Birth Day: 1955-01-09
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.
Credits
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As Ray King -
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As Milton Berle -
As Wade -
As Nick -
As Harold -
As Tom Brennan -
As J. Jonah Jameson (voice) -
As Walter Boggs -
As Gnash (voice) -
As Warren Duffy -
As Ben (voice) -
As Nolan Grayson/Omni-Man(voice) -
As Ghat (voice) -
As Edward Hopper (voice) -
As Captain Putty (voice) -
As Narrator -
As Zeus (voice) -
As Self (archive footage) -
As Narrator -
As Claggart (voice) -
As Coach James Lazor -
As Commissioner Gordon -
As William Frawley -
As Terrence Fletcher (Archive Audio) -
As J. Jonah Jameson (uncredited) -
As Ivo Shandor -
As Carl -
As J. Jonah Jameson -
As James Forester -
As Orville -
As Roy -
As J.K. / Frank Perry -
As Klaus (voice) -
As Captain Matt McKenna -
As Joey -
As J. Jonah Jameson -
As Narrator -
As Ernest -
As Dr. Moore (voice) -
As Bill Dixon -
As Himself - Narrator -
As Mr. Gallo -
As Jay Warren -
As Arve Støp -
As Ralph Aceto -
As Steve -
As Commissioner James Gordon -
As Levin -
As Ronald Hunt -
As Bill Palet -
As Ray King -
As James Newmans -
As Bill -
As Randall Zipper -
As Khampa (voice) -
As Sgt. Jeffrey Pugliese -
As Kai (voice) -
As Mayor Leodore Lionheart (voice) -
As O'Brien -
As Napoleon / Additional Voices (voice) -
As Sebastian -
As Dr. Moore (voice) -
As General Tiger (voice) -
As Allison's Dad -
As Dr. Hal Lerner -
As Sheriff Frank Hoyle -
As Fletcher -
As Dr. Bertleman -
As Jack -
As Roscoe
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As Arthur Rock -
As Edwin Pollard -
As Mr. Jervis -
As J. Kimball -
As Fletcher -
As The Shaman
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As Captain Camp -
As Mr. Jansen -
As White Knight (voice) -
As Detective Krauss -
As Mavis' Publisher (voice) (uncredited) -
As Detective Burke
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As Henry Sawyer -
As Mr. Jones -
As Warden (voice) -
As Uncle Pal -
As Gruff K-9 (voice) -
As Ed -
As Narrator (voice) -
As J. Noble Daggett (voice) (uncredited) -
As Brian -
As Lt. Col. Arson -
As Skip (voice) -
As Mr. Wroblewski -
As Roy Davies -
As Donald Sinclaire -
As Stu Kopenhafer -
As Sergeant Mitchell -
As Oswald Klaven -
As Bob -
As Self -
As Narrator (voice) -
As CIA Superior -
As J. Jonah Jameson -
As Mac MacGuff -
As Candidate Welles -
As James McLaughlin -
As Lee Mayer -
As Jacobson -
As Vacaro -
As Agent Richards -
As BR -
As Buffalo Bill Cody -
As Self -
As Garth Pancake -
As Ralph Earnhardt -
As Benny Southstreet (segment "Guys & Dolls") -
As J. Jonah Jameson -
As Older Hunter
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As George -
As CIA Briefer -
As J. Jonah Jameson -
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As Ted Slocum -
As Dr. Tom Grandy -
As Sheriff Pearl Johnson -
As Ray Kendall -
As Frank Perry -
As Ray Tilman -
As Souvenir Hawker -
As Guy -
As Hoyd -
As FBI Agent T. I. Witherspoon -
As Herb Aames -
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As Mr. Shulman -
As Dr. Mingus -
As Federal Marshall -
As Siskel -
As Assistant Coach -
As Himself / Benny Southstreet -
As Patrolman in Park -
As Slade -
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As George Shultz
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