List of J. K. Simmons performances
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J. K. Simmons is an American actor, considered one of the most prolific and well-established character actors of his generation.[1][2] He has appeared in over 200 films and television roles since his debut in 1986 with film roles including J. Jonah Jameson in Sam Raimi's Spider-Man trilogy (2002–2007), Thank You for Smoking with Aaron Eckhart (2005), Juno (2007), Whiplash with Miles Teller (2014), for which he won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, La La Land with Ryan Gosling (2016), Commissioner Jim Gordon in Justice League (2017), Santa Claus in Klaus (2019) and Red One (2024), and William Frawley in Being the Ricardos (2021). He reprised his role as Jameson in various Marvel media unrelated to the Raimi trilogy, including the Marvel Cinematic Universe films Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019) and Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021), the Sony's Spider-Man Universe film Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021), and the animated film Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023).[3] He has also voiced Jameson in a multitude of animated television shows.
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On television, he is known for playing Dr. Emil Skoda in the Law & Order franchise (1997–2010), white supremacist prisoner Vernon Schillinger on the HBO series Oz (1997–2003), and Assistant Police Chief Will Pope on the TNT series The Closer (2005–2012). From 2017 to 2019, he starred as Howard Silk in the Starz series Counterpart. In 2020, he had recurring roles on the miniseries Defending Jacob and The Stand.
As a voice artist, he is known for voicing Magister Prior Gilhil on Ben 10: Alien Force and Ben 10: Ultimate Alien, Cave Johnson in the video game Portal 2 (2011) and its spin-off Aperture Desk Job (2022), Tenzin in The Legend of Korra (2012–2014), Stanford "Ford" Pines in the second season of Gravity Falls (2015–2016), Kai in Kung Fu Panda 3 (2016), Mayor Leodore Lionheart in Zootopia (2016), Nolan Grayson / Omni-Man in Invincible (2021–present) and Mortal Kombat 1 (2023), and Captain Putty in Chip 'N Dale: Rescue Rangers (2022).
Film
| † | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Popeye Doyle | Patrolman In Park | Television film | |
| 1987 | All My Children | RCMP Sergeant | 1 episode | |
| 1994 | Law & Order | Jerry Luppin | Episode: "Sanctuary" | |
| 1995 | New York News | Actor | Episode: "Welcome Back Cotter" | |
| The Adventures of Pete & Pete | Barber Dan | Episode: "Saturday" | ||
| 1996 | Homicide: Life on the Street | Colonel Alexander Rausch | Episode: "For God and Country" | |
| Swift Justice | Mel Turman | Episode: "Stones" | ||
| 1996, 1998 | New York Undercover | Sergeant Treadway / Dr. Emil Skoda | 2 episodes | |
| 1997 | Face Down | Herb Aames | Television film | |
| Spin City | Kevin | Episode: "Hot in the City" | ||
| 1997–2003 | Oz | Vernon Schillinger | 56 episodes | |
| 1997–2010 | Law & Order | Dr. Emil Skoda | Recurring role (seasons 8–14, 20) Guest role (season 15) 44 episodes |
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| 1998 | Remember WENN | Captain Amazon | Episode: "All's Noisy on the Pittsburgh Front" | |
| 1999, 2015 | Saturday Night Live | Vernon Schillinger / Himself (host) | 2 episodes | |
| 2000 | Third Watch | Frank Hagonon | Episode: "Demolition Derby" | |
| 2000–2001 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Dr. Emil Skoda | 6 episodes | |
| 2002 | Path to War | CIA Briefer | Television film | |
| Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Dr. Emil Skoda | Episode: "Crazy" | ||
| 2003 | John Doe | Lucas Doya | Episode: "The Rising" | |
| Everwood | Phil Drebbles | Episode: "Burden of Truth" | ||
| 2004 | 3: The Dale Earnhardt Story | Ralph Earnhardt | Television film | |
| ER | Gus Loomer | Episode: "Impulse Control" | ||
| The D.A. | Deputy District Attorney Joe Carter | 2 episodes | ||
| Without a Trace | Mark Wilson | Episode: "Two Families" | ||
| The Jury | Ron Stalsukilis | Episode: "Last Rites" | ||
| Nip/Tuck | Ike Connors | Episode: "Kimber Henry" | ||
| 2004–2006 | Justice League Unlimited | General Wade Eiling | Voice; 5 episodes | [24] |
| 2005 | Arrested Development | General Anderson | Episode: "Switch Hitter" | |
| Jack & Bobby | Cyrus Miller | Episode: "Running Scared" | ||
| Numb3rs | Dr. Clarence Weaver | Episode: "Vector" | ||
| 2005–2012 | The Closer | Will Pope | 109 episodes | |
| 2006 | The West Wing | Harry Ravitch | Episode: "Duck and Cover" | |
| 2006–2019 | The Simpsons | Additional voices | Voice; 5 episodes | |
| 2007 | Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee | James McLaughlin | Television film | |
| Queens Supreme | Ernest Fingerman | Episode: "Let's Make a Deal" | ||
| Kim Possible | Martin Smarty | Voice; 3 episodes | ||
| 2007–2019 | American Dad! | Additional voices | Voice; 5 episodes | |
| 2008–2014 | Phineas and Ferb | J.B. / Napoleon | Voice; 3 episodes | [24] |
| 2008 | Ben 10: Alien Force | Magister Prior Ghilhil | Voice; episode: "Darkstar Rising" | |
| 2009–2010 | The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack | Poseidon / additional voices | Voice; 4 episodes | [24] |
| Party Down | Leonard Stiltskin | 2 episodes | ||
| 2010 | The Life & Times of Tim | O'Flaherty Sr. | Voice; episode: "Stu is Good at Something" | |
| Batman: The Brave and the Bold | Guardian #1 | Voice; episode: "Revenge of the Reach!" | [24] | |
| Ben 10: Ultimate Alien | Magister Prior Ghilhil | Voice; episode: "Escape From Aggregor" | ||
| 2010–2013 | Generator Rex | White Knight / additional voices | Voice; 34 episodes | [24] |
| 2011 | NTSF:SD:SUV:: | Frank Forrest | Episode: "One Cabeza, Two Cabeza, Three Cabeza... Dead!" | |
| Raising Hope | Bruce Chance | Episode: "The Cultish Personality" | ||
| Desert Car Kings | Narrator | Voice; 10 episodes | ||
| Pound Puppies | Lieutenant Rock | Voice; episode: "The K9 Kid" | [24] | |
| 2011–2018 | Robot Chicken | Various characters | Voice; 3 episodes | [24] |
| 2012–2014 | Men at Work | P.J. Jordan | 5 episodes | [94] |
| 2012 | The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes | J. Jonah Jameson | Voice; episode: "Along Came a Spider" | [24] |
| The Venture Bros. | Ben (Old Man Potter) | Voice; episode: "A Very Venture Halloween" | [24] | |
| Best Friends Forever | Don | Episode: "Put a Pin It" | ||
| 2012–2014 | The Legend of Korra | Tenzin | Voice; 42 episodes | [24] |
| 2012–2015 | Ultimate Spider-Man | J. Jonah Jameson / additional voices | Voice; 39 episodes | [24] |
| 2013 | Lego Marvel Super Heroes: Maximum Overload | J. Jonah Jameson | Voice; television special | [24] |
| Parks and Recreation | Mayor Stice | Episode: "Partridge" | ||
| Family Tools | Tony Shea | 10 episodes | ||
| 2013–2015 | Avengers Assemble | J. Jonah Jameson | Voice; 4 episodes | [24] |
| Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H. | Voice; 10 episodes | [24] | ||
| 2014 | Growing Up Fisher | Mel Fisher | 13 episodes | |
| Chozen | Gary Cullens | Voice; episode: "Family Weekend (or How Gary Got His Groove Back)" | ||
| 2014–2020 | BoJack Horseman | Lenny Turtletaub | Voice; 13 episodes | |
| 2015 | Farmers Insurance: Monster Foot | Professor Burke | Television film | |
| What Lives Inside | Benjamin "Pops" Delaney | 2 episodes | ||
| Major Lazer | President Whitewall | Voice; 6 episodes | ||
| Saturday Night Live: Cut for Time | Grandpa | Episode: "Grandpa" | ||
| 2015–2016 | Gravity Falls | Stanford "Ford" Pines | Voice; 7 episodes | [24] |
| 2016 | Archer | Detective Bob Harris | Voice; 4 episodes | |
| 2017 | SpongeBob SquarePants | Conductor Maestro Mackerel | Voice; episode: "Snooze You Lose" | |
| SuperMansion | Himself | Voice; episode: "I Don't Even Have to Use My J.K." | ||
| 2017–2019 | No Activity | Leo | 4 episodes | |
| Counterpart | Howard Silk / Howard Silk Prime | 20 episodes | ||
| 2018 | Farmers Insurance: Vengeful Vermin | Professor Burke | Television film | |
| 2019 | Brockmire | Matt "The Bat" Hardesty | 4 episodes | [95] |
| Veronica Mars | Clyde Pickett | 7 episodes | ||
| 2019–2022 | The Daily Bugle | J. Jonah Jameson | 12 episodes; web series | |
| 2020 | Brooklyn Nine-Nine | Frank Dillman | Episode: "Dillman" | |
| Defending Jacob | Billy Barber | 5 episodes | ||
| Coronavirus, Explained | Narrator | Voice; episode: "This Pandemic" | ||
| Home Movie: The Princess Bride | Grandfather | Episode: "Chapter Two: The Shrieking Eels" | [96] | |
| The Stand | General William Starkey | Episode: "The End" | ||
| 2021–present | Invincible | Nolan Grayson / Omni-Man | Voice; 17 episodes | [24] |
| 2021 | The Great North | Tusk Johnson | Voice; 2 episodes | |
| Infinity Train | Pig Baby | Voice; 3 episodes | ||
| Goliath | George Zax | 8 episodes | ||
| 2022 | Night Sky | Franklin York | ||
| 2024 | Die Hart | Jackson Pepper | 6 episodes | |
| 2025 | Grimsburg | Mitchell Flute | Voice; episode: “Daddy Daddy Bang Bang” | |
| 2026 | The Westies | Eamon Sweeney | ||
Video games
| Year | Title | Voice role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | M&M's The Lost Formulas | Yellow | [97] | |
| 2005 | Spider-Man 2 | J. Jonah Jameson | PSP version only | [24] |
| 2007 | Spider-Man 3 | [98][24] | ||
| 2008 | Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 | President Howard T. Ackerman | [99] | |
| 2011 | Portal 2 | Cave Johnson | [100][24] | |
| Generator Rex: Agent of Providence | White Knight | [24] | ||
| 2014 | The Legend of Korra | Tenzin | [101] | |
| 2015 | Lego Dimensions | Cave Johnson | ||
| 2022 | Aperture Desk Job | |||
| Dota 2 | Announcer Pack | [102][103] | ||
| 2023 | Baldur's Gate 3 | General Ketheric Thorm | [24] | |
| Mortal Kombat 1 | Nolan Grayson / Omni-Man | As part of "Kombat Pack" DLC | [24] | |
| 2026 | Invincible VS | [104] |
Theatre
| Year | Title | Role | Venue | Category | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Guys and Dolls | Lieutenant Brannigan | Seattle Repertory Theatre | Regional | [105] |
| 1986 | A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum | Miles Gloriosus | Alliance Theatre | [105] | |
| A Little Night Music | Count Carl-Magnus Malcolm | Studio Arena Theatre | [105] | ||
| Peter Pan | Starkey | Pennsylvania Center Stage | [105] | ||
| 1987 | Birds of Paradise | Andy | Promenade Theatre | Off-Broadway | [106] |
| 1988 | Dandy Dick | Noah Topping | Union Square Theatre | [107] | |
| Oklahoma! | Jud Fry | Minnesota Opera | Regional | [105] | |
| 1989–1990 | Annie 2: Miss Hannigan's Revenge | Deutch / Sgt. Clancy / Beautician / H. V. Kaltenborn / Albert Einstein | Kennedy Center | [105] | |
| 1990 | A Change in the Heir | Edwin | Edison Theatre | Broadway | [106] |
| 1991–1992 | Peter Pan | Captain Hook / Mr. Darling | Minskoff Theatre & US tour | [106] | |
| 1992 | Guys and Dolls | Benny Southstreet | Martin Beck Theatre | [106] | |
| 1993–1994 | Laughter on the 23rd Floor | Brian | Richard Rodgers Theatre | [106] | |
| 1994 | Das Barbecü | Various | Minetta Lane Theatre | Off-Broadway | [106] |