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J.K. Simmons
J.K. Simmons
Birthday: 1955-01-09
Place of Birth: Detroit, Michigan, USA
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.
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The Ref
6.6
The Ref, 1994
Comedy
Detective
Drama
The First Wives Club
6.7
The First Wives Club, 1996
Comedy
Extreme Measures
6.0
Extreme Measures, 1996
Drama
Thriller
The Jackal
6.4
The Jackal, 1997
Action
Thriller
Adventure
Detective
Celebrity
6.0
Celebrity, 1998
Drama
Comedy
The Cider House Rules
7.0
The Cider House Rules, 1999
Drama
For Love of the Game
6.5
For Love of the Game, 1999
Drama
Romance
The Gift
6.4
The Gift, 2000
Horror
Drama
Thriller
Mystery
The Mexican
5.9
The Mexican, 2001
Action
Comedy
Detective
Romance
Spider-Man
7.3
Spider-Man, 2002
Action
Sci-Fi
Spider-Man 2
7.3
Spider-Man 2, 2004
Action
Adventure
Sci-Fi
The Ladykillers
6.1
The Ladykillers, 2004
Comedy
Detective
Thriller
Hidalgo
6.8
Hidalgo, 2004
Western
Adventure
Action
Thank You for Smoking
7.2
Thank You for Smoking, 2005
Comedy
Drama
Harsh Times
6.4
Harsh Times, 2005
Detective
Drama
Thriller
Action
Spider-Man 3
6.4
Spider-Man 3, 2007
Action
Adventure
Sci-Fi
Juno
7.1
Juno, 2007
Comedy
Drama
Romance
Rendition
6.4
Rendition, 2007
Drama
Thriller
The Astronaut Farmer
6.2
The Astronaut Farmer, 2007
Sci-Fi
Adventure
Comedy
Drama
Burn After Reading
6.6
Burn After Reading, 2008
Comedy
Drama
Jennifer's Body
5.9
Jennifer's Body, 2009
Horror
Comedy
Aliens in the Attic
5.7
Aliens in the Attic, 2009
Adventure
Comedy
Fantasy
Sci-Fi
Up in the Air
6.9
Up in the Air, 2009
Drama
Romance
I Love You, Man
6.6
I Love You, Man, 2009
Comedy
Romance
Extract
5.8
Extract, 2009
Comedy
New in Town
5.8
New in Town, 2009
Comedy
Romance
Megamind
7.0
Megamind, 2010
Animation
Action
Comedy
Sci-Fi
True Grit
7.3
True Grit, 2010
Drama
Adventure
Western
Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore
5.2
Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore, 2010
Adventure
Comedy
Fantasy
Action
Animation
Young Adult
5.8
Young Adult, 2011
Comedy
Drama
The Good Doctor
6.2
The Good Doctor, 2011
Drama
Thriller
Mystery
Contraband
6.3
Contraband, 2012
Thriller
Action
Drama
Detective
The Words
6.7
The Words, 2012
Drama
Thriller
Jobs
6.1
Jobs, 2013
Drama
Historical
Labor Day
7.0
Labor Day, 2013
Drama
Whiplash
7.8
Whiplash, 2013
Drama
Dark Skies
6.3
Dark Skies, 2013
Sci-Fi
Thriller
Horror
Whiplash
8.4
Whiplash, 2014
Drama
Men, Women & Children
6.5
Men, Women & Children, 2014
Drama
Comedy
The Rewrite
6.0
The Rewrite, 2014
Romance
Comedy
Barefoot
6.6
Barefoot, 2014
Comedy
Drama
Romance
Terminator Genisys
5.9
Terminator Genisys, 2015
Sci-Fi
Action
Thriller
Adventure
April and the Extraordinary World
7.0
April and the Extraordinary World, 2015
Thriller
Adventure
Animation
Comedy
Fantasy
Sci-Fi
Kung Fu Panda 3
6.9
Kung Fu Panda 3, 2016
Action
Adventure
Animation
Comedy
Zootopia
7.7
Zootopia, 2016
Animation
Adventure
Comedy
La La Land
7.9
La La Land, 2016
Comedy
Drama
Romance
The Accountant
7.1
The Accountant, 2016
Detective
Thriller
Drama
Rock Dog
6.2
Rock Dog, 2016
Adventure
Animation
Comedy
Patriots Day
7.0
Patriots Day, 2016
Action
Detective
Drama
Historical
Thriller
The Late Bloomer
5.4
The Late Bloomer, 2016
Comedy
Drama
Romance
The Meddler
5.9
The Meddler, 2016
Comedy
Drama
Justice League
6.1
Justice League, 2017
Action
Adventure
Sci-Fi
The Snowman
5.2
The Snowman, 2017
Detective
Thriller
Renegades
5.6
Renegades, 2017
Thriller
Action
Father Figures
5.8
Father Figures, 2017
Comedy
All Nighter
5.7
All Nighter, 2017
Comedy
Drama
The Front Runner
5.9
The Front Runner, 2018
Drama
Historical
Spider-Man: Far From Home
7.4
Spider-Man: Far From Home, 2019
Action
Adventure
Sci-Fi
21 Bridges
6.8
21 Bridges, 2019
Detective
Action
Drama
Klaus
8.2
Klaus, 2019
Animation
Adventure
Comedy
Fantasy
Palm Springs
7.3
Palm Springs, 2020
Comedy
Romance
Sci-Fi
Spider-Man: No Way Home
8.0
Spider-Man: No Way Home, 2021
Action
Adventure
Sci-Fi
The Tomorrow War
7.6
The Tomorrow War, 2021
Action
Sci-Fi
Adventure
Zack Snyder's Justice League
8.2
Zack Snyder's Justice League, 2021
Action
Adventure
Fantasy
Venom: Let There Be Carnage
6.8
Venom: Let There Be Carnage, 2021
Sci-Fi
Action
Adventure
Ghostbusters: Afterlife
7.4
Ghostbusters: Afterlife, 2021
Fantasy
Comedy
Adventure
Seal Team
7.0
Seal Team, 2021
Animation
Being the Ricardos
6.5
Being the Ricardos, 2021
Drama
Historical
Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers
7.0
Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers, 2022
Animation
Comedy
Adventure
Mystery
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
8.4
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, 2023
Animation
Action
Adventure
Sci-Fi