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J.K. Simmons
J.K. Simmons
Fødselsdag: 1955-01-09
Fødested: Detroit, Michigan, USA
Biografi: 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.
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6.6
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Komedie
Detektiv
Drama
The First Wives Club
6.7
The First Wives Club, 1996
Komedie
Extreme Measures
6.0
Extreme Measures, 1996
Drama
Thriller
The Jackal
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Action
Thriller
Eventyr
Detektiv
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6.0
Celebrity, 1998
Drama
Komedie
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7.0
The Cider House Rules, 1999
Drama
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6.5
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Drama
Romantik
The Gift
6.4
The Gift, 2000
Gys
Drama
Thriller
Mysterium
The Mexican
5.9
The Mexican, 2001
Action
Komedie
Detektiv
Romantik
Spider-Man
7.3
Spider-Man, 2002
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Sci-Fi
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7.3
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Eventyr
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6.1
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Komedie
Detektiv
Thriller
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6.8
Hidalgo, 2004
Western
Eventyr
Action
Thank You for Smoking
7.2
Thank You for Smoking, 2005
Komedie
Drama
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6.4
Harsh Times, 2005
Detektiv
Drama
Thriller
Action
Spider-Man 3
6.4
Spider-Man 3, 2007
Action
Eventyr
Sci-Fi
Juno
7.1
Juno, 2007
Komedie
Drama
Romantik
Rendition
6.4
Rendition, 2007
Drama
Thriller
The Astronaut Farmer
6.2
The Astronaut Farmer, 2007
Sci-Fi
Eventyr
Komedie
Drama
Burn After Reading
6.6
Burn After Reading, 2008
Komedie
Drama
Jennifer's Body
5.9
Jennifer's Body, 2009
Gys
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5.7
Aliens in the Attic, 2009
Eventyr
Komedie
Fantasy
Sci-Fi
Up in the Air
6.9
Up in the Air, 2009
Drama
Romantik
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6.6
I Love You, Man, 2009
Komedie
Romantik
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5.8
Extract, 2009
Komedie
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5.8
New in Town, 2009
Komedie
Romantik
Megamind
7.0
Megamind, 2010
Animation
Action
Komedie
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True Grit
7.3
True Grit, 2010
Drama
Eventyr
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5.2
Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore, 2010
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Komedie
Fantasy
Action
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5.8
Young Adult, 2011
Komedie
Drama
The Good Doctor
6.2
The Good Doctor, 2011
Drama
Thriller
Mysterium
Contraband
6.3
Contraband, 2012
Thriller
Action
Drama
Detektiv
The Words
6.7
The Words, 2012
Drama
Thriller
Jobs
6.1
Jobs, 2013
Drama
Historisk
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7.0
Labor Day, 2013
Drama
Whiplash
7.8
Whiplash, 2013
Drama
Dark Skies
6.3
Dark Skies, 2013
Sci-Fi
Thriller
Gys
Whiplash
8.4
Whiplash, 2014
Drama
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6.5
Men, Women & Children, 2014
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6.0
The Rewrite, 2014
Romantik
Komedie
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6.6
Barefoot, 2014
Komedie
Drama
Romantik
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5.9
Terminator Genisys, 2015
Sci-Fi
Action
Thriller
Eventyr
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7.0
April and the Extraordinary World, 2015
Thriller
Eventyr
Animation
Komedie
Fantasy
Sci-Fi
Kung Fu Panda 3
6.9
Kung Fu Panda 3, 2016
Action
Eventyr
Animation
Komedie
Zootopia
7.7
Zootopia, 2016
Animation
Eventyr
Komedie
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7.9
La La Land, 2016
Komedie
Drama
Romantik
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7.1
The Accountant, 2016
Detektiv
Thriller
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6.2
Rock Dog, 2016
Eventyr
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Komedie
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7.0
Patriots Day, 2016
Action
Detektiv
Drama
Historisk
Thriller
The Late Bloomer
5.4
The Late Bloomer, 2016
Komedie
Drama
Romantik
The Meddler
5.9
The Meddler, 2016
Komedie
Drama
Justice League
6.1
Justice League, 2017
Action
Eventyr
Sci-Fi
The Snowman
5.2
The Snowman, 2017
Detektiv
Thriller
Renegades
5.6
Renegades, 2017
Thriller
Action
Father Figures
5.8
Father Figures, 2017
Komedie
All Nighter
5.7
All Nighter, 2017
Komedie
Drama
The Front Runner
5.9
The Front Runner, 2018
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Historisk
Spider-Man: Far From Home
7.4
Spider-Man: Far From Home, 2019
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Eventyr
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6.8
21 Bridges, 2019
Detektiv
Action
Drama
Klaus
8.2
Klaus, 2019
Animation
Eventyr
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7.3
Palm Springs, 2020
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Romantik
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8.0
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7.6
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8.2
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6.8
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7.4
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7.0
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6.5
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8.4
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