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