J.K. Simmons

J.K. Simmons Movies and TV Shows

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.

Personal info

  • Gender: Male
  • Date of birth: 1/9/1955 (69 years old)
  • Place of birth: Detroit, Michigan, USA
  • nationality: American
  • height: 1.78 m
  • Net worth: $16,000,000
Year
Genre
IMDB
TMDB
Available on the following streaming services in the United States
2023

Action

Adventure

Animation

Comedy

7.9
71%
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
IMDB 8.6
TMDB 84%
role:
J. Jonah Jameson (voice)
2023

Action

Adventure

Animation

Comedy

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

8.6
84%
Rally Road Racers
IMDB 5.2
TMDB 74%
role:
Gnash (voice)
2023

Animation

Comedy

Family

5.2
74%
One Day as a Lion
IMDB 5.1
TMDB 62%
role:
Walter Boggs
2023

Action

Crime

Thriller

5.1
62%
Glorious
IMDB 5.6
TMDB 59%
role:
Ghat (voice)
2022

Comedy

Horror

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

5.6
59%
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Night Sky
IMDB 7.3
TMDB 73%
role:
Franklin York
2022

Drama

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

7.3
73%
Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers
IMDB 7.0
TMDB 71%
role:
Captain Putty (voice)
2022

Adventure

Animation

Comedy

Family

Mystery

7.0
71%
Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home
IMDB 6.5
TMDB 70%
role:
Self (archive footage)
Not available
2022

Documentary

6.5
70%
Not available
Marmaduke
IMDB 3.5
TMDB 55%
role:
Zeus (voice)
2022

Animation

Comedy

Family

3.5
55%
Spider-Man: No Way Home
IMDB 8.2
TMDB 80%
role:
J. Jonah Jameson
2021

Action

Adventure

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

8.2
80%
Being the Ricardos
IMDB 6.5
TMDB 66%
role:
William Frawley
2021

Drama

History

6.5
66%
National Champions
IMDB 5.7
TMDB 70%
role:
Coach James Lazor
2021

Drama

5.7
70%
2021

Comedy

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

7.0
74%
Seal Team
IMDB 5.6
TMDB 71%
role:
Claggart (voice)
2021

Animation

Comedy

Family

5.6
71%
Venom: Let There Be Carnage
IMDB 5.9
TMDB 68%
role:
J. Jonah Jameson (uncredited) & 2 more
2021

Action

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

5.9
68%
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2021

Comedy

Drama

6.3
65%
The Tomorrow War
IMDB 6.6
TMDB 79%
role:
James Forester & 1 more
2021

Action

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.6
79%
Invincible
IMDB 8.7
TMDB 87%
role:
Nolan Grayson / Omni-Man (voice)
Not available
2021

Action

Adventure

Animation

Drama

8.7
87%
Not available
Zack Snyder's Justice League
IMDB 7.9
TMDB 82%
role:
Commissioner James Gordon
2021

Action

Adventure

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

7.9
82%
2020

Comedy

Mystery

Romance

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

7.4
73%
Defending Jacob
IMDB 7.8
TMDB 83%
role:
Billy Barber
Not available
2020

Crime

Drama

Mystery

7.8
83%
Not available
Klaus
IMDB 8.2
TMDB 83%
role:
Klaus (voice)
2019

Adventure

Animation

Comedy

Family

8.2
83%
21 Bridges
IMDB 6.6
TMDB 68%
role:
Captain Matt McKenna
2019

Action

Crime

Drama

6.6
68%
Spider-Man: Far From Home
IMDB 7.4
TMDB 74%
role:
J. Jonah Jameson
2019

Action

Adventure

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

7.4
74%
The Front Runner
IMDB 6.1
TMDB 59%
role:
Bill Dixon
2018

Drama

History

6.1
59%
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2018

Comedy

Drama

Family

6.7
69%
Father Figures
IMDB 5.5
TMDB 58%
role:
Ronald Hunt
2017

Comedy

5.5
58%
Counterpart
IMDB 8.0
TMDB 74%
role:
Howard Silk
2017

Drama

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

8.0
74%
I'm Not Here
IMDB 5.6
TMDB 62%
role:
Steve
2017

Drama

5.6
62%
Justice League
IMDB 6.1
TMDB 61%
role:
Commissioner James Gordon
2017

Action

Adventure

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.1
61%
The Bachelors
IMDB 6.8
TMDB 71%
role:
Bill Ponder
2017

Comedy

Drama

6.8
71%
The Snowman
IMDB 5.2
TMDB 52%
role:
Arve Støp
2017

Crime

Thriller

5.2
52%
2017

Action

Thriller

5.5
57%
All Nighter
IMDB 5.8
TMDB 58%
role:
Mr. Gallo
2017

Comedy

5.8
58%
Punching Henry
IMDB 5.8
TMDB 60%
role:
Jay Warren
2017

Comedy

5.8
60%
Patriots Day
IMDB 7.3
TMDB 70%
role:
Sgt. Jeffrey Pugliese
2016

Action

Crime

Drama

History

Thriller

7.3
70%
La La Land
IMDB 8.0
TMDB 79%
role:
Bill
2016

Comedy

Drama

Music

Romance

8.0
79%
The Accountant
IMDB 7.3
TMDB 70%
role:
Ray King
2016

Crime

Drama

Thriller

7.3
70%
Goliath
IMDB 8.1
TMDB 77%
role:
George Zax
2016

Crime

Drama

8.1
77%
The Late Bloomer
IMDB 5.2
TMDB 54%
role:
James Newmans
2016

Comedy

Drama

Romance

5.2
54%
Rock Dog
IMDB 5.9
TMDB 61%
role:
Khampa (voice)
2016

Adventure

Animation

Comedy

Family

Music

5.9
61%
The Meddler
IMDB 6.3
TMDB 59%
role:
Randall Zipper
2016

Comedy

Drama

6.3
59%
Zootopia
IMDB 8.0
TMDB 77%
role:
Mayor Leodore Lionheart (voice)
2016

Adventure

Animation

Comedy

Family

8.0
77%
Kung Fu Panda 3
IMDB 7.1
TMDB 69%
role:
Kai (voice)
2016

Action

Adventure

Animation

Comedy

Family

7.1
69%
Worlds Apart
IMDB 7.4
TMDB 65%
role:
Sebastian
2015

Drama

Romance

7.4
65%
Terminator Genisys
IMDB 6.3
TMDB 59%
role:
O'Brien & 1 more
2015

Action

Adventure

Thriller

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.3
59%
Men, Women & Children
IMDB 6.6
TMDB 65%
role:
Allison's Dad
2014

Comedy

Drama

6.6
65%
Whiplash
IMDB 8.5
TMDB 84%
role:
Terence Fletcher
2014

Drama

Music

8.5
84%
The Rewrite
IMDB 6.3
TMDB 60%
role:
Dr. Hal Lerner
2014

Comedy

Romance

6.3
60%
Murder of a Cat
IMDB 5.3
TMDB 51%
role:
Sheriff Frank Hoyle & 1 more
2014

Comedy

Mystery

Thriller

5.3
51%
2014

Comedy

6.0
58%
Growing Up Fisher
IMDB 7.5
TMDB 63%
role:
Mel Fisher
Not available
2014

Comedy

7.5
63%
Not available
Barefoot
IMDB 6.5
TMDB 66%
role:
Dr. Bertleman
2014

Comedy

Drama

Romance

6.5
66%
Labor Day
IMDB 6.9
TMDB 70%
role:
Mr. Jervis
2013

Drama

6.9
70%
Jobs
IMDB 6.0
TMDB 61%
role:
Arthur Rock
2013

Drama

History

6.0
61%
3 Geezers!
IMDB 3.3
TMDB 44%
role:
J. Kimball
Not available
2013

Comedy

3.3
44%
Not available
Dark Skies
IMDB 6.3
TMDB 63%
role:
Edwin Pollard
2013

Horror

Thriller

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.3
63%
Whiplash
IMDB 7.8
TMDB 79%
role:
Fletcher
Not available
2013

Drama

Music

7.8
79%
Not available
The Words
IMDB 7.0
TMDB 66%
role:
Mr. Jansen
2012

Drama

Thriller

7.0
66%
The Legend of Korra
IMDB 8.3
TMDB 83%
role:
Tenzin (voice)
2012

Action

Adventure

Animation

Drama

Family

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

8.3
83%
Marvel's Ultimate Spider-Man
IMDB 7.2
TMDB 77%
role:
J. Jonah Jameson (voice)
Not available
2012

Action

Adventure

Animation

Comedy

7.2
77%
Not available
Contraband
IMDB 6.4
TMDB 63%
role:
Captain Camp
2012

Action

Crime

Drama

Thriller

6.4
63%
Young Adult
IMDB 6.3
TMDB 57%
role:
Mavis' Publisher (voice - uncredited)
2011

Comedy

Drama

6.3
57%
The Good Doctor
IMDB 5.5
TMDB 62%
role:
Detective Krauss
2011

Drama

Mystery

Thriller

5.5
62%
2011

Drama

7.5
74%
True Grit
IMDB 7.6
TMDB 73%
role:
J. Noble Daggett (voice)
2010

Adventure

Drama

Western

7.6
73%
Megamind
IMDB 7.3
TMDB 70%
role:
Warden (voice)
2010

Action

Animation

Comedy

Family

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

7.3
70%
An Invisible Sign
IMDB 5.3
TMDB 52%
role:
Mr. Jones
2010

Comedy

Drama

Family

Romance

5.3
52%
2010

Comedy

Drama

6.3
63%
Nikita
IMDB 7.7
TMDB 73%
role:
Donald Sinclaire
2010

Action

Adventure

Drama

7.7
73%
2010

Action

Adventure

Comedy

Family

Mystery

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

4.3
52%
2010

Comedy

Romance

5.5
52%
Jennifer's Body
IMDB 5.5
TMDB 58%
role:
Mr. Wroblewski
2009

Comedy

Horror

5.5
58%
2009

Drama

Romance

7.4
68%
Extract
IMDB 6.1
TMDB 58%
role:
Brian
2009

Comedy

6.1
58%
Post Grad
IMDB 5.3
TMDB 50%
role:
Roy Davies
2009

Comedy

Drama

5.3
50%
Aliens in the Attic
IMDB 5.4
TMDB 56%
role:
Skip (voice)
2009

Adventure

Comedy

Family

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

5.4
56%
I Love You, Man
IMDB 7.0
TMDB 65%
role:
Oswald Klaven
2009

Comedy

Romance

7.0
65%
Red Sands
IMDB 4.2
TMDB 45%
role:
Lt. Col. Arson
2009

Action

Horror

War & Politics

4.2
45%
The Way of War
IMDB 3.2
TMDB 37%
role:
Sergeant Mitchell
2009

Action

Thriller

3.2
37%
New in Town
IMDB 5.7
TMDB 58%
role:
Stu Kopenhafer
2009

Comedy

Romance

5.7
58%
Burn After Reading
IMDB 7.0
TMDB 66%
role:
CIA Superior
2008

Comedy

Drama

7.0
66%
Juno
IMDB 7.4
TMDB 70%
role:
Mac MacGuff
2007

Comedy

Drama

Romance

7.4
70%
Rendition
IMDB 6.8
TMDB 65%
role:
Lee Mayer
2007

Drama

Thriller

6.8
65%
Postal
IMDB 4.5
TMDB 45%
role:
Candidate Welles
2007

Action

Comedy

4.5
45%
2007

Drama

History

TV Movie

Western

7.1
65%
Spider-Man 3
IMDB 6.3
TMDB 64%
role:
J. Jonah Jameson
2007

Action

Adventure

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.3
64%
2006

Adventure

Comedy

Drama

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.3
63%
First Snow
IMDB 6.2
TMDB 63%
role:
Vacaro
2006

Drama

Thriller

6.2
63%
Harsh Times
IMDB 6.8
TMDB 64%
role:
Agent Richards
2005

Action

Crime

Drama

Thriller

6.8
64%
2005

Comedy

Drama

7.5
72%
Spider-Man 2
IMDB 7.5
TMDB 73%
role:
J. Jonah Jameson
2004

Action

Adventure

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

7.5
73%
The Ladykillers
IMDB 6.2
TMDB 61%
role:
Garth Pancake
2004

Comedy

Crime

Thriller

6.2
61%
Hidalgo
IMDB 6.7
TMDB 68%
role:
Buffalo Bill Cody
2004

Action

Adventure

Western

6.7
68%
Spider-Man
IMDB 7.4
TMDB 73%
role:
J. Jonah Jameson
2002

Action

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

7.4
73%
The Mexican
IMDB 6.1
TMDB 59%
role:
Ted Slocum
2001

Action

Comedy

Crime

Romance

6.1
59%
Autumn in New York
IMDB 5.6
TMDB 61%
role:
Dr. Tom Grandy
2000

Drama

Romance

5.6
61%
The Gift
IMDB 6.7
TMDB 64%
role:
Sheriff Pearl Johnson
2000

Drama

Horror

Mystery

Thriller

6.7
64%
The Cider House Rules
IMDB 7.4
TMDB 70%
role:
Ray Kendall
1999

Drama

7.4
70%
For Love of the Game
IMDB 6.6
TMDB 65%
role:
Frank Perry
1999

Drama

Romance

6.6
65%
Celebrity
IMDB 6.3
TMDB 60%
role:
Souvenir Hawker
1998

Comedy

Drama

6.3
60%
Anastasia
IMDB 7.1
TMDB 76%
role:
Ensemble and Character Vocals (voice)
1997

Animation

Family

7.1
76%
The Jackal
IMDB 6.4
TMDB 63%
role:
FBI Agent T. I. Witherspoon
1997

Action

Adventure

Crime

Thriller

6.4
63%
Oz
IMDB 8.7
TMDB 81%
role:
Vernon Schillinger
1997

Crime

Drama

8.7
81%
Extreme Measures
IMDB 6.2
TMDB 59%
role:
Dr. Mingus
1996

Drama

Thriller

6.2
59%
The First Wives Club
IMDB 6.4
TMDB 67%
role:
Federal Marshall
1996

Comedy

6.4
67%
The Scout
IMDB 5.4
TMDB 52%
role:
Assistant Coach
1994

Comedy

5.4
52%
The Ref
IMDB 6.9
TMDB 65%
role:
Siskel
1994

Comedy

6.9
65%

FAQs

Some movies or TV shows available in the United States starring or involving J.K. Simmons are, for example, The Venture Bros.: Radiant Is the Blood of the Baboon Heart, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse and Rally Road Racers.
The streaming services with the largest selection are Amazon, Prime Video and iTunes.
The best Anystream ratings are Whiplash (8.5), Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (8.5) and Oz (8.4).
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