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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: Back in Black
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After returning from Secret Wars, Peter Parker comes home to a changed New York wearing a mysterious black suit he believes is advanced alien technology. Peter and Ned rebuild their friendship while working as freelance reporters for the Daily Bugle, where they meet veteran editor Robbie Robertson and star reporter Eddie Brock, who is now dating MJ. Struggling with his feelings for MJ, Peter becomes increasingly jealous and frustrated. Meanwhile, New York falls into a massive gang war following Wilson Fisk's downfall, with Silvermane, Tombstone, and the mysterious Mister Negative fighting for control of the city. Peter becomes caught in the middle while volunteering at FEAST, unaware that its beloved leader, Martin Li, is secretly Mister Negative. He also meets Felicia Hardy, aka Black Cat, and begins a dangerous relationship that allows him to escape the responsibilities of being Peter Parker. As Peter's stress, anger, and jealousy grow, the black suit begins responding to his emotions and making him increasingly ruthless. After Peter nearly kills Scorpion during an attack on the Daily Bugle, Daredevil intervenes and warns him that something is wrong. During the final gang war, Peter is forced to choose whether to let Eddie die or save him. Despite his hatred and jealousy, Peter chooses to save Eddie and Ned, proving that his sense of responsibility is stronger than his darker impulses. Peter also rejects Felicia's offer to run away with her, realizing that she doesn't understand the responsibility he carries. After the gang war ends in an uneasy stalemate, Peter is left terrified by what he is becoming. At the Baxter Building, Reed Richards examines the black suit and reveals the truth: it isn't advanced technology, but a living biological organism—a parasite that has bonded with Peter. "It's alive."
