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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
J. Jonah Jameson
for J. Jonah Jameson in Spider-Man 6 (2018)
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After a few years since the tragic death of Gwen Stacy, Peter Parker (Tobey Maguire) tries to balance his life as Spider-Man and his family responsibilities with Mary Jane (Kirsten Dunst), whom he has always loved and who are now married. The couple has a daughter, Mayday Parker, who grows up amid the complexities of her father's life as a superhero. Meanwhile, Elizabeth Toomes (Angelina Jolie), recently released from prison, devises a cunning plan to form a Sinister Six, made up of villains captured by Spider-Man, such as Mystery, Rhino and Scorpion and some new members such as the dangerous Cletus Kasady and Max Dillon. To manipulate Roderick Kingsley into joining the team, Elizabeth reveals Spider-Man's true identity, revealing that he is her own friend Peter, further intensifying the conflict between the two. The movie explores the complex dynamics between Peter and the villains he has faced over the years, now united against him and the confrontation with Roderick now as Hobgoblin, who continued with Oscorp's enhancement serum project believing it could work. As Mayday grows and becomes increasingly involved in her father's life as a hero, Peter faces moral dilemmas, shocking revelations and emotional challenges.
