Biography
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.
Known For
Filmography
ذا ويستيز
as Eamon Sweeney
على حافة الحرب
as George Shultz
قلب الوحش
as Watkins
المحاسب ٢
as Ray King
Red One
as Nick
سبايدرمان: عبر عالم العنكبوت
as J. Jonah Jameson (voice)
الرجل العنكبوت: لا طريق للوطن
as J. Jonah Jameson
المنيع
as Nolan Grayson / Omni-Man (voice)
حرب الغد
as James Forester
فرقة العدالة: نسخة زاك سنايدر
as Commissioner Gordon
فينوم: لتكن مذبحة
as J. Jonah Jameson (uncredited)
Defending Jacob
as Billy Barber
سبايدرمان: بعيدًا عن الوطن
as J. Jonah Jameson
كلاوس
as Klaus (voice)
فرقة العدالة
as Commissioner Gordon
العملاق
as George Zax
زوتروبوليس
as Mayor Lionheart (voice)
لا لا لاند
as Bill
المدمر جنيسس
as O'Brien
BoJack Horseman
as Lenny Turtletaub (voice)
لأسبوع الماضي مع جون أوليفر
as (voice)
ويبلاش
as Fletcher
بروكلين ناين-ناين
as Frank Dillman
Gravity Falls
as Stanford Pines (voice)
أفاتار: أسطورة كورا
as Tenzin (voice)
The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes
as J. Jonah Jameson (voice)
بن 10: ألتيمت إليين
as Magister Gilhil / Plumber (voice)
المتنزهات والإستجمام
as Mayor Stice
باتمان الجرأة والشجاعة
as Guardian (voice)
بن 10: إليين فورس
as Magister Gilhil (voice)
الرجل العنكبوت 3
as J. Jonah Jameson
فارس وفادي
as Napoleon (voice)
American Dad!
as Judge (voice)
Numb3rs
as Dr. Clarence Weaver
The Closer
as Will Pope
الرجل العنكبوت 2
as J. Jonah Jameson
فرقة العدالة بلا حدود
as Eiling (voice)
Nip/Tuck
as Ike Connors
عائلة بلوث
as General Anderson
Everwood
as Phil Drebbles
Without a Trace
as Mark Wilson
الرجل العنكبوت
as J. Jonah Jameson
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
as Emil Skoda
Third Watch
as Frank Hagedorn
الجناح الغربي
as Harry Ravitch
القانون والنظام: وحدة الضحايا الخاصة
as Dr. Emil Skoda
أوز
as Vernon Schillinger
ER
as Gus Loomer
القانون والنظام
as Emil Skoda
آل سيمبسون
as Victor Kleskow (voice)
American Masters
as Edward Hopper
Saturday Night Live
as Vern Schillinger (uncredited)