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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.
J.K. Simmons
Commissioner James Gordon
for Commissioner James Gordon in Batman: A Death in the Family (2014)
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Bruce Wayne, two decades into his crusade, still holds a code—refusing to cross the line, even as Gotham tests him nightly. Jason Todd, bold and brash, struggles under Bruce’s control, desperate to be more than a soldier. When intel points to the Joker operating overseas, Bruce forbids pursuit. Jason disobeys. He’s captured, beaten, and ultimately killed in an explosion—broadcast live for Gotham to see. Bruce is shattered. Guilt festers into obsession. He hunts the Joker through shadows and corpses, ignoring Alfred’s pleas and isolating from allies. He captures Harley Quinn, wringing out the Joker’s location, and finally corners him in a decaying theater. Joker taunts him, begging for death. As Bruce raises a batarang to deliver it, Nightwing arrives. A single throw knocks Bruce back—not enough to stop him, but enough to make him hesitate. Joker escapes into the storm. Bruce stays silent, trembling. Dick says nothing. He doesn’t have to. The line still holds… but barely. Post Credits: Tim Drake pores over GCPD archives, connecting Batman’s cases with Bruce Wayne’s movements. He lifts a floorboard and finds a Domino mask. “He needs someone. Even if he doesn’t want it.”
