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J.K. Simmons

Biography

J.K. Simmons

Actor

Born
January 9, 1955
Age
71 years old
Place of birth
Detroit, Michigan, USA
Years active
1975 – present
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69

Credits

32

Movies

37

TV series

52

Years active

7.5

Avg. rating

0

Awards won

The life and career of J.K. Simmons

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Career timeline

  1. 1955 · Born

    Born in Detroit, Michigan, USA

  2. 1975 · Screen debut

    Saturday Night Live (TV)

  3. 1989 · Breakthrough

    The Simpsons (TV)

  4. 2026 · Latest release

    Heart of the Beast (Movie)

Career in numbers

Titles per decade
Most frequent genres
  • Drama29
  • Comedy28
  • Animation21
  • Action16
  • Adventure15
  • Crime13
Highest-rated title INVINCIBLE 2021 8.6 Most popular title Law & Order: Special Victims Unit 1999 8.0

Known for

Frequent collaborators

People who appear most often alongside J.K. Simmons in our catalogue.

Filmography

  1. 2026 Heart of the Beast as Watkins Movie
  2. 2024 Red One as Nick Movie
  3. 2024 Juror #2 as Harold Movie
  4. 2023 Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse as J. Jonah Jameson (voice) Movie
  5. 2021 Spider-Man: No Way Home as J. Jonah Jameson Movie
  6. 2021 Ghostbusters: Afterlife as Ivo Shandor Movie
  7. 2021 Venom: Let There Be Carnage as J. Jonah Jameson (uncredited) Movie
  8. 2021 The Tomorrow War as James Forester Movie
  9. 2021 INVINCIBLE as Nolan Grayson / Omni-Man (voice) TV
  10. 2021 Zack Snyder's Justice League as Commissioner Gordon Movie
  11. 2021 The Great North as Tusk Johnson (voice) TV
  12. 2020 Palm Springs as Roy Movie
  13. 2019 Klaus as Klaus (voice) Movie
  14. 2019 Spider-Man: Far From Home as J. Jonah Jameson Movie
  15. 2017 Justice League as Commissioner Gordon Movie
  16. 2016 Patriots Day as Sgt. Jeffrey Pugliese Movie
  17. 2016 La La Land as Bill Movie
  18. 2016 Goliath as George Zax TV
  19. 2016 The Accountant as Ray King Movie
  20. 2016 Zootopia as Mayor Lionheart (voice) Movie
  21. 2016 Kung Fu Panda 3 as Kai (voice) Movie
  22. 2015 Terminator Genisys as O'Brien Movie
  23. 2014 Whiplash as Fletcher Movie
  24. 2014 BoJack Horseman as Lenny Turtletaub (voice) TV
  25. 2014 Last Week Tonight with John Oliver as (voice) TV
  26. 2013 Brooklyn Nine-Nine as Frank Dillman TV
  27. 2013 Jobs as Arthur Rock Movie
  28. 2012 Gravity Falls as Stanford Pines (voice) TV
  29. 2012 The Legend of Korra as Tenzin (voice) TV
  30. 2012 Marvel's Ultimate Spider-Man as J. Jonah Jameson (voice) TV
  31. 2010 True Grit as J. Noble Daggett (voice) (uncredited) Movie
  32. 2010 Megamind as Warden (voice) Movie
  33. 2010 The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes as J. Jonah Jameson (voice) TV
  34. 2010 Ben 10: Ultimate Alien as Magister Gilhil / Plumber (voice) TV
  35. 2009 Up in the Air as Bob Movie
  36. 2009 Jennifer's Body as Mr. Wroblewski Movie
  37. 2009 Archer as Detective (voice) TV
  38. 2009 Parks and Recreation as Mayor Stice TV
  39. 2008 Batman: The Brave and the Bold as Guardian (voice) TV
  40. 2008 Burn After Reading as CIA Superior Movie
  41. 2008 Ben 10: Alien Force as Magister Gilhil (voice) TV
  42. 2007 Juno as Mac MacGuff Movie
  43. 2007 Phineas and Ferb as Napoleon (voice) TV
  44. 2007 Spider-Man 3 as J. Jonah Jameson Movie
  45. 2005 Thank You for Smoking as BR Movie
  46. 2005 The Closer as Will Pope TV
  47. 2005 American Dad! as Judge (voice) TV
  48. 2005 Numb3rs as Dr. Clarence Weaver TV
  49. 2004 Veronica Mars as Clyde Pickett TV
  50. 2004 Justice League Unlimited as Eiling (voice) TV
  51. 2004 Spider-Man 2 as J. Jonah Jameson Movie
  52. 2003 Arrested Development as General Anderson TV
  53. 2003 Nip/Tuck as Ike Connors TV
  54. 2002 Without a Trace as Mark Wilson TV
  55. 2002 Everwood as Phil Drebbles TV
  56. 2002 Kim Possible as Martin Smarty (voice) TV
  57. 2002 Spider-Man as J. Jonah Jameson Movie
  58. 2001 Law & Order: Criminal Intent as Emil Skoda TV
  59. 1999 Third Watch as Frank Hagedorn TV
  60. 1999 The West Wing as Harry Ravitch TV
  61. 1999 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Dr. Emil Skoda TV
  62. 1997 The Jackal as FBI Agent T. I. Witherspoon Movie
  63. 1997 Oz as Vernon Schillinger TV
  64. 1996 Spin City as Kevin TV
  65. 1994 ER as Gus Loomer TV
  66. 1993 Homicide: Life on the Street as Alexander Rausch TV
  67. 1990 Law & Order as Emil Skoda TV
  68. 1989 The Simpsons as Victor Kleskow (voice) TV
  69. 1975 Saturday Night Live as Vern Schillinger (uncredited) TV

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Quick facts

How old is J.K. Simmons?

J.K. Simmons is 71 years old, born on January 9, 1955.

Where was J.K. Simmons born?

J.K. Simmons was born in Detroit, Michigan, USA.

What was J.K. Simmons’s first screen role?

The earliest title in our catalogue featuring J.K. Simmons is Saturday Night Live (1975).

How many movies and series has J.K. Simmons made?

Our catalogue lists 69 titles for J.K. Simmons: 32 movies and 37 TV series.

What is J.K. Simmons’s highest-rated title?

Among titles with enough votes, INVINCIBLE has the highest audience rating, with 8.6/10 on TMDB.

Also born on January 9

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