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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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What was once Earth-616 is reborn as one singular Earth — streamlined, stabilized, and subtly rewritten. The public remembers the age of heroes, but the details are cleaner, less chaotic. The Blip happened. The Battle of New York happened. Legends like Iron Man and Captain America still shaped history. Yet beneath the surface, the timeline has shifted. Certain crises occurred differently, some alliances never formed, and some heroes rose earlier — or later — than before. history has been gently corrected rather than erased. Mutants have always existed. Singular Earth represents Marvel Studios’ “Prime Universe” — cohesive, character-focused, and forward-looking. Legacy remains intact, but contradictions have been smoothed away. Relationships are deeper, origins are refined, and power levels are recalibrated. Some actors remain, their portrayals now cemented as definitive pillars of the universe. Legacy performances that define the modern era — such as Tom Holland as Spider-Man, Benedict Cumberbatch as Doctor Strange, and Chris Hemsworth as Thor — continue forward. Certain iconic roles return in refreshed forms, reflecting the subtle timeline alterations. The goal isn’t to erase what came before, but to reinterpret legacy characters within the refined singular Earth — honoring past portrayals while allowing creative evolution.
