J. K. Simmons

Jonathan Kimble "J. K." Simmons (born January 9, 1955) is an American actor. He played Emil Skoda in Law & Order, J. Jonah Jameson in Spider-Man, Spider-Man 2, Spider-Man 3 and in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Mac MacGruff in Juno, Terence Fletcher in Whiplash and Commissioner Gordon in Justice League.

He also voiced Tenzin in The Legend of Korra between 2012 and 2014.

Simmons was born in Detroit, Michigan. He was raised in Columbus, Ohio and in Missoula, Montana. Simmons studied at the University of Montana originally to be a composer. He married Michelle Schumacher in 1996. They have three children. He won a Golden Globe Award and an Academy Award for his role in Whiplash. In 2022, he was nominated for another Academy Award for his role as William Frawley in Being the Ricardos.

Filmography

Film
 Year Title Role Director Notes Ref. 1994  Siskel Ted Demme  1994  Assistant Coach Michael RitchieCINEMA: Fast Pitch  Time 1996  Federal Marshal Hugh Wilson 1996 Extreme Measures Dr. Mingus Michael Apted 1997 Love Walked In Mr. Shulman Juan José Campanella 1997 Crossing Fields Guy 1997  FBI Agent Timothy I. Witherspoon Michael Caton-Jones 1997 Anastasia Don Bluth & Gary Goldman Ensemble and vocals 1998 Celebrity Souvenir Hawker Woody Allen 1998 Above Freezing Hoyd 1999 Hit and Runway Ray Tilman Christopher Livingston 1999  Ray Kendall Lasse HallströmEbert, Roger (December 17, 1999). "The Cider House Rules" . Roger Ebert/Chicago Sun-Times. 1999 For Love of the Game Frank Perry Sam Raimi 1999 I Lost My M in Vegas Yellow (voice) Short film 2000 Autumn in New York Dr. Tom Grandy Joan Chen 2000  Sheriff Pearl Johnson Sam Raimi 2001  Ted Slocum Gore Verbinski"From adulterous mob boss to gay hit man: Tough-guy Gandolfini praised for The Mexican" (March 8, 2001) Edmonton Journal  2002 Spider-Man J. Jonah Jameson Sam Raimi 2003 Disposal Older Hunter Short film 2003 Off the Map George Campbell Scott 2004 Hidalgo Buffalo Bill Cody Joe JohnstonRoger Ebert, "HIDALGO" , Chicago Sun-Times, March 5, 2004 2004  Garth Pancake Joel CoenEthan Coen 2004 Spider-Man 2 J. Jonah Jameson Sam Raimi 2005 Thank You for Smoking B. R. Jason Reitman 2005 Pom Poko Seizaemon (voice) Isao Takahata English dub 2005 Harsh Times Agent Richards David AyerHarsh Times page, rottentomatoes.com, (see consensus). 2006 First Snow Vacaro Mark Fergus 2006  Jacobson Michael Polish 2007 Spider-Man 3 J. Jonah Jameson Sam Raimi 2007 Postal Candidate Welles Uwe Boll 2007 Juno Mac MacGuff Jason Reitman 2007 Rendition Lee Mayer Gavin Hood 2008 Burn After Reading CIA Superior Joel CoenEthan Coen 2009  Donald Sinclaire Lee Toland Krieger 2009 New in Town Stu Kopenhafer Jonas Elmer 2009  Sergeant Mitchell John Carter 2009 Red Sands Lt. Col. Arson Alex Turner 2009 I Love You, Man Oswald Klaven John Hamburg 2009 Aliens in the Attic Skip (voice) John SchultzJosh Peck Heads Out Of This World For Ashley Tisdale's Sci-Fi Flick 'Upstairs'  MTV. Retrieved March 4, 2009.  2009 Post Grad Roy Davies Vicky JensonEbert, Roger."Post Grad" (review) , Chicago Sun-Times, August 19, 2009 2009 Extract Brian Mike Judge 2009 Up in the Air Bob Jason Reitman 2009 Jennifer's Body Mr. Wroblewski Karyn Kusama 2010 4192: The Crowning of the Hit King Narrator Terry Lukemire 2010 Crazy on the Outside Ed Tim Allen 2010  Mr. Jones Marilyn Agrelo  2010  Uncle Pal Jonathan Sobol  2010 Megamind Warden (voice) Tom McGrath 2010 Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore Gruff K-9 (voice) Brad Peyton 2010 True Grit Lawyer J. Noble Daggett (voice)  Joel CoenEthan Coen Uncredited 2011  Henry Sawyer Jim Kohlberg 2011 The Good Doctor Detective Krauss Lance Daly 2011 Blackstone Detective Burke Short film 2011 Young Adult Mavis' Publisher (voice) Jason Reitman Uncredited 2012 The Words Mr. Jansen Brian Klugman & Lee Sternthal 2012 Contraband Captain Redmond Camp Baltasar Kormákur 2013 Whiplash Band Teacher Short film 2013 3 Geezers! J Kimball Michelle Schumacher 2013 Jobs Arthur Rock Joshua Michael Stern 2013 Labor Day Mr. Jervis Jason Reitman 2013 Dark Skies Edwin Pollard Scott Stewart 2013 The Heeler Roscoe Short film 2013 The Magic Bracelet The Shaman Short film 2014 Whiplash Terence Fletcher Damien Chazelle 2014 Barefoot Dr. Bertleman Andrew Fleming 2014 Break Point Jack Jay Karas 2014 The Boxcar Children Dr. Moore (voice) Daniel Chuba, Mark A.Z. Dippé, & Kyungho Jo 2014 Murder of a Cat Sheriff Hoyle Gillian Greene 2014 The Rewrite Dr. Lerner Marc Lawrence 2014 Men, Women & Children Mr. Doss Jason Reitman 2014 Ava & Lala General Tiger (voice) 2015 Terminator Genisys Detective O'Brien Alan Taylor 2015 The Meddler Zipper Lorene Scafaria  2015 Worlds Apart Sebastian Christoforos Papakaliatis   2016 Kung Fu Panda 3 Kai (voice) Jennifer Yuh Nelson & Alessandro Carloni 2016 Zootopia Mayor Lionheart (voice) Byron Howard, Rich Moore, & Jared Bush 2016 April and the Extraordinary World Rodrigue (voice) Christian Desmares & Franck Ekinci English dub 2016 And Punching the Clown Jay Warren Gregori Viens 2016 The Accountant Ray King Gavin O'Connor Post-production 2016 Rock Dog Khampa (voice) Ash Brannon Post-production 2016 The Runaround Mr. Gallo Gavin Wiesen Post-production  2016 La La Land Boss Damien Chazelle Post-production  2016 The Late Bloomer James Newmans Kevin Pollak Post-production  2016 Bastards TBA Lawrence Sher Post-production  2016 Patriots Day Sgt. Jeffrey Puglies Peter Berg Filming  2017 The Lake TBA Steven Quale Post-production 2017 The Bachelors Bill Palet Kurt Voelker Post-production  2017 The Snowman Arve Støp Tomas Alfredson Post-production  2017 Justice League Commissioner James Gordon Zack Snyder 

Television
 Year Title Role Notes 1986 Popeye Doyle Patrolman in Park Television film 1994 Law & Order Jerry Luppin Episode: "Sanctuary" 1995 New York News Episode: "Welcome Back Cotter" 1995  Barber Dan Episode: "Saturday" 1996 Homicide: Life on the Street Col. Alexander Rausch Episode: "For God and Country" 1996 Swift Justice Mel Turman Episode: "Stones" 1996, 1998 New York Undercover Sgt. Treadway / Dr. Emil Skoda 2 episodes 1997 Face Down Herb Aames Television film 1997 Spin City Kevin Travis Episode: "Hot in the City" 1997–2003 Oz Vernon Schillinger 56 episodes 1997–2010 Law & Order Dr. Emil Skoda 45 episodes 1998 Remember WENN Captain Amazon Episode: "All's Noisy on the Pittsburgh Front" 1999 Saturday Night Live Vernon Schillinger Episode: "Jerry Seinfeld/David Bowie" 2000 Third Watch Frank Hagonon Episode: "Demolition Derby" 2000–2001 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Dr. Emil Skoda 6 episodes 2002 Path to War CIA Briefer Television film 2002 Law & Order: Criminal Intent Dr. Emil Skoda Episode: "Crazy" 2002 Homeward Bound Jim Ashton Pilot 2003 John Doe Lucas Doya Episode: "The Rising" 2003 Everwood Phil Drebbles Episode: "Burden of Truth" 2004 3: The Dale Earnhardt Story Ralph Earnhardt Television film 2004 ER Gus Loomer Episode: "Impulse Control" 2004 The D.A. Dep. Dist. Atty. Joe Carter 2 episodes 2004 Without a Trace Mark Wilson Episode: "Two Families" 2004  Ron Stalsukilis Episode: "Last Rites" 2004 Nip/Tuck Ike Connors Episode: "Kimber Henry" 2004–2006 Justice League Unlimited General Wade Eiling (voice) 5 episodes 2005 Arrested Development General Anderson Episode: "Switch Hitter" 2005 Jack & Bobby Cyrus Miller Episode: "Running Scared" 2005 Numb3rs Dr. Clarence Weaver Episode: "Vector" 2005–2012  Assistant Chief Will Pope 109 episodes 2006  Harry Ravitch Episode: "Duck and Cover" 2006–2007  Tabloid Editor (voice) 2 episodes 2007 Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee James McLaughlin Television film 2007 Queens Supreme Ernest Fingerman Episode: "Let's Make a Deal" 2007 Kim Possible Martin Smarty (voice) 3 episodes 2007–2011 American Dad! Judge / McCreary (voices) 3 episodes 2008, 2014–2015 Phineas and Ferb J.B. / Napoleon (voices) 3 episodes 2008 Ben 10: Alien Force Magister Ghilhil (voice) Episode: "Darkstar Rising" 2009  Poseidon / Captain (voices) 4 episodes 2009–2010 Party Down Leonard Stiltskin 2 episodes 2010 The Life & Times of Tim O'Flaherty Sr. (voice) Episode: "Stu is Good at Something" 2010 Batman: The Brave and the Bold Evil Star (voice) Episode: "Revenge of the Reach!" 2010 Ben 10: Ultimate Alien Magister Ghilhil (voice) Episode: "Escape From Aggregor" 2010–2013 Generator Rex White Knight (voice) 34 episodes 2011 NTSF:SD:SUV:: Frank Forrest Episode: "One Cabeza, Two Cabeza, Three Cabeza... DEAD!" 2011 Raising Hope Bruce Chance Episode: "The Cultish Personality" 2011 Desert Car Kings Narrator 10 episodes 2011–2013 Pound Puppies Lieutenant Rock / Mr. Withers (voices) 2 episodes 2011–2014 Robot Chicken Vern Schillinger / Master Chief (voices) 2 episodes 2012 Best Friends Forever Don Episode: "Put a Pin It" 2012 Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes J. Jonah Jameson (voice) Episode: "Along Came a Spider" 2012 The Venture Bros. Ben (voice) Episode: "A Very Venture Halloween" 2012–2014  Tenzin (voice) 41 episodes 2012–present Ultimate Spider-Man J. Jonah Jameson (voice) 39 episodes 2012–2014 Men at Work P. J. Jordan 5 episodes 2013 Lego Marvel Super Heroes: Maximum Overload J. Jonah Jameson (voice) Television special 2013 Parks and Recreation Mayor Stice Episode: "Partridge" 2013 Family Tools Tony Shea 10 episodes 2013–2015 Avengers Assemble J. Jonah Jameson (voice) 5 episodes 2013–2015 Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H. J. Jonah Jameson (voice) 10 episodes 2014 Growing Up Fisher Mel Fisher 13 episodes 2014 Chozen Gary Cullens (voice) Episode: "Family Weekend (or How Gary Got His Groove Back)" 2014–2020 BoJack Horseman Lennie Turtletaub (voice) 13 episodes 2015 Saturday Night Live Host Episode: "J.K. Simmons/D'Angelo" 2015–present Major Lazer President Whitewall (voice) 9 episodes 2015–2016 Gravity Falls Ford Pines (voice) 7 episodes 2016 Archer Detective Harris (voice) 4 episodes 2016 Counterpart Howard Silk

Theatre
 Year Title Role Ref. 1987 Birds of Paradise Andy 1990 A Change in the Heir Edwin 1991 Peter Pan Captain Hook / Mr. Darling 1992 Guys and Dolls Benny Southstreet 1993 Laughter on the 23rd Floor Brian 1994 Das Barbecii Various characters

Video games
 Year Title Voice role Ref. 2000 M&M's: The Lost Formulas Yellow Peanut 2007 Spider-Man 3 J. Jonah Jameson 2008 Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 President Howard T. Ackerman 2011 Portal 2 Cave Johnson 2014 The Legend of Korra Tenzin 2015 Lego Dimensions Cave Johnson

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