Spider-Man: No Way Home2021
As J. Jonah Jameson
TMDb 7.9 / 10
J.K. Simmons
Born
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.
Filmography (154)
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse2023
As J. Jonah Jameson (voice)
TMDb 8.3 / 10
Spider-Man2002
As J. Jonah Jameson
TMDb 7.4 / 10
Spider-Man 32007
As J. Jonah Jameson
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Spider-Man: Far From Home2019
As J. Jonah Jameson
TMDb 7.4 / 10
Whiplash2014
As Fletcher
TMDb 8.4 / 10
Zootopia2016
As Mayor Lionheart (voice)
TMDb 7.8 / 10
Red One2024
As Nick
TMDb 7.0 / 10
La La Land2016
As Bill
TMDb 7.9 / 10
The Accountant²2025
As Ray King
TMDb 7.1 / 10
Zack Snyder's Justice League2021
As Commissioner Gordon
TMDb 8.1 / 10
Justice League2017
As Commissioner Gordon
TMDb 6.1 / 10
Heart of the Beast2026
As Walter Boone
Terminator Genisys2015
As O'Brien
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Venom: Let There Be Carnage2021
As J. Jonah Jameson (uncredited)
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Ghostbusters: Afterlife2021
As Ivo Shandor
TMDb 7.3 / 10
Jennifer's Body2009
As Mr. Wroblewski
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Megamind2010
As Warden (voice)
TMDb 7.0 / 10
The Accountant2016
As Ray King
TMDb 7.1 / 10
The Tomorrow War2021
As James Forester
TMDb 7.5 / 10
Kung Fu Panda 32016
As Kai (voice)
TMDb 6.9 / 10
Spider-Man 22004
As J. Jonah Jameson
TMDb 7.3 / 10
Patriots Day2016
As Sgt. Jeffrey Pugliese
TMDb 7.1 / 10
The Jackal1997
As FBI Agent T. I. Witherspoon
TMDb 6.4 / 10
True Grit2010
As J. Noble Daggett (voice) (uncredited)
TMDb 7.3 / 10
Palm Springs2020
As Roy
TMDb 7.3 / 10
The Brink of War2026
As George Shultz
TMDb 7.1 / 10
Labor Day2013
As Mr. Jervis
TMDb 7.1 / 10
21 Bridges2019
As Captain Matt McKenna
TMDb 6.8 / 10
Klaus2019
As Klaus (voice)
TMDb 8.2 / 10
Burn After Reading2008
As CIA Superior
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Juror #22024
As Harold
TMDb 6.9 / 10
Up in the Air2009
As Bob
TMDb 6.9 / 10
The Snowman2017
As Arve Støp
TMDb 5.2 / 10
Juno2007
As Mac MacGuff
TMDb 7.1 / 10
Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers2022
As Captain Putty (voice)
TMDb 7.0 / 10
The Union2024
As Tom Brennan
TMDb 6.0 / 10
The Cider House Rules1999
As Ray Kendall
TMDb 7.1 / 10
I Love You, Man2009
As Oswald Klaven
TMDb 6.6 / 10
Punching Henry2017
As Jay Warren
TMDb 5.9 / 10
Contraband2012
As Captain Camp
TMDb 6.3 / 10
The Ladykillers2004
As Garth Pancake
TMDb 6.1 / 10
Dark Skies2013
As Edwin Pollard
TMDb 6.4 / 10
The First Wives Club1996
As Federal Marshall
TMDb 6.7 / 10
The Gift2000
As Sheriff Pearl Johnson
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Rock Dog2016
As Khampa (voice)
TMDb 6.3 / 10
For Love of the Game1999
As Frank Perry
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Men, Women & Children2014
As Allison's Dad
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Post Grad2009
As Roy Davies
TMDb 5.0 / 10
Celebrity1998
As Souvenir Hawker
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Harsh Times2005
As Agent Richards
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Hidalgo2004
As Buffalo Bill Cody
TMDb 6.9 / 10
Seal Team2021
As Claggart (voice)
TMDb 6.9 / 10
Young Adult2011
As Mavis' Publisher (voice) (uncredited)
TMDb 5.8 / 10
Extreme Measures1996
As Dr. Mingus
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Aliens in the Attic2009
As Skip (voice)
TMDb 5.7 / 10
Saturday Night2024
As Milton Berle
TMDb 6.7 / 10
The Mexican2001
As Ted
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Autumn in New York2000
As Dr. Tom Grandy
TMDb 6.1 / 10
Postal2007
As Candidate Welles
TMDb 4.7 / 10
The Good Doctor2011
As Detective Krauss
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Jobs2013
As Arthur Rock
TMDb 6.1 / 10
Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore2010
As Gruff K-9 (voice)
TMDb 5.2 / 10
Renegades2017
As Levin
TMDb 5.6 / 10
Glorious2022
As Ghat (voice)
TMDb 5.9 / 10
The Rewrite2014
As Hal Lerner
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Thank You for Smoking2005
As BR
TMDb 7.2 / 10
Father Figures2017
As Ronald Hunt
TMDb 5.8 / 10
Barefoot2014
As Dr. Bertleman
TMDb 6.7 / 10
The Venture Bros.: Radiant Is the Blood of the Baboon Heart2023
As Ben (voice)
TMDb 7.3 / 10
Rally Road Racers2023
As Gnash (voice)
TMDb 6.4 / 10
The Words2012
As Mr. Jansen
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Rendition2007
As Lee Mayer
TMDb 6.4 / 10
All Nighter2017
As Mr. Gallo
TMDb 5.7 / 10
The Meddler2016
As Randall Zipper
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Marmaduke2022
As Zeus (voice)
TMDb 5.0 / 10
Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home2022
As Self
TMDb 6.8 / 10
The Front Runner2018
As Bill Dixon
TMDb 5.9 / 10
One Day as a Lion2023
As Walter Boggs
TMDb 5.8 / 10
On the Set: Spider-Man 32007
As Self
The Bachelors2017
As Bill Palet
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Being the Ricardos2021
As William Frawley
TMDb 6.5 / 10
New in Town2009
As Stu Kopenhafer
TMDb 5.8 / 10
Whiplash2013
As Fletcher
TMDb 7.8 / 10
First Snow2006
As Vacaro
TMDb 6.1 / 10
Extract2009
As Brian
TMDb 5.9 / 10
Disposal
Disposal2003
As Older Hunter
TMDb 8.0 / 10
You Can't Run Forever2024
As Wade
TMDb 5.6 / 10
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee2007
As James McLaughlin
TMDb 6.5 / 10
The Astronaut Farmer2007
As Jacobson
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Path to War2003
As CIA Briefer
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Red Sands2009
As Lt. Col. Arson
TMDb 4.3 / 10
I'm Not Here2017
As Steve
TMDb 5.8 / 10
The Ref1994
As Siskel
TMDb 6.6 / 10
Monkey QuestRelease date TBA
As (voice)
The Scout1994
As Assistant Coach
TMDb 5.2 / 10
Ride the Eagle2021
As Carl
TMDb 6.2 / 10
The Late Bloomer2016
As James Newmans
TMDb 5.4 / 10
3 Geezers!2013
As J. Kimball
TMDb 3.9 / 10
Purgatory
Purgatory2026
As Father Malone
Worlds Apart2015
As Sebastian
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Break Point2014
As Jack
TMDb 5.8 / 10
Crossing Fields1998
As Guy
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Ben 10 / Generator Rex: Heroes United2011
As White Knight (voice)
TMDb 7.4 / 10
Hopper: An American Love Story2022
As Edward Hopper (voice)
TMDb 7.2 / 10
An Invisible Sign2010
As Mr. Jones
TMDb 5.2 / 10
The Boxcar Children2014
As Dr. Moore (voice)
TMDb 7.5 / 10
The Music Never Stopped2011
As Henry Sawyer
TMDb 7.2 / 10
Love Walked In1997
As Mr. Shulman
TMDb 4.8 / 10
O.W.C.A. Files2015
As Napoleon / Additional Voices (voice)
TMDb 7.5 / 10
Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens2020
As Orville
Crazy on the Outside2010
As Ed
TMDb 5.3 / 10
The Black Ghiandola2017
As Ralph Aceto
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Blackstone
Blackstone2011
As Detective Burke
TMDb 7.0 / 10
A Boy Called Sailboat2018
As Ernest
TMDb 6.6 / 10
Popeye Doyle1986
As Patrolman in Park
TMDb 4.4 / 10
The Way of War2009
As Sergeant Mitchell
TMDb 3.6 / 10
Off the Map2003
As George
TMDb 6.4 / 10
National Champions2021
As Coach James Lazor
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Murder of a Cat2014
As Sheriff Frank Hoyle
TMDb 5.0 / 10
Hit and Runway1999
As Ray Tilman
TMDb 4.7 / 10
Gravity Falls: Between the Pines2016
As Ford Pines (Voice)
TMDb 7.9 / 10
A Beginner's Guide to Endings2010
As Uncle Pal
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Spaceman2024
The Vicious Kind2009
As Donald Sinclaire
TMDb 6.2 / 10
The Prince
The PrinceRelease date TBA
Spider-Man 2: Making the Amazing2004
As Self
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Guys and Dolls: Off the Record1992
As Himself / Benny Southstreet
TMDb 8.5 / 10
3 Days with Dad2019
As Joey
TMDb 4.9 / 10
The Heeler
The Heeler2013
As Roscoe
TMDb 5.0 / 10
Above Freezing1998
As Hoyd
TMDb 7.5 / 10
The Thing That Hurts
The Thing That HurtsRelease date TBA
Broadway's Lost Treasures II2004
As Benny Southstreet (segment "Guys & Dolls")
TMDb 8.3 / 10
The Boxcar Children: Surprise Island2018
As Dr. Moore (voice)
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Starwater
Starwater2001
Face Down1997
As Herb Aames
TMDb 5.8 / 10
Drug$2018
As Narrator
TMDb 9.2 / 10
3: The Dale Earnhardt Story2004
As Ralph Earnhardt
TMDb 7.6 / 10
Fanboy2019
As J.K. / Frank Perry
4192: The Crowning of the Hit King2010
As Narrator (voice)
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Ava & Lala2014
As General Tiger (voice)
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Little Brother2025
As Warren Duffy
TMDb 5.9 / 10
Behind the ZirkoniansRelease date TBA
As Skip (voice)
Walt Whitman2008
As Narrator (voice)
TMDb 5.0 / 10
I Lost My M in Vegas1999
As Yellow (voice)
109 Billion FollowersRelease date TBA
As Reaper
Rivals: Ohio State vs. Michigan2022
As Narrator
Extract: Mike Judge's Secret Recipe2009
As Self
TMDb 3.0 / 10
Charlie Russell's Old West2020
As Narrator
Rushing or Dragging2021
As Terrence Fletcher (Archive Audio)
TMDb 7.5 / 10
Prophets of Change2022
As Narrator
The Magic Bracelet
The Magic Bracelet2013
As The Shaman
TMDb 5.0 / 10
Detroit: Comeback City2018
As Himself - Narrator
TMDb 8.0 / 10
The Fish Thief: A Great Lakes Mystery2025
As Narrator
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Filmography and biography: TMDb