J.K. Simmons

Overview

Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
Jan 09, 1955 (70 years old)

J.K. Simmons

Known For

Zootopia 2
Movie 2025

Zootopia 2

Detectives Judy Hopps and Nick Wilde find themselves on the twisting trail of a mysterious reptile who arrives in Zootopia and turns the mammal metropolis upside down.

The Accountant²
2h 13m
Movie 2025

The Accountant²

When an old acquaintance is murdered, Wolff is compelled to solve the case. Realizing more extreme measures are necessary, Wolff recruits his estranged and highly lethal brother, Brax, to help. In partnership with Marybeth Medina, they uncover a deadly conspiracy, becoming targets of a ruthless network of killers who will stop at nothing to keep their secrets buried.

The Fish Thief: A Great Lakes Mystery
1h 31m
Movie 2025

The Fish Thief: A Great Lakes Mystery

In the early twentieth century, a mysterious ecological crisis nearly wiped out the fish that most people cared about in the largest freshwater ecosystem on earth—the Great Lakes. The impact reverberated across the region, ruining local industries, damaging small town economies and indigenous communities, and destroying the livelihoods of people in the United States and Canada. With little reason for hope, a dedicated group of scientists, policymakers, and conservationists tackled the mystery.

Red One
2h 4m
Movie 2024

Red One

After Santa Claus (codename: Red One) is kidnapped, the North Pole's Head of Security must team up with the world's most infamous tracker in a globe-trotting, action-packed mission to save Christmas.

Juror #2
1h 54m
Movie 2024

Juror #2

While serving as a juror in a high profile murder trial, family man Justin Kemp finds himself struggling with a serious moral dilemma…one he could use to sway the jury verdict and potentially convict—or free—the accused killer.

Saturday Night
1h 49m
Movie 2024

Saturday Night

At 11:30pm on October 11, 1975, a ferocious troupe of young comedians and writers changed television forever. This is the story of what happened behind the scenes in the 90 minutes leading up to the first broadcast of Saturday Night Live.

The Union
1h 49m
Movie 2024

The Union

A New Jersey construction worker goes from regular guy to aspiring spy when his long-lost high school sweetheart recruits him for an espionage mission.

You Can't Run Forever
1h 42m
Movie 2024

You Can't Run Forever

A teenage girl suffering from anxiety due to a tragic event from her past finds herself hunted through the woods by a sociopath on a murderous rampage.

The Venture Bros.: Radiant Is the Blood of the Baboon Heart
1h 24m
Movie 2023

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

A nationwide manhunt for Hank Venture leads to untold dangers and unexpected revelations, while The Monarch is literally out for Dr Venture's blood. An imposing evil from the past reemerges to wreak havoc on the Ventures, The Guild, and even the Monarch marriage—it will take friends and foes alike to restore the Ventures' world to order… or end it once and for all.

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
2h 20m
Movie 2023

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

After reuniting with Gwen Stacy, Brooklyn’s full-time, friendly neighborhood Spider-Man is catapulted across the Multiverse, where he encounters the Spider Society, a team of Spider-People charged with protecting the Multiverse’s very existence. But when the heroes clash on how to handle a new threat, Miles finds himself pitted against the other Spiders and must set out on his own to save those he loves most.

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.

Acting

2025
Zootopia 2
2025
The Accountant²
2025
The Fish Thief: A Great Lakes Mystery
2024
Red One
2024
Juror #2
2024
Saturday Night
2024
The Union
2024
You Can't Run Forever
2023
The Venture Bros.: Radiant Is the Blood of the Baboon Heart
2023
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
2023
Rally Road Racers
2023
Little Brother
2023
One Day as a Lion
2022
Rivals: Ohio State vs. Michigan
2022
Prophets of Change
2022
Hopper: An American Love Story
2022
Glorious
2022
Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers
2022
Night Sky
2022
Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home
2022
Marmaduke
2021
Spider-Man: No Way Home
2021
Being the Ricardos
2021
National Champions
2021
Ghostbusters: Afterlife
2021
Seal Team
2021
Venom: Let There Be Carnage
2021
The Tomorrow War
2021
Ride the Eagle
2021
Rushing or Dragging
2021
Zack Snyder's Justice League
2020
Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens
2020
Die Hart
2020
Palm Springs
2020
Defending Jacob
2019
Klaus
2019
21 Bridges
2019
3 Days with Dad
2019
Spider-Man: Far From Home
2019
Fanboy
2018
Drug$
2018
The Front Runner
2018
Detroit: Comeback City
2018
A Boy Called Sailboat
2018
The Boxcar Children: Surprise Island
2017
Father Figures
2017
Counterpart
2017
I'm Not Here
2017
Justice League
2017
The Bachelors
2017
The Snowman
2017
Renegades
2017
The Black Ghiandola
2017
All Nighter
2017
Punching Henry
2016
Patriots Day
2016
La La Land
2016
The Accountant
2016
The Late Bloomer
2016
Rock Dog
2016
The Meddler
2016
Kung Fu Panda 3
2015
Worlds Apart
2015
O.W.C.A. Files
2015
Major Lazer
2015
What Lives Inside
2014
Whiplash
2014
Ava & Lala
2014
Wild Hawaii
2014
The Boxcar Children
2014
The Rewrite
2014
Murder of a Cat
2014
Growing Up Fisher
2013
LEGO MARVEL Super Heroes: Maximum Overload
2013
Family Tools
2012
The Legend of Korra
2012
Marvel's Ultimate Spider-Man
2011
Desert Car Kings
2010
Megamind
2005
The Closer
2004
The D.A.
1997
Oz

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