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 Raimis 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 Snyders 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/Sonys 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 TNTs 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.
Sheriff Pearl Johnson
Film 2000
Buffalo Bill Cody
Film 2004
FBI Agent T. I. Witherspoon
Film 1997
J. Jonah Jameson (uncredited)
Film 2021
George
Film 2003
Self
Film 2004
Stu Kopenhafer
Film 2009
Film 2001
Mr. Jansen
Film 2012
Ghat (voice)
Film 2022
J.K. / Frank Perry
Film 2019
Ray Tilman
Film 1999
Self (archive footage)
Film 2022
Napoleon / Additional Voices (voice)
Film 2015
Warren Duffy
Film 2022
Fletcher
Film 2014
Sheriff Frank Hoyle
Film 2014
Jay Warren
Film 2017
Narrator
Film 2022
(voice)
Film
Levin
Film 2017
Narrator
Film 2022
Ray King
Film 2025
Sebastian
Film 2015
Fletcher
Film 2013
Mavis' Publisher (voice) (uncredited)
Film 2011
Film 2025
The Shaman
Film 2013
J. Noble Daggett (voice) (uncredited)
Film 2010
Detective Burke
Film 2011
Patrolman in Park
Film 1986
General Tiger (voice)
Film 2014
Hoyd
Film 1998
Guy
Film 1998
Roscoe
Film 2013
Older Hunter
Film 2003
Narrator (voice)
Film 2010
George Shultz
Film
Film
Himself - Narrator
Film 2018
Dr. Moore (voice)
Film 2018
Himself / Benny Southstreet
Film 1992
Narrator
Film 2018
Joey
Film 2019
Self
Film 2009
Orville
Film 2020
Narrator (voice)
Film 2008
Terrence Fletcher (Archive Audio)
Film 2021
Coach James Lazor
Film 2021
Ford Pines (voice)
Film 2016
Film
George Shultz
Film
Edward Hopper (voice)
Film 2022
Tv 2002
Tv 2004
Tv 2003
Self
Tv 2017
Tv 1994
Tv 1993
P.J. Jordan
Tv 2012
Tv 2004
Tv 1995
Tv 2013
Mel Fisher
Tv 2014
Self - Guest
Tv 2010
Howard Silk
Tv 2017
Self
Tv 1953
Self
Tv 2014
Self
Tv 2015
Himself - Narrator
Tv 2011
Edward Hopper
Tv 1986
Self - Host
Tv 1975
Leo
Tv 2017
Self - Guest
Tv 2009
Self - Cameo (uncredited)
Tv 1975
Narrator (voice)
Tv 2018
Self
Tv 2019
Narrator (voice)
Tv 2014
Self - Narrator
Tv 2020
Billy Barber
Tv 2020
Self
Tv 2014
Jackson Pepper
Tv 2020
Vern Schillinger
Tv 1997