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J.K. Simmons

J.K. Simmons

Known for ActingBorn 1955-01-09 (age 71)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.Read more

Movies & web series

Drug$9.2
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Drug$

2018 · Movie

Ren & Stimpy9.0
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Ren & Stimpy

2024 · Series

Gravity Falls: Between the Pines9.0
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Gravity Falls: Between the Pines

2016 · Movie

The Jury9.0
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The Jury

2004 · Series

INVINCIBLE8.6
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INVINCIBLE

2021 · Series

Gravity Falls8.6
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Gravity Falls

2012 · Series

BoJack Horseman8.5
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BoJack Horseman

2014 · Series

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse8.3
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Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

2023 · Movie

Whiplash8.4
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Whiplash

2014 · Movie

Defending Jacob8.2
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Defending Jacob

2020 · Series

Guys and Dolls: Off the Record8.5
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Guys and Dolls: Off the Record

1992 · Movie

Klaus8.2
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Klaus

2019 · Movie

Ben 10: Alien Force8.3
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Ben 10: Alien Force

2008 · Series

Brooklyn Nine-Nine8.2
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Brooklyn Nine-Nine

2013 · Series

Justice League Unlimited8.3
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Justice League Unlimited

2004 · Series

The Legend of Korra8.2
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The Legend of Korra

2012 · Series

Ben 10: Ultimate Alien8.2
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Ben 10: Ultimate Alien

2010 · Series

Zack Snyder's Justice League8.1
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Zack Snyder's Justice League

2021 · Movie

The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes8.2
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The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes

2010 · Series

Broadway's Lost Treasures II8.3
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Broadway's Lost Treasures II

2004 · Movie

The West Wing8.3
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The West Wing

1999 · Series

Detroit: Comeback City8.0
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Detroit: Comeback City

2018 · Movie

Spider-Man: No Way Home7.9
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Spider-Man: No Way Home

2021 · Movie

Ava & Lala8.0
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Ava & Lala

2014 · Movie

Parks and Recreation8.0
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Parks and Recreation

2009 · Series

La La Land7.9
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La La Land

2016 · Movie

Archer7.9
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Archer

2009 · Series

Disposal
8.0
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Disposal

2003 · Movie

Homicide: Life on the Street8.1
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Homicide: Life on the Street

1993 · Series

Oz8.1
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Oz

1997 · Series

Phineas and Ferb7.9
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Phineas and Ferb

2007 · Series

Arrested Development7.9
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Arrested Development

2003 · Series

The Closer7.9
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The Closer

2005 · Series

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit7.9
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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999 · Series

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver7.8
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Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

2014 · Series

Whiplash7.8
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Whiplash

2013 · Movie

Zootopia7.8
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Zootopia

2016 · Movie

Third Watch7.9
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Third Watch

1999 · Series

The Simpsons8.0
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The Simpsons

1989 · Series

The Boxcar Children7.7
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The Boxcar Children

2014 · Movie

Veronica Mars7.8
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Veronica Mars

2004 · Series

Wild Hawaii7.7
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Wild Hawaii

2014 · Series

Marvel's Ultimate Spider-Man7.7
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Marvel's Ultimate Spider-Man

2012 · Series

Goliath7.6
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Goliath

2016 · Series

Remember WENN7.8
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Remember WENN

1996 · Series

ER7.8
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ER

1994 · Series

Rushing or Dragging7.5
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Rushing or Dragging

2021 · Movie

Home Movie: The Princess Bride7.5
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Home Movie: The Princess Bride

2020 · Series