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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.
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Herschel Biggs
for Herschel Biggs in L.A. Noire
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In the shadow-drenched streets of post-war Los Angeles, decorated Marine Cole Phelps joins the LAPD with a clean record, sharp instincts, and something to prove. Rising quickly through the ranks—from patrol to traffic to homicide—Phelps becomes known for his precision in the interrogation room, where truth and lies are separated by the smallest flicker of expression. But Los Angeles is a city built on illusion. As Phelps investigates a string of brutal murders, suspicious arson cases, and a web of high-level corruption, he crosses paths with enigmatic nightclub singer Elsa Lichtmann, whose haunting voice and hidden past pull him deeper into a world of vice and betrayal. Meanwhile, former Marine turned insurance investigator Jack Kelso begins uncovering a conspiracy tied to wartime secrets, missing soldiers, and a powerful real estate syndicate manipulating the future of the city. As their paths collide, the truth becomes impossible to ignore. Phelps’ unwavering pursuit of justice begins to fracture under the weight of his own past—one shaped by choices made during the war and mistakes he can’t outrun. With his reputation crumbling and enemies closing in from both the criminal underworld and within the police department itself, he must decide what kind of man he truly is. In a city where everyone has something to hide… the truth is the most dangerous thing of all.
