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J.K. Simmons

J.K. Simmons

Actor · born 9 January 1955 · 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).

Where to start: Whiplash (2014).

As actor 152

TV shows 56

Frequently asked questions

What is the best J.K. Simmons movie?

By viewer score, Whiplash (2014) at 8.4/10.

What are J.K. Simmons’s most popular movies?

Spider-Man: No Way Home, Spider-Man, Zootopia.

How many movies has J.K. Simmons made?

152 films on TMDB, 152 as actor.

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