Actor
J.K. Simmons
Born 9 January 1955 · Detroit, Michigan, USA
J.K. Simmons is an American character actor whose career spans more than 200 film and television roles since the mid-1980s. He is best known for playing J. Jonah Jameson in the Spider-Man films and the ferocious music teacher in Whiplash, which won him an Oscar.
Key films
Spider-Man (2002)
Introduced his scene-stealing J. Jonah Jameson, a role he reprised across sequels and later Marvel films.
Thank You for Smoking (2005)
Played the tobacco executive B.R. in a sharp satire, showcasing his comic authority.
Juno (2007)
Warm turn as the title character's father, showing his range beyond intimidating authority figures.
Whiplash (2014)
His career-defining role as the abusive instructor Terence Fletcher earned him the Academy Award.
Justice League (2017)
Played Commissioner James Gordon in the DC Extended Universe, adding to his superhero-film presence.
Key awards
- 2015 Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor (Whiplash)
- 2015 BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actor (Whiplash)
- 2015 Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture (Whiplash)
On Cinespective
Full filmography · 148
- 1986Popeye Doyle · as Patrolman in ParkActor
- 1992Guys and Dolls: Off the Record · as Himself / Benny SouthstreetActor
- 1994The Ref · as SiskelActor
- 1994The Scout · as Assistant CoachActor
- 1996The First Wives Club · as Federal MarshallActor
- 1996Extreme Measures · as Dr. MingusActor
- 1997The Jackal · as FBI Agent T. I. WitherspoonActor
- 1997Love Walked In · as Mr. ShulmanActor
- 1997Face Down · as Herb AamesActor
- 1998Celebrity · as Souvenir HawkerActor
- 1998Above Freezing · as HoydActor
- 1998Crossing Fields · as GuyActor
- 1999The Cider House Rules · as Ray KendallActor
- 1999For Love of the Game · as Frank PerryActor
- 1999Hit and Runway · as Ray TilmanActor
- 1999I Lost My M in Vegas · as Yellow (voice)Actor
- 2000The Gift · as Sheriff Pearl JohnsonActor
- 2000Autumn in New York · as Dr. Tom GrandyActor
- 2001The Mexican · as TedActor
- 2001StarwaterActor
- 2002Spider-Man · as J. Jonah JamesonActor
- 2003Path to War · as CIA BrieferActor
- 2003Off the Map · as GeorgeActor
- 2003Disposal · as Older HunterActor
- 2004Spider-Man 2 · as J. Jonah JamesonActor
- 2004The Ladykillers · as Garth PancakeActor
- 2004Hidalgo · as Buffalo Bill CodyActor
- 2004Spider-Man 2: Making the Amazing · as SelfActor
- 20043: The Dale Earnhardt Story · as Ralph EarnhardtActor
- 2004Broadway's Lost Treasures II · as Benny Southstreet (segment "Guys & Dolls")Actor
- 2005Thank You for Smoking · as BRActor
- 2005Harsh Times · as Agent RichardsActor
- 2006First Snow · as VacaroActor
- 2007Spider-Man 3 · as J. Jonah JamesonActor
- 2007Juno · as Mac MacGuffActor
- 2007Rendition · as Lee MayerActor
- 2007Postal · as Candidate WellesActor
- 2007The Astronaut Farmer · as JacobsonActor
- 2007Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee · as James McLaughlinActor
- 2007On the Set: Spider-Man 3 · as SelfActor
- 2008Burn After Reading · as CIA SuperiorActor
- 2008Walt Whitman · as Narrator (voice)Actor
- 2009Jennifer's Body · as Mr. WroblewskiActor
- 2009Up in the Air · as BobActor
- 2009I Love You, Man · as Oswald KlavenActor
- 2009Aliens in the Attic · as Skip (voice)Actor
- 2009Extract · as BrianActor
- 2009New in Town · as Stu KopenhaferActor
- 2009Post Grad · as Roy DaviesActor
- 2009The Vicious Kind · as Donald SinclaireActor
- 2009Red Sands · as Lt. Col. ArsonActor
- 2009The Way of War · as Sergeant MitchellActor
- 2009Extract: Mike Judge's Secret Recipe · as SelfActor
- 2010Megamind · as Warden (voice)Actor
- 2010True Grit · as J. Noble Daggett (voice) (uncredited)Actor
- 2010Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore · as Gruff K-9 (voice)Actor
- 2010Crazy on the Outside · as EdActor
- 2010An Invisible Sign · as Mr. JonesActor
- 2010A Beginner's Guide to Endings · as Uncle PalActor
- 20104192: The Crowning of the Hit King · as Narrator (voice)Actor
- 2011Young Adult · as Mavis' Publisher (voice) (uncredited)Actor
- 2011The Good Doctor · as Detective KraussActor
- 2011The Music Never Stopped · as Henry SawyerActor
- 2011Ben 10 / Generator Rex: Heroes United · as White Knight (voice)Actor
- 2011Blackstone · as Detective BurkeActor
- 2012Contraband · as Captain CampActor
- 2012The Words · as Mr. JansenActor
- 2013Jobs · as Arthur RockActor
- 2013Dark Skies · as Edwin PollardActor
- 2013Labor Day · as Mr. JervisActor
- 2013Whiplash · as FletcherActor
- 20133 Geezers! · as J. KimballActor
- 2013The Heeler · as RoscoeActor
- 2013The Magic Bracelet · as The ShamanActor
- 2014Whiplash · as FletcherActor
- 2014Men, Women & Children · as Allison's DadActor
- 2014Barefoot · as Dr. BertlemanActor
- 2014The Rewrite · as Hal LernerActor
- 2014Break Point · as JackActor
- 2014Murder of a Cat · as Sheriff Frank HoyleActor
- 2014The Boxcar Children · as Dr. Moore (voice)Actor
- 2014Ava & Lala · as General Tiger (voice)Actor
- 2015Terminator Genisys · as O'BrienActor
- 2015Worlds Apart · as SebastianActor
- 2016Zootopia · as Mayor Lionheart (voice)Actor
- 2016La La Land · as BillActor
- 2016The Accountant · as Ray KingActor
- 2016Kung Fu Panda 3 · as Kai (voice)Actor
- 2016Patriots Day · as Sgt. Jeffrey PuglieseActor
- 2016The Meddler · as Randall ZipperActor
- 2016The Late Bloomer · as James NewmansActor
- 2016Rock Dog · as Khampa (voice)Actor
- 2016Gravity Falls: Between the Pines · as Ford Pines (Voice)Actor
- 2017Justice League · as Commissioner GordonActor
- 2017The Snowman · as Arve StøpActor
- 2017Father Figures · as Ronald HuntActor
- 2017Renegades · as LevinActor
- 2017All Nighter · as Mr. GalloActor
- 2017The Bachelors · as Bill PaletActor
- 2017I'm Not Here · as SteveActor
- 2017Punching Henry · as Jay WarrenActor
- 2017The Black Ghiandola · as Ralph AcetoActor
- 2018The Front Runner · as Bill DixonActor
- 2018A Boy Called Sailboat · as ErnestActor
- 2018The Boxcar Children: Surprise Island · as Dr. Moore (voice)Actor
- 2018Drug$ · as NarratorActor
- 2018Detroit: Comeback City · as Himself - NarratorActor
- 2019Spider-Man: Far From Home · as J. Jonah JamesonActor
- 2019Klaus · as Klaus (voice)Actor
- 201921 Bridges · as Captain Matt McKennaActor
- 20193 Days with Dad · as JoeyActor
- 2019Fanboy · as J.K. / Frank PerryActor
- 2020Palm Springs · as RoyActor
- 2020Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens · as OrvilleActor
- 2020Charlie Russell's Old West · as NarratorActor
- 2021Spider-Man: No Way Home · as J. Jonah JamesonActor
- 2021Venom: Let There Be Carnage · as J. Jonah Jameson (uncredited)Actor
- 2021Zack Snyder's Justice League · as Commissioner GordonActor
- 2021Ghostbusters: Afterlife · as Ivo ShandorActor
- 2021The Tomorrow War · as James ForesterActor
- 2021Being the Ricardos · as William FrawleyActor
- 2021Seal Team · as Claggart (voice)Actor
- 2021National Champions · as Coach James LazorActor
- 2021Ride the Eagle · as CarlActor
- 2021Rushing or Dragging · as Terrence Fletcher (Archive Audio)Actor
- 2022Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers · as Captain Putty (voice)Actor
- 2022Glorious · as Ghat (voice)Actor
- 2022Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home · as SelfActor
- 2022Marmaduke · as Zeus (voice)Actor
- 2022Hopper: An American Love Story · as Edward Hopper (voice)Actor
- 2022Prophets of Change · as NarratorActor
- 2022Rivals: Ohio State vs. Michigan · as NarratorActor
- 2023Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse · as J. Jonah Jameson (voice)Actor
- 2023One Day as a Lion · as Walter BoggsActor
- 2023The Venture Bros.: Radiant Is the Blood of the Baboon Heart · as Ben (voice)Actor
- 2023Rally Road Racers · as Gnash (voice)Actor
- 2024Red One · as NickActor
- 2024Juror #2 · as HaroldActor
- 2024The Union · as Tom BrennanActor
- 2024Saturday Night · as Milton BerleActor
- 2024You Can't Run Forever · as WadeActor
- 2024SpacemanActor
- 2025The Accountant² · as Ray KingActor
- 2025Little Brother · as Warren DuffyActor
- 2025The Fish Thief: A Great Lakes Mystery · as NarratorActor
- 2026Heart of the Beast · as WatkinsActor
- 2026The Brink of War · as George ShultzActor
- 2026Purgatory · as Father MaloneActor
Filmography data from TMDB. The profile text is a draft written for Cinespective.