mr. Gallo

(2017) Father Figures
as Ronald Hunt

(2024) Saturday Night
as Milton Berle

(2023) One Day as a Lion
as Walter Boggs

(2014) The Boxcar Children
as Dr. Moore (voice)

(2016) Zootopia
as Mayor Lionheart (voice)

(2013) Whiplash
as Fletcher

(2017) The Snowman
as Arve Støp

(2011) Young Adult
as Mavis' Publisher (voice) (uncredited)

(2007) The Astronaut Farmer
as Jacobson

(2016) Kung Fu Panda 3
as Kai (voice)

(2017) Justice League
as Commissioner Gordon

(2016) Patriots Day
as Sgt. Jeffrey Pugliese

(2017) The Bachelors
as Bill Palet
The Prince
as ---

(2016) La La Land
as Bill
(2013) The Magic Bracelet
as The Shaman

(2017) I'm Not Here
as Steve

(1997) Anastasia
as Ensemble and Character Vocals (voice)

(2016) The Late Bloomer
as James Newmans

(2007) Postal
as Candidate Welles

(2009) Red Sands
as Lt. Col. Arson

(2009) Aliens in the Attic
as Skip (voice)

(2010) Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore
as Gruff K-9 (voice)

(2010) True Grit
as J. Noble Daggett (voice) (uncredited)

(2011) The Good Doctor
as Detective Krauss

(2014) Ava & Lala
as General Tiger (voice)

(1986) Popeye Doyle
as Patrolman in Park

(1994) The Scout
as Assistant Coach

(1999) For Love of the Game
as Frank Perry

(2000) Autumn in New York
as Dr. Tom Grandy

(2003) Path to War
as CIA Briefer

(2004) 3: The Dale Earnhardt Story
as Ralph Earnhardt

(1998) Above Freezing
as Hoyd
(2013) The Heeler
as Roscoe
(2011) Blackstone
as Detective Burke
(2003) Disposal
as Older Hunter

(2010) 4192: The Crowning of the Hit King
as Narrator (voice)

(2018) A Boy Called Sailboat
as Ernest

(1998) Crossing Fields
as Guy

Spaceman
as ---

(2017) The Black Ghiandola
as Ralph Aceto

(2018) The Front Runner
as Bill Dixon

(2019) Klaus
as Klaus (voice)

(1996) The First Wives Club
as Federal Marshall

(2018) Detroit: Comeback City
as Himself - Narrator

(2018) The Boxcar Children: Surprise Island
as Dr. Moore (voice)

(1992) Guys and Dolls: Off the Record
as Himself / Benny Southstreet

(2019) 21 Bridges
as Captain Matt McKenna

(2018) Drug$
as Narrator

(2004) Broadway's Lost Treasures II
as Benny Southstreet (segment "Guys & Dolls")

(2020) Palm Springs
as Roy

(2019) Spider-Man: Far From Home
as J. Jonah Jameson

(2019) 3 Days with Dad
as Joey

(2021) The Tomorrow War
as James Forester

(2022) Marmaduke
as Zeus (voice)

(2009) Extract: Mike Judge's Secret Recipe
as Self

(2020) Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens
as Orville

(2008) Walt Whitman
as Narrator (voice)

(2021) Zack Snyder's Justice League
as Commissioner Gordon

(2021) Being the Ricardos
as William Frawley

(2021) Rushing or Dragging
as Terrence Fletcher (Archive Audio)

(2021) National Champions
as Coach James Lazor

(2021) Ride the Eagle
as Carl

(2021) Spider-Man: No Way Home
as J. Jonah Jameson

(2011) Ben 10 - Generator Rex: Heroes United
as White Knight (voice)
109 Billion Followers
as ---
Reykjavik
as George Shultz

(2022) Hopper: An American Love Story
as Edward Hopper (voice)

(2025) The Fish Thief: A Great Lakes Mystery
as Narrator
Heart of the Beast
as ---

(1999) I Lost My M in Vegas
as Yellow (voice)

Batgirl
as Commissioner Gordon

Behind the Zirkonians
as Skip (voice)

(1999) Third Watch
as Frank Hagedorn

(1989) The Simpsons
as Victor Kleskow (voice)

(1990) Law & Order
as Emil Skoda

(2005) American Dad!
as Judge (voice)

(2005) The Closer
as Will Pope

(2002) John Doe
as Lucas Doya

(2004) Jack & Bobby
as ---

(2002) Everwood
as Phil Drebbles

(2003) Nip/Tuck
as Ike Connors

(1999) Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Dr. Emil Skoda

(2017) Robert Kirkman's Secret History of Comics
as Self

(2002) Without a Trace
as Mark Wilson

(1994) New York Undercover
as ---

(1993) Homicide: Life on the Street
as Alexander Rausch

(1994) ER
as Gus Loomer

(2003) Arrested Development
as General Anderson

(2001) Law & Order: Criminal Intent
as Emil Skoda

(2012) Men At Work
as P.J. Jordan

(2022) Night Sky
as Franklin York

(2004) The Jury
as ---

(1995) New York News
as ---

(2021) The Great North
as Tusk Johnson (voice)

(2009) Party Down
as Leonard Stiltskin

(2004) The D.A.
as Dep. Dist. Atty. Joe Carter

(2013) Family Tools
as Tony Shea

(2012) The Legend of Korra
as Tenzin (voice)

(2014) Growing Up Fisher
as Mel Fisher

(2012) Marvel's Ultimate Spider-Man
as J. Jonah Jameson (voice)

(2004) Justice League Unlimited
as Eiling (voice)

(2004) Justice League Unlimited
as General Eiling (voice)

(1997) Oz
as Vernon Schillinger

(2010) The Talk
as Self - Guest

(2014) Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
as Voice Over (voice)

(2013) LEGO MARVEL Super Heroes: Maximum Overload
as J. Jonah Jameson (voice)

(2016) Goliath
as George Zax

(1999) The West Wing
as Harry Ravitch

(2010) Ben 10: Ultimate Alien
as Magister Gilhil / Plumber (voice)

(2017) Counterpart
as Howard Silk

(2002) Kim Possible
as Martin Smarty (voice)

(2002) Kim Possible
as Martin Smarty / Additional voices (voice)

(2005) American Dad!
as Gene (voice)

(2005) American Dad!
as Dean of CIA Academy (voice)

(2012) Gravity Falls
as Stanford Pines (voice)

(2005) American Dad!
as Jed Farnsworth (voice)

(2010) Pound Puppies
as Lt. Rock (voice)

(2010) Pound Puppies
as Mr. Withers (voice)

(1996) Spin City
as Kevin

(1953) The Oscars
as Self

(2020) Home Movie: The Princess Bride
as The Grandfather

(1990) Law & Order
as Jerry Luppin

(2007) Phineas and Ferb
as Napoleon (voice)

(2010) The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes
as J. Jonah Jameson (voice)

(2014) Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
as Self

(2007) Phineas and Ferb
as J.B. (voice)

(2015) Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
as Self

(2011) Desert Car Kings
as Himself - Narrator

(1986) American Masters
as Edward Hopper

(1975) Saturday Night Live
as Self - Host

(2017) No Activity
as Leo

(2015) Major Lazer
as President Whitewall (voice)

(2011) NTSF:SD:SUV::
as Frank Forrest

(2015) What Lives Inside
as Benjamin 'Pops' Delaney

(2017) Brockmire
as Matt "The Bat" Hardesty

(2009) Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest

(2009) Archer
as Detective (voice)

(2004) Veronica Mars
as Clyde Pickett

(1975) Saturday Night Live
as Self - Cameo (uncredited)

(2018) Explained
as Narrator (voice)

(2014) BoJack Horseman
as Lenny Turtletaub (voice)

(2021) INVINCIBLE
as Nolan Grayson / Omni-Man (voice)

(2019) The Kelly Clarkson Show
as Self

(2009) Parks and Recreation
as Mayor Stice

(2013) Brooklyn Nine-Nine
as Frank Dillman

(2014) Wild Hawaii
as Narrator (voice)

(2020) Coronavirus, Explained
as Self - Narrator

(2020) Defending Jacob
as Billy Barber

(2012) Best Friends Forever
as Don

(2020) The Stand
as General Starkey

(2008) Batman: The Brave and the Bold
as Guardian (voice)

(2014) The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self

(1989) The Simpsons
as Tabloid Editor (voice)

(1989) The Simpsons
as J. Jonah Jameson (voice)

(1989) The Simpsons
as JJ Gruff (voice)

(1989) The Simpsons
as Dr. Jessup (voice)

(2020) Die Hart
as Jackson Pepper

(2010) Raising Hope
as Bruce Chance

(2024) Ren & Stimpy
as Lint (voice)

(1996) Remember WENN
as 'Captain Amazon'
The Westies
as Eamon Sweeney

(2005) Numb3rs
as Dr. Clarence Weaver

(2012) The Legend of Korra
as Mushi (voice)

(2008) Ben 10: Alien Force
as Magister Gilhil (voice)