Born in Detroit, Michigan, J.K. Simmons is an American actor with roughly 150 credits in film and television. Many moviegoers know him as J. Jonah Jameson, the character he has portrayed in multiple Spider-Man movies such as Spider-Man 2 (2004), Spider-Man 3 (2007), Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019) and Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021), as well as in voice form for Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023).
In 2015, following his performance as Fletcher in Whiplash (2014), he won both the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role. He has also appeared in La La Land (2016) and Terminator Genisys (2015), voiced Mayor Lionheart in Zootopia (2016), and played Commissioner Gordon in Justice League (2017) and Zack Snyder’s Justice League (2021). Coming up are 109 Billion Followers, set for release on October 31, 2026, and Monkey Quest, still without a release date.
New & upcoming work
- Monkey Quest · date not announced · as Vex (voice)
- 109 Billion Followers · 31 Oct 2026 · as Reaper
Frequent co-stars
- Ben Affleck · 4 films together: Zack Snyder's Justice League, Justice League, The Accountant², The Accountant
- Brad Pitt · 3 films together: Heart of the Beast, Megamind, Burn After Reading
- Cynthia Addai-Robinson · 2 films together: The Accountant², The Accountant
- Jon Bernthal · 2 films together: The Accountant², The Accountant
- Bonnie Hunt · 2 films together: Zootopia, Red One
- Henry Cavill · 2 films together: Zack Snyder's Justice League, Justice League
Awards won
- Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor (2015)
- BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role (2015)
Nominations
- Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor (2022)
- Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor (2015)
Career at a glance
First credit: The D.A. (2004) · Credits: 150
Roles played
Titles reviewed on Drama4U
Heart of the Beast2026 · WatkinsReviewed
Other work
Purgatory2026 · Father Malone
The Brink of War2026 · George Shultz
The Westies2026 · Eamon Sweeney
Little Brother2025 · Warren Duffy
The Accountant²2025 · Ray King
Red One2024 · Nick
Juror #22024 · Harold
Saturday Night2024 · Milton Berle
The Union2024 · Tom Brennan
Spaceman2024
Ren & Stimpy2024 · Lint (voice)
You Can't Run Forever2024 · Wade
The Venture Bros.: Radiant Is the Blood of the Baboon Heart2023 · Ben (voice)
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse2023 · J. Jonah Jameson (voice)
Rally Road Racers2023 · Gnash (voice)
One Day as a Lion2023 · Walter Boggs
Glorious2022 · Ghat (voice)
Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers2022 · Captain Putty (voice)
Night Sky2022 · Franklin York
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Marmaduke2022 · Zeus (voice)
Spider-Man: No Way Home2021 · J. Jonah Jameson
National Champions2021 · Coach James Lazor
Being the Ricardos2021 · William Frawley
Ghostbusters: Afterlife2021 · Ivo Shandor
Seal Team2021 · Claggart (voice)
Venom: Let There Be Carnage2021 · J. Jonah Jameson (uncredited)
The Tomorrow War2021 · James Forester
Ride the Eagle2021 · Carl
INVINCIBLE2021 · Nolan Grayson / Omni-Man (voice)
Rushing or Dragging2021 · Terrence Fletcher (Archive Audio)
Zack Snyder's Justice League2021 · Commissioner Gordon
The Great North2021 · Tusk Johnson (voice)
The Stand2020 · General Starkey
Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens2020 · Orville
Die Hart2020 · Jackson Pepper
Palm Springs2020 · Roy
Home Movie: The Princess Bride2020 · The Grandfather
Defending Jacob2020 · Billy Barber
Klaus2019 · Klaus (voice)
21 Bridges2019 · Captain Matt McKenna
3 Days with Dad2019 · Joey
Spider-Man: Far From Home2019 · J. Jonah Jameson
Fanboy2019 · J.K. / Frank Perry
The Front Runner2018 · Bill Dixon
A Boy Called Sailboat2018 · Ernest
The Boxcar Children: Surprise Island2018 · Dr. Moore (voice)
Father Figures2017 · Ronald Hunt
Counterpart2017 · Howard Silk
I'm Not Here2017 · Steve
Justice League2017 · Commissioner Gordon
No Activity2017 · Leo
The Bachelors2017 · Bill Palet
The Snowman2017 · Arve Støp
Renegades2017 · Levin
The Black Ghiandola2017 · Ralph Aceto
Brockmire2017 · Matt "The Bat" Hardesty
All Nighter2017 · Mr. Gallo
Punching Henry2017 · Jay Warren
Patriots Day2016 · Sgt. Jeffrey Pugliese
La La Land2016 · Bill
The Accountant2016 · Ray King
Goliath2016 · George Zax
The Late Bloomer2016 · James Newmans
Rock Dog2016 · Khampa (voice)
The Meddler2016 · Randall Zipper
Zootopia2016 · Mayor Lionheart (voice)
Kung Fu Panda 32016 · Kai (voice)
Worlds Apart2015 · Sebastian
Terminator Genisys2015 · O'Brien
Major Lazer2015 · President Whitewall (voice)
What Lives Inside2015 · Benjamin 'Pops' Delaney
Men, Women & Children2014 · Allison's Dad
Whiplash2014 · Fletcher
Ava & Lala2014 · General Tiger (voice)
BoJack Horseman2014 · Lenny Turtletaub (voice)
The Boxcar Children2014 · Dr. Moore (voice)
The Rewrite2014 · Hal Lerner
Murder of a Cat2014 · Sheriff Frank Hoyle
Break Point2014 · Jack
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