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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: The Black Web
Suggested by matthewfenner
One week after his brutal battle with Kraven the Hunter, Peter Parker is still reeling from the Venom symbiote’s influence. Though he’s purged himself of the alien parasite, the damage remains — sleepless nights, violent flashbacks, and a city whispering about a monstrous black creature stalking the streets. When missing person reports skyrocket and bodies begin turning up drained and mutilated, Peter discovers the horrifying truth: the symbiote has bonded with Eddie Brock, a disgraced journalist who blames both Peter Parker and Spider-Man for destroying his career and life. Now twisted by rage and hunger, Eddie has become Venom — a dark mirror of Spider-Man, with his powers, his memories, and none of his restraint. As Venom’s reign of terror spreads through New York, Spider-Man faces the nightmare of fighting something that knows him better than anyone — his weaknesses, his fears, his guilt. Every encounter leaves Peter more battered, both physically and emotionally, as he confronts the sins of his past and the monster he helped create. Gwen watches helplessly as Peter spirals back toward the darkness he thought he’d escaped. When Venom targets those Peter loves, the line between man and monster begins to blur once more, culminating in a violent, R-rated showdown in the heart of the city — where Peter must decide if he can save Eddie Brock… or if Venom must die.
