Known For
Acting
Known Credits
253
Gender
Male
Birthday
January 9, 1955 (71 years old)
Place of Birth
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).
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.
| 2026 | Heart of the Beastas | |
| 2026 | The Brink of Waras George Shultz | |
| 2026 | The Westiesas Eamon Sweeney | |
| 2025 | Little Brotheras Warren Duffy | |
| 2025 | The Accountant²as Ray King | |
| 2025 | The Fish Thief: A Great Lakes Mysteryas Narrator | |
| 2024 | Red Oneas Nick | |
| 2024 | Juror #2as Harold | |
| 2024 | Saturday Nightas Milton Berle | |
| 2024 | The Unionas Tom Brennan | |
| 2024 | Ren & Stimpyas Lint (voice) | |
| 2024 | You Can't Run Foreveras Wade | |
| 2023 | The Venture Bros.: Radiant Is the Blood of the Baboon Heartas Ben (voice) | |
| 2023 | Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verseas J. Jonah Jameson (voice) | |
| 2023 | Rally Road Racersas Gnash (voice) | |
| 2023 | One Day as a Lionas Walter Boggs | |
| 2022 | Rivals: Ohio State vs. Michiganas Narrator | |
| 2022 | Prophets of Changeas Narrator | |
| 2022 | Hopper: An American Love Storyas Edward Hopper (voice) | |
| 2022 | Gloriousas Ghat (voice) | |
| 2022 | Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangersas Captain Putty (voice) | |
| 2022 | Night Skyas Franklin York | |
| 2022 | Marmadukeas Zeus (voice) | |
| 2021 | Spider-Man: No Way Homeas J. Jonah Jameson | |
| 2021 | Being the Ricardosas William Frawley | |
| 2021 | National Championsas Coach James Lazor | |
| 2021 | Ghostbusters: Afterlifeas Ivo Shandor | |
| 2021 | Seal Teamas Claggart (voice) | |
| 2021 | Venom: Let There Be Carnageas J. Jonah Jameson (uncredited) | |
| 2021 | The Tomorrow Waras James Forester | |
| 2021 | Ride the Eagleas Carl | |
| 2021 | INVINCIBLEas Nolan Grayson / Omni-Man (voice) | |
| 2021 | Rushing or Draggingas Terrence Fletcher (Archive Audio) | |
| 2021 | Zack Snyder's Justice Leagueas Commissioner Gordon | |
| 2021 | The Great Northas Tusk Johnson (voice) | |
| 2020 | The Standas General Starkey | |
| 2020 | Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queensas Orville | |
| 2020 | Die Hartas Jackson Pepper | |
| 2020 | Palm Springsas Roy | |
| 2020 | Home Movie: The Princess Brideas The Grandfather | |
| 2020 | Coronavirus, Explainedas Self - Narrator | |
| 2020 | Defending Jacobas Billy Barber | |
| 2019 | Klausas Klaus (voice) | |
| 2019 | The Daily Bugleas J. Jonah Jameson | |
| 2019 | 21 Bridgesas Captain Matt McKenna | |
| 2019 | 3 Days with Dadas Joey | |
| 2019 | The Kelly Clarkson Showas Self | |
| 2019 | Spider-Man: Far From Homeas J. Jonah Jameson | |
| 2019 | Fanboyas J.K. / Frank Perry | |
| 2018 | Drug$as Narrator | |
| 2018 | The Front Runneras Bill Dixon | |
| 2018 | Detroit: Comeback Cityas Himself - Narrator | |
| 2018 | A Boy Called Sailboatas Ernest | |
| 2018 | Explainedas Narrator (voice) | |
| 2018 | The Boxcar Children: Surprise Islandas Dr. Moore (voice) | |
| 2017 | Father Figuresas Ronald Hunt | |
| 2017 | Counterpartas Howard Silk | |
| 2017 | I'm Not Hereas Steve | |
| 2017 | Justice Leagueas Commissioner Gordon | |
| 2017 | Robert Kirkman's Secret History of Comicsas Self | |
| 2017 | No Activityas Leo | |
| 2017 | The Bachelorsas Bill Palet | |
| 2017 | The Snowmanas Arve Støp | |
| 2017 | Renegadesas Levin | |
| 2017 | The Black Ghiandolaas Ralph Aceto | |
| 2017 | Brockmireas Matt "The Bat" Hardesty | |
| 2017 | All Nighteras Mr. Gallo | |
| 2017 | Punching Henryas Jay Warren | |
| 2016 | Patriots Dayas Sgt. Jeffrey Pugliese | |
| 2016 | La La Landas Bill | |
| 2016 | The Accountantas Ray King | |
| 2016 | Goliathas George Zax | |
| 2016 | The Late Bloomeras James Newmans | |
| 2016 | Rock Dogas Khampa (voice) | |
| 2016 | The Meddleras Randall Zipper | |
| 2016 | Zootopiaas Mayor Lionheart (voice) | |
| 2016 | Gravity Falls: Between the Pinesas Ford Pines (Voice) | |
| 2016 | Kung Fu Panda 3as Kai (voice) | |
| 2015 | Worlds Apartas Sebastian | |
| 2015 | O.W.C.A. Filesas Napoleon / Additional Voices (voice) | |
| 2015 | The Late Show with Stephen Colbertas Self - Guest | |
| 2015 | Close Up with The Hollywood Reporteras Self | |
| 2015 | Terminator Genisysas O'Brien | |
| 2015 | Major Lazeras President Whitewall (voice) | |
| 2015 | What Lives Insideas Benjamin 'Pops' Delaney | |
| 2014 | Variety Studio: Actors on Actorsas Self | |
| 2014 | Men, Women & Childrenas Allison's Dad | |
| 2014 | Whiplashas Fletcher | |
| 2014 | Ava & Lalaas General Tiger (voice) | |
| 2014 | BoJack Horsemanas Lenny Turtletaub (voice) | |
| 2014 | Wild Hawaiias Narrator (voice) | |
| 2014 | The Boxcar Childrenas Dr. Moore (voice) | |
| 2014 | The Rewriteas Hal Lerner | |
| 2014 | Last Week Tonight with John Oliveras (voice) | |
| 2014 | Murder of a Catas Sheriff Frank Hoyle | |
| 2014 | Break Pointas Jack | |
| 2014 | Late Night with Seth Meyersas Self - Guest | |
| 2014 | Growing Up Fisheras Mel Fisher | |
| 2014 | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallonas Self - Guest | |
| 2014 | Barefootas Dr. Bertleman | |
| 2013 | Labor Dayas Mr. Jervis | |
| 2013 | LEGO MARVEL Super Heroes: Maximum Overloadas J. Jonah Jameson (voice) | |
| 2013 | Brooklyn Nine-Nineas Frank Dillman | |
| 2013 | Jobsas Arthur Rock | |
| 2013 | 3 Geezers!as J. Kimball | |
| 2013 | The Magic Braceletas The Shaman | |
| 2013 | Family Toolsas Tony Shea | |
| 2013 | The Heeleras Roscoe | |
| 2013 | Dark Skiesas Edwin Pollard | |
| 2013 | Whiplashas Fletcher | |
| 2012 | The Wordsas Mr. Jansen | |
| 2012 | Gravity Fallsas Stanford Pines (voice) | |
| 2012 | Men at Workas P.J. Jordan | |
| 2012 | The Legend of Korraas Mushi (voice) | |
| 2012 | The Legend of Korraas Tenzin (voice) | |
| 2012 | Best Friends Foreveras Don | |
| 2012 | Marvel's Ultimate Spider-Manas J. Jonah Jameson (voice) | |
| 2012 | Contrabandas Captain Camp | |
| 2011 | Ben 10 / Generator Rex: Heroes Unitedas White Knight (voice) | |
| 2011 | Young Adultas Mavis' Publisher (voice) (uncredited) | |
| 2011 | NTSF:SD:SUV::as Frank Forrest | |
| 2011 | Blackstoneas Detective Burke | |
| 2011 | The Good Doctoras Detective Krauss | |
| 2011 | The Music Never Stoppedas Henry Sawyer | |
| 2011 | Desert Car Kingsas Himself - Narrator | |
| 2010 | True Gritas J. Noble Daggett (voice) (uncredited) | |
| 2010 | Megamindas Warden (voice) | |
| 2010 | 4192: The Crowning of the Hit Kingas Narrator (voice) | |
| 2010 | The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroesas J. Jonah Jameson (voice) | |
| 2010 | The Talkas Self - Guest | |
| 2010 | Pound Puppiesas Lt. Rock (voice) | |
| 2010 | Pound Puppiesas Mr. Withers (voice) | |
| 2010 | An Invisible Signas Mr. Jones | |
| 2010 | Raising Hopeas Bruce Chance | |
| 2010 | A Beginner's Guide to Endingsas Uncle Pal | |
| 2010 | Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galoreas Gruff K-9 (voice) | |
| 2010 | Ben 10: Ultimate Alienas Magister Gilhil / Plumber (voice) | |
| 2010 | Crazy on the Outsideas Ed | |
| 2009 | Extract: Mike Judge's Secret Recipeas Self | |
| 2009 | The Vicious Kindas Donald Sinclaire | |
| 2009 | Up in the Airas Bob | |
| 2009 | Jennifer's Bodyas Mr. Wroblewski | |
| 2009 | Archeras Detective (voice) | |
| 2009 | Extractas Brian | |
| 2009 | Post Gradas Roy Davies | |
| 2009 | Aliens in the Atticas Skip (voice) | |
| 2009 | Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohenas Self - Guest | |
| 2009 | The Way of Waras Sergeant Mitchell | |
| 2009 | Parks and Recreationas Mayor Stice | |
| 2009 | I Love You, Manas Oswald Klaven | |
| 2009 | Party Downas Leonard Stiltskin | |
| 2009 | Red Sandsas Lt. Col. Arson | |
| 2009 | New in Townas Stu Kopenhafer | |
| 2008 | Batman: The Brave and the Boldas Guardian (voice) | |
| 2008 | Burn After Readingas CIA Superior | |
| 2008 | Ben 10: Alien Forceas Magister Gilhil (voice) | |
| 2008 | Walt Whitmanas Narrator (voice) | |
| 2007 | Junoas Mac MacGuff | |
| 2007 | Postalas Candidate Welles | |
| 2007 | Renditionas Lee Mayer | |
| 2007 | Phineas and Ferbas J.B. (voice) | |
| 2007 | Phineas and Ferbas Napoleon (voice) | |
| 2007 | Bury My Heart at Wounded Kneeas James McLaughlin | |
| 2007 | Spider-Man 3as J. Jonah Jameson | |
| 2007 | The Astronaut Farmeras Jacobson | |
| 2006 | First Snowas Vacaro | |
| 2005 | Harsh Timesas Agent Richards | |
| 2005 | Thank You for Smokingas BR | |
| 2005 | The Closeras Will Pope | |
| 2005 | American Dad!as Dean of CIA Academy (voice) | |
| 2005 | American Dad!as Gene (voice) | |
| 2005 | American Dad!as Jed Farnsworth (voice) | |
| 2005 | American Dad!as Judge (voice) | |
| 2005 | Numb3rsas Dr. Clarence Weaver | |
| 2004 | 3: The Dale Earnhardt Storyas Ralph Earnhardt | |
| 2004 | Spider-Man 2: Making the Amazingas Self | |
| 2004 | Broadway's Lost Treasures IIas Benny Southstreet (segment "Guys & Dolls") | |
| 2004 | Veronica Marsas Clyde Pickett | |
| 2004 | Jack & Bobbyas | |
| 2004 | Justice League Unlimitedas Eiling (voice) | |
| 2004 | Justice League Unlimitedas General Eiling (voice) | |
| 2004 | Spider-Man 2as J. Jonah Jameson | |
| 2004 | The Juryas | |
| 2004 | The Ladykillersas Garth Pancake | |
| 2004 | The D.A.as Dep. Dist. Atty. Joe Carter | |
| 2004 | Hidalgoas Buffalo Bill Cody | |
| 2003 | Arrested Developmentas General Anderson | |
| 2003 | Path to Waras CIA Briefer | |
| 2003 | Off the Mapas George | |
| 2003 | Nip/Tuckas Ike Connors | |
| 2003 | Jimmy Kimmel Live!as Self | |
| 2003 | Jimmy Kimmel Live!as Self - Guest | |
| 2003 | Disposalas Older Hunter | |
| 2002 | Without a Traceas Mark Wilson | |
| 2002 | John Doeas Lucas Doya | |
| 2002 | Everwoodas Phil Drebbles | |
| 2002 | Kim Possibleas Martin Smarty (voice) | |
| 2002 | Spider-Manas J. Jonah Jameson | |
| 2001 | Law & Order: Criminal Intentas Emil Skoda | |
| 2001 | The Mexicanas Ted Slocum | |
| 2001 | Starwateras | |
| 2000 | The Giftas Sheriff Pearl Johnson | |
| 2000 | Autumn in New Yorkas Dr. Tom Grandy | |
| 1999 | The Cider House Rulesas Ray Kendall | |
| 1999 | Third Watchas Frank Hagedorn | |
| 1999 | The West Wingas Harry Ravitch | |
| 1999 | I Lost My M in Vegasas Yellow (voice) | |
| 1999 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unitas Dr. Emil Skoda | |
| 1999 | For Love of the Gameas Frank Perry | |
| 1999 | Hit and Runwayas Ray Tilman | |
| 1998 | Crossing Fieldsas Guy | |
| 1998 | Above Freezingas Hoyd | |
| 1998 | Celebrityas Souvenir Hawker | |
| 1997 | Anastasiaas Ensemble and Character Vocals (voice) | |
| 1997 | Face Downas Herb Aames | |
| 1997 | The Jackalas FBI Agent T. I. Witherspoon | |
| 1997 | Ozas Vernon Schillinger | |
| 1997 | Love Walked Inas Mr. Shulman | |
| 1996 | Extreme Measuresas Dr. Mingus | |
| 1996 | The First Wives Clubas Federal Marshall | |
| 1996 | Spin Cityas Kevin | |
| 1996 | The Daily Showas Self - Guest | |
| 1996 | Swift Justiceas Mel Turman | |
| 1996 | Remember WENNas 'Captain Amazon' | |
| 1995 | New York Newsas | |
| 1994 | The Scoutas Assistant Coach | |
| 1994 | ERas Gus Loomer | |
| 1994 | New York Undercoveras | |
| 1994 | The Refas Siskel | |
| 1993 | The Adventures of Pete & Peteas | |
| 1993 | Homicide: Life on the Streetas Alexander Rausch | |
| 1992 | Guys and Dolls: Off the Recordas Himself / Benny Southstreet | |
| 1990 | Law & Orderas Emil Skoda | |
| 1990 | Law & Orderas Jerry Luppin | |
| 1989 | The Simpsonsas Dr. Jessup (voice) | |
| 1989 | The Simpsonsas J. Jonah Jameson (voice) | |
| 1989 | The Simpsonsas JJ Gruff (voice) | |
| 1989 | The Simpsonsas Tabloid Editor (voice) | |
| 1989 | The Simpsonsas Victor Kleskow (voice) | |
| 1986 | Popeye Doyleas Patrolman in Park | |
| 1986 | American Mastersas Edward Hopper | |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Liveas Self - Host | |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Liveas Vern Schillinger (uncredited) | |
| 1953 | The Oscarsas Self | |
| Behind the Zirkoniansas Skip (voice) | ||
| Spider-Man 2.1: Extended Cutas | ||
| The Thing That Hurtsas | ||
| 109 Billion Followersas Reaper | ||
| Purgatoryas Father Malone | ||
| Spacemanas | ||
| The Princeas | ||
| Monkey Questas (voice) | ||
| Embassyas Ambassador Elliot Ashford |
